The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-10
CAIRO, Egypt, August I, 1865.


hearty appetite for dinner
CAIRO, Egypt August 1, 1865
Vis4 10 Ae Basaars Of Cairo-Tae Scse-hoco Business
n Conducted Rendences-Inta1or picw Of the Houses
ofMe Rsch-Retwn Of ire Pilgrims from Aecca-The
Annuat Fyk Of MAMMAL, dc
Not satisfied with journey TO tho Pyramids a. the
cole work OF day. after enjoying few hours rest our
party again saed FORTH about three o'clock this after
noon to visit the bazasrs Those most interesting IN
Cairo arc the Gorch, named after Sultan Corr whose
tomb is within it, and whore arc sold principally wooen
and silk goods and tarbush. The Chan Chs tcom.
monty called Chanchaehl built in 1892 the emporium
of all kinds OF the more costly goods The chief days
Mondays and Thursdays The shops mostly kept
by Turks and few Greeks One portion of this
however ia devoted exclusively merchants from Con.
santinople The court occupied by tho coppersmiths
presents fine opportunity TO the peculiar foss OF
different Arabian utensils. The Hansow is devoted 10
the salc Of Grape, silk and cloth. The merchants
here arc all Christians and their goods European.
The Tabch devoted TO the sale Of scent essences and
gold wires In the Fshamin, Arabian Wrappers, bur
and Tunisian caps sold In the Sukarieh sugar
almonds and dried fruits The Sug oil Saah Is the mar
ket for weapons The Gemaeh is set apart for Syrian
goods and shoes sold the Kassobet Radwsn, out
side of the Had Suejlih gate
bazaar ia the best opportunity stranger can have
towitness outdoor life Cairo, and To person accus
toned the systematic customs Of the Western nations
the scene u both novel and entertaining These bazaas
generally occupy largo spaces but the horoughfaros be-
tween the shops are very narrow majority Of
hardly twenty feet in width Frequently from the tops
OF the housestho height of three story buildings
Of plated straw thrown the streets, com
pleiely protecting them from the sun
coup dali OF abazasr presents curious scene Of
activity and confusion Of c0iors aud shapes Taking po
stou At the outlet OF Of the principal thorough
fares the panoramic effect ia superb Groups Of Arabs
IN red white or green turbans-the latter indicating the
descendants Of Mohammcd- Of all colors, highly
embroidered iakets sashes of rich and brilliant colored
silk and yellow and red leather Shoes running ny to "A
sharp point Bedouin seated crOss-egged his camel
and Quietly smoking his pipe aud moving along in the
current group OF kawasscs, with their white jackets
bag breeches white trunk hose keen cime,ers and huge
pistols; a group Of Copts, with their black turbans
and writing materials in their grdes; two or three
donkeys bearing a Turk European, and followed
their long blue cotton bouses; q squad OF Arnants,
perfect arsenal OF cimeters pistols and daggers
Bedouins ON foot; ladies In blue and white wells bal
loon pants Of light red green yellow and fastened
with bands the ankle shoes Of red yellow leather
CLOTH worked In gold white skirts over which sets
coyly atting Jacket and the head black SILK or
the back while front nothing to be seen OF the per
but pair Of bewitching eyes-thus wadiing along
of inch long, and knces somewhere on
level with the shoulders, and followed BY several at
tendAnts and you have the iaoies next cOmes 8Oup
of tattooed Fellah women, In their coarse 8rments
group Of active, Enthusiastically dressed slaves oil the
harem Greeks, Turks or pious Arabs returning
from pilgrimage 70 Mecca; herds OF goats lines or
cafnels OF burden Protestant missionaries win their
white ncckties Catholic monks with their long robes
gilt coaches with footmen running before shouting
aCuorda guardd, y and troop OF attendants running
AFTER and with all this the cry Of sherbet sellers and
bread carriers the ringing noise Of tho money changers
at the corners the braying Of asses neghing OF horses
low roaring Of cames and bunaloes, dervisnes with
pointed cap and tattered dress Nubans a. black az
night, Abyssnians dusky as ebony and arayed
ia snow white garments Fellahs with water
skins, serpent charmen, hideous songs, Pashas
and ocals In state carriages or mounted on magnificent
Arab stecds, flower women women dancing 70 the tam
BOURNE and cymba; the lame, the halt snd the blind;
mother with her child astrde her shoulder poverty,
peculiar pail the flags Of the Mosque women, showing
their grief In wild screams the bridal procession with
the shr sounds Of the pipes and fierce beating OF DRUMS
the barber with his ornkmented case the relatives and
friends and bride herself under canopy OF red silk.
Imagine such MIXTURE and some idea can be formed OF
the daily In any OF the principal bazaars
But fall In with the tide, and examine more IN
detail The shops simple inches, In the middle o.
which sits the proprietor croessgged on mat sereney
smoking his pipe or hooka Around him are his wares,
slowed away against the walls without order and the
most remote always within arms length. Business,
too Is carried very socially the shopkeeper generally
inviting the purchaser 10 share his mat and thus some
times several hours-aocoding 70 the market value
OF the businessthe two smoke and drink their coffee
together until the terms OF the bargain are fixed Eu
ropean purchasing these bazaars must always expees
TO be eeeed 10 the tune OF about three times the value q
the goods II he purchase from an Arab or Greek he
s 10 be cheated II from Turk he may expect to
treated moro fairly In all purchases the drsgoman Ia
In for share Of the plumber between the
ehopkeeper and himself there s understanding the