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SKETCHES IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

Tis HE reigning Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid, is the thirty-fourth ruler of the Osman dynasty, and the twenty-eighth since the taking of Constantinople. He was born September 21, 1842, and is the second son of the Sultan Abdul Medjid, having succeeded his deposed elder brother, Mourad V., in 1876. His eldest son, Mohammed Selim, is a lad of sixteen. Abdul Hamid is described by one who knows him as a small, spare man, with an olive complexion, and restless black eyes that are constantly wandering, as if in apprehension of some danger. He lives in constant fear of assassination, which is not strange, since a violent death seems the manifest destiny of the rulers of Turkey, and never quits his palace except to go to prayers, when he goes forth surrounded by an army of guards, carefully concealing from the public the name of the mosque to which he is going. The annual visit which he is obliged to pay to the Mosque of St. Sophia is regarded by him with great dread, and is made with every possible precaution. He is courteous in his bearing, and very polite to Americans.

Among the sketches given this week will be found a fine picture of the Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, the most beautiful mosque in Constantinople. It was built with the intention of surpassing St. Sophia, which it far excels in grandeur, and was thirty-six years in construction, having been begun in 1550. It has four minarets, two large ones with three galleries, and two small ones with two galleries, a large central dome, equalling that of St. Sophia in diameter, and exceeding it twenty feet in height, two half domes, and ten small ones. In front of the mosque is a large court, surrounded by a gallery formed of twenty-four columns, each sustaining a cupola.

All mosques have fountains and washing places for the ablutions of the true believers before going to prayer. As the washing must be done with running water, outside the principal mosques numerous little taps along the flanking walls pour forth narrow streams of water, splashing onto slabs of white marble, giving a cool and very refreshing sensation as the liquid sparkles in the sunlight.

All sorts and conditions of men abound at Constantinople. The Turks, although the ruling people, are in the minority. The Constantinople Turk is a hybrid creature, with very little real Turk

ABDUL HAMID, SULTAN OF TURKEY.

man blood in him; if good examples of the race are sought, they must be looked for in the Asiatic vilayets. It is possible to live many years in the city and yet know nothing of them but as they appear in the streets. With their women it is almost impossible to become acquainted. Every window of the haremlik, or women's quarters in a Turkish house, is closely latticed, and their retirement, although less strict than with the Persians, has relaxed very little of recent years. During early summer large bodies of them collect at the Valley of the Sweet Waters. This is the best opportunity for seeing them en masse. The richer hanoums are fond of riding about in broughams. At such times as the Bairams, the Mevloud, and the anniversary of the Sultan's accession to the throne, the streets are crowded with these carriages; it is perhaps unnecessary to say that their occupants are not accompanied by their husbands, but under the surveillance of their drivers or mounted attendants; in nearly every case they will be found stout and elderly. Now and again a memorable face may be descried. Intrigues of the sort common in the Levant are practically unknown with Turkish women. However intimate you may become with a Turk, you will never pass beyond the zelamlik. Upon the railways, tramways, and steamers there is a compartment reserved for the fairer sex. This seclusion is not, as might be supposed, against the women's feelings; will has been lost in habit, and a woman who transgressed the proprieties established would be the scorn of every harem. It is a rare thing to see a turban proper upon the head of any person; the fez is worn everywhere; by strict Turks a compromise is effected by folding a handkerchief round the fez, and the head-dress which results is very becoming. The fez suits a man with a finely developed head; otherwise it gives him a comical orangoutang look. So fond of it are its wearers that they refuse to displace it. It is worn at the theatres, at dinner, etc., and, for aught that is known to the contrary, may be slept in, for apart from the tassel it would form an admirable nightcap. When finally off duty it reposes upon a block like a barrister's wig.

A Turk is a fine sight on horseback, for he is a born rider; he proceeds easily with long stirrups and loose rein, balancing his body to every motion of the horse. Perhaps he relies too much upon the balance, and would find himself at sea where a stiff grip is necessary.

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