Show TSE THE OF THE EAST I 1 from tho IP aud anil the war cedar of lebanon by habeb bisk blisk alah Ef fedi I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 NO pen scan can give an adequate iba of the delights ii of damascus the tha nearest approach I 1 cui can hope to make to a truth truthful fil description will be aimel to copi depict 1 et what I 1 aa saw slid and experienced experienc ad and tills this per perhaps hais will give the stranger a better conception of the place than the flower y rhapsodist rhapsodies of many of those writers whose resulting from a visit of a few weeks has boa been skillfully fully converted apted I 1 into some gome dozen chapters of I 1 post octavo I 1 damascus like most mogi eastern towns baa nothing to td boast of in ill the outside of its houses ats ts streets are narrow lark dark aua abo intricate cow c ow dowds 9 of peopled people caravans af carmels in ales aud and troops donkeys are an all perpetually ron the ahja move though not with that rapidity of locomotion to so striking to I a forel foreigner gaer on oil his fir first eVvia visit it to london 1 the str dugar illge r is aluck duall with amai amazement ement aud and disappointment ile has enid so much and h habes deesso so little that his first ex i is sure tobe to be cau can this really be sha asbaty m ahari the much praised sed damascus s the so styled of the east yes stra stranger ngeT ohp is tile the justly cele stated hut but tile the cange dr ar your amazement lies hil agthe kernel ili ui the he eliell of a nut the outer of which is the wills walls of the jue hou houses jes while wiship wi thi lis lies concealed tile the swee sweet kernel open the street door of avd and unpolished wood and after carefully closing the he same saina as if by rui ingi gic Cd the whole triin train of your thoughts and your ybur discontentment willbe will be diverted into into another chun chat jw nal an and d you will be struck with i surprise had as the hidden hiddema beauties of tile the city will ihen bal hu 13 t u epou P 0 4 your v view lew the same may be raid at with r regard wd to the ladies of damascus ni notoriously the handsomest women in the east hobbis whose bright eyes have balve I 1 af afforded foid in an endless then theme 30 fa for I 1 the poets song forms forma carefully in ill white and aad colored features muffled up aul an completely disguised by bi hideous beds that rijan man iiii must 8 t lyens be a mogia magician gaii who could identify even his bis own wife or sister from amidst at III the herd of ghostly figures continually Ilia ally flitting to ad fr fro in the streets though ilow and then hen some BasO eastern rii alervin ma may a even en here be fond saily cou riving to allow alloi the tight of her ter sparkling ling tyes eesi to beira through thi this is dirk screen here also is the sarn same ancl ami the beauty lies wit our shell V t now standing in in a spa spacious clous quadrangle exquisitely quai toly paved with marble we take lake a basty 6 purvey ur of all around us ta a the centre coutre is a square b baaij m i afi of apar crystal atul uke like iva water ter p a which gold wad alid silver ini are P playfully 1 swimming about wid and in ift themida the middle of tins this barkat a 4 fountain continually linua lly throws its sportive jets to return in showers of I 1 pearls tb ifft many pretty little flowers floers that arp arc rou round a d the borders I 1 an arcade supported by elegant t cal columns um its runs ruas round three rides aldes taid ud the fourth side of th alia qu adrun I 1 galejs gle is ak by the lower apartments t 1 of the hous the borim or of cortices cornices cor nices are rp all orna onu w with itha arabic inscriptions both in poetry aji pa I 1 prose pros being invariably lubly Scrip lare re lo 10 a little fiba klaers or parterres par terres mur mar ble slabs t few choice 9 aage andleman and lemon lernon I 1 tres are ard carefully cultivated and it if is is s difficult tp to say whether the sweet acet odair of their blosi blossoms orm iii ia n nat 9 t ri or ev even bai sm posed bythe by fra glauce odthe of the roses aid rich fu ful I 1 or c r dwarf ebido thickly cluster elris tet gibout their roots of the interior of a house ro ao QUO could leave given uel than did ill ills Aitt homed Pasha ithe iata to tile the court of st jaes who happening during his reside e eln in I 1 to give si I 1 hall bau up soil leof the so bo as to exactly reo represent resent the of a i damascus house tee wore vere the alie ebding toi of chit ehat among th the s 0 of O f loudon tor for many weeks week I 1 after afler wards warde I 1 1 maist crave to conduct win him birto oae af pf these houses zi and ad in in i so doia 14 introduce hire him 0 tottie tite or alc vm v inthe the centre frola froin ali alie bax babli of which two win jiin dows otea 1 spacious I 1 fru fruit garden alow A low di ag rotilla rot ilna its thres 1 sides while a soft carpet tho marble floor the cushion avd deveja v ea the di divan iva 11 itself tiie are of 06 richest velvet stub s aind nd the I 1 a rea in the areail are fil led witti with costly cos afy gaass ass wire crystal cups and ele ee v iteen 0 kofl it each