The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28

'< Mecca and repeat the foregoing ce from the Koran. Nowhere in Entire Moslem world is this rclig- I duty more conscientiously per- .sned than among the women of the
 ,s To them Mohammed and the 5=sn are oracles, and because of this @ the Turks have been able to keep
 women in absolute subjection <. tbe centuries, for the code of Mo- 4snoed iustifies such subjection of |1.Ian to man.
 Harems Not Large.
 FAe Turkish woman's education is S;4ed. as she has been deprived of all ..sledge which would familiarize ! Eith the outside world. Very few <be women of the harems, there E< can read, write or speak more z% one language, tho many of the se are masters of several languages. Ier reaching her eleventh year the |<<ish woman is forbidden to appear
 slblic, or in the presence of any even in her own home, unless &Silv yelled. Her husband is the |S man excepted from this rule, and 34 he is not permitted to see his { unveil until the second day after zr marriage.
 be husband may add any number Hives to the harem without even Editing those he has already mar '8 The number, however, is deter |8ad by his finances. A certain sum c;ded upon by the government, is uuired for each wife. Therefore, Zk the exception of those of the sul- X his harem is very large) and |Se of the beys and pashas or very 'aithy notables, the Turkish harems e not large. Four is the usual us.ber of wives, and many Turks 1p only One or two.
 Marry Young.
 |fhe women in the harems are not TVS congenial, and there is con- |6rable jealousy. The latest wife |<Iways referred to as "the bride" 6 she is the Heading lady" until Sfher is added to the list. Few of 7 women desire the responsibility |& family, and unless a wife is fond I6er husband she refuses to raise E especially as she knows that an- 7.r bride" seldom enters the harem H the family is raised. One req 8 why Christian women are not M in the harem is that when one of Im enters there is sure to be fam I The Turkish men are very fond of
 Iren.
 4he Harem Woman's Trousseau.
 Re rousseau is provided by the 75pective husband, and his contribu- ||$ are usually made on some inc <Eant day, generally from four to Himes a year. was amazed at the {tnsive trousseau of some of the
 Men, before was confidenitally in- med that, as it is customary for the 5 to receive no allowance from her @band other than her regular mar
 R dowry, which is not at her dis ID except in case of divorce, they { anxious to accumulate all the sntiful things possible. After I'd, when they need money, they go |4 the crowded market-we saw nv do it, usually early in the morn- E -and sit in the street with all 0se who have come from far and n with their wares. And there, Ikl the bargaining, trading, stealing I fighting of a Turkish market aY dispose of the various articles of ID rousseau. This is their only AIS of obtaining money. The hus- W may be present and even witness transaction, but has no means of <ffmining whether it is his wife or X as the street costumes of all Ae 'tkish women are the same, differing tplor only
 A Turkish Marriage.
 There is one instance in which 'fkish girls wish is sometimes re- kfted, and that is, after she has been fBained for in the matrimonial mar < she is allowed to set the day for z fmarriage. Divorce rarely occurs, z when a husband desires it he can x a wife away by merely saying, Il 1prce you" When this phrase is ut 70 a second time, a marriage cere- pny is again necessary to make the Rorced parties man and wife. It is Possible for a woman to divorce her =band. Allah favors the men. N found the wedding ceremonials " interesting. One of the elabor- Bones which 1 attended was herald
 Tor weeks as a social event un- telleled in Aintab in recent years.
 n bride and groom were members Prominent Aintab families.
 Ahe ceremony had been performed ! day before. In this the bride and 4om stand each behind a door, while | priest says the words that make
 n man and wife. After this the
 e sits on sort of throne, very sporately decorated, receiving only x most intimate relatives, and the owing day at 3 in the afternoon she Hnyelled and presented to her hus-
 . Then the reception begins, and ms we had been invited.
 Treasures of the Trousseau.
 e were received with great cere-
 ny, and after paying our respects
 tne bride, really beautiful girl,
 to the groom and the "in-laws," tFere ushered into the boudoir. The
 sseau represented value of 2,200 K Hare ($11,000); it contained
 for each day of the year, with
 ety of the most inconceivable
 gs: Such a display of wealth! ~ dozens of towels were embroid-
 Tn gold and silver.
 ne guests were many, and the
 Ft and gardens were crowded. At
 fvals of about twenty minutes the
 e excused herself, again and
 h' and returned each time in a new
 n The music was furnished by
 picturesque looking women, and
 E several beautiful girls of about
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