The New York herald., 1870-01-26


them and they were mostly all AngiO-lndlans.
But truce To this retaining OF British gossip The
the Kind Of company with whom the SPECIAL dad the
Nile.
1t was about noon Of the arst day that we began
to realize wnat Egy pJian heaL II br0oded over
the Niie scenery. The mornings are chilly on the
Nile. and C0yd0eurs ind shawls and 0vcrcoats CON-
in the mirage, ana their tuited tops appear ike
dark islets In midai The Arabian mountains ap.
pear dlln In the feEvld naze. Far aaead tue taai
lateen Yards appeared IKE my sue shadows The low
BANKS on the western side repreaented the several
phases Of Egyptian scenery. md huts matched
with palm branches rose Few reet above the
GROUND, bordered over by mnaret Or the cup0laded
roof VI y gnelkns tomb On the river We saw what
reminded us OF the scriptural saying, .II1e land
snadowy with wlngSn For at all tlines during tho
day one may see the graceful danaDsch or the stlil
more graceful kanjeah, or perhaps tne heavily laden
feiuccas, bulwarked with dung PLASTER with tnelr
huge lateen sails spread to. catch each breeze,
drsamily gliding on tne Niles broad bosom, heed
less oil ruins needless or sheIkns' tomDs resting soil
Larry under the umbrage or palms. and OF the honey.
combed mountain ranges wticn nave seen many
such vessels, through long, long eras, glide and
Soutnward We glided, with the eastern range OF
mountains on oar leit standing, stubborn and for
lnldable within mile SO of The river, never
changing aspect, with neither peak nor ravlne 10
break tleir grim ron saeteraE .ne Poot ,exa a
ineandescence upon the delicate green Of the palm
groves, ana with the western bank on our right
expanding broadly. dark with exuberant vegeta-
t0n, until sunset, when we found ourselves ct
Belnsooef about seventy miles south OF Cairo.
9ny E %
IL must not be expected that slail have anything
to say Or places not visited.
Alter hauling alongside OF the mud Dank, wnlcn
on the Nlle answers al the purposes OF pier the
passengers sprang ashore FOR . friendly invasion OF
the burg OF Benlsoosi: TWO Abyssinian ooy saves
lanterns aDOve their heads, III order tnat the homo
geneous but well dressed army who brought up the
mi&ns not 1all headloug into the pitfalls ana
bitches with which the path was cut. We were q
curious army, delighted WIN everything we saw;
nanlieStng our delight with shouts and Laughter to
tine ''nlarnailans'' OF tnelnhabltants.
We asked loudly for PERMISSION TO see fantasia
or al AraD dance. The nhabitants 3 asked loudly IA
Piled, with more shouting and laughter, Bug
shisnf Certainly, after the fantasia Tal0, how
tnis way,u and our GLAD cicerones led the way
through dark lanes and arches and through the
bazaar Of Benisooei.
chants Sitting their Ozark receSSe5 surrounded Ny
their wares Of sllAen kerchiei crimson cloth tar
hllans Bedouin shalwls ana kaftans, pipes mar
ghliehs, and fruits aud spices from Egypt and
"Mashalan,n echoed the boys and girls who
were the half-naxed, hungry.eyed gaInln OF Beni-
sooef. " "Mashalan,n chorused the gollrous, blind
and nlthy Deggars or Benlsooe. as our army ded.ed
past one by one, In all the glory OF Franksh COS
In secluded part Of the town Of Benisooef lived
the ostraczed unawazee-tne Ira females OF the
burx for ike almost all females protesting Tcrpsl
cnorean art with abandon necessary TO elicit pub
nc applause the Gnawazee are immoral Banished
by Jealous Moslems, the Ghawazee live apart from
the females OF Mdssuman society, whittier gravtate
the rakes and youthful seeming Mussuman. The
0hawazee Oi Bensocei are the iarest OF the fair OF
Its population. Among the Irail lair we saw none
extravagantiy beautiful, but they were graceful
hourts, copper c0lored. Unveiled, tney appeared
before rs. wanton and immodesL to maze bargain
Tnree Gnawazees named Fatmsn, Ismeh and 70
nuba, wee engaged to dance at I'VE dollars each:
We formed Q circle, upwards OF sixty OF us and
SAT ourselves on kirsnee benches Cofree, Mocha
the finest, was served TO rs Ia brass nngaus TINS
was In Itself romantic. Sixty Franks, male ana f.
and small, London Times and New YORK HERALD
specials seated on kirsheo benches, under signing
palms, drinking Mocha or the nnest expectant OF an
An Old man. rho had seen sixty summers, drew
his kaitan and blew melancholy note; younger
man gave one or two premonitory taps on nls
karabuka and the Ghawazee Fatlneh, vita the grace
OF an apparitlon, sprang before us ct the call.
