HASZARIPSV GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 17.

THE TURKISH GENTBY AT HOME. Review of a new Book “ The Crescent ; with Pic- tureso Harem Life: or the 'I\trlu in 1854." By Gordon 0. L. Gordon Trenery, Esq. Lon- don:’’ By the Editor of Chambers’: Journal.

Ir travellers contradict each other ﬂatly in matters of fact-in matters de ending on the testimony of their own eyes an ears—it is no wonder they should take op osite sides in the question either of individua or national elm.- rscter. But here is something that puzzles us. If we were told that the 'l‘urks, like other

ople, had redeeming qualities, we could un- erstand ; but when iin author gravely assures us that they have no positively bad qualities to redeem, we 0 not now what to make ofit. Mr. 'l‘renery is that author. With him, the sole drawback in the character of a 'l‘urkish gentleman is the want of what he calls spiri- tuality; while a Turkish Lady would be per- fection itself, were it not that her higher na- ture is obscured by ii. little ignorance. His book describes the life of the liurem—tlio Tur- kish gentry literally at home: and if his pic- tures are coloure with rose-tints and gold, they are at least novel and amusing in no coni- mon degree.‘

The Turkish entlcman, being it person of exquisite taste, has of course it dwcllii-g-house constructed on strictly iestlictical principles. The one into which we are first introduced is the property of a certain i\liist.-ipini lIfl'ono‘i, a quiet gcntlcinanly Usmanli; it is on the edge of the Bosphorus, and is built in ‘ the purc, but exceedingly picturesque style of Turkisli architecture.’ On one sife. the walls rise out of a lake hollowed in whi o marhlo.the in-aterial with which, likewise, the surrounding courts are paved ; and in the midst of these is a foun- tain, with its thousand jets, and its multitudes of gold-fishes. The buildings are onvironcd with orange-trees. palms, limes, and terraces of all sorts of gorgeous flowers. The morning- room is lighted by windows that open upon a terrace of ﬂowers, interspersed with l‘.HlI‘l)l0 walks. In the centre of the terrace is a lofty ledge of artificial rocks. with a stream cascad- ing over them, and falling f'roin basin to basin to the nutnber of twelve, the waters widening as they fall till they expand into a large she:-t. ‘Through the spray formed in the descent, the sunbeams shone; thus creating a perpetual rainbow, within whose fairy circle, you sat on a marble bench, surrounded by a carefully Irran ed group of shrubs and blossoms-all bathe , like ourself, in softened sunshine and prismatic co ours.’ The drapery of the room, covering the walls as well as the furniture, is of rich white satin damask; and the roofis of pale blue, ribbed with gold, and studded with gold stars. The saloon is a much longer room. ‘ hung with orange velvet, worked and fringed with gold: cushions of purple silk rriipc, bro- caded with gold; tables covered with cloths woven throughout of gold and silver tissue; carpets of orange ground, through which run wreaths of pink, and green. and purple ﬂowers ; sofa. cushionsand pillowsof white satin ; walls of plate-glass and gold carving.’

' This is the reception of the visitors : ‘ Our caique drew up in the shadow of a row ofphine trees, where a tli from Mustapha Effendi‘s house dcscende to the water. A slave saw

greatly disﬁ ured by being cut short and square Just below t e ears.’

in another roeni, still more gorgeous than the rest,the1naster of the house appears, sit- ting on a sofa, and almost hid in its cushions. On each side of him is one of his womankind, reﬁlling his pipe, and presenting coffee to him. In a corner of the room is a young Greek sing- ing to the accompaniment of her mandolin, while two dancing-girls keep time with their graceful movements and their eastanets. ‘ The Selictar-Aga had gone in before us to announce, our arrival, and also that we were on the way to the apartment in which our host sat. As. we pushed aside the drapery from the door, rose to a sitting posture, and fixed his eyes straight upon the carpet before him. Yasumi walked on, still leading my sister by the hand. When we had advanced about one-third of the length of the room towards him, he looked up with a sweet smile, which smile did not relax until Yasuiui reached the cushion ; then falling on one knee, she sai :

"I bring on our friends again, my lord. Bid them we come from their beautiful Fran- gistan !"

