The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-15

WDerc all Kinds OF spices etc, including
the famous henna and the exhilarating
hashish, are procured. There are the
perfumery bazaars, where the most fra
grant perfume, the altar Of roses and
other odoriferous pastiles and essences
ill the atmosphere with their delicious
fragrance; the silk bazaar, the dry goods
bazaar. of which there are two, the Kali
pa Kdjebarbashi and the Uzoon-tcbarshu
or the Broadway and the Bowery or
Constantinople. Besides these is the
Yaghlukdjilar, where the most varied
and exquisite embroideries are display
ed. The Kailatlar, or shoe bazaar, is nm
institution peculiarly Oriental. There
one sees the meeting of the West and
the East in the motley collection of
wares, the clumsy Oriental chassures.
with the patent-leather boots; tehedil1-
pabbootch or the walking shoes of the
Turkish ladies OF the ancient regime,
alongside of the tiny CATERS of va-
ried colors, for the modernized hannums
)ladiesl. The jewelry bazaar is also a
prominent feature of the teharshu, for il
is much frequented by all classes. No
Turkish lady can dispense with iewelry.
and even women of the lowest rank
adorn themselves with diamonds. This
trait in their character must not be at
tributed TO excessive feminine vanity,
but 60 the instinct of self-preservation.
Polygamy being very unreliable in
stitution the women resort To personal
ornaments with view to having in
their hands property convertible into
cash in case of necessity when they are
put aside by the caprice of the husband.
The internal arrangement of the ba-
zaars is very peculiar and picturesque.
Each stall has "A front ten TO fifteen
feet wide. There are no showcases or
front windows. The entire front OF the
stall is shelved, and upon these shelves
the goods are displayed. There are no
counters for the display Of wares nor
stools for customers A sort OF ele-
waited platform from six 10 seven feet
wide and two feet high extends along
the entire front. Upon this platform
both merchants and customers sit. IL
thus serves the double purpose of coun-
ter and seat. A small aperture is left
at the bottom of the shelves for com
rear, wherein the bulk OF the merchan-
disc is kept. The closing and opening
of these stall are also peculiar. There
are two wooden shutters divided hori-
zontally in the middle. The lower falls
flat upon the platform, forming floor.
and tho upper is raised at AN angle of
seventy-live degrees by means of pole.
The streets which run through the ba-
zaars and intersect each otherare not all
of the same width or length. some
thoroughfares are as wide as sixty feet
from wall 10 wall. while others are
only twenty feet. and the roof which
covers them is, in some places, as high
as fifty feet aud Is pierced with man
sarl windows
The view In these bazaars when bust
ness il i'm full blast is interesting. A
slfbdued light fills the whole place; the
fanciful and variegated ware, the great
number and proximity OF the stalls or
shops and the varied costumes of the
vendors and purchasers combine 10 Gre
ate rare and beautiful groups for the
pencil OF the artist.
The most frcquented parts OF the
hazaars are the grand thoroughfares,
called Kalpak-diilar Bashi and Uzoon-
tcharshu. Broadway and Bowery Of Con-
stantinople. There carriages, horses
and foot passengers are continually pas
sing and requesting In crowds and the |
stalls are filled with women. There Is |
prevalent impression that the Turkish |
ladies are always imprisoned at home, or |
when they 20 out are SO closely yelled |
that IL Is impossible 10 see theirfeatnres. |
Nothing is more erroneous. Deprived |
at home OF the society Of men tboy long |
20 come Ia contact with tho lords OF |
creation outside the harem, hence they |
avail themselves Of every opportunity |
60 sally forth, whether ia resort TO the |
various watering places or 20 the |
banars FOR shopping purposes.
In appearing in public the only thing |
requisite for them is 10 comply with the |