The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-07


 square garden full of geometrical par terres of shrubs and flowers with very high plane trees stripped of all their boughs except a turf at the top. This garden is surrounded with innumera- ble charters for the Shah's ladies' buildings of two stories, which have a brilliant effect as they encircle the grounds with the elaborate tracery of their arched Windows-an effect en- hanced by the glitter of gorgeous tiles.
 In this huge square come and go beVies of women in the national in- door costume, with an immense veil of light cotton or silk laid over the top of the head, in which they envelop themselves more or less, or leave it open and trailing on the ground.
 The late Shah did not follow the ex- ample of his predecessors. Dr. Soly- man says that he had only twelve wives The Anderoun was not much less crowded for that reason, for the relations the slaves, and the servants Of these waves-musicians, dancers, fortune tellers, testers, merchants, all of them necessarily females-ga a constant animation to the 'Palais des Voluptes.''
 All these women seemed to live in perpetual anticipation of the judgment of Paris. It was who should be the most beautiful who should possess the most fascinating wardrobe. Jewels and precious stones excited the great est covetousness. The Shah distributed them prodigally and on his birthday and at the New Year he gave away turquoises, sapphires, pearls, rubies, emeralds, even diamonds by the hand fuls.
 This did not hinder them from buy ing jewels on their own account from the merchant women who come into the harem. They desired to eclipse their rivals by the richness of the fa- brics which they wore. Silks of Resht, velvets of Kashap. shawls of Kirman could not be too expensive, and fabrics from Europe were not less popular. Worth, the great Parisian dressmaker, sells off in Teheran his special silks when they are left on his hands long enough to be out oG fashion. He has a very clever lady there to represent him who is adorned by all the fair of Teheran. Often woman who wants to be the only possessor of a specially buys the whole roll at no matter what price.
 They have much more tendency to 1,o |. t,, C. jealous of the admiration which rival had won with a costume of a new ma terial would buy some of the same ma terial and have a costume made of it for one of her slaves and then invite the "dear friend" to tea served by that slave, The rivals qualification can be imagined,
 In the middle of the Anderoun gar den stands a ravishing white palace, square in shape, two stories high, cul- ninating in a terrace with an open work balustrade supporting vases at intervals, This, which is suggestive of the Yildiz Kiosk or Palace of. Sleep.
 There is a very low ground floor, surrounded by a circular colonnade which carries the balcony that goes around the first floor, to which has richly sculptured cornice It is very bright and white building, loaded with delicate sculptural ornamentations. Here his Majesty slept under a guard of eunuchs and women, who have this special appointment, for in the Ande- roun the funetionaries of the Beeroun are duplicated.
 Interruptions doctors and dervishes freely exploit the credulity accentu- ated in these grown-up children by the passion for maternity. The most ex- travagant medicine and charms are often tried, purchased at their weight in gold. If wolf's gall does not suc- ceed the wife will try the swallowing of a little of the sacred earth from these attempts had been unsuccessful, was advised as a last resort to grate every day piece of a brick which was supposed to be brought from the tomb of holy Imam and to take it intern ally after early morning prayer. She took this prescription so scrupulously tAat after while she died of it.
 Among the most highly esteemed tall ismans are the fried skin of a hvena, monkeys liver, lynx's hair, and the backbone of an owl--not to mention the most amazing decoctions and broths. and of course, transcribed prayers which are inclosed in leather for hanging around the neck and waist or invoeations and sacred or cabalistic names whitten on parchment, which is washed in cup of hot water for the ink to dissolve. The water Is then re- garded as impregnated with the virtue of the words, and drunk as potion when making a wish. If one adds a pinch of the powdered muzzle of a monkey-which is made by charring it-the effect is much heightened.
 The occupations and amusements of the Shah's wives are restricted and lit- tie varied Like all the rich Persian women, they never use their fingers. Even embroidery and lace making are left to interiors. Most of the time is spent in iding and chattering and wis., iting, always relieved by kalyans, cups of tea and sweetmeats.
 Like their less fortunate sisters, gen erally they have no education. It ap- pears, however. that some of the wives of the late sovereign have been educat- ed. One of them has the reputation of being literary-a poetess. She has sung the praise of her master in every mood and all the marvels of creation are cit ed in her poems for comparison with 1.in, -r,n inn