‘* .3'el'lali Al’lab!—praise he to God!" said Mustapha. “ Bourum-—you are welcome-— quite welcome. Tihat l'aliciii itt‘ar gouxuni— look graciously, and sit, my eyes!" said he to my sister.’

The host is very hospitable in oflcring a pipe to his ltidy—\‘isitor, but confesses his ignorance ofthe manners of Frangistan. The strangers are frar.kl_v pcrinitcd to introduce two of their friends, hi‘ rs. E-—-and her husband : and soon dinner is announced by a young Circasslan, who comes tripping in, and falls on her knees before Mustu ha.

‘“ lllashiil‘ ah ! I am told that your ways in Frangistan are peculiar,” said hlustapha rising. “ How you act on such an occasion in England, I know not ; but in Rouni—'l.‘urkey-all we do is to walk into the room one after another, the men taking precedence, as it is good and seem- ly to do.”

~‘ Will madam allow me 1" said Mrs. E——’sl husband to my sister, at the same time present-I her his arm with a bend as still and formal its his own crav-at.

“ Al'la.h iikbur !—God is '.\lustapl.a 2 “ what am I to do? , “ Be my ..s(-ort, l‘]ﬁ'endi." said Mrs E resting hcr 1|I'lII on his rich pelisse.

" Then I ~-. ill take Yasumi," I said ; “ with

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great?" cried ‘Y

inwards, and touch each other. Ne_ver do you see an Osmsnli with her legs dangling over the edge of the cushion. '1‘o expose t sse parts of the person whilst sitting is considered indelieate l The lady who calls forth this passingexplanation new begins to ask the usual questions of an Osmsnli woman on your tirst introduction to her at home. ‘ And the two- legged donkey.’ adds our author, ‘ who pre- sumes on her simplicity, by making any other than those courteous answere due from I! gentleman to ii. lady, claiming his kindness and attention, will assuredly have his delinquency

unislied as it deserves. The Osnianli wo_iniin

ives for nothing but love, and always ﬁnishes her salutations to a new friend, though she be but a slave freshly brought home to the house, by imploring her to love her.

“ Look on me. Do you love me?” asked she.

“ Not to love you would be to possess a very indifferent taste. or no taste at al .” _

“ It is enough, and you are very kind to say it, light of m soul!” returned she. “ Ami not pretty ll hat do you think of me 1”

“ You are lovelier than the daughters of Perisian; your beauty is more glorious than the nooiiday sky ; your check is s<_iftc_r_than the first ﬂower of spring; your face is fairer than the snow-flake upon a mountain; your hands are like pearls; your eyes are like moons‘; your lips are like rubies, newly_ washed in the lloulak ; your teeth are like diiimonds from the valleys of Nishupore ; your smile is softer than the light ol' the evening-star; and your prcsepce is sweeter to the soul than a sunbeam breaking through it dark cloud 1 l ha_ve spoken. Cildcllﬂ-" And I smiled ii quiet smile in her innocent eyes, quite convinced that I had fluttered Strong enough to please even a Eastcrii lady.

“ lushal'lah !——-I trust in God !—l'ou are no (iiaour "’ exclaimed she ; “ else, where did you learn to speak so like a good Moslein ?” _

“ Ilavc you never heard how wise the Giaours tire? That they leave no lore untouched .7"

“ Mushal’lah ! And I like to hear theiu talk, too ! Adjaib ust! It is wonderful ! I aiu tol that the books they write are more beautiful than tuusic, and fill the soul with love, till it enters the seventh Paradise. is that true, sir!”

“ In spirit, it is very nearly so.

“ You are good, and I like you 3" and, with a sweet simplicity, she went through the usual iind graceful sulunm, as I inndo the tcininti in iicknowlcdgmcnt of the coinplinicnt.'

