Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

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tight skirts as the case may be. The
women were usually in little groups
and attended. and would scurry
along like covey Of quails. The
harem apartments in the houses
have their windows covered with
lattice work. Occasionally l would
imagine that from behind lattice
some Turkish lady was watching the
American tourists. but you can't
even see wink through a lattice.
/ wanted to go into a harem. A
newspaper friend said he believed 1t
could be arranged, but the best he
could DO was to get an opportunity
to visit harem occupied only by a
widow so years old. ! remembered
the stories Of what happens to men
who are caught in harems and de-
cided that did not care near so
much as thought l did. I had no
desire to cause any international
complications, by being sliced or
shot by Turk. did get to see
several Turkish women with their
wells up but not one of them seemed
to me to be sufficient inducement
to take chance. was told that
the women age early and do not de-
velop good looks. even If they had
a start before they entered the har-
EN-. With few exceptions they are
not educated and the life of
bunch of women behind lattices and
with nothing to stimulate them but
gossip and tobacco, is not calculated
to make them as attractive as they
would be If they had little sun
shine in their souls, or even a rec
ignition that they had souls.
There is very little in the talk of
progress among the Turkish ladies.
Firstly they do not know anything
outside of their present condition.
second, the present way is the style
ind Turkesses are different from
most people because they will be
tylish. When the young Turks re-
,olted a few years ago several
Turkish ladies appeared on the ]
treet without wells, only to be beat /
N and chased home by the other
aides.
think the lack of the home is
he weakness Of the Turk that has
rought him ruin. He misses en-
irely the cooperation and help of
wife. He has grown In on him
elf for generations. He is selfish
nd tyrannical. His wife does not
ven dare suggest that he smokes
DO much and thus make the sug- :
estion of economy which is univer-
II elsewhere. He rejects the help :
I the bitter half and the only won
er is that he has lasted as long as
Q has.
Imagine the kind of young man
ou would raise who after fourteen n
ears of age never saw woman's t,
zee except his mother'sat least 2
Iat Is what he says. Then pick out :,
r him wife he never saw and b
I him buy some more II he can b
ford it. Such young man would =
Iturally be brutal and cruel with r
It knowing the fact Then imagine
g girl you would raise, without her
liking to any many except her faith
, and select a huCband for her =,
thout her help. Give her an ed 81
alton in embroidery and fill the ct
an up with instruction in the .
IRAN and its promise of Heaven ~
d Hours for men only. The re- ly
It of such combination would be a
nkruptcy and failure, and that is X
actly what has happened to the de
rk.
The "harem" has been the center
ound which has revolved many
nance Of fiction. l doubt If there
much romance in the reality. No
lbt there is human nature left, T
the harem ladies will flint If
" have chance. But behind the
ne walls and the lattice work. s.
arded by mother-in-law and by
'unuch, game of drop the hand
chief would doubtless be regard Dr
as a mortal sin, worth trying sea
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