. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . ularly thebazaars of Constantinople, for here all antagonisticraces, creeds, and tongues, with every shade of com-plexion, in an infinite variety of costumes, are mixedand mingled—not as we see them at an internationalexposition, but in the full swing of real life. Theomnipresent Jews are here, with their short stature andlong, attenuated countenances. Bronze-colored Arabs,with keen coal-black eyes, in their flowing robes andloose trousers, singularly contrast with the Mongoliannegroes, with cur
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . ularly thebazaars of Constantinople, for here all antagonisticraces, creeds, and tongues, with every shade of com-plexion, in an infinite variety of costumes, are mixedand mingled—not as we see them at an internationalexposition, but in the full swing of real life. Theomnipresent Jews are here, with their short stature andlong, attenuated countenances. Bronze-colored Arabs,with keen coal-black eyes, in their flowing robes andloose trousers, singularly contrast with the Mongoliannegroes, with curly hair and round black faces. TheAryan group is represented by Armenians and by manyEuropeans of well-bred, dignified carriage and uni-formity of dress. Persians in their sheepskin caps;keen-eyed Greeks, cadaverous and proud; with thesteady, stalwart sons of America, complete the motleycongregation—except, indeed, for its predominantelement, the red-faced, indolent Turk. The babel oflanguages, the rush and crush of carriages, dogs, andbusy people do not affect his cool, calm disposition or. 178 THE TURK AND THE LAND OP HAIG. quicken his steps! For Mohammed has said, Tohasten is deviHsh. His turbaned head is filled withpride that this gx^2X pot-pourri oi commerce and scenicenchantment is, in some sense, his. Every avenue of the bazaar is appropriated to aparticular branch of commerce. There are, forinstance, the shoe bazaar ; the armory bazaar, whereweapons of almost every period and nation are exposedfor sale, each occupying a separate avenue or bezes-ta7i. The avenue of money-changers and bankers, atrade almost entirely monopolized by Armenians, is aglittering scene where jewels, turquoises, pearls,brilliants, and the most costly gems in the world are instore. The embroidery and shawl bazaars present amost gay and novel appearance. There hang Broussasilks, Genoa velvets, European satins, hangings ofTyrian tapestry, shawls from the goats of Tiiibet,Koran-inscribed Damascus
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