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  4. "That Wretched Sultan."

    Anything about "that wretched Sultan" is of Interest just now, and an article under the above heading in the December number of the "Fortnightly Review" will therefore ...

    Article : 85 words
  5. THE ARMY OF COOKS.

    Not the least important functionaries in the Sultan's household are the cooks:— "The male and female population of Yildiz cannot be less than 6000 persons, all fed at ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. THE THREE ORDERS OF "WIVES"

    With regard to the ladies of the harem, they are divided, Mr. Davey tells us, into three great classes:—"The Kadives, who are more or less legitimats wives, though ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. HOW THE HAREM IS RECRUITED.

    How is the harem recruited Mr Davey says:—The majority are either purchased or stolen from Circassian or Georgian Peasants at a very tender age, and in so ...

    Article : 169 words
  8. THE SULTAN'S MOTHER.

    At the head of the harem is the Sultan's mother:—"The fact that each of the Khe-dive's ladies must, according to the Moslemlaw, have as equal court in every detail ...

    Article : 143 words
  9. WHAT BECOMES OF THE CHILDREN

    A subject on which Mr Davey is silent is the children. With so many wives, what becomes of the children? No information on this point can be "authoritative," and ...

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  10. THE SULTAN AT HOME.

    We will conclude with some interesting glimpses given by Mr Davey of the Sultan at home:—His life is of the simplest and most arduous. He rises at 6 and works ...

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