Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-09
THE SHAFTS sERAeLlo.
An Account nj the Ladie. Who Cheer ths
rerslsa Pontenssta.s Hours.


An Account ss the Ladies' who Cheer the
ferslsa Ponteafata's Hoars.
Without indiscretion, 1t may be noted
that the dcnisens of the royal seraglio
belonging to his interesting Majesty.
who are under tho care Of the Kohl
Bashi. or chief eunuch and his fellows.
are about three hundred; and OF these
three hundred many are children. and
two hundred at least. are simply SER
wants. large number being negresses
Each Office Of the Persian court has it's
corresponding dignity 10 Anderen. Few
additions have been made OF late years
TO the number OF inmates OF the royal
seraglio and il contains absolutely no
European or male persons over the age
OF eleven. Each royal fa=orite has her
separate pavilion and he~ staff OF SER
wants. her equipages. her jewels and
her revenue. The principal favorite
generally has some high-sounding title
conferred upon her as s'The Delight oi
the State"
The ladies' are never seen abroad un-
veiled. save one or two OF the hand.
somer or more fiighty OF the number.
who sometimes. when driving in their
''gIass coaches. purposely give q
rather liberal display OF iiorid charms
to passers-by In carriages or on horse
back. The legends Of tattooed Greek
Princes Notwithstanding. IL Is quite
certain that. as rule, no man save the
King enters the royal harem. or. having
done so. leaves 1t alive. Some years
ago an unfortunate workman. while en-.
gagged In excavating water-course.
suddenly found himself In the royal
hareyi. and nearly died OF fright nc
cordingly (by the way. the indoor dress
worn by Persian ladies has been de-
scribed as precisely resembling the cos
tune of q ballet girl. minus the mail
iotsl but the King. seeing how the mat
ter stood. pardoned him.
The means of getting rid OF those
who have ceased TO please Il simple
and yet ingenious. There Is no sew
ing up In sacks. no casting from tow
ers. no bowstring, no poisoning. Some
provincial General Is informed that he
will be favored with wife from the
royal harem To refuse is impossible
the disgusted lady arrives and is placed
Mt the head Of her new husbands house
hold. She usually insists on his di.
vorcing his other wives. and In any
case treats them as servants and infe.
riora One old General. who had be,
come the recipient Of one OF these royal
favors (the lady led him sad life)
never alluded to her but in whisper.
OF course as ''the old camel" Beauty
and youth are the few and simple quail
ifications for entering the royal harem.
Various accomplishments. such az
singing. playing On the hand drum. or
tumbak. the tasnbourine or the harmo n.
ica are often acquired after the lady
has been received into the seraglio.
Only the fresh arrivals and those
who have failed to please live together
In sort OF barrack under the super.
vision OF the Amin-i-Akdas. an old
favorite. who acts ms sort of Mother
of the Maids. Every Thursday there
is kind OF review. the Shah personal.
~ inspecting the whole establishment
other than the recognized wives and
favorites. The throwing OF the hand
kerchief is no invention. and has moi
gone out OF practice. Ths number oil
Legitimate wives Tor akdD for eve-y
Mnssnlman Is four The head wife oil
the present Shah lwho Is his cousin.
also) and who bears the title OF Shuko.
es-sns,ana. Ii the great granddaughter
of Futteh All Shah. monarch whose
family was so large that ITO of his de
sccndants were alive at his death.
This lady Is the mother OF the Crown
Prince. or Yalliad. Her marriage with
the Shah was one of policy. The next
wife in seniority is the daughter of q
son Of Futteh Ali Shaw. She Is only
known to rumor az having q somewhat
sharp temper.
The third wife. and the actual fa-
vorite. is Anys-u-Dowlet She has
been legitimate wife nearly thirteen
years. Is very fat. fairly good-looking.
and Is said TO be very gooi-tempered
and attractive. She actually accom-.
panied the Shah as far as Moscow on
his first journey TO Europe. but the at
tempts to see her made by the Russian,
OF all classes were 30 pertinacious that
to her great disappointment she wa,
sent back 10 Teheran. The Anys-u
Dowlet has immense influence. and yel
she never takes bribe but her owr
family IL well cared for, three OF hei
relatives filling important positions a
the court. where their reputation Is mo-
that OF her royal kinswoman. The
whole family were the children of /
village miller. who lived near Dimar
vend. nearly extinct volcano. which
capped with eternal SHOWS. towers oyel
Tcheran. and may be seen. ii is suid. a
o distance OF two hundred miles. =
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