The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-09-05

sion brings out in ConstaDttnopIe. There were
thousands Of red feZ caps covering dark faces
There were thousands of white game vails
above which the eyes Of thousands Of women
looked out. There were thousands Of turbans
OF red green aud yellow, below which thou
sands of long boards fell down upon the breasts
of thousands of Turkish gowns. There were
hundreds OF little girls Ia the long pantaiets
Of Turkish Rirlhood. aud there were thousands
Of brightoy Turkish boys in fcz caps and
gowns. Many Of the women were richly dressed
in silk. many wore cottons. and ! noted among
tho crowd maidens from Greece. from Armenia,
from Bulgaria and some whom ! was told came
from the Caucasian Mountains Troop after
troop of those magnificent Turkish soldiers
gallopcd on their Arabian horses through the
streets. aud at times the whole bridge WAS filled
with the infantry OF the Sultan, Now IL WAS
river of red caps which doated Ike a great bed
of tulips from one side Of IL 30 the other, now
IL was q stream Of dark faced soldiers with
great tuTbans of green aud Enuave jackets
braided in yellow. The stream went aud
on until ] thought IL would never end. differ
eut combination each minute. all coloFs Of tho
rainbow mixing In and out above and below
one another, and going on aud oil for hours.
AT last the time approached when the Sultan
was expected, and then came the leading OIL
ciais in their gorgeous turnouts. The Generals
OF the armies were covered with gold lace, and
they rode in cabs drawn by horses each of
which was worth Kings ransom. They had
outriders on steeds equally fine; and now u
messenger OF the Sultan would dash through
the road on the Railop. his servant riding be-
hind. / was accompanied during the day by
the Secretary of the American Legation, who
pointed out 30 me the .ioted people al they
passed. Here came long line Of carriages.
and nc the head Of them a tall stiff man iu
dark clothes, whose face was as black rs oiled
jet. BY him rode two Of the highest officials
of the Sultan's Court, and was told that this
negro stood very near 10 the Sultan In power.
asked who he WAS, and the Secretary
gave me his name and told me he was the
Chief Of the EunuchH. lie stands at the head Of
the harcm, aud has. doubt not. plenty 10 do
in keeping the hundred odd wives of the Sultan
ia order Behind him came carriage after carri.
age, pulled by the finest steeds in the world
the pick Of the stud Of the Sultan. They were
the carriages OF the harem, and there must
have been at least hundred on them. Tho
Sultan has several thousand horses In his stabes,
and 200 Of these are IA fnc as any horses you
will find in the world. These carriages were
much like an American cab save that they
were decorated with gold. and the harness in
many cases had gold trimmings looked In
at the doors Of the carriages as they passed, and
/ saw that the women were dressed In the
brightest Of silks; that most Of them wore
kid gloves Of the most delicate shades and
that not a few of them had their handkerchief
spread over their laps to keep their gloves from
getting soiled. On tho tops of many of the
carriages beside the coachman sat these fat,
| fabby, black cnDuchs, with whips in their
hands, and beside some of them rode other
eunuchs on prancing horses. The eunuchs in
variably wear black clothes and red fez caps.
| They are nearly all black, and their features
are those Of the negro. They come am told,
| from the Soudan, aud they are worth SO much
| head.