The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
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HAuA, March Tho ordinary tourists In
Palestine. who write books Of their experience.
have 90 little opportunity OF knowing tho oon-
ditions which surround the daily life Of . resi-
don't In small country town. that few details
Of domestic existence hero. - contrasted with
those OF moro civilized countries. may not DO
| embarrassing. As general rule. the foreigner
who comes to native town 10 settle down a. .
permanent inhabitant finds himself COM
PEELED moro or less to adopt the manners
and customs Of the richer class Of Syrians.
which gives him An opportunity OF BE-
coming acquainted with their homo life.
Some Of these are wealthy merchants or large
landed proprