The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
TIRE SULrAN'S BEAUTY SHOW.
ABDUL HAMIDS HAKEM AND ITS
THREE Kindred INMATES.
Msss sf the Odsiisaucs ttrcss~ian s'iris
-Trainins sf New Recruits Rank In
the sssreas Whins- ~ the sultan
-ipc~ssant Qusrrets ef the women.

The following desofipiioh Of The lifs led b. the
inmates Of the mosl sscfei Institution 10 the World i
from q tcok by N. 6eossr lDfyS Tho ftiNstr lilo
o. ~ sultan. N0i Vpib has Abdul Hand u ~
S<svused N have ths bsk suppressed In al TIE GOA
ui,s 81 Hupr> wh,is "a appeared. bat he has siso seh
Snoed the auth . 90 Il g. o.Aih. = sentence
ssieh Is no, issly W - oatfled out A. N
Days l.t Constantiuopls tsiofe the eos Vas pib
ushsd. and " nov In PATS. lie IA a ~'n Of ih' late
.>rncs " Ssmos. ~hn vas ons ~ The Suiians Mia
k,.rs. and therefor, has had sAceiI,nt uppoftunitis.
sot kno sing the secrets Of the sultan . court
Few, nowadays. are those Pashas ~lro. a.
MUCH nv tradition 49, personal pr~dilec'ton.
indulge In the barlsrous luxury ~ a harem.
II goes without the saving that first among
thesr privileged beings l. the Commander
81 the Faithful. Abdul Hamid IL. who, Ia
fact. owns a Hving colh-cfton ~ the most
pr.ciou. specimens ~ Oriental l-suiv
The curiosity AROUSED by this NV t-riou-
word har.m. the fugitive vision u eNpkr-
Of q fairy-hke and unknn~u ~orli. un-
fortunately H. apt TO max. the western
mind forget all 'here II cruel and revolting
IN this wholesale >a~questrution " Young.
beautiful and ardent women. whos- charm.
freshness and lives even belong absolutely
"a ope masfer-a melancholy and d-fUrined
old mDnomaniac
The closest confinement which RENDERS
impossible all Communication with the
outside work.. q humilistins part {" play.
unuue~tioning ois-iienCs. Ia tie most fan
eastic whim- ~ a feared and d.te-ted
despot-slch arr the SId conditions Ia
vhieh the 80 unfortunata- NJ the serazlib
pass their lives. tn. yiiJiz Harem j. their
entire univ-r-.. They have i.-n brought
tners a. children. 'h"y are guarded there
like n wretched and vai,iabl. nerd u csttls,
-. a.. -. L,,.i,. ,o,,i,,
sI".'N' ~"
CT me worth "u'rih" 'n"i P'ls'"' N"u'u'
the siighte-' notion ~ what HE really ls
The HARDIN ,pr,ips.nt H. recruited slmost
x.I,.i,.l. .,a,y a., ..,,.,,l v.,t.t,.. of
'' 49," -..,tc,I A.,
Nhe 'ifca--'"h i''r' w" ms 'T'u'""' :"
the fast. bit u Includes, sls'' ri-cih'-hs ot
the Syrian and Kounclip; rac~s. Chosen
Tor ,h.ir pp.,ocinu- xrHo-. the odali-lte-
-. .i,,os, I'll ,.,uy,f -, tender am Iy
~ $3.50 -
special agents oi ia" Iala"' "'urt 'h-
orteS Of the .s-lnill-Bach ibrand Master
Of IN. Sla ye-l. Hus-in Ef-ndi. Often. too,
M, Goypruor- of m, provinces. displaying
a zeal tia, Is d~isapppiv,~i OF nowadays hy
Ali civilized Turks. slsin-f ~l-.autiful Young
girls from their parents, or purchase them
T. present them To the Sultan: and the
cousins and aunts 81 the sovereign alsb
exert every effort To- nnd for him rar. t-au-
ties and display A fri-ndly rivalry Ia s-ek-
iny DO pcsrI most worthy To- present To-
hin dr,rins the Raium festival
When they crD.- the Threshold Of the
paLace IN. new recruits admitted To- 'hc
tnosrial h.rem m,st abandon and forget
ey.rvthi,g ,b.ir uar.utz their relatives.
hair homes ,b.Ir very uame-. Existence.
hegios anev for them ~-t-cial training
4. Ill ,La as. A, nI..s,ny il yiyeu 10 ..oE
newc,mer Inv the bach m. Head Sla W.
,,,J.r m. ,uprrm. control Of the valiia
S,i,.,.
~" oun,c,i.n L. unit. .u,srial
md n intended snl,iy ,o d.y.L.p in th.
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mn'en 70 c"ns",eI hr'~-u ~. Da'u
har"n wen ,herh " nav ~ .""k sn'Ic
abe ATTRACTS me lnlest11l tOtNt Nllf nAr