The New York herald., 1869-11-22

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Vice'loy In an open bar0uche, and with one OIL tue
LAD Ns Of her suite as her only other companion,
6aany long and narrow street so full OF turbaned
figures that II seemed impassaoe-the sea OF rea @
snd white heads moving as to ann ro rw wa bo a"g rum
nng fame-bearers soon made way, however, ana
the face half amused, half scandazed, % OF tne
CAIRO citizen, the bazaar Keeper the public SCRIBE
the pastry cook or the barber, was bowed respect
iuy to the beautiful lady who bent and smiled 10
graciously and whom the Khedlye had decreeu 10
honor. Alter the carriage containing the Empress
and the Vceroy came those OF the chief Minlstcrs
then those OF the ladies and gentlemen OF the En-
press suite then portion OF the harem, with some
OF the 1alr Europeans sitting with tem ana suaiaea
by eunucns gorgeousy attred; then more seeu o. ,n1
lnnumerable. This long cavalcade mace the tour o.
those bazaars by which driving IS possible ana
through the chief squares aud public buildings the
Yiceroy and the Empress cenversing with anina-
ton. aud the turbaned men and snrouded women
looking on with general feeling that what must
be must be, but that Tunes have changed indeed.
AT several street corners we saw dancing glrls
pursuing her n cng or me Resnng 81 oraer
a function they exercised by beating all who came
too near Justify with sticks. These street performers
did not, probably, furnish any very favorable ex-
amples or an art concerning which much has been
said and written. Their gestures and performance
were IN some degree those OF which readers Oh
Lanes 'Modern Egyptians'' will remember the de-
scrption, ana appeared to give great deguI 70 tne
I pected, and m the display was curious rather than
| pleasing. .,,, -,
the Vceroy, drove to the BarraRe OF the Nile--te
costly attempt to dam up the great river winch was
abandoned some years ago, but the massive masonry
| Palace OF Shoopra-the Row or Hyde Park OF Cairo
| upon which European vehicles and equestrans are
In great variety for an hour before ana altcr
sunset-has been visited twice. The museum OF
Egyptian antiquities at Dooak ID TO be seen to-day,
the Empress incornto is strictly observed ana that
In none OF her appearances In public Is she treated
| otherwise than as an exalted private lady whom the
| ruler OF the country desires to please.
! The party OF French. German and Italian guests
| OF the Khedive who started for Upper Egypt few
| days since Will precede the Empress by about
week. and the imperial trip up the Nile, which will
| be strictly private one viii commence, as at pre-
| sent arranged, on Wednesday next. The inunda
| tions, which are greater than they have been for
| i've years, have submerged sucn large tracts OF
country that tue road to the Pyramids made by the
! Viceroy across the desert twelve months ago is in
many places under water. and visitors nave 20 leave
| their donkeys and take to boats. Seen from the
citadel the Nile itself looks insignificant stream
| by the side Of the vast plains OF water 1t
| has created; yet such is the effect OF the
| improvements ana appliances introduced recently,
that while the great river has llsen several metres
higher than II did five years ago. 1t has been lar more
| thoroughly under controi than then, and those
versed IN its modern history speak gratefully OF the
enormous diuerence to agrlcultare ana 10 the VII
| lagos on It's banks OF the security proved by the
severe test OF the current season.
| The canal upon which SO many hopes are CEN
tered, is, we are assured by some authorities here,
| in such o state OF forWardness that the ln-
| augural ceremonies OF the 17tn VIII be no mere
| formal opening, while that large vessels Will pass
down it with from and after that date Is spoken
OF as Ger tain. On the other hano gossips are not
| wanting who take somewhat modified view, and
| numberess visitors now inspecting it to Judge
1or themselves OF The probability oil that which will
| be ascertained beyond doubt In three weeks time.
The Duke Of Aosa. IS one OF the several strangers
| who have honored NJ. de LesSeps With visit, and
| inspected the Canal within the last few days.
