, 1874-12-19
embroidered 5ackoss, vhlto turbsns, stockings,

omsre!assoa 3achoss, vhlto turbans, stockings,
i Tuo Arabs, who generally rnn1o up Tho lower
caSsos of tic city, ind inhablt lilo plains, ayo n:
wnyu wrapped IN long wl,ito or crean-colored
biankcta, IN NIL hsngcs ct wohr nni f'tt, which
aro calIod borno,1Aos. What ,thoy wear beneath
sonetmoa hood Ia connected with tha
l,crnouao; n1so they wear red rezea wrapB Of
yarn, Or w,ntoyer may DO conviont, OIL tho hoad.
Tho lornouuo coyorB down to n'uut tho Rneo.
bolow TINT tlscy aro bare, cscopsinF s'tel as eau
afford to uport pair Of a!tooa* which aro low.
Tongll-naao, md mogra%in-plapod.
Tlloro are inany Jown wllo generally .kceP
a1sopy; 1hoy roBo1nblo tho Noors III their tlroba,
only they weAr sonaorhnt tlarher and less fancy
coneunos. Yhoro nro many ncgrocs' from TIM
lnrtoo and oshor Kingdoms burderlng Oil tho
Dcsort Of Salsnra. S0aniar0a, Ma1sose. ann
Tnrkg nro aiso uuen, though they aro less NIL
uloruua thau tho others.
THE cosTuatEs OF Tt1E NATIVE WOMEN
wcar vhito Invariably: Or. ut Toast, what once
tycs, which fai}s Iuoso1y ovor tho a!aouitlorn,
nearly to tho gsonnd Then, drawn tightly
across tho hridgN Of tito nose III lloayy muslin
tho throat, lcayng nothing btlt. tho oyos OK
roacn. For drcsH, thov Wonr brooches With
from nix to ten .Jarab Of muslin Or siik IN each
leg; which n1nheu them vary haggy; they arc
stockings a.e worn. but tho feot aye pnlnted D.
liel,L.rea uolar 10 .1lo top Of tho altppors. Tho
JoScssca woar black silk korchioia, drawn tight
y osor tho head, for bonnetH; aud utraight ajl1s
rubes ot antique 1atterI, and hguro, reacA from
tho ncca to tho Ditpperca fuet.
THO worry ponr ot n1 e'annon drnsa as best tney
cat. and often fall fnr short Of Tho costumes de-
ecribad both III sluaatity ard quality.
THERE ARR MANY NEC'1A1.3;
] and they nro generally old Arabs, who crouch
| down IN homo iraquonted NOOK whero the eun
Shines wrap tliajr foul faGs about them, leaving
thur cioQuont but tsguatir!E tioformitioH and
| sores exposed, roaeh forlh d t,ony hand towards
! tho passing throng, ana calmly wait for coppors.
[ Sometimes, Il business ia dull, fow groat&s or
1loarao CALCULATIONS arc added to tho 1lsual ut
traciions Two eeuts eaoi. per i1ay i4 probnblya
much below this. and prospects aro bal, thoy
wrap 4 Tow stray rags about tho head, roll ovor
agaluat the wall, md 60 to s1eep, dlaeuated.
e axb paa a oesosv od tS9 s, sa od
Arabic lceonla for hcurn at o tfnlo, resting lim-
| self nov and then by humping vigorously on
what should cali tho half Of clcose-oo1; he
| nlay lavo Homo other tla.lo Tor 1t, however.
| THE AnaBa HAVE a MARKET
Of thoir own. in vacant Bquaro, where, on any
fatr. day, may bo sceu from 200 to 700 of them
husl'y engagod in driving bargains In Oh clothes,
fNled fruity Dad vegetables, stale htond, old
Buckles, rags, worr.-ort shoes otc., etc. Tho
stock III tratls ot tho whole nlarko. would not
fotch over tloar in Chicago. In paaatng ona
morning. 7 noticosl 4 thpy-c1ad bst broad
Hinged old Kabrlo vigorouely Lnw1dng an Old
SHIRT, for which hn askod sou. On rcturnin,
two hours la.sr, l found him sill wandering
ato,,nS hatl,ng, on tho aa1ne old rag, and net q
whit discouraged.
| pn1NcE MusrApltA,
tho Legitimate heir tho throne Gf tlaro ovor
was sl'ch tllng in Algiessl. lires.hero in quot
atyio, on pension from the Frenoh GopornutH1t.
lilo Is G5 years of ago; and, beyond q trile o1
ntlffnesa ii hln lna.luexs.,is worry sociablo uith
Foreigners especially It thoy sponk Arabic ~, liz
hnosrs littlo Of any other 1a1lHuaEo. The french
hnyo too Hsrong 4 hold u, the country fo;s |him
to hopo to: regain his stghsg Moauwtils he
1unkes yirtuo. Of necessity bocon>ea gooG
citizen instead Of = King, and accepts ruu:sior
| from hiB cuelll3eu. =. :. ......
Tho olin,nte Of Aleicrs 10 considered cxrallon.
for tho earn Of fhn 1irst ntayos Of consumption
and rheumatism. hnt bad for norTouB dlsf.aeea
It ie wat1n and draciug. with but little variation
Of tho toupozashzo, tho ruoan OF which. III s7ia-
tor, ia 60 dogroce: Frost IL unknown. E2'e .sltl
in November mid February there aro considesa
hl5 clouds aud rain. Tho hot south Wild =:
.-f THE siAocco :
! (callod sln,oum by tho Arabs) is octasipuhll,
}elt. This Wind, whtch cosass aeross the burn
inR deserts Of tho Sa}aaSa, is like tho llatt from
I t,o mouth Of & fnraace; It scorchcs tip tho veg
otation, and fills tho air with Il llno sand, whcl
: gives t.o skY tho apgoaranco of q ,h'd!os7 aaze
, | snj tl,as crime is alwnya moro iro
, quont after G eirocco; although, thanca =
tho 1is,o police syatom Of tho french, cri1no i
, not romazkab1g frequent at any ti,no Hosz
! eyor, tho sirocco iaa;s but q few hours oscl
time, and seldom ocours in winter. When it ap
rroaohes, the rooplo simply. cioso thoir door
a1ld wndowe, and reuna1n inside until + 1a ovor
The soil in tho nciynborhooa Of Aiglers /
, very fertile. III mid-wintet tho tleids arc tl1e
viii. tnosu varieties Of fruit. flowers, and Eogo
: tnblen wlich in Chicago We SEQ only in tho wafn
March. Appes< psars oraneos, lomona, figs
T duties, and grapes. aro abundant all the year
| III fact. they raise from three to four crops
, year OF uoszly everything, oxccpt Arabs nns
| negroes. ~