Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
An Egyptian Princess at Home

Hon, John NJ. Francis writes from
Egypt to his paper, the Troy Times.
| au entertaining account of his visit to
the Princess hianzpUr, the oldest
daughter OF the Khedlve. aud the only
wife of Pasila Manzopr. She occupies
one OF the many fine palaces belong
ing to the Khedive As the princes s
speaks French very well, occasionally
Americans sojourning at Cairo who
may iesire to see al Egyptian princess
ask to be presented to her. Visitors
are met at the garden gate inside the
palace walls by four slave girls, fine
looking young Circassian girls, beauti-
fully attire1 i'll gay colored silk dresses
with long trains, jaunty silk turbans,
satin shoes of gay colors, and rich
| jewelry. There the visitors are received
| by two Nubian men attired in rich
| bToadcioth, and four more Circassian
| slave girls, equally well attired as
the first, who lead the way up wide
marble staircase into large and rich
ly furnished waiting room, where they
are received by the princess's ladies of
honor and offered richly jewellcd
ehibouks and coffee a la Turk, in cup
holders of gold studded with diamonds
Then a half dozen more pretty slaves,
gayly dressed and richly jewelled, con-
duct the visitors through several beau
t full apartments, followed by the train
of girls, and at last reach the door of
the grand salon, where the princess,
surrounded by a bevy of still more
beautiful and elegantly dressed slaves,
meets them and leads the way to a
large and luxurious divan.
Immediately the inevitable Chi
hunks are again brought, viii
abe princess enjoys hers amaz-
ingly. The tobacco was SO highly per-
fumed that its natural odor was en-
tireiy disguise d and one realized only
most delightful fragrance. After
coffee was served, after which the
princess had recourse to jeweled
cigarette box, from which she took
out rIchly-jeweled cigaretts-holder,
and appeared quite as familiar with
cigarettes as with the chibouk. One
of the many beautiful gilt ornaments
upon little table near the divan was
in the shape of tree, from which is
sued dainty little cigarettes. This
salon was magnificent in it's
furniture and mirrors, its flo
raj and ornamental decorations
After an hour of pleasent, chat, the
Princess, taking her visitors by the
hand, led them into her little boudoir,
which was gem of beauty, with its
many mirrors and gilded furniture of
antique forms covered with richly
embroidered Persian cashmere, mixed |
with crimson velvet, and baskets,
mounds, and festoons of beautiful |
flowers of French Manufacture. ALI |
of the floral decorations IL the palace |
are artificial work manufactured |
III Paris. The Princess's study room |
is au )ther b'jou of an Apartment.
In one corner of the room was large |
salver of gold and silver, upon which
Was BOWL of same metals-the prin-
cess's wash basin. as she told us near
at hand was the towel of white silk,
embroidered with gold and silver
thread, and tho Bohemian glass vase
of perfumed water, which she consid-
cred an essential accompanying ut. In
this room we're some beautiful orna- !
ments la alabaster and in gold and
silver. There were twenty five slave
girls in attendance during the visit,
all of whom were richly a tired and
jeweled. The princess has fifty slave
girls at heI command.