eide sibe ii ia a 4 t atay ra y lovered eo vered with assony naplin napkin the edges worked with gold abid ak A flowers quo tire are some filinda fili jda aja fi L filigree kirver coffee cupie cups and dpn pu tiie the othor ather cutglass cut glass glas saut saucers ri full of do delicious licious cabied ed sweetmeat of which the orange 6 flower r viol violet et I 1 nud androse tose are the ewt most gr grut int oth traya yest rest on lov stools tw the feat at of alre are elegantly carved carve jd oue ot 11 tie ad I 1 e egied up with handsome nar dr pipes with amber mouthpieces of great gik vaia in t bis town shiar is also ii a small all yf aih which a charcoal filreis fire is araj Y burning abr the double purpose of bollin boy gibe often rk ired bof coffee e and of supplying ms I 1 aroi fot 1 heir rp pipes ea itts are in it attendance albl ill J this i oam s and the rr arrival n i val of a visitor is the signal for them lemonade isa is first pf af fae d anan ana then anakin g mite materials rials are put inre ia re k ia t 1 pi tion after thistle this the sweat peati are hand halhed ted foaad and lastly is served 1 ili III a house when pe people ople c call U R on D n official business the e ot coffee is a quiet inho be off or 19 i otner words denotes a termination mi I 1 nation of that morDia mornings gs visit the sips his bib coffee re returns the to the slave alave touches teves heart mouth and head to the paka mika and bewz li hamilt out the ream or op I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 W penile to tills this smoking ro oking apartment la in the dormitory of the servants its outside appearance is hantl handsome some and the closed door loar is tastefully carved slid and painted but ahe interior is by no I 1 menus heaps of matr metr asses are up OR on an all sid s and pi perchance even a broad store or of provisions for dor domestic nestle in ili this respect ibis this lumber r room is quite quit diff rent nit to the usual appearance of things in Damu caus for the out sid is the he best beat part of it il so much jor for the interior of the houses now let us see how tile the loies ladies look when they are within doors and have laid laia wide aside tile izar oud and odious adios black handkerchief we will first describe e tile the daughter of the host boat a very fair specimen of other her sex ex in her eyes are beau beautifully dark her eyelashes eyebrows and hair of a a glossy jet j et black blaak t the he tarter after tinged with hew Jiem ift hangs bangs lowa down her back and reaches nearly to the grou ground lid in a s a i oil of plaits each with black si ted ed and interwoven willi wilh various sized golden coins her features res except excepting trig tile the eves ees tire are a small mail but compact the tha now nose is grecian 0 alm t lips cherrey and abd slightly k pouting ole he chin dl dimple i t the form of tile face oval ova and the comp Wion cleir cle de ir ith a rosy tint the tha bust and figure tire are iona bual 1 tite 10 the arms a comely the fists wrists and ankles 1 well turned and the feet and hands perfect models for a sculptor yet this is one out of the i maa many nondescript 1 wings lwills that we encountered I 1 with tho the viar izar and ad ve I 1 in the street her tace face and figure are well weal sa off bythe headdress head dress and orient I 1 il zos costume tume ott on tha top to of other her head bead ake e t wears A small red cap which is encircled by tf a t handsomely handsom ply floco flowered red f and over the i latter strings of pearls und pieces of small gold money are tastefully arrau arranged ged ift a fes festoons jn alt her red caps cap js 9 n di diamond cre cresent sept i from bougs b aass a long gilded cord with a blue silk gill tusse tassel l nally orua with the he pearls her he r vest t fits tigh tind ai 4 salas the ha laced figure in ili I 1 li summer this vest is of lilue blue or pink satin bordered and fringed gold lace i in winter cloth edged with fur is is substituted I 1 fb for the satin anti and over the vest is worn a short gruy gray packet chastely ehAste lv red with bla black silk braid ohp yet vest is confined to the waist waist by ava a sunner sunn nr in summer ofa of o f A silk tripoli in ill winter by a costly cash cashmere shawl azid fryn ail er this lono long robe re cibis ell es to her incas ancle inc ls s and is divided into two long titled lined etli satin ami fringed with costly trimmings this lutter robe partially t t conceals conceal a the airway shincal shin cal or full which hang loosely ov over er and ara are fastened the tinkles an lides the nii iture ture of bolois find and the alie grace graceful lil arrangement ran gement the costume a p perfect irl it study latterly european shoes hive been much usei i IV hv the Damas damascus rus ladies especially those pill I 1 flowered kid shoos imported into sarh from marseiles Mars eills this completes the young italis toil t and hor her walk and action are us as graceful da as lier her fig 69 ure are arid lace ice are re but t beyond yes and la a no of bf you can call seldom get it a word from her unless you a very intimate then these ladies are as ap fond of a little