The Dickinson press., 1889-02-23
THE BALKAN PENINSULA,
Conservative ideas Of the Turkish, yYc.
ncn-T!loEias Stevens y;sws.

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LIN all countries the most conservative, ,,,-.
of tho population are the women. and ror.
tieu!ar!.J istlis the case in thc east. 4 nan
may change his religion. lMs politics. his re.
and social ~praiudices, and sever. hi; a:.s.
cameo To king and country, even Ia / O ~.
Fan States, where ;,icsr ~ilin'trI,s 49, anne IT,.
rrlc Importance. The Orien!al wun!a.. hc,--
ever, opposes with u conservatism THIS +,
''ihti'iieily tenacious, all cnGiIge. all r-corc.,
III These directions. and stranger st;ll. al
'ciidelicN toward her own cu!aaciratioa
III a movement We're set ON foot 10 ,lpny-,y
with the yaslin!a!l (taca veill and ,lc lilo a.,
sccit:sion lei by women in i',:.;e-, =
iirHlsf "omal herself wouli oppose III,
innovation stronger dian anyhnlv. $40 H.
CARDS nor position in society from Il y,;..
different standpoint 10 our idcas. To ~; 81,
seems Il prisoner, fettcred and trammelel y
the chains of Il blrharous social system tli-;
persists Ill treating her as an animal who i;
the property of her husband.
III We could We would ,akoler by the hard.
remove her yashMi9l:, take awa. Ire %lafti,s,
work from tho haIoIn windows. aal w, l,.
t!le Same freedom rs or own wolie! I'll, tx
we would ia;rntuce h2r To ~" bal ro0,,. +,
me drawing room, permit iler t, ~inil.,l, mr.,
converse with gentlemen and 10 hrcon, ,
social being. In doing all this We slv,rll. Of
course, he governed by tho kindcs5 motive.
no more, Ito loss, than tla1of spcuri, 3. fort ~,
turkish woman social freedom arl 81 syat:o,,.
ana, consequently, ACCORDING, 10 or idc...:.
increased hanniEcss.
NothinS is moro certain, borrower. ;,@,
that the Turkish woman would r,:-, ,e.
hal1s III v~!:tIlclla horror at sllri, u p-N3osi-
ton. She doesn't consider herself y slay,, or
u prisoner. by amy means. She hclin~vs ',.;
shc enjoys tar grcaler measure II ,rsal,,a
Than the European OF American l,.iv. III,
barrier that separates her from lhn y.;,rl,, ~.
large, gi"es her 81 liitlc world, all l,or o,-,.
to do rs sho pleasesim N. Whilst ke,. iaor, n.
fortunate sisters of The westalc ~rorny,rl =.
the critical aud cenSnriots ewes o. ,l,e ,n..
sue SEX, she is able to slla,, her I'm.
gers behind the veil of mystery that a., l,,sn
dare hit without her permission. Not e,an
her own husband dare presume to vio,,+n
hcf lhcoSliito in public, nor dare ie invade
her apartments, in his own house. wit]nut
PERMISSION. All this tho Turkish woman no.
CARDS as real freedom, which shc world in
no Wise change for the social condition of
the women of FRANCISCAN. Oul. svlmputl,v
Tor interference in her behalf sno r]eitigr
asks nor desires.
buo aesPlte all TINS conservatism a"tl aver
SION to change, the Turkish woman reserves
to herself a woman's p%rcrogative to he il "a
wee bit inconsistent with herself. Cilapea
sAe VIII not listen to for a momcnt-yct s!.c
has changed, and keeps on changing. Bl,t ID
Is only Ill the matter of indoor dress, only .
little matter OF feminine apparel within d.
precincts oil her Own exclusive word. Hero
the Turkish lady has OF late seen lit 10 in,i-
tate the modes OF i'aris and Vienna, whist
lor outdoor Costumes she still clinss to tho
old feridji and v~eil.-Thomas Stevens IL,
Woman.