Imagine this elf OF the tropics as revealed TO US by
lamplight in wavy costume Of crimson silk 30
ture every outline or her form was visible. Beneath
the lower part was tucked up ct the knees,
mene o sHe Dua R pansed w goa S
gnadowed the glowing rich color OF the luxuriant
bosom but 80 slight was the material that through
II almost burned the deep, browntskin. cap OF
gold, set jauntly on her head, was The only head
Dress she wore; ad0wn her neck waved her hair In
manifold threadlxe plats. from ner neck aepsaaded pen
clrcled her wrists and the upper haf OF her arms;
narrow gold band cncturned the walls {, and from
this hung several tiny silver bells, which rung many
meodlous peal as she moved But how shall / de-
scribe the youthful Falmeh, with eyes which giowed
and sparked ike Jet diamonds or like twin stars
She burst into happy merriment applauslve Satbs
broke from the audience, and spun her body round
with wanton, intoxicating movement In order 10
show her points to the Franks
The orchestra, composed Of q zumarra tarabuka
ian oblong drum), o single strlnged guitar, CON-
msncsd sae weaes o. weird tunes was se
aud weird; and In sympathy with the thrilling
notes. quiver ran over the Ghawazeo's body,
Ia had disturbed D sA is plscaity. a the Gause mSse
waxed stronger, and while Fatmeh rested
rpples pas cd over her body, each ripple being faith
fully deneated IN the sllken costume. The Zumarra
rose still higher: the tarabuka became noisier and
the 0nestrlnged guitar waxed welrder and she body
OF Fatmeh rsvolved IN singular sympathy with the
music.
Tae old man advanced d--an ugly aatyr in COMPARE
son with Fatmeh-and with notes high and Wild as
from . lost soul snrlekng its fear, or It's sorrow
from the other side OF the Phegean lake. ne invited
the Ghawazee 70 follow him. Fatmeh, under the
influence OF the music. was as docle as q SNAKE In
the hands OF the cnarmer, or q child mesmerzed
The eyes were yelled by her dropping eyellds, the
and auvered from head to foot as she dreamiIy fol-
l0wed her charmer. Once around the circle, the
Ghawazee broke from the influence OF the Zumarra,
and warted herself by two lltne movements into the
centre OF the circle, where carpet had been spread
70 ,vo, receive ner mt M was Was oppn% psnsGmims Of
tied so faithfully that spectators absorbed In
the representation half believed themselves In
it. 1t was the Illustration OF love dream, VIII eren
oil the passions the full delirum Of IT, vividy
acted. Not for delicatcly reared women or loud
voiced morality OF priests Is such . scene or It's
description. Not for vrtu0us maids or youths IL .
GhawaZee 70 exhibit fantasia and, less often
delicacy, or offend the virCuous, draw ve Ov er
the scene. SufcienL must DO the suggestion. Cleo
patra powered with Antony may hapy have expe-
rlenccd the deirlum or love a6 represented BY the
Ghawazee. Such vivdness OF Representatives.
terrible; IL might kindle madness In weak minds.
In an artistic sense the acting was perfect; reality
itself could not have been more. The pulse.Ake
motion Of the muscles, moving In harmony with the
thrilling music and the tickkc clatter OF her silver
castanets; the continuity OF movement over her
wnoie body; the concentration OF power In each
succeeding muscle; the undulavons OF each and all
in rapid sequence, ike tiny ripples chasing each
other in lakeot, were superb; II was the acme OF
dramatic power. Feltmeh closed her performance
FAIRER ZENUBA.
There now burst forth wilder strain and Zenuba
sprang with the celebrity Of lightning into the arena.
Zenuba was ripe girl Of fourteen, fair as o lotus
flower, pure blonde OF CrcassNn parents with two
iul cnerry lips, cheeks round anu rosy as the pome-
granate. eyes OF such profound biuones5 you would
have thought them stolen from the azure sky OF