PLA T E XIV.
T U R B A N B J$;A RiE R
TO THE. GRAND SK3NI0E.- '-
T bcis officer holds a very, conspicuous. plncawiB several of the grand'
processions'of the f|u]tan, -who, has always. -two turbans ‘carried'- before'
him.1 They ai;e .placed, on. a sent ©fis-tripod, apd borne in the
rig h t'h an d b y the two officers, appointed for that purpose. r Tins
ceremony, which .at first only ociginatedtfor the purpose of-giving
the Saltan anoppoftujfij^ofi changing <his-turban,'if he chose, --has
now become a matter of ostentation. And-as thedifferent officers
of state and others pass them, they make a.-uaost profound reverence,
;SAlKihe Turban Bearers take.eare,to,iaelinp the turban a little-1&.
the right or left as they receiye the homage. ■ This is particularly
the case, when a; fresh Sultan, comes to the throne, and goes to have
his --'Mbre ;gMtsd <®Pi'k eeremdny, which always takes place in the
jhOsque of » little Village called TTonb, in the neighbourhood, of the
On the morniBg when Si is performed, the streets from the
seraglio to Toub are lined on both sides with Janissaries in their red
shoes, large Hne trowsers, and hpapits, which they are then obliged
to wear, hat without arms. All the officers proceed on horseback,
surrounded with attendants on foot, and the Janissary Aga by far
exceeds the rest in splendor and magnificence. gjj
These officers and the Janissaries mutually compliment, each
other, while ,|bA Bbst humble respect to the -Sultan’s turbans,
which are very rich, and ornamented with feathers.