The Wahpeton times., 1890-01-16

bn the streets and wonders how they
would look II garbed like the wives
and maidens OF the Giaours.
+. In the household tho Turkish
woman is acharming, simple creature.
She is not unlike the natives of
Louisiana and Florida. I observed
the same dark, rich complexion,
regular features and deep, lumin Gus
eyes one finds in the southern states of
America, with tue finest OF penciled
eyebrows and long, sweeping lashes.
It is q matter Of surprise to the visitor
to some Turkish homes to find the
mistress and her daughters so fair
skinned. Their compilations are of
that rich. transparent type one sees
IN Southern Europe, oil the way from
Madrid to Florence.
During our visit to the house OF Ben
Ali Bel. situated near the margin Of
the blue Bosphorus, We were intro
auced to Fatima, the principal wife Of
the official She came into the salon
and stood before US unvailed and
brilliantly attired in the dress of o
Turkish lady Of rank. The national
costume was completed by the bifuroat-
ed trousers, which were simply appall-
Ing to western eyes in their gorgeous
ness and dimensions. Gathered ut the
ankles they disclosed an exceedingly
neat pair of shoes of white silver ma
terial that looked like FURNISHED kid
and which were decorated with red
silk rosettes. The whole costume
was highly picturesque and added not
little to the brilliant effect of the
vivid colors in the salon, the furniture
in which was beautifully carved in
dark woods, somewhat like rosewood
or old nah ogany.
After our greeting coffee was served
in cups little bigger than walnuts.
They were the tiniest vessels ever
to my lips. Then we drew up
70 the marble basin in the middle OF
the room, and each took Whit or two
Of the nargileh; for the Turk never
considers you his guest till you have
smoked q pipe under his roof. After
that you are his sacred charge. Such
Is the hospitality imposed by the
Koran. Then candies were handed
around on curiously wrought trays of
silver and we all fell to chatting again.
The ladies of the household were not
90 shy as at first. One beautiful girl
-Zalve, a daughter of our host-sat
In q graceful attitude on the divau and
chatted in ON amused way with my
companion, who acted as Interpreter,
casting occasional glances of curiosity
at the visitors-two Americans and a
I>erman-and was evidently interested
in ,>be dress of our little party.
. THU Turkish demoiselle was robed
in a Ion g, flowing house gown of silk
that rea, he'd below her knees. A
jaunty tassl, I'd fez of crimson plush sat
on her dark h. cir and in her left hand
she held the u. failing narghileh. or
water pipe, which she had been smok-
ing as we entered The girl was
about Is. although she vas as we'll de-
veloped as an American 1. Iss OF IL.
On the street the Ottoma.N. dame is
less distinctly Oriental in apl earance
than at home amid her servant. and
were it not for the ever present va <h-
max and the many hued ribbons anu
trimmings, she might pass in crowd
q Europeans without attracting much
attention. Indeed. the higher class of
Turkish ladies dress quite q Ia Paris
ienne. French shoes. 4 handsome
Partisan parasol and long silk cloak
6 altered about the shoulders and
reaching to the feet entirely conceal
16g the dress beneath, complete the
costume. The white vail swathes the
face and neck and serves the double
purpose Of a modest concea1ment and
cool neckerohief. 1t is only fair to
say. however. that the yashmak Is
becoming more and more transparent,
and that every lineament can easily be
traced through III goasamer folds.
So light face covering does not i'm
pose any restraint on conversation or
breathing. and in the dusty and un-
Wholesome streets Of Constantinople Il
aapositivs benefit, keeping the dirt
from the lungs.
Among the wives Of the poorer class
,of Turkish citizens the yashmak IL even
moro Of make believe. Il becomes
tsimply meager square Of muslin or
some gausy stun, generally white or
grayish. and Il the merest shadow Of
4 IT. predecessor, which was q formida-
sable a4lair Of many folds, entirely OBJ
+ sscilring the whole face, with the ex-
4ception Of the eyes.
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eaged 20 well-lnown young society
6sntlsmaa recently made an expert
Hslht - Try tho temper and habits Of
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