The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-23
LUXURIOUS IuNumINo.
No" the hhediye Of Egypt EnIoFiains
""esls-Ninnds Whlrh cost $3.50 ~
MOnihfui.

had the honor yesterday OF luncb.
ing with the khedlye NJ his palAp. nf
A1Ii Neen, an nnprelendug, rambling
uulldlng,, covering an enormous space
OF Rrould at The southern extremity of
NeW Calro--ll ! may he permitted linus
w ueslgnhle the splendid modern olty
Whlch owes lis creation 10 the beped.
cent spells OF u modern oriental mag.
WAN lar mlghller than the empirical
lleorollAllcrrS of ancient Egyptian his.
Tory The immediate approach 10 the
Aod'deen Ii across vast SANDY waste
!" III appearances vertnble
olt OF the original desert present
| ing III ils unc0uqnerable aridty
remarkable contrast 10 the luXurl.
ance OF the foliage gllmpses Of
when are obtained ~ You drive past
the several entrances 10 the inner
courts OF the NiceregA palace. One of
lhesc, view Of which Is commanded
ny the windows OF Il waiting.room af.
Iecleu 10 the use of persouages tu
whom special audiences are accorded
! by his llighncss, Is surrounded ON the
Nrst story OF the Abd-deen by the
apartments of the harem, and the
openlngSot which are hidden 10y strong
wooden .lOusles, which impart TO the
quadrangle an aspect at once forbid.
dlng and IOrlorn. From the great hall
OF that wing OF the palace which con.
Jams the state reception roOms-a hail
which runs the entire depth of the
Uulldlng-a stately double winding
staircase takes lis rise, up which Won
pass to the Khedive's apartments,
Both walls OF this staircase, as well M
the halfway landing place, where the
Two flights meet and are blended, are
lined with panel mirrors, set ut Gun.
ming angles 50 that the ascending
guest finds himself apparently advan.
cling toward dozen or 50 of Doppel-
CANCERS, closing inupOn him from differ.
ent directions. The Garpeting OF all the
approaches to the presence isso soft and
multiplied that | can not conceive any
thing short OF n siX.pOunder battery
being heard in its transit Overa surface
so greedily absorbent OF sound. At
the head Of the staircase in an ante
room garBished with divans, through
which you pass into magnificent con-
servatory, occupying the center Of the |
wing glass-roOled, cooled by lets Of
sparkling water, aud laid out MS a gar.
den--itS beds glowing with tropical |
flowers, and skirted with white-st0ne |
paths, mach pleasauter to the booted
foot than slippery marble. From this
delightful lounge many doorways |
doors are conspicuous by their absence
from Oriental hOusesl lead into appar-
emily interminahle suites of richly fur
Hished rooms. His Highness' invites
Of yesterday, amongst whom were
Lord MunCaster and Earl de Grey, |
were first assembled in n small draw
iDg-room, whence, rs soon az the mid.
day gun was fired, they Were conducted
at the instance of Scherif Pasha into
n long narrow salon, the only article of
in which was table, upon
which were ranged carafes of cognac,
of radi and Of wateT, tiny salvers con-
tanning burnt almonds and dried wal
nuts, and boxes of cigars and oignr-
cites. The ''nip" and "three whitlsn
of Egypt correspond to the Russian
sdkOnSku and the Italian dHtip0StO, In
that they are to stimulate appetite and
promote healthy action Of the diges-
i've organs, upon which such heavy
calls are made by the dimensions and
duration of an Oriental feast After
n few minutes, very pleasantly spent
in conversation, we suddenly found
that the khedive had joined us with
out the least iormality of announce.
ment. He had passed quietly into the
room through D side doo., and was
gayly with NJ, da Cischna,
the Austrian COnsul.General mere, be
fore at least one half of his guests were
aware OF his presence. OF course, a
was Immediately formed, round the
inner side of which bis Highness pass
ed, unattended by aides-de.camp or
cham berlains shaking hands with and
addressing few courteous words to
each gentleman in succession. He
was dressed in the plQineSt possible
stylo--a black frock coat buttoned up
to the throat, black trowers, and the
small purplishred fel Of Egypt made
up the simple dress in which tho EAST
nrn potentate appeared to us. As soon
rs he had terminated his round of
the chief of the house
lold announced that "Highness
was served,n and lsmail Pasha led the
way to a lofty dining hall adorned with
wall and ceiling paintings OF scenery
md flowers, where breakfast awaited
IS. Great taste WAS displayed i'm the
decoration of the table, have rarely
,een such fruit and eXotics even in
English hcuses-and the ornamental
structures Ia sugar and sweet pastes, 5
which served as center-pieces, were rs :
remarkable for their size as for the
alaborateness of their design and the
richness of their colors. The servants
were not arrayed 10 the picturesque
and frequently very costly costume {
worn by the retainers of most wealthy
Egyptian seigneurs, but wore Eu-
ropean liverles Of green ana gold. or '
the breakfast itself, which lasted till )
o'clock, and was composed OF no less
than twenty-five courses, the most in {
teresting feature to the foreigners who
partooh of il was, | imagine, that it
opened with fresh oysters and real
turtle soup. Respecting one OF the
plats, iris n la khedive," composed OF
peculiarly small and delicate rice
sstpyed in a consomme of calves
brains, | can not tGrbear reproducing
a statement made to me BY my
neighbor at the table, one of the great
dicnitaries of the Khedive's Court
al cordially recommend that rice to
you,n said his eXcellency "in the
first place, because it is really admir-
able DISH in the preparation of which
his Highness' chef excels all others
and, secondly, because it is most prob,
ably the most expensive NETS ever SET
before anybody since the days OF
Heliogabalus. Every grain OF that rice,
my dear sir, costs the Khedive louis;
! venture to appraise your eonsump-
ton of it at $50 mOuthful. That hook
you have just been drinking is not an
absolutely cheap wine; lsmail Pasna
took all he could get of it at 6Sf bottle
about GO IS; but, in comparison TO
his rice, he may he considered to have
got it for nothing. That rice is OF