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Show HOW THE SULTAN LOOKS ND LIVES, The present queen of the harem is new, and a new love is strong; but it never retains the sultan in his harem beyond tho hour of bis habitual appearance ap-pearance in the imperial study. By 10 o'clock in the morning, clad in a furlincd antcri, the sultan takes his place in the cheerful little room iu the riybt wing of the palace which he has made his own a li'.tle gem in its way, furnished in eboDy and green velvet, ita only adornments, a eeleet library, number f f maps hung on the wads, the busts of his father and uncle, and the portraits ol his father and grandfather. Tho first person he sends for in the morning is Said Pasha, grand marshal of the palace, with whom he draws out the pro gramme ol his day; be then calls for the other Said PaHha, bi first secretary, secre-tary, with whose a-sislance ho oare fully examines all the papers sent to him from the porte. Occasionally, while still in bis dressing-gown, he receives ministers on pressing business; busi-ness; otherwise be works at his papers till about noon, when he broakfabls, und shortly after reappears in his study, dressed in the Quaker-cut Quaker-cut black Irock-coat, called utambuicc. Then commence the official receptions, recep-tions, generally followed by a second interview wilh m grand marshal, niter which he cither takes a walk in the palace grounds or a trip on the Bosphorus in his yacht. He dislikes driving, but on Sunday he drove over to Slanihoul, where I saw him, to in spect the arrangements of the new chamber of deputies. He dines ouuruy imcr sunset, taKes no raki before be-fore his dinner and no wine with Ihe , meal. Once or twice a week he in vites aome members of the cabinet to spend the evening wilh him and talks to them upon public affairs; other evenings are devoted to music; ho bus a special pianist, an Italian, uttaebed to the palace, anil sometimes the pal ace troupo performs a pantomime for h:s amusement. About 11, or earlier, he retires to his harem, which, expressed ex-pressed prosaically, means goes lo bed. He in perfectly conscious that his constitution is not robust, mid his physicians eny that he adheres mo-l faithfully to their ad t urn fu: the preservation pre-servation of Ins health. L-mdon Truth. |