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Literary
September 14, 1847
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Vivid prose description of a Turkish lady in the harem, detailing her graceful pose, almond-shaped eyes like a gazelle's, oval face framed by a gold-fringed turban, silken hair, and attire of tunic, robe, and trousers, from Warburton's travelogue.
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TURKISH LADIES.
The Lady of the Harem—couched gracefully on a rich Persian carpet strewed with soft pillowy cushions—is as rich a picture as admiration ever gazed on. Her eyes, if not as dangerous to the heart as those of our country, where the sunshine of intellect gleams through a hedge of blue, are nevertheless perfect in their kind and at least as dangerous to the senses. Languid, yet full-brimful of life; dark, yet very lustrous; liquid, yet as clear as stars; they are compared by their poets to the shape of the almond, and the bright timidness of the gazelle's. The face is delicately oval, and its shape is set off by the gold-fringed turban, the most becoming head-dress in the world; the long, black silken tresses are braided from the forehead, and hang wavily on each side of the face, falling behind in a glossy cataract, that sparkles with such golden drops as might have glittered upon Danae after the Olympian shower. A light tunic of pink or pale blue crape is covered with a long silk robe, open at the bosom, and buttoned thence downward to the delicately-slippered little feet, that peep daintily from beneath the full silken trousers.—Warburton's Crescent and Cross.
The Lady of the Harem—couched gracefully on a rich Persian carpet strewed with soft pillowy cushions—is as rich a picture as admiration ever gazed on. Her eyes, if not as dangerous to the heart as those of our country, where the sunshine of intellect gleams through a hedge of blue, are nevertheless perfect in their kind and at least as dangerous to the senses. Languid, yet full-brimful of life; dark, yet very lustrous; liquid, yet as clear as stars; they are compared by their poets to the shape of the almond, and the bright timidness of the gazelle's. The face is delicately oval, and its shape is set off by the gold-fringed turban, the most becoming head-dress in the world; the long, black silken tresses are braided from the forehead, and hang wavily on each side of the face, falling behind in a glossy cataract, that sparkles with such golden drops as might have glittered upon Danae after the Olympian shower. A light tunic of pink or pale blue crape is covered with a long silk robe, open at the bosom, and buttoned thence downward to the delicately-slippered little feet, that peep daintily from beneath the full silken trousers.—Warburton's Crescent and Cross.
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Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
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Turkish Ladies
Harem
Oriental Beauty
Descriptive Portrait
Exotic Attire
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Warburton's Crescent And Cross
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Turkish Ladies.
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Warburton's Crescent And Cross
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Descriptive Prose
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The Lady Of The Harem—Couched Gracefully On A Rich Persian Carpet Strewed With Soft Pillowy Cushions—Is As Rich A Picture As Admiration Ever Gazed On.
Her Eyes... Are Compared By Their Poets To The Shape Of The Almond, And The Bright Timidness Of The Gazelle's.
A Light Tunic Of Pink Or Pale Blue Crape Is Covered With A Long Silk Robe, Open At The Bosom, And Buttoned Thence Downward To The Delicately Slippered Little Feet, That Peep Daintily From Beneath The Full Silken Trousers.