The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
THE GORGEOUS PAGEANT WHICH
ESCORTS HIM TO PRAYERS.

tho manu- hnnIraHc Of tho tniparatg pf
stamhoni IN Turrov All GOOD Mus.
snlmons the fa;tbtSl children of the
nronhet No matter WHARF ,bev NAV he
must ransat their sbort hnt sxnress;ve
,,ro,,or as GO, as tho o,ool. str;Las 10
Ivhan tha savaro;s,,s - T,,r,,ar rosidod
s,.'a:''.,,' =. 60, -. 80
formed their religious duties in st.
Sophia. at the celebrated MOSQUE of
Achmed l., but since they have come to
live in the new palaces on the Bosphorus,
the selamlik takes place at Dolma- Back
she or at Beshik- Tash. Mahmoud III.
used to 90 to the mosque of the Therapia
in his gorgeous caik, painted in gold and
white, the whole of the inside covered
with crimson velvet embroidered with
gold. He glided like swan on the blue
waters, propelled by the twenty -four
vigorous oarsmen dressed in white silk
tunics. But since the accession of the pres
ent Sultan to the throne the selamlik takes
place in the pretty mosque of Harmidic,
situated almost at the entrance of Yieldiz
kiosk, and sometimes in that of Medisdie
at Dolma- Backshe.
| IL is situated on the summit of a hill
overlooking the palaces of Dolma-
Backshe and Tierzan, and was built by
Abdoul Aziz as summer residence. The
present Sultan made numerous additions
to it, however, and lives there the year
round.
The view from the na,oce 10 simnlv
superb. On fine riyht hand side there Is
a thick wood If cvnrus trees under which
the SONS of the nronbet are sleeninp the
eternal sIeen of the faithful Reyond
over the si,verv surface of the Bosn6orus
Won can see the magnificent dome of St.
sonbio in Stambonl the sea of Marmora
tba isles Of prinobinn in the distance
and tho Golden Horn To the left on
tbe As;ot;, coast lice ooldan Scutari ltbe
r,brvsonol;s of the ancients, with its
oumernns m;narets and lie oreen hills
Add 70 al, tb;s a clear norfumed trans
lucent atmosnbere brigbt rich liobt
gorgeous colors read plato, description
If Cephessus and Millions of Paradise.
recite some verses of Theocritus, borrow
the colors of Rubens, and then you may
get a feeble-a very feeble-idea of the
enchanting view from Yieldiz kiosk.
The whole Government of the Turkish
Empire is concentrated there.
A prolonged sound of trumpets was
the signal for the departure of the Sultan
from the palace. The troops presented
arms, the standards were raised to the
breeze, and finally the head of the pro-
cession appeared Two aides-de camp on
horseback, dressed in red and gold uni.
forms, came first. Then followed the
Sultan himself in fine carriage, drawn
by two magnificently caparisoned black
horses, conducted by coachman of tow
sring height. This individual bears also
the title of Marshal of the Court. Or
she front seat were seated Namsk Pacha
now ninety-two years old, and Gazzi Os
man Pacha, the hero of Plevna. On thu
back seat, alone, serious and dignifed
sat the Sultan Hamid H., one of the mos
intelligent and industrious sovereigns OF
Europe.
Contrary TO the custom Of his prede
cessors Uam;d TT wac verv MAINLY dressed
{ in tbe uniform of Marshal of the Em
Miro a rod fez on his head and . scimita
at his side the scabbard of which was n
embroidered crimson velvet The han
dle was of cold lint without anv nreciou
stones. He was cbeered by the troops
as he was nassino, with the greetins
uPatishabim Tchsck Yasha. y which
means s.manv wears TO the natisha.n tn
i ordinary formula of the Turkish salute
His carriage was surrounded by his aides
f de-camp. some Generals, few German
: officers now in his service. the chief O
= The eunuchs and one soldier from eacl
rep;ment of the immortal puard. Whe,
tbe corteoe annroacbed the MOSQUE tn
, voice of ibe muezzin was heard. calm
! The faithful to nraver
The PROCESSION stonned in front If
,o,,;I;on oonrocted With tho ,,,osnre an
tbrouoh this the Sultan entered III
. ,.cred h,;ldino Everybody bowed dow
= h tbe GROUND when the sultan aliohte
}. rom he carriaoe His brilliant suit
y entered the mosque nv the pripcipal en-
t .ranoa
{, Tho so,,-;oo d;d NOT Lost moro tina
d tb;rtv minutes Then his majesty ar
neared Of one Of the windows Of the pa
n v;lion mentioned above and from tbs
+ nIaoo ha rov;ewod tbo troons At I'll
d Nod of +bon, ,norcbed fonr g;gantic A
k hon;ans 18th Lone beards and leoth,
,nrons oorrv,no batcbats and followed h
hILna;. .a,oros holonrinn 70 h
;. .o;ast",s hodrn,,ard Resides tbe rec,
Ina:es , .iesn W., oarr;od in ne
:. iasthar holt . lono vataoan a dagoer an
% 49, Th;s Ill annoar 10Th,
Ia - so,5;or, h,,t tboso A
I ban;ons osrr;ed +be;r ertra arsenal wit
Il oaao nnd nIn,ost ,r-;th ,,rooa
!. A saIoat hod,- - r,ar;o ;,fon+rr %
,owed cerrv;na an ;mmence black aa,
with tbe immortal arms in the INN,
conner After them came the soudane
y ,onaves With their very picturesque co
y nmes all of them very much sunburn
: anneorino 1.-THE and VIGOROUS. They wo,
I, tInhans br;rbt ,,reen Gloves and red en-
y hro;dered jackets Next to the Alba,
ions tbov are considered the most sele
a - e - :, a. c,,1.o,,ss orv;oo