(lnc curious effect of the seclusion in which

it proviso, that her husband shall iiol: be jea- lous.” [whispered aside.

“ Tliut, I am sure. be will not be !” said: Yasnini, with sparkling cycs. “ Ile has ii soul purer than the light, and more loving than the‘ daffodil for its own shadow. I love him, for he is good.” '

“ And times are changing, even in 'l‘ui-key,l Ilanoum." ’ '

Changing, indeed ! ‘ Upon three silver trays, ; each placed on a stand eighteen inches lll_‘_{lI,‘ the meal was to be served. Cushions,of the most delicate ink and sky-blue satin, embroi-‘ dcred with go d and silver, and coloured silks, were strcwed around them. Beside every’ cushion lay two napkins of the finest white‘; muslin, exquisitely wrought with silks. and‘ golden irds, and owcrs. A row ofslaves, reaching from the furthest tray to the door,

our approach, and immediately ran indoors. A moment more, and Yasumi llanouin, Mus-. ta ha’s young wife, came running down the,‘ terrace to the caiquc. M sister rose, and step ed on to the landing-p ace. Yasumi took her and, and kissed the hem of her dress; the two being the greatest marks of affection which an Eastern lady can exhibit.

“ Shekier Al’lah !—God be praised ! you are of

come !” said she, in those soft melodious tonesl which make the voice of an Osmanli woman‘ seem almost music. “ You are very kind to come here to see me. I love on very muehli and be you will be able to love the simple Osmanlil May I love you 1"

“ How glad I shall be, if on will! Iho e ﬁn will love me dearly,” sai my sister, smi-

' g aﬂectionately upon her.

" And you wil love me, too 1”

“ I shall only love you too much ;” and she! threw her arms around Yasumi’s neck fondly,§ then raised her hand to her lips. ;

“ You are very good. You shall have all my: heart. Now, come; my line an will e im-" patient, if we do not haste.”

Here is the ortrait of this young wife: ‘ Yasumi—Jasmine—Hanoum was a beautiful Circsssinn, of scarcely seventeen years. complexion was unsullied as the daylight; wit a lovely pink on each cheek : and her skin was soft, as the interior of a violet’s leaf. ller

nose was long, straight, and nobly formed. Iler features were exceeding lovely: but the best of all was the expression of the soul’s

lory that shone through them so cxaltingly.

ler head was formed after the most ma nilicent Caucasian ty )8, which few need be to same as—rat er, it is the parent of—the En- glish; and is the very highest organization

silk, worked with azure and Evcrytliing was made of the richest materials ;,‘ trees. and the beautiful silk gauze, airy as the rain? thing to fear.’

d; H clainie 8 1° Oriental luxury and magnificence.’

passed the dishes from hand to hand, up to the ast one, who presented it to Yasumi, mcekly kneeling on the carpet. .

We all were led to ii. cushion, each by one of the attending slaves. The napkins were care- fully spread upon our knees; warm rose-water was oured from a golden ewer over the hands al. Then the repast commenced, ever’ one helpin himself from the dish in the centre, b taking fiom any part of it that was most p casing to his eye.

The Osmanlis are very fond of variety in: their food. The number of courses at a private dinner is generally ﬁfteen, yet it does not last so long as the like meal in England. Seldoml does any one take from the same dish twice.‘ The slaves remove them as fast as they are: done with, and put the next course u on the: table.’ During the evening. the time is filled: up at intervals, as elsewhere, with conversa-T tion. ‘ The sipping of coffee proceeded, thcl dances were kept up in full spirit, the musief continued, and the inassaljis still ept us.‘

repose came on, and all the household wnsl hushed in sleep. ()ur beds were formed in the‘

the softest down. vcr us was lightly drawnl

by crimson stripes, and a coverlot of pale violet, olden flowc_rs.,

a 'l‘urkisli woiuan, whether married or unmar- ried, usuully lives, is, that love-advances must always come from her. The man woiil not presunic to notice |icr—and, besides, it would be vulgar to do so. Hence the language of' flowers. of which the following specimen is given by our author 2

*‘ ‘ Am I not pretty 1" and she holds up a white lotus

He holds up ii flower of l’iiradisc. “ You are lovelier than the hourics in L‘orkbain—Pa- radise.”

