Haremlik : Some Pages From the Life of Turkish Women
Haremlik : Some Pages From the Life of Turkish Women
Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) Dlc
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Djimlah, my friend, as fourth wife, was destined to see the world from the top of the house; and she had only fourteen rooms for herself. There was but one bath- house, and that belonged to the Validd Hanoum; but all the ladies took their hour- long ablutions there. On each floor there was a connecting passage to the other side of the house, through which the master could visit each wife without being seen by the others. As I said before, this household was a very strict one, and the women of t...he house obeyed all the laws of their creed, and followed the prescribed customs rigorously. Their nails were profusely dyed, and their indoor robes were one-piece garments of very costly ma- terials. Their hair was done up in braids, 71 Digiti zed by Google while gauzy pieces of silk, cut bias, were ar- ranged round their heads. Saluting with the graceful temena — touching the floor, the knees, the heart, the lips, and the forehead — was customary, on every occasion; and strict attention was given to precedence.
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