The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05

JULY B, 1870.-TRlPLE
world. An invitation TO dinner Is followed by one
10 breakfast then ~ lunch, then u dinner, and you
WIN always dnd excellent COMPANY ut their tables.
aeterlle the evening. esdes, Alexandria has
! Ramie FOR the wealthy AieXandrians. Indeed, !
Dukes de criptlon, where q week could DO better
spent III you have plenty OF time you may Visit the
extensive lortacations, the hlrbors Pbarolhs light
house. the Greek and Protestant churches the
American missionary schools the Necrop us. the
gardens aud II you have gun take days shooting
| From Alexandria to Cairo.
The distance Ia $50 miles. The express train
makes the Journey In five hours, the accommodate on
Alexandria for cairo daily. Express tram, eight A.
NJ; omnibus trains with first, second, third and
fourth class carrag forty minutes past nine A. NJ
afternoon tram, iorJy nIutes past two p "a. fares
nrst Class twenty-five francs; second. fifteen frances
third, seven francs; fourth, four francs
! The stations are neat whitewashed edi1ces, and
are thus placed al AeXandria:-Kalr ed. Daniar,
Abon aumunus Damannour, Teled- Baroud, hair-
ei-leyeu, ianah, Brhetel-sub. Benha, Toch, Caioub
At kafr-el-zeyed the train crosses the Rosetta
branch OF the Nile over an iron bridge, and at Benha
tle Damn TIA branch over ten-arch taou;ar br,dge
! puilt by the famous Robert stephenson. B.nnl IS
.he JUNCTION where travellers e~ route lOr lsnaliia,
| nuez, ana inuia change cars Until II meets with
| the Rosetta branch .. the Nile tho Mahuloudieh
canal runs almost parallel with the railway.
| THE LAND OF EGYPT.
Ihe view or the Land OF Egypt Is superb, as you
drink II III from The windows oil The comfortable eX
press carriage. Its vns green. Ats groves palms
| rising up through haze, 1eathery and tulted; It's
oceans or corn stak rastllng before the Eteslan
Winds ITS winding sweeps OF vegetation shlverng
Us the breeze passes it; Its silver lines OF waters
running through and through the land, the contii.
tombs, pathetic under palm trees us towns brown,
| iow squatted, eareaiei Win thin lines OF whlIe
heavenly sky OF Egypt lovingly enclosing This Won
derful ouigrowth 0. tropical land unnAstakabiy re-
muld you That Egypt hes before You.
| CAIRO-PYKAxIDS
| . From near BenDa you behold for the first time
those wonderful pyramiial structures erected by the
! fharaohs OF Old. from CaOreb you see the Maka-
| duli range towering ABOVE The slim minaets OF
Molammed Airs mosque; you So the walls Of the
cltauei In stately mass bcneath tne mosque. and be-
| low these the thousand minaretS of the Cairo
mosques rise shininsIy In mid.air, with me town
seen IN romantic lnLerludes between distant and
| separate clumps OF pains and syeamores. Wiihm
lew hundred yards vi the Cairo SaOn the ticket
| which may be heard Tor niles In the calm atmos
phere OF Egypt, the tram gides slowly into The
ton.
As In all Arab places ana cities the din from the
struggling coach drivers porters and hotel boys Is
| ovel wheiming. But long be.ore this you have
chosen the hotel you are 10 stay at.
! ACCoMhoDATlONs
The following IL u list, with their prices Of the
pest hotels, according 10 their mern:-
shsphenrds Hotel tEpgIish per ......... %
ihrd-hote dss Amoassaeur (Fiench per day
rsh~Hoe ASris iieneh per I'd
s sayan,h WILLY Ma'si ,hnns.sah per day. -
E,gnthIHo.e dEurlpe French, per day........... 10
ienahote Victoria Fre..h per DAY ........... "
ievenhiote DIES pyramaes ,trenchj per day 10
Shepheard's Hotel Is The best in Caro- by far. 10
Is celebrated now for The numUer OF eat men VINO
nave sopped there Extensive additions nave been
made 10 II. There are gardens attacueI 10 IL IN
front and The rooms are spacious and luxurl-
ously furnished. Batns are lOuni On the Premises.