The Emprcss' Distinguished Incognita--Her
Mnjesty's Snite-Marriage CeremoniaIs-sir
| Samuel Baker in C0mpnny-Public Process
siOnssnnd CispIay-A Royal Banquet.
| INCairo (Oct 29) correspondence Of London Newsl
Although her Majesty the Empress of the French
for reasons best known to herself continues her
incognito under guise Of the less exalted title of
Countess OF Pierre Fonds, 1t does not prevent her
from being the object OF the greatest possible DIS.
Her Majesty left Cairo for Upper Egypt on the o5th
instant, shortly after noon, In steamer which mas
been fitted up with Incompatible elegance, and is
worthy Of better fate than invasions by myriads or
illes shoals OF m0squtos and frequent detachments
and her Majesty viii NOT a sie to Is saer s, re Tef
heat the more southerly she goes, Besides the
steamer which carries the imperial visitor,
mediation OF her Maicsty's suite, which IS
composed of the Einpress' two nleces the Mile.
d'AlDe and Nine. de Saucy, Prince Joachim Murat,
Geaeral Douay. Count Reynaud de st. Jean dan
gey, First Equerry to his Majesty the Emperor, Nj.
Raimbeaux, aux Eauerry to MS Majesty the Emperor,
mentioned IN my last weeks letter that the
Khedive nad on the spur OF the mcment ordered one
OF the aIdede-camp's to Prince Mohammed Tanhk
Pacha 10 enter the bonds OF holy mltrlmony with a
hlghness had gwen handsome dowry. Tha mar
riage took place at the palace OF Kassz Aa and her
Majesty was much diverted &C the sight she saw.
mony of an Outdoor Arab marriage procession
onered to her view, and as this Is of the sights
which the natives love to see, large crowd had
collected on the occasion.
on Monday last, at about ten, the Khedive and his
distinguished guest and their respective suites and
some few other personages, among whom was Sil
Samuel Baker started In French char-a bancs drawn
Tree and luncned after wards IN one OF the vicerega
chateaux at hobbe, near the race course, on the
PLAIN OF tue Abassich. Towards tive O'Clock in the
| afternoon balconies, windows, the fat housetops
uhe Italian architecture predominates in the Euro
pean quarteIs) pavemen!s ard roads through which
the street known as the ''Mouski,n opposite the
palace which the Prince and Princess OF Wales
inhablted when last here, flied with motley
asseinDlage OF ,many naaenalues anxious to behold
the pageant as 1, passed. but more still to the
Empress. VINO, 1t was snrmiged would appear on the
balcony OF the palace have JUST mentioned.
| The natives In their bright costumes have said,
had mustered strong likewise, aud, be IL remarked
here that q sight or their own Is infinitely more at.
Iactve TO them than what In their vernacnlar, they
term an ade d saow M1Gn m ha men SHORTY after M
SOUND In the distance OF uGlbrcls tromDones files
and lutes announced that the Arab procession
was advancing, the cavasses duty on horse
back backed their horses TO clear passage In
the throng In which they were assisted by the newly
imported body OF police men from Switzerland, who
In dress similar to the worn by their conJferes
at the councils Of the "Bund,n and with ntelli-
gent superintendent, who ts said to understand his
duties well. are organizing native force for the
Khedlye. The procession was led on by brace OF
SWirLlY Will oreSS tiat at lrOuVIle ana
Dleppe is considered orthodox when mingling IN the
With the fair sex, although the frantic gesticu-
lations ani hitting and parYing blows made with
slaves at one another by the two gentlemen afore-
sad was ANYTHING but refrgerative On hot summer
day. and might not therefore by the faculty have been
considered advisable Immediately before a sea bath.
After these two men came others less divested OF
garments on white curvetting horses, winch with
sudden jerks at cruel bits, they brought their
nauuches while with their sword hands they poised
iereeds, and portion OF the evolutlons consisted In
pretending TO hurl them at one another. Then came
fastened OK, gaily dressed, and with Dclls unkng
| from tip to toe,o worthy In short to have been
paraded through Paris on a Mardis Gras Tho on
dragged six wheel cart, which was q boat
sufficiently large for the comfort OF twelve
ing from tue way In which they pad
| died away ut vacuum, give the appear
auce OF having undergone aquatic training
Their turbans and embroidered clothes and general