The daily critic., 1890-10-10

at heart and, therefore, not fit to asso.
ciate with respectable men, I hope all
people will excuse me Dated the 81
day Of the third moon.
The Greek women have all the quick
ness Of their race, the features mobile
and the eyes superb. But they lose the
rracefulness Of form early. There are
many forms Of the Greek beauty, from
the mixed race Of Albania to the semi.
Latin women Of Terios or scio, or the
semi-Asiaiic Greek Of Asia Minor. They
have all the heroism Of their ancestors.
and more courage, as am sometimes
inclined TO think, than the men. saws a
correspondent of the BROOKLYN CITIZEN.
Atthe siege Of Mlss0longhi the wife of
Tzavellas, whom I saw in boyhood. &C
companied her husband at the head of
the sortie that cut its wav through the
Turkish lines She was Of short stature.
but on one arm she carried her child
and with her right hand brandished a
naked sCimitar Unfortunately for the
full development Of the Greek woman's
character as some might think, she is
still ruled by Oriental matrimonial
methods, and hence is partially an Ori.
entail. Marry she must. Surprising a
family OF three sisters and seven broth
ers; not one Of the brothers marries un-
vi the sisters are provided with hus-
bands. Hence In Greece the men gen
orally marry late IN life and women we'd
men far older than themselves. A girl
Of sixteen OF eighteen marrying a man
Of forty five to sixty is the most com.
mon thing in the world among the
Greeks. Marriage is also with them a
question Of money; there must be some
property on both sides. Love Is no con.
sideration and plays no part in Greek
marriages, Notwithstanding that Eros
was a Greek god.
The marriage ceremony Of the Greeks
and Armenians is tolerably long. It al.
ways occurs In church; no pews nor
seats Of any sort are permitted: the
densely crowded alsles are filled with
incense, and by the time the long. haired
priests have chapted and prayed two or
three hours every one is ready 10 fall
with exhaustion, Before closing Il may
be added that our missionaries have re-
peatcdly married natives Of these East.
ern countries, and those unions have to
all accounts, resulted happily.
-.
Natives In many varieties of costume
were wading backward and forward be.
tween the shore and the boats that had
brought the cargo from the vessels,
carrying bales and boxes, either piled
on their backs or poised on their heads,
70 the custom house. writes traveller
in the ancient and interesting city Of
Tangier TO Temple Bar"
Some wore loose cotton shirts and
wide trousers reaching only 10 the knee.
with white turbans or the Turkish fez
on their heads. Others were wrapped
in "jellabiyas" tthe native Moorish
cloak, with its long peaked hood either
drawn CarelesslY up or hanging down
their backs, and all were barelorged.
The widest confusion appeared TO pre-
vail-frOm distant point Of view every
one seemed struggling 10 possess him.
self Of what another had got hold Of,
and how any regularity could have en-.
sued as 10 payments II was impossible
20 imaginei yet porterage on the shore
Is lucrative business, the men some.
times earning Is. or IS. a day. When
/ could summon resolution to leave the
window / rang for early breakfast, after
which we sailed forth to inspect the
town.
The sky was cloudless, but the wind
was bitterly cold and when we turned
into the streets which We're 10 shade we
could have believed ourselves 10 be In
England on a November morning.
Winter clothing would have been
thoroughly acceptable and we thought
with regrets Of the thick coats and
eloaks we had left behind, under the
mistaken impression that Tangier was
all warmth aud glow. Picking our way
through the steep, narrow streets, how.
ever, left US but little leisure 10 reflect
even upon the clOd. To keep ones feet
and at the same time 10 steer clear Of
the mixed multitude Of men and ant
mails that thronged the way, hustling
and iOstling each other, and coming
with an inadyertent bump now and
then against ones self. occupied ones
whole attention. Wretched looking
mules and donkeys, overladen with
wood, stones, charcoal grain, fruits,
vegetables and every sort Os marketable
produce met and passed one continually,
while the constant cries of "BahlakW-
Take eaTe''-fIom both behind and
Ia front were, perplexing in the ex-
ueme.
All up the main street, on either side
the way, handsome Moors, many Of
them perfect OthellOs, either already
at work or exhibiting their wares, sat
cross legged In their little box Ike
shops, whose snug pent roofs sheltered
them from the outside glare-the many
eolored fabrics that were exposed for
sale either piled IN heaps right and
left or hanging In the doorway.
Leather work of all kinds abOunded;
shoemakeTs were busy with brilliantly.
dyed skins making gorgeous slippers.
bright yellow, arsenic green and Grim
son being the faVorite cOlOrs. aud
leather cushions, too, Of an hues, were
being elabOTately embroidered with
bright silks and gold and silver thread.
In other shops Jewish tailOrs were
braiding robes Of cloth and velvet, aud
through the doors and windows Of
various baZaaTs the most casual glauces
revealed Moorish ornaments 10 quaint
and curious design Ia the midst of
all these Eastern surroundings one sud
denly experienced the pleasurable sen /
satiOn Of zone step nearer home" by /
coming unexpectedly upon the English /
pCstOttice and a few doors more brought /
us 10 a chemist, whose well stocked 1
shop reassured one as 10 timely aid In /
case Of need.
Provision shops aud general stores, |
presided over by AloOTs and Jews. were 1
interspeTsed among the native habeT
dashers, and al the further end Of the /
street, near a fine old Moorish gateway /
were numbers Of little rickety tables, So /
fFail looking that it WAS "a marvel fhpv Il