The Slim Princess

Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the
motor-car now occur in the same landscape. It started
out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous
stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by
many new shops with blinking fronts and German
merchandise. The orthodox turn their faces toward
Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to
Paris. Men of title lately have made the pleasing
discovery that they may drink champagne and still be
good Mussulmans. The red slipper has been succeeded
by the tan gaiter. The voluminous breeches now acknowledge
the superior graces of intimate English
trousers. Frock-coats are more conventional than
beaded jackets. The fez remains as a part of the
insignia of the old faith and hereditary devotion to the
Sick Man.