New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

as muscular strength within the frame was an
nOunoed by certain unnistakable signs" She
speaks also Of the distinction and the peculiar
fnesse Of certain OF the imperial features Of
his AL seeing eyes" and their all embracing
flashing glance. She saw him first simply as the
central figure in a gorgeous pageant, but again
she gives US a more intimate sidelisht on his
personality in writing Of the skill with which he
drove his own horses through the throng. and
later. seeing him Al close range, she draws this
portrait Of him:
one was first Of all struck by the impress Of
an immense fatigue limned upon the eager sells-
tive face. The true character OF ms "eaL!Le@z
was made quite plain 10 lh= seeing eye. 4Lelt
were deep hollOWs in the ridged temples, ile
cheeks We're sunken, the woUlan's skim me, 81 a
delicate texture, was WebDeQ win Mll-ih--s
prt II was toil not DISSIPATION. il was the Wea
and tear Of thought, OF long years Of protracte,
intellectual IA Dor, Of deep anxiety, OF the cares
in q word Of carrying almost single handed the
weight OF perhaps the most difficult OF all Euro
pean States 20 rule, 70 govern ana 10 MAINTAIN
both at home and abroad, that mad carved TINS
accent Of fatigue upon the Eastern rulers worn
face.
The look OF race in the face was clearly re-
zealed as one saw i in profile. The line from
forehead 10 uprer liz was the acCusative
Osmanu line farniliarized 10 Us through the old
sixteenth century prints. There was the same
accent OF power above The eyebrows. the same
aqUiline nose, with It's arcn and oLoopr as We
see in the pictured presentmeEt OF Suleyn1ah
The MAGNIFICENT. The look Of the congueroT. I'M
printed on SuieymaDs ardent. hero4c Lace' I'M &c
hundred wears later, has been replaced by one Of
anxious thought worn care. IN the countelahce
r. ms Iarer descendant Of the Ottoman rulers
In the figure and pose Of the slight frame
there vas in marked contrast, an almost Doylsn
e--s-5y and yiqor Through the mantle Of
imperial majesty the human inner nature moved
II .rrepressibie. eKubeTant NE
Mrs. Dodd was enchanted by the courtesy Of
the Sultan as a host. She speaks OF MN as
leading the talk Ia which he engaged with Cen
ersl Porter with consummate tact This was
the more noticeable inasnuch as conversation
had 20 be carried on with the aid OF an inter-
p-eter. Etiquette required the observance OF
this rule The Shadow OF God may not De II
revererty. intimately addressed least OF al py
aiaours. 4 certain veil of distance must hang
between the presence and common mortals."
The Sultan used the Turkish language which
Hrs. ros5 saws is on his lips, melodious, and
the Grand Master Of Ceremonies instantly trans
lated his words into French for General Porter.
He hag. fl appears, a genial laugh Mrs. Dodd
seems 10 have heard il with speclaI pressure
Or the occasion Of an evenings entertainments
al the palace, when the court witnessed one OF
The Characteristic wrestling matches OF the Easl
Her descriution OF this incident is particularly
vel written. and has a good climax in pas
sage telling OF the end OF the struggle a Ilch
tTong voice, one new 10 as, suooeiAy DOoii-SN
across To the panting athletes. II was the voice
OF the Sultan He was calling a halt The
wrestlers stopped as II lightning struck They
were on their feet in an instant. They were
salaaHing, rerreating as they bowed, and the
curtain fen on their heaving, glistening breasts,
or their purpling faces, on their mighty muscled
arms. as il swept between US and the sound Of
their labored. their almost sobbing gasps for
breath" II Is a vivid vignette Of scene il
which 'priraeval man had filed all the stage"
ths stage being SCI in a palace where. except in
some such theatrical interlude, the primeval
man is concealed. year IN and year out, beneath
The uappings OF etiquette as rigid as any the
world has ever seen. But though Mrs. Dodd
Goes not ignore the tremendous precautions
taken by the Sultan 10 protect himself from pos
h-oie violence, she believes in his courage and
IA Illustration thereof quotes, from a dragoman
VINO was present IN the thtoneroom when an
earthquake shook the palace IN 1901, this de-