g pr quizzing as their more accomplished and aai more inore elegant sis of the north it is a to e that the th natives of the turkish empire aw are wholly excluded from any intercourse with the women of those coun countries tries trios a 4 tale which lies has gained credence and been beau perseveringly main I 1 tailed ay y travelers few of whom wheat ha hreve v e ever lind had an in opportunity of testing the truth of the report by personal experience I 1 I 1 amongst tho th bighor clas classes sea of the greek persuasion jn in particular parti calar every freedom ex exists isis in ili doors young I 1 ladis adias not dot only show bu but tafter after serving he guest with coffi coffre e and tweet M meals e the they will seat atiat stiem themselves solves on oil the edge of tile the divan and atio mafi age to join aiu ui in the cal conver r ealion this sate of free freedom doril e exists easta asta to ton v greater or or less jagroo til the y young ou ag jagir M beir betrothed affied then thea it is not consi considered derea decorous that tha s she he should be presen whenever h hr her r ints intended bridegroom vi visits sits tile the house neither should she kirila lirila bea riis wen men tided evelti amongst Turks bild ana more especially in ili tb tha villages put and sin sn iiller aller towns of 0 syria the voun young danekes dans kes converses with wilh thi future futura object of his faia love until she attal R Z fie lier T or pear yiew slier is aethen cheik anik I 1 i ded from the ilie society of rheu men I 1 clr 11 ready legun to duve lope the he person odthe of the girl of ten tell or 1 eleven years years old in these clini climates cli nates ates M here ahey are wives and ut at thirteen 11 beuc euP love exists between the young I 1 couple before the destined 1 aridag oom arg burgs ids his to make the he requisite proposals of mar ringa rilla he loses sight 1 of his lady hidy loire io n as she enters upon woOTan hood he I 1 my by means of a atil party p arty datoli a gliness 0 of h her 0 r features as she ane passes to and fro a atric tty guard guarded ed by in matrona matrons at rous and old duennes duennas du ennas but not im A t bing e I 1 word or one bewitching kiss kis can ban the lover I 1 hope for until she is brought home low ts ta b his I 1 ja bouse his 1 lawful consort and po portner riller 1 11 aud and not till lilt then commences alle great se chirion of the ladies or 0 the Tur kith lim chaiem rein even thi in places ands and vi sages though the i newy newt arriea baide may may he hes strictly guarded for a year or two this feeling felings eventually vent dally weara ot spa abia the women tile the I 1 everyday occupations of the field or in the garden unkei unveiled wd unias t from fi om their Christ aiu nai lib lars of hite yep years 6 I 1 much progress asi has been made in ji this reach breach bre ach of arising I 1 f from rom me exa a at a t Slain boul and by the increase of nf Ear european lu id dies dibs at Boy beyrouty rout und and othe 41 towns il hi syria t often traveling the country and who chop though 91 unveiled amoya high reputation for vu virtue tue an tend d honesty c convincing g proof to the Tur ls th hat atthe the fit face ce winch which is the mirror of tile the heart wa S mea at nt to be studied 33 aau an PI example tampie not as a conee concealed Aled v vessel fis el of craft era ft and guile I 1 1 I but return I 1 to damascus damec we have now gentle gentie ia taken a brief of the bourt jatto barbs and ana lower portion ot of the hous jion sg j ing been I 1 served with by the pile pretty ty young youn lady we follow fallow tile the matrka of tile the hone up stairs stair sr to reach which we have to cross tile the y rd for iceie is is no 4 be between tween the tower loft er swi story and wf wy knust inest pass into the arcade tor for the steps now that we ve have reached V the e appel is ig a roo room itil 4 on on either like ahie of the mista ba gitig with w alth a yf aid these rooms are the alie sleeping apart apartments menti 4 f tha ohp in wi winter biliter liter in ili they at arrve tyle iiii ates sing rooms and as a i receptacle for the in 1 be at jre are nightly ly spread on oa th thelio iod I 1 of t the he the fail lily to leep apon ix for lb ih buim mer evely one sleeps on the terrace from om he lord rd bandmaster and master of tp the house bouse and tile the incest me oualdo mal dewi WAI to chevery the very era cats as au and d Z dogs olys 1 whose ay iy 11 96 1 instinct 1 cadies baurs them t to seek for oi oolie ti 11 the aroi llevat el eVat ed parts 4 of ahi chaa 0 rooms ari gait t cai contala littleox litt leor u re a diyan divan or so i a mirror some gome flower vaseli arld wi ladies lda nic bucs these th mt to tha terrace we oti a bl bel vicere burrou sn railed toed 06 on three sides bya a adl lofty enough to P ill t th h q peal y of tile ta tallest ile 91 anan ae c ida nr fl y ovar his neighbor court courtyard yara ott on the fourth she 1 ahw isa is a rai ting from which IN we e command coni inand ft view of ittia air OWA COU K P doat ching a gl impi ot of born botn of the fi ined gardens of damascus I 1 in the distance I 1 I 1 I 1 1 V I 1 1 I 1 |