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Foreign News
November 9, 1835
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Turkish ladies in Constantinople have recently adopted European fashions, including spencers, gigots, tippets, ribands, flowers, stockings, gloves, and French shoes, at the instance of Sultan Mahmoud, overcoming initial opposition in the harem.
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European Fashions In Turkey.- A change, which was at first regarded as a most alarming innovation, has recently occurred at Constantinople-namely, the adoption of the European costume by the Turkish ladies, at the instance of Sultan Mahmoud, the great Turkish Reformer. The proposal at first met with the most strenuous opposition in the harem; but the prejudices of the fair inmates having been once overcome the very objects which a year ago were considered so hateful even now become the objects of predilection, and European spencers, gigots, tippets, ribands, flowers, stockings, gloves, and French shoes, are in common use among the fashionables.
What sub-type of article is it?
Court News
Political
What keywords are associated?
European Fashions
Turkish Ladies
Sultan Mahmoud
Constantinople Harem
Ottoman Reform
What entities or persons were involved?
Sultan Mahmoud
Where did it happen?
Constantinople
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Constantinople
Event Date
Recently
Key Persons
Sultan Mahmoud
Outcome
prejudices overcome; european fashions now in common use among fashionables.
Event Details
Adoption of European costume by Turkish ladies at the instance of Sultan Mahmoud, initially opposed in the harem but now preferred, including spencers, gigots, tippets, ribands, flowers, stockings, gloves, and French shoes.