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bow, well bespangled with gold and silver, whilst 

 her gown was either very shabby, very dirty, or 

 perhaps what might fairly be called no gown at 

 all, a sort of dirty-white under-petticoat. This 

 inconsistency, with shoes down-at-heel, made her 

 look as if she had dressed her head for some 

 great party, and had forgotten to put on the 

 other articles. Slip-shod shoes are certainly not 

 becoming to a lady out of her boudoir, but when 

 contrasted with a very smart head-dress, is, to 

 say the least of it, extraordinary, and yet a dress 

 of this description seemed to be the latest fashion 

 when I visited Salonica. 



I heard here an anecdote relating to lonians, 

 or persons caUing themselves Ionian subjects, 

 which, from knowing their character well, I can 

 very readily imagine to be true. 



In the East, lonians have the privilege of Bri- 

 tish subjects, in consequence of the Ionian Islands 

 being under the protection of Great Britain. 

 The number of persons, therefore, who claim 

 British protection is inconceivable ; but none are 

 recognized as lonians unless they produce a cer- 

 tificate of baptism. Now it happened some time 

 since, that a man, whom every one knew posi- 



