The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-05

and stufing themselves with sweet
meats, and waiting resignedly for their
lord and master to favor one of them
with a word or look. Rebellion was
brewing among them and the lleresy Of
european notions was working sad
havoc. They did not even believe any
longer that they were born to be mems
slaves and created to serve mems
pleasures. And the charchaff was of.
fering them practical immunity fJr
very different purposes.
EMANCIPATION.
SO, from one side and another, ap-
peal was made to the sultan that the
women might be allowed or compelled
10 put aside the discriminating char
chaff and go back to the yasmak
Which at least made it possible to fell
VINO was who, and was now regarded
as by far the lesser of two evils. What
Consultations and discussions went on
IN the big white Yildiz Kosque no one
KNOWS, but at last, less than a year
ago, new proclamation was issued.
Whlcn was so queerly worded that II
practically gave women the choice of
dressing as they pleased, SO long as
tney made some pretense OF covering
thelr race Which meant, Of course,
that even in Turkey, women were be-
cunning " get INSlT own way
About this time l made the acouaint-
ance in COnstantinople Of an American
dentist who has the honor of looking
AFTER the sultan's teeth, and in conse-
quence has many patients, both men
and women, among the highest classes
He has spent hours in various harens
and has thus been able to make the ac-
Qualntance of many Turkish women
and study their characters and peclIi-
erities. At hiss earlier visits the chief
eunuch would remain in the room
While he did his work, but afterwards
he would be left free from surveillance
and could chat with the women as he
pleased. He assured me that they are
like lot of school girls. except that
they nave FAR less instruction than the
average European school girl, and that
they would worry his life out with
questions about the women Of America
Endless in their curiosity to know how
our women dress, down to the sma hest
detail, how they spend their time. and
especially what use they make of the
wonderful freedom given them by
American men. Already many of them
IN the house wear European dress. the
wells and charchaffs being put on ONLY
when they go out Of doors. MANY OF
them, too, are studying French and
English, with native governesses to
teach them, and are reading with
great thirst Tor knowledge, such books
in those languages as come into their
hands.
Are there many pretty ones" I
asked of the dentist, among these
Turkish women?"
'Of course there are q few" he said,
"but most of them are fat and coarse
locking and altogether uninteresting.
You know a Turk doesn't think a
woman is beautiful unless she has a
figure like a beer barrel"
Are they Intelligent"
''Some of them are, very, and no
doubt many of them would develop into
fine women if they had better instruc-
ton and a decent religion. 1t is my
opinion they are getting pretty sick Of
being treated as animals without
souls"
1 have no doubt the American dem
fist is correct in this opinion, and these
recent revolutionary, happenings with
the yasmak and the charchaff are sig
ni1cant of other things to come-they
show the way the wind is blowing
Cleveland Moffett.