The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-07-07

The Persians, compared with their neigh
bors the TURKS and The Egyptians, are live
" people, but we would cali them quiet, ane
even sad, because their gayety Is 50 different
from ours, and their manners are more grave
and iigniled. But they are fond Of anuse.
ments, and one Of their yearly festivals is the
8 Feast Of the Roses which takes place du-
ring the Rose season, which is June, July,
and indeed the greater part Of the Summer.
win try to tell you something about it,
The climate being very warm, the people
live much out Of doors, and during this feast
tents are pitched every one wears his or her
prettiest dresses, and, as all Eastern people
are fond Of bright colors, the scene is very
gay one.
During this festival everything betokens
mirth and enjoyment The cymbals and lutte
are heard from morning Till night, the story
tellers recount their most beautiful tales, and
the dancing girls dance for hours at time.
Then, when the night comes, and the NOON
light covers everything like silver cloud, the
people stretch themselves on their soft carpets
and listen to the songs Of the nightingales
and soft serenades on the women's lutes.
In some parts of Turkey whole fields Of
sroses are cultivated, from which the Turks
make the famous altar Of roses" which is
40 fragrant that :, vessel or ANYTHING toucbed
with it seems never to lose the smell; and the
Hindoos scatterro rose leaves in the water they
drink to give tia pleasant appearance.
There are more than two hundred kinds Of
roses and thav arc "a al, s;vas from, tho inv
n;cavnne rosa 30 called because 4 Il mo larger
than 1--WE cont Yiece. to t,,a ;nmansa cab.
hare rosa IF all shades If co,or hr;oht ve,.
low. mink rad and almost black. The Posse
If Damascus or nan,asir rose. Il the one farst
bropobt n this countrv. and i a very daen
~, ,.;t,, etro,,e, ,,arf,,,.. Thar t,aro .,.
the Ecvnt;an seazrosesal ts.,., oses rock .roses
xv,,;ch crov l., t,a arv rocLv ,,,oces ,,,oro 10
ottar fIowar can i've. and he A,,,;no rosa
growing nv the eternal snow.drifts of the
Aims.
Roses are hardy .nIants and will, i've . lono
time if proper,v cared for. There q a rose.
free in Germanv. which IL known 70 he a;obt
hundred wears old. and Il Ia still b,os.om;no.
We al, know and 1--we the nrettv moss rose
with its mossv. green veil. that gives n smell,
a sby. modest air !: and the tea rose. which. in
South and West. grows ON large trees Tho
writer had. in her Garden in Arkansas. ono
which grew to be over seven feet b;oh and
would bear as MANY as five hundred blossoms
ut once.
Bnt there is one rose mora cnr;ous than Al,
the rest the RISE If Jericho. II has anoths,
name which botan;stslcal, n That - Anastot
lea. a Greek word. meaning resurrection !. and
the Arabs call It the symbol Of ;mmorta,;tv
because it comes to life again long after II has
seemed to be dead. II lives In the hot sands
Of the Desert Of Sahara. and when the drv
season comes Il withers. folds its leaves aud
draws nm its roots like little feet into !. ,;oh,
hall. and tho winds Of the desert carry Il nm
til II reaches a moist soil and then we arc
told. If drons. takes roof. and it's ,eaf become
oreen and it's b,ossoms onen, 4 del,cate mini,
There 10 a flower In Mex;co known 40 tbA
Resurrection Flower. which is very much tho
game. II NAV he carried about in vour noclat
for a year and more and vet when INIT into a
samoan NJ water in a few bonrs will h,o.so,,
ont ne bright and fresh as n n had inst ann.
ont of the oaraen,
When the Romans conouered Britain. more
than eighteen bundred wears AGO. thew intro.
duced MANY cur;ous customs into that conn.
t,v AMONG otbers t,,at ~ carv;ue a rose a.,
the ceilings Of their banouetine halls or sns-
nens;nc 4 uatural rose over the DINING fable.
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