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.which ia sadly lacking in the childrenof our own generation.All weathy Turks who mix with Europeans In the course of diplomatic or business relations are having their daugh* ters educated In schools which they have begun to open and chiefly by engaging private governesses who live with their pupils.The influence of this latter method may at once be seen, for the governess brings Into the seclusion of the harem a new atmosphere, and constant companionship with -icr pupil cannot but emphasize to the latter the glaring contrast between her own life and that of her Christian sisters. One of the first results of this is that the Turkish girl has a strong desire to throw off some of the restraints put upon her, a desire which manifests itself chlgfly in a change of dress.There are two parts of her dress which she cannot substitute witn garments of Parisian style, and these two parts are the ferijeh, or cloak, which envelops the whole figure, and the yashmak, which is the veil for the head and face. These garments are forc?d i pon her by her religion, by tradition, and by popular sentiment.Wherever she goes, in steamboats and all public conveyances, as well as at fashionable resorts, the Turkish woman has her own place reserved for her, screened from the gaze of the curious and from the prying eyes of the young men. The long summer day Is often spent in wandering from store to store, despite the sultan’s order that none of the wives or daughters of the faithful Hhall enter the shops of unbelievers; at each place a long time is spent in examining all kinds.of goods and bargaining for them, the whole ending frequently in no purchase.Where there is a body of water near, it is one of the great enjoyments of the Turkish woman to go out upon it in that graceful boat of the country, the caique. This is a long, narrow vessel, pointed at both ends; it usually has one rower and sometimes more. The seats are so arranged that the passengers, four in number, sit In the bottom of the boat, the head and shoulders being the only visible parts.The Turkish girl has herself rowed up and down along the shore, where there is a promenade or where the crowd la largest, watching the people pass and enjoying the delightful motion of the vessel.—(Alice Steel in Philadelphia Press.]
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