The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-18
An EGYPTIAN PR10CEss COURT.


An EGYPTEAE PRINCESS COURT.
Hon. John M. Francis writes from
Egypt to his paper, the Troy Times, an
entertaining account Of his visit to the
Princess Manzoor, the eldest daughter Of
the khedive, and the only wife Of Pasha
ManzOOr. She occupies one Of the many
fine palaces belonging to the khedive.
As the princess speaks French very wen,
occasionally Americans, soiourning at
Cairo, who may desire to see an Egyptian
princess, ask to be presented to her.
Visitors are met at the gate inside the
palace walls by four slave girls, fine
looking young Circassian girls beauti.
fully attired in gay Colored silk dresses
with long trains, jaunty silk turbans,
satin shoes Of gay ColOrs, and rich jew
elry. There the visitors are received by
two Eubian men attired in rich broad
cloth, and four more Circassian slave
girls, equally we'll attired as the first,
who lead the way up a wide marble
staircase into a large, richly-furnished
waiting-FOOm, where they are received
by the princess lady of honor and offered
richly,ieweled Chib0uks and coffee Ia
Turk, in CuP-holdeFs Of gold, studded
with diamonds. Then q half.dozen more
pretty slaves, gayly dressed and richly
jeweled, conduct the visitors through
several beautiful apartments, followed by
the train Ofgirls, and at last reach the door
of the grand salon, where the princess,
surrounded by bevy Of still more beat
tiful and elegantly-dressed slaves, meets
them and leads the way to a large and |
luxurious divan. Immediately the in
eyitable OhibOuks are again brought,
while the princess enjoys hers amazingly.
The tobacco was 80 highly perfumed that
It's natural Odor was entirely disguised;
and one realized only most delightful
fragrance. Again coffee was served,
after which the princess had recourse to
4 jeweled cigarette box, from which she
took out richly jeweled Cigarette-hOlder,
md appeared quite as familiar with
cigarettes as with the ChibOuk. One of
he many beautiful gilt ornaments upon
/ little table near the divan was in the
hape of a tree, from which issued dainty
little cigarettes. This salon was magnifi-
'ent in its furniture and mirrors, its 40
al and ornamental decorations. After
IN hour of pleasant chat, the princess,
aking her visitors by the hand, led them
nto her little bOudoir, which was gem {
t beauty, with its many mirrors and
ilded furniture Of antique forms, GOV.
red with riClily-embrOidered Persian
mixed with crimson velvet,
nd baskets, mounds and festOons of 7
eautiful flowers of French manufacture. q
III Of the decorations in the place are 7
rtiacial work manufactured in Paris. q
he princess study-rOOm is another
,jOu of an apartment. In enc corner of f
10 room was large salyer Of gold and q
liver, upon which was bowl Of same b
etals--the princess wash-basin, as she 81
I'd us; near Mt hand was the towel Of '
bite silk, embroidered with gold and n
liver thread, and the Bohemian glass V
~ Of peFfumed wateF, which she con- n
iared an essential accompaniment. In a
lis room were some beautiful ornaments n
alabaster and III gold and silver. !
here were twenty-five alave.girls in mt. ',
ndance during the visit, all Of whom u
ere richly attiFed and jeweled. The "
.inceE has fifty slave girls ut her COM I
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