The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18
FAvoarrC or a HAREM.
Beautiful Brooklyn Girl the Wife OF a
Pasha I'm Tangier. Morocco.

For two years past n lovely BROOK
lyn girl has been the favorite wife OF
a rich Moor living at Tangier. Sh
claims TO be perfectly happy and de-
clared hat not o. any account would
she leave her present home. some
facts regarding this remarkable young
woman have just been brought to this
country by Mrs Haider. a member of
the law class OF New York university.
She and her husband have returned
from an extended wedding tour, In the
course Of which they visited Tangier.
While there Mr.. Haider secured Tor
his wife permission to visit the harem
Of an enormously wealthy pasha living
in that quaint old place. In one splen-
did apartment of the place Mrs. Haider
found the most lovely woman she had
ever seen. A guide In a whisper in
formed the visitor that his was the
reigning favorite. Tn beautiful crea-
ture did not look like an oriental and
Mrs. Haider asked her a question in
French. The favorite smilingly replied
In English. saying that was her native
tongue. The accent suggested Ameri-
can education and Mrs. Haider limited
as much. Thereupon the beauty said
she was a native of Brooklyn. The Wis.,
itor expressed a desire TO rescue her
from degrading slavery n was as
tonished to hear the girl say as she
nestled more luxuriously among her
cushions:
why. my dear. I wouldn't change
my position for that OF any other wo-
mar in the world. ] am perfectly hap
py-as happy as a queen"
But said Mrs. Haider. how did
you ever get here? Were you stolen
by the pasha's people?"
'Oh. dear. no." was the reply. II
am the daughter OF a Brooklyn mer-
chant. My father was a widower and
was i'm the habit of making a yearly
European trip. l accompanied him
twice. The second trip we came to
the far East. While we were In Nor
quite accidentally-the pasna
saw me and (here she hesitated and
smiled well. fell in love with me. I
tell you how I became aware
OF the honor he showed me. but I de-
liberately chose my life here as his
wife. ! have been the favorite of The
harem ever since | entered II. more
two years ago and i would not
anything else for the world. Don't
pity the American wife of the grand
pasta. It's a mere waste of senti-
ment."
In describing the girl Mrs. Haider
she was the most beautiful girl ]
ave eve seen. far more beautiful
than any oriental woman l could ever,
discover. She was exquisitely dressed.
Her couch was covered with superb
embroideries and her cushions OF pale
yellows. blues. pinks inc sea greens.
velvet and satin. heavily embroidered
with gold and silver. made a sumptuous
background for her rare beauty. She
wore trousers of pale green tissue. very
full and gathered about the ankles,
hat thay kera eonnlataly nnyaraH hv
her rich. heavy robes. Her slippers
were on the floor near the couch. They
were of the Turkish shape, OF pink vel
vet, embroidered in gold. Her gauze
shirt. a garment all Eastern women
wear. was pale pink. covered with
wonderful spangled work in gold. over
this she wore a little crimson jacket,
with Jewels and gold and
silver thread, and about her waist n
broad scarf 81 white tissue, heavily
wrought with silver. was wound sew
eral time and knotted at the sides.
the long ends m~agnifcently embroid-
cred and finished with heavy silver
fringe.
she Is a little above the medium
heigth. with bronze-colored. wavy hair,
dark lustrous eyes. whose shadows are
accentuated by the cosmetic all East
ern women use so freely about the
lids. Her figure Is exquisftely modelled
-svelte and beautiful-and. by the bye,
she was the only woman in the harem
who was not obese. Her skin Is
transparently fair. with just n faint
color in the checks. Her features are
perfectly regular and her scarlet lips
opened tn reveal most beautiful teeth,
white. even n perfectly shaped.
When she smiled she vas ire
sistible." o.
Mrs. Haider visited the beauty sew
eral times and was permitted to take
some photographs.