Inc wines aye Of the best and lie living unexcep-
honable The best Carriages anu the sillrIu ST don
Key boys III CAIRO are altacne To the hotel because
| they know thai Enghshlnen anu Americans NO &c
| Itr EFAtt tl,ann
| notels. would recommend ali Amey;c.ns who can
AFFORD it To stop here ior they vii carry away VITA
thela PIE lsahter recoLectlois VI Caro- than lrom
me notel d'oriep,. "a wen as all the principal
hotels, is situated vi the EsoekeeS all Its charges
To be sure are hLh but Is an excellent hotel, ana
Tor ali inae.er Of exceleuce peopie must pay. Iie
| view Us'n ITS windows Is worm the money but, IN
a..Hlton 10 good iaDie good wines aud good beds,
tus Traveller Wal nave no night to complain. Ens-
ilsh Is spoAen here. Hotel du MI Is famous for rs
| fiencl tables ana Its garden Inc Hotel des AIM
bassddeur Is its worthy rival III good table and
polite attendance. lhe New Hote Is Il supendous
| IL was bnMt by an Lnglish company called The
! Oriental hotels Company, limited. They nave been
very ana always unioru III their choice OF man
| Ayers. The present manager, Tor whom the COM
pany nave an unoue anection was ne ,er born 70
| keep note.n lilo ell d t.urope Is the best OF Inc
second class hotels ana ia much better table titan
TIE New note Yet IL gharges Dut ten iraIcs day.
10 travellers VINO have not AN over abundance Of
money Woud recommend THIS neat little hJtei IL
lies on the let hand OF the stre.t AS you proceed
rom the railway station. All the h0tels charge
You had better decide upon your hotel before you
come to cairo. fyou have not mucn baggage take
porter. Tue price Is hail franc Tor the donkey aud
| mar franc ior the porter carriage oosls two
| 1ancs.
| ROOMS AND CHARGES
II you intend TO le'ide.long In Cairo take apart
| mems which VIII be from ~ $40 liancs per
| month u room at To- francs per m ,ntil az q
house where apartments are 10 ie6 Excellent board
| may be Lad at me restaurant Cerce Orentai, o.
posiie slepheard's TO- 200 francs per month. Al the
tn il ha ia b..
| lnent Tor $50 francs per month. The DegI Ulilapi
| is u Greek Restaurant, and tnele two lnree
Others where board may be Obtained NJ ia francs
| month.
CITY ADJUSTMENTS.
| The amusemenls o. Caro- CONSIST In music at the
cafes OF winch there are great many ana Well kep
| the opera, Theatre Comque Crc.s Gaze Cnaulant,
at the HI Dorado; gambling at rou cite tables ARAB
| altasas such as described IN my gIlde 10 Upper
| Egypl male and ie.A!ale dancers being engaged at
| Cairo.
| The Opera House is magnificent building OF
wood, winch the majority OF people say $500
The best ,ors and actres ,es and ballet gins OF
Europe engaged here. In Interior decora IONS
| II reminds Oh the olympic tpedtre, New o. x,
except tbat There a no aro Screens IN tue aI. er.
The operas are IN itaian. Adiniss on-ei5ht, i've,
Tue Theatre Co.uique is French, and is perfect
bgou Oh theatre, eected By the Vceoy Tor Tue late
occasion OF the Suez Canal inaugu alton. Tue best
French comedies are playe here. Adnisslon-elgnt
hve three and TWO francs.
| or America. Splendid gyniuast5 and magnificent
| horses are seen here. Admlssion-hse. three, TWO
ahd one iTahcs. AIdo socloty may DC seen neie ~
the natives prefer TO see clowHs rather than near
! PRIME doitte Besides, they can see far up tie
| clothing Of European 1entles, and th,s Is PARADISE
| 10 them.
| Tle vi Dorado Is similar institution to the Grand
| Gale Chartant at Alexandria except tnaC the
trance Lee IS one 1ra!c and boCtie OF beer, or OF
| soda, or Oh lemonade Is douD.e price, uanibI. NJ,
roulette and faro iaDes are convenient III the NAH.
| NATIVE CONGRATULATIONS"
Besides the French ctItes, some Wich are very
handsome oriental caro- possesses ArdD Institutions
| c Ills kind wliIch remain always curiosties. 10
| ers, lie Gnazeeyals auu CnaWal. The G.ah- evans
have been noted claboratey IN former letter, but
the CbaWal-inystery OF ilysterlesiare youn. men,
dressed in woinen's clothes, shaved cleanly, alid
decorated with an abundance OF god aId silver
Ia two words they are the male 'bad Gil .racte 50
or Cairo, whine tn Ghazeeya hs are the female But
beside the former The Latter arcel.IgrIs