The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-31

their brothers, the instructions OF the
hodjn. q species resident tutor. Any
OF the slave girls who desire 90 learn
are also free 80 do so from thc same
teacher. From the hodja the girl may.
n inclined 20 intellectual pursuits. &C
qui,e, besides reading. writing. and the
rudiments OF arithmetic, something OF
Ottoman history aud literature IL Is
icteresting TO note that neither singing
nor dancing Is considered desirable
accomplishment for girl; IL is decid-
eddy fast" for her 10 do either
As many Turkish gentlemen object
TO their women folk shopping In the
town, on account of the opportunity IL
affords fer intrigue and Irritation. II is
"a common practi with Peru trades
men 20 send their shop girls TO the
harcms with goods for sale, or dresses
90 be tried on. These girls, generally
French Levaniines. bright and taking
in manner and appearance. sometimes
catch the fancy Of their customers
and as IL is common falIncy of the
Turk that a person gifted In one capa-
city must be elually so N every other,
a shop-girl will often be engaged as
nursery governess by some semi-en-
lighiened hanum anxious 10 educate
her girl la Franco.
Utterly unfit both as regards knowi-
edge and character 90 undertake such
duties, these girls impart TO their pu-
pi,s little beyond n slight knowledge
OF the French language and IA taste Tor
novels OF the Iola school. The impulse
/ TO extreme flightiness which results
7 has brought Frank edu alton into
disrcpute, and checked the move
/ mcnt, still in It's infancy, for
. hst haf tat. Inc ,..tf a.s % L.
1 the Turk generally being ignor-
/ ant OF the world and judging every
thing by his own limited experience.
/ The seriou, MusSulmaus are shocked
NJ the levity OF the girls brought up in
the new fashion, and 20 perceive In IT
"A justification OF their objection 70
Christian teachers. while the ardor of
the progressionists has been damped
By the unforeseen consequences OF
haste.
TO obviate this prejudice and pre-
vent the corruption OF Mussulman
girls, a Normal school was founded in
STEAMBOAT in 1870 by Savfet Pasha, "a
polished gentleman and accomplished
scholar who was the minister OF pub
lie instruction nj that time The plan
was TO take girls who had left the
Rushdieh schools ana give them a
strictly orthodox education which
would fit them Tor teachers in second
airy girls schools and for governesses
IN the harems OF the rich.
This however, is not the only effort
that has been made 10 raise the
standard OF education. I'm CONSTANT
nople and some OF the larger towns OF
the Empire secondary girls schools
have been founded. The subjects taken
up in these schools are the same as in
the Normal school No European
language. IL VIII be noticed, Is taught
I'm any 81 the girls schools
The pleasures OF Turkish girls are
extremely simple and limited. Shut
ont from that limitlcss world OF en-
tertainncnt which the literature Of
civilized countries open up TO the
European child directly she can read.
with the exc option OF festivities in the
hnrem, on rcd-letter days her pleas.
ures consist in nm occasional picnic or
accompanying her elders ON the visits
which occupy such large portion OF
IA Turkish lady time.
On household festivals or great re-
ligious feasts wealthy people Will often
organize entertainments on very
elaborate scale. Gypsy dancers or a
troupe OF clowns with some sort of
the occasion, and the neighbors. rich
and poor. arc invited 20 The perform
ance. The Turks being exceedingly
hospitable. friend OF the hostess
Is free 10 bring all her sisters, and
her cousins, and her nunts. with
their families. on such occasions
These are high days for the
Turkish girl-for her elders, too
though an English child OF ten or
twelve would think the entertaiI-
ment very poor performances indeed
The dances are at times rather grace.
iul, and the music, when one is used 90
it-everythng depends upon your
being used 10 it's not always excru-
ciating; but the coarse. almost british
humor OF the pantomimcs, would be
decidedly distasteful 20 Western
audience
more pleasant side OF Turkish girl
life Is that which may be seen any day
in early summer, at the Sweet Waters
~ kuropc or some other favoriio resort
on the outskirts OF Constantinoplc.
Tho family will set out In the morning
and, spreading their rugs In some field,
81 end the day there doing nothing.
and apparently very well contcntcd
with the occupat on. The womca squat
an the ground with their feet under
them in that peculiar rnnner TO which
they arc indie tcd for their handy legs
IL Is not romantic but truth Compels me
20 state that all Turkish girls ulti
mately become handy legged; the fine,
well-madc women one &C aSionaily
meets la StamUoul are mostly Circas-
slams A few cakes md some rahat
lakhoum or other sweet suiiices for
both young ana old.