St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-11
CAUCASIAN SULTANAS
Many Have Tried Oriental
Wedlock, But Very Few
Like It.
A Story About the Wonderful
Vile Of the Khe-
dive.
Emineh Once Saved His Seep-
ter for the Ruler OF
Egypt.
an Actress FluckS a khe-
dives Beard--A Slave
Surrendered.

woman, Marie Marillier, from the harem
of a high Morocco dignitary, and her re-
turn to her friends in Algeria, call at
tpntion 10 The fact that several Euro
pean women have been and are among
the willing consorts of Mahometan po-
tentates, says writer in the New York
World. There is only enc sovereign to-
day of the many who adhere to the
MOSlem faith who is known TO have
only one wife and she acknowledged to
all the world as his queen. That
ruler is Tewfk, the khediye OF
Egypt. The woman who holds this
exceptional place in the palace of a
Mahometan prince is Emineh Hamen.on
her mothers side the daughter of a
CircaSsian slave, her father being one
of the bravest officers i'll the service of
Ismail. the predecessor and father of
the present khedive. Emineh has
PLAYED 10 unimportant part in the poll
ties of the old world. That she holds
her husbands heart within her sole
keeping alone proves her TO be re-
markable woman She is q lovely type
of Oriental WOmanhGOd, not Cleopatra,
bat rather aJosephine; but with greater
ability than Josephine displayed III re-
tanning the affections OK the lord of her
youth. She is one Of the most notable
women that tie East has given TO his
tory, and ought to be pre-emlnent over
the mediocre queens of the day and
generation.
1t was Emineh who guided the
khedIve Alright in the dark days of 1882;
|hO upheld his courage when he felt
like SurrenderiDg 10 his rebel army,
and prompted him to extend no terms
TO the insurgents, who then had nearly
complete possession of the country. eX
cept absolute submission 10 HIM, their
sovereign, he being at the time almost
without a soldier. 1t is true that Emf
neh knew, or felt. that England would
come to the rescue, but it required more
than ordinary prescience, especially IN
an Oriental, TO see the bOmUardment of
Alexandria and the victory of Tel-el-
Kebir.
The story of Tewfk's escape from his
villa near Alexandria when Arab
Pasha was endeavoring to get posses
sion of the person who stood between
him and throne is worth telling. 1t
was Emineh, who, with her faithful
attendants. met at the villa gate the
hOrsemen of Arab, and, throwing aside
for moment her wOmanly reserve. for
babe them to enter, saying that TeWtik
had already departed. Her regal tone
and commanding air Overcame the per-
sistence of the officer who had been
sent TO arrest the khedive. under the
pretense of escort, and he went back to
Arab without having fulfilled his mis-
sion. This gave Tewfk the required time
tOtake refuge with his loyal fleet. When
Tewik was once more in power at
NnTr
Emineh was an earnest pleader that the
life of the arch rebel should be spared,
AMI her plea had probably as much IN
iluence in procuring the penalty of eX
lie instead of death as the interference
Of England. She has always kept her
single hold upon Tewiik, and the house
hold Of the Egyptian monarch is
model of domestic bliss. He is wrapped
up in her and in Abbas, his son and
heir.
The excellent domestic habits of
TeWfik are all the more singular IN
view of the fact that his father, eX-
Khediyc lsmail, is man of very diff
ferent character. Among his numer-
BUS wives ismail counts not less than
three of European origin. Edu-
Gated in Paris, Ismail seemed
10 imbibe the vices while he
lion, and if a woman impressed his
fancy she was offered the chance to
Join his harem. When the harem be-
came too crowded Ismail divorced a GER
tain number, usually elderly ladies, and
had them married to his officers. The
bonored official was expected to receive
this evidence of the royal bounty with
deep qualification. If he did not he
heard from lSmail later. One of these
gentlemen, Mustapha Bey, who was
being rapidly advanced in the sunshine
of the royal favor. had the daring to
eVince some repugnance when his Sc
Iected wife was presented TO him. Mus
tapha himself was young man. and
presumably had an eye in another di-
rection. He was soon afterwards Or
dered to command in the most sickIy
part of the Soudan. Goaded to desper-
alton, Mustapha attempted rebellion
against the khedive, whose forces. how
ever, soon put an end to the uprising,
and the young hey, once one of the
most promising and brilliant officers in
BE Egyptian army, persisted miSerably.
The visit of an English theatrical
troupe to Cairo not long after IsmaiPs
promotion to the throne was quite an
event in Egyptian society, especially as
The physical drama was then in the
earlier stages of development, and its
living illustrations were still compare
lively youthful. Ismail went and saw
and was conquered, more particularly
by the ample attractions of an actress
known by the stage name of Clara
knollys. Clara, whatever her real name
may have been. was of Irish origin and
had temper as well as good looks. The
Dffer made in behalf of Ismail might
have dazzled more scrupulous woman.
and she consented to be added TO the
indefinite list of royal wives. At
first she was given to understand that
she would be permitted to eniov
some Of the liberties accorded
to her sex in Western countries. bpt
1smail was of too selfish a disposition
for this TO last, and one day Clara's
black attendant brought her peremp-
Tory order to confine herself to the
harem. This was too much for Clara.
After the command had been translated
to her the attendant thought for a
moment that she was going into fit.
But she wasn't-at least it was only fit
OF temper. Brushing aside the sable
shadow she darted from the women's
apartments and into the hall where
Ismall was just then giving an audience.
fortunately for Clara, TO the British
envoy. The khedlye was seated cross
legged on diyan and the envoy near
him, both talking cOnfdentiaIly.
! Suddenly a vision in female dress
rushed in, and Ismail felt himself seized
by the beard.
"l'll teach you, you old reprobate. te
try to make an Egyptian mummy of an
Irish grill" yelled Clara.
The attendants dashed up with drawn
swords, and Clara would soon have beer
carved but for the prompt interpositior
OF the British officer, who saw that the
woman was a fellow-subject of the
queen. She was permitted to 90 nm
harmed, and is possibly still exhibiting
her charms upon the variety stage. She
was sultana just three weeks.
lsmail has, however, one German ane
two Greek wives OH his list who have
adhered to him. or rather he to them. ir
all changes of fortune. The German i,
the daughter of former officer in tbt
Egyptian army who joined the Moslen
religion and adopted a Moslem name
As she has never known civilized ca