Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-18
Shonplng In IernsnIem.

There is a ditch in the center Of most i
of the streets, bet there are 40 sidewalks /
and no pavements, for the unevenly-laid 1
stones do not deserve the name, nor are 4
thefe any lamp-posts. At night you see
here and there the dim Aiekering of +
little earthen lamp Of olive oil beside /
the reclining figure Of man, who lies 1
sleeping upon a raised platform in front 1
Of his bazaar; and this is the only light I
one enjoys in nocturnal walk through I
the city. Hence the necessity of carry. (
ing oar own Tampa necessity which is +
still further enforced by the regulation
inaicting fine and imprisonment upon /
all who are caught in the street without
lamp after an early hour. The streets
are lined with bare stone wallis Of prison
like houses, broken by very few aud
very small latticed windows, aud covered
usually With arches, or pieces Of mat
ting. stretched from house to house
the walls are generally ruined, and the
mating always tattered. Thus Jeruaa-
lem wears an air of gloom and misery,
and its inhabitants move about in keep
ing with the wretchedness OF the streets
aud houses. IL Is impossible to discern
glad face, and the eamels carefully
plant their feet. noiselessly pursuing
their way, as il iutuitiveIy afraid of
breaking the silent gloom. Suddenly,
1 however, we enter q street where~ths
| people move more briskly; the camels
are hhrried along by loud threats from
their drivers, and the shopmen still
more loudly proclaim the merits Of their
wares. Country women are seated on
the sides OF the streets, with baskets Of
fruits and vegetables The shops Of the
! dry goods vendeEs are nothing more
than rows Of small platforms, four or eve
feet square, with shelves arranged
around them, on which the goods are
placed The purchaser stands in the
! street, while the merchant indolently re-
clines on rug spread over the platform.
With utter indifference he lays aside his
narghileh, aud at FIRST seems very care
less whether we buy or not: but presently
launches into great volubility on the ex-
cellenee of his fabrics Oriental ba-
zaars have not the least psetensions 10
taste, bat often make a great display o.
richly embroidered goods. A white
handkerchief is uniolde9, which, al
though embroidered in gold, is Of the
eoarsest cotton, and tears in the opening
Speaking Of taste reminds me thai
among other purchases of one of mJ
companions was q spool Of white cotton
with which she intended making up be
robe of black silk
Huge piles of slippers are tumblst
from the shelves-some Of them plaiI
: yellow morocco, without ornament, anS
! others with embroidery. and rosettes o
pearls enclosing colored stones; EN-
i broidered jackets Of purple cotton velvet
g worked with Snsel and black silks, o
|. gold and silk braid; caps Of scarle
cloth with high raised gold work, ant
tassels half yard 10 length; s;rippe
IS silk sashes FROM Damascus; napkin
Il perfumed With otto Of rose, and en-
broidered in the corners ready-mad
trousers, and red fez caps without sean
Caieoes are not only rare, but slmoc
worthless, though their prices are nearl
Of as high as those Of silks Further on
h q fancy shop, with sparkling cut glas
- parghiles, and little eofee-eup stands {
richly embossed siiver-Aahommend
ie prohibition of silver to the country no
hundred piastres, or FIVE dollars OlhG
trinkets of harem use are here displaye.
ct aud next is the drug bazaar, where a
al kinds of spices, drugs and perfumes. ar
: sold. Otto of roses, IS well as 70:
"a water. made from the roses of Wady
81 Werd, (valley of roses), can be bought
IT, marveously low price. Further Of
" the respectable Armenian is seen mar
- - ufacturing small trinkeis and triht
with his seanty supply Of instrument
at and those Of the rudest nsnufaetur
de With them, however, he forms ring. {
nd sets on amulet with wonderful skill
Nv Interspersed among these are shol
where bushels of beads are displays
r made of camefs bone, amber, sanda
Is and olive wood; then there are smalei
he bookstores from India, and trinkets
ITS pearl, made by the Bethlehemites,
!. imitation Of the Church Of the 10
'e' Sepulchre, and a long catalogue
rs, saints, which are in great requsitis
~ among the devout pilgrims Here al