The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
PREDICTS NEW ERA
FOR TURKISH WOMEN
Miss Grace Ellison Tells Of
Progress Noticed During
Her Recent Visit.
OLD CUSTOMS DYING OUT
Complete Emancipation Favored
by Men Of Better Glasses
Throughout Country.
OLD CUSTOMS DYING OUT
special Correspondence 10 Tar SON.

LONDON. March 13.--Miss Grace Ellison.
tho well known writer on Turkish women.
has Just returned from a second visit OF
several months spent In the household OF
kiamll Pashas daughter at Constantl-
NOBLE, where she had an opportunity,
perhaps never hitherto accorded 10 any
English woman. OF viewing Turkish
womans life from the Inner side. Sh.
shared the daily life OF her friends. took
par. IN their formal customs and gather
'ngs, visited the Sultan's harem during
he feast OF Bairam. met the most ad-
vanced women in the country and studied
he one Turkish women's paper II weekly
Illustrated which publishes feminist artl-
les and Is widely read by the middle
classes.
speaking OF the progress accomplished
by Turkish women in recent years, Miss
| Ellison said she noticed a great difference
IN the position OF women since her last
visit. difference they themselves were
hardly conscious Of. and ii seemed 10 her
| that every day now they made step
| forward. II is time OF rapid transition.
the beginning of perfectly new conditions
| The determination arrived at by the
Government during the past few days to
admit women to the university is OF I'm
probable that few will at first take advan-
| tage Of the open door, the fact that I.
| has been opened alters the status OF
Turkish women. At first probably, there
VIII be no thought of degree examinations
the women are not yet ready for tnat--
and the courses specially arranged for
women on domestic science. hygiene
| gynecology and the position of women will
he after the style OF our extension lee.
| lures.
The position OF wJN.en seems Il curious
subject for university lecture course
! but Miss Ellison explained that this would
refer TO the part women should take IN
the national life and the necessity for re.
| moving restrictions.
IL is difficult for the Western woman tc
realize what tiny steps constitute u great
advance in that country where the grant.
Ing OF permission for women TO walk un.
yelled Will mark a greater stage In thel,
progress than the acknowledgements ~,
women will do here. The old customs ar,
dying very hard. and though pjemil Pashl
has done much for their liberation--h,
opened the parks TO them, and the aston
ished Ottomans recently heard OF
woman even being allowed to ascend IN
al aeropiane--the bonds still cling closely
when my friends wished 10 visit IN.
at my hotel" said Miss Ellison. the pro
prietor refused to let them enter until
sHouiu master DJemt
Pasha, when he gave way. On anothe
occasion l had taken n friend one after
noon to teashop where there wer
several foreign ladies'. but although
was In Western dress the proprietor cam,
to our table and asked us to withdraw
the innovation OF visit from veilet
Turkish lady was too startling for him
Even in their own homes the women arr
very careful not to shock their servants
by too daring adoption OF Western
customs.
Yes. the women have progressed, bu
!, II IL almost In spite OF themselves cen
turtles OF harem life have Slapped thei
energy and lulled most Of them into nc
quiescenca In present conditions. Ha,
they shown a more daring spirit the
would have gone very much further Il
these five years"
"Their men folk on tho whole favo
their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so much the mel
vino have visited the Western capital
and have been alarmed at the sight o
Western license, but the thoughtful, ar
dent patriots who know only Turkish M
but realize that the progress OF countr
, depends on the part the women take q
the national life.