“ Do you love to look upon me?" asked by presenting a blush-rose.

“ As the tiger-lily loves to gaze upon its own shadow.“

‘- Can you love me?" and she shows a daffodil.

“ .\s the daisy loves the sun and he turns towards her the flower in question.

“ Would you die formy sake?” and she pulls a rosobud in two arts.

“ I would submit my neck to the bowstrin without a murmur ;" and he pulls off the head ofii yellow geranium, or a violet.

-‘ You are good,iiud I love youl" and she shows him ayusmine.

Ile makes the temina with the rapidity of lighinin .

“ Wil on be in husband?” She pulls a hair from her hea , and winds it round the jasemino.

lle picks out a rose, and holds it with the flower pointing downwards to the earth.

*‘ I cannot live without you ; but if you re-

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fuse to have me, I shall die. She takes it sunflower, and holds it by the side of the jasmine. “ Meet me to-night, at twilight 2" new ti lily is quickly added; by the fountain :" a gra e- tendril, or ii inoss-rose; “ in the kiosk 1" a

llaughing by their tales. 'l‘licn the hour for."pcach_ or tiny <lclic:|t4\ I;-nit that in in .2.-neon;

“near the w.ill :' or if hill,‘ holds up ;i singlo green lc:il' plucked from one of the flowers, she

11". Osmanli fashion of cushions of orange-coloured says. " the kiosk is on the banks of‘ the Bospho- h silk, embroidered with gold, and filled with rus ;"' or, i '

she gathers her llowt-rs into a bunch, and points the tip of her finger to the

a sheet of blue silk gauze, brilliantly marked ' centre, it inciins. “ the kiosk is in the midst of

the garden." If she removes her finger, and then points ii second time, “surrounded by ’ 'l‘hen a lavender-bud," there is no-

Biit ii white rose is. “ be as

w, s iritual as an Italian suniincr-cloud,;careful as you-can." And then she readjosts

our especial admiration of its trulyf

Such is ti glimpse of the Osnianli gcntlciunnl

hcr yaslimuk, which is, -‘ ’l‘licrc will be ii iiinrk wlicro you should climb." ’

'l‘he mystery ofthe harem, however, is now

resented by the head of the human race. The at home. VVe come now more especially to the, fast disappearing, and with it, we trust, will orehead was wide and lofty; its ﬂowing line ladies. ‘The Osnianli ladies do not sit cross-I disappcartlio unspirituiilityoftheincn, and the

was of‘ genius and of grace, and ex resscda le ged, as is often su nature's fo dcd beneath them, a tor the fashion ofa his wives to come to meals with him in the _ _ largest portion of the moveable and im-

regal dignity thiit stam d her OIL; o

queens. Her hair was t ick, dark, and glossy; person kneeling, and then sitting down upon salem-lick [men's apartments]; or he, and hi

osed. The legs are ignorance ofthe women. ‘ One Usiuanli allows

there. Another Osniaiili permits them to live in the salem-lielt, or harem, indiscriminately ; only, they must remember to make their has- tiest ﬂight on the announcement of’ that spectre —a man. But other "Osmanlis are learnin sneer at all this nonsense, an wives or those worthy Turks of whom I have written- to a pear in the salem-lick, and talk to any of mankind who may come there, whenever they will ; only requirin that they shall never on- ter our presence wit out having their yashmsks strictly arranged. and being careful to see that some other person—a slave at least--is in the room.’

