Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-03
EgYptian LuxurY.

In the palaces of the Viceroy, or Khedive
as he is now called, are seen the sign of
Eastern luxury and the material civiliza-
ton of France; delicately carved and gid
ed chairs, covered with finest silk; soft
tapestried divans running around the walls;
beds of solid silver, covered with glitter
ing satin, costing as much as ST., 900 each;
long Eastern pipes with mouth-pieces of
lightest-colored amber, set with diamonds
and precious stones, some of them valued
at $4,000 apiece; gold trays, plates and
goblets of gold, trimmed with gems-even
diamonds silver basins to wash the hand
in before repast; low, round silver tables,
foot high, for dining; magnificent cush-
ions to recline on in smoking or eating !;
little coffee-cups of solid clusters of dia-
monds, rubies, or emeralds; hundreds
of slaves in each establishment eunuchs,
waiting women in flowing costumes; i'm
mense rooms decorated in white and gold,
azure and silver, rose and lily; floor of in
lain marble, porphyry, and alabaster; con-
stantly playing fountains, whose trickling
sounds fall so agreeably on the ear in a
warm country; masses of gorgeously franz
ed mirrors. One sees in all this that the
French upholsterer has been at work try
ing his best to blend Paris and Cairo. This
is viceregal magnifcence within. With
out, in the great gardens about the palaces
of Gizerek and Kiosk, there are white sta
tues on green backgrounds, columns par
TALLY covered with vine tendrils, marble
walks, mosaic pavements, velvet-like YER
dure, the spray of fountains sparkling in
the rays of sun which never fails to come
at it's appointed hour, the air charged with
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dreamland-that lotus country where it is
globed lights, distributed through these
grounds, whiten the rose, flicker through
the branches, and send shafts of silver a.
cross the sward; rockets, serpents, revolv-
ing wheels, and various other kinds of fire.
works blaze out upon the night, and for a
time pale the fire of torches and lamps
One is at first inclined to believe that this
is scene of the arabian Nights :" but
when strains of "Barbe Blue" are borne
through the air, the mistake is corrected
and the place discovered to be Mabille-
less the Parisians.
Making Soap.
Pour four gallons of boiling water over
six pounds of washing soda and three
pounds of unslacked lime; stir the mixture
well and let it settle until it is perfectly
clear. It is better to let it set all night, as
it takes sometime for the sediments to set
tie. When clear, drain the water of, put
six pounds of fat with it and boil for two
hours, stirring most of the time. If it does
not seem thin enough put another bucket
of water on the grounds; stir and drain off
and add as is wanted to the boiling mix
ture It's thickness can be tried by put
ting little on plate to cool occasional
ly. Stir in handful of salt just before
taking off the fire. Have tub ready soak
ed to prevent the soap from sticking, pour
it in and let it set until solid, when you
will have, from the above quantity of in
gradients, about forty pounds fnice white
soap, at cost of about two cents per
pound. Housekeepers, try it.