George Ade

The Slim Princess George Ade

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