Name: Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16
Author: Walter Matthew Gallichan

Quotes from Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16 (Walter Matthew Gallichan)

Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ A chandelier, with a hundred coloured wax candles, hangs from the splendid stained-glass roof. Besides this chandelier, there are branching candlesticks on the walls. The drapery of the doors and windows is green velvet and satin, looped up with gold tassels.
Such are the comforts and luxuries of the harems owned by the influential pashas of Egypt. Every device of art is used in the decoration of these palaces, which reflect faintly the joys that await the true believer in the Seventh Heaven. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ Rich men would not want them; they were destined to marry a poor man of their own class. Not for them were the luxuries, the gifts, and the pleasures of the harem life. Consoled by their companions, they dispersed, sore at heart and crying. Very early the next morning the fortunate girls hastened to the palace and presented themselves. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ Men of coloured races generally admire greatly the women of white races. Circassian women, who are perhaps the most beautiful and graceful of their sex, are highly valued in the harems of the East. Rarely an English woman resolves to become the bride of a
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pasha, and, rejecting her faith and all her traditions, enters the harem.
At ten years of age the girls purchased by the pasha enter the palace. The age of puberty in girls is reached in most Eastern countries at about eleven. Upon joining the houris, the novice is trained thoroughly in her duties. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ There is no lack of candidates for the honour of consorting with a wealthy pasha or bey. In Syria, Circassia, Armenia, Italy, and Austria there are girls whose greatest ambition is to enter the harem. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ China cushions, exquisitely painted to resemble silk, are placed at the corners of the terraces. Upon the gates of the garden are life-size marble figures of lions. In the gardens are statues of nude men and women.
Marble lions adorn the terrace steps leading to the pleasure boats. Swans, black and white, swim in the clear water. Numerous aquatic birds of the most beautiful plumage frequent the lakes. On the roof of the pagoda Egyptian crows, with sheeny black wings, build their nests.
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There are mazes in these fairy gardens formed of myrtle hedges. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ Around the fountains are terraces of marble upon which stand light ironwork tables and couches. The fountains are surrounded and shaded by weeping willows, and among the trees are numerous statues.
Every garden has its swings for the women. Swing- ing is a favourite Oriental pastime, and in some of the temples of India swings are provided for both men and women. ”

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Walter Matthew Gallichan, Women Under Polygamy — Chapter 16

“ Almost the whole of the wall space is occupied by high glittering mirrors, giving the effect of a huge glass curtain. The clock on the mantelpiece is of modern manufacture, much gilded. Two massive candelabras are on either side, each holding twelve wax candles. ”

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