Some of the episodes encountered during Dr.I(sns’s search have wild interest. At one time it became neccessary to send a fatigue party with provisions,to usistthe main party under Dr. Kane in an attempted passage across Smith's Sound. This party was under the command of Mr. Brooks, first officer of ilie expedition. He was accompanied by Mr. VVilson and other volunteers. During their travel they found the ice completely iinpeni-usble, gtﬂtl ii snow drift at last swept wildly over the fines, and in the tiiidsiofa heavy gale from the north the ther- monieter, to their disinay, sunk to fifty-.-even degrees below zero. Human nature could not support the terrible cold. Four of the party, including Mr. Biooks and Mr. Wilson, wen, prosiratcd with frozen fort, and with great difficulty three of their cmiipiihioiis, after en. coiintsriug great suffering, reached the ship and announced the condition of their comrades. Their chances of being rcscuetl seemed extreme- ly small. They vu-rc in the midst of a wilder- ness of snow, incapable of motion, protected only by 3 canvass tent, and with no landiiiarks by wliicli their position could be nowu. Even to drag these inaiincd men would have been. under ordinary circumstances, a work of difficulty; but ‘to the slender party left at the ship, it seemed to be impossible. Dr.Kane, with the boldness and courage which justified the warm attiichinent fell towards him by all under his command, in less than one hour organized ti rescuing party, leaving on board only those who were necessary to receive the sick, and started oil‘ in the teeth of a terrific gale, slcering by compass. to rescue the sufferers. Afterninoieeii hours‘ constant travel, during which two of the party fainted, and others required In be kept from sleep b_v force, they situck the trail of the lost party, and finally, stzigneriiig uizdcr Ilieir burdens, one y oﬁe reached the tent, which was almost hidden by the snow.

The scene, as Dr. l\':ine enlercil the tent, was affecting beyond description. The p.-my burst oullnlo tears. A blnbber fire was iiiiiiiedlately built, peminican cooked, and the party ate for the first time afto-r leaving the vessel. lee was also |"‘-’ll"<l.1l|P_\' l|3VlII'.' been to this iiuie without drink. Worn mil as they were, but four hours were allowed for the halt. The imiiincd of the frozen party were sowed up in buﬂ'ilo robes, placed on sludges, and dragged along by their companions. r. {ans walking in advance, picking the track. Cold of the utmost severity again overtook them. lloiisall and Morton, and even the Esquiiiiaiix boy llauce, sunk upon the SHOW \\'i!h Ulcer. It was only by force that they were aroused and made to proceed, as the cold seemed to have desirovcd all conception of tlanger. A large bear met on their way, was fortunately scared off by Dr Kane, by the simple waving of his hand. They reached the ship after a walk of sixty-two hours, still dragging their companions behind them, but lnsensihle. Dr. llayes, the intelligent surgeon ofthe ship, from whom we obtained the panic. ulars _of this enrful adventure, received the reiutiiiug pang. Two of the number died of their injuries, and two others underwent ampu- flfllnn. Whosro new restored to perfect health. lhe condition of those who dragged the sick was most lsmtniable. 'l'heir memory for a time ‘"39 entirely none, and the ship. in the midst of inutierring delirium, resembled an hospital. _lhe surgeon and one reiiiaiiiiiig attendant were in sale cllurgo of the ship. In this state of hemi- Iiiadm-ss the sick remained for two or three days; but alterw.-irdslhev entirely recovered. and the party under Dr Kane started threewecks after- wards, and resumed their labours in ilie field. lnlrcpidily like this has never been surpassed. ll is spoltun ofuilli emotion, even now, by the .~u..oo-si hearts In the citpediIion.—N. Y.Jour.

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It is the intention of Government to augment the Medical Staff Corps by two companies or troops of ['30 men each, the Lniid Transport Corps by eight compa- nies of 100 men each, and the Army Works Corps by 500 men.

The consular corps at Odessa have sent a note to the allied admirals, expressing a

hope that they will spare the city the hor- rors ofa bombardment, as it shelters ii vast uuinbcr of foreign families, to whom the

but, after the fashion of‘ Osmsnli women the heels. The toes of the feet are turned children also, go to the hai-em,and take tll0ll1:IIl0V€8l)l8 property belongs. O I

their daughers-after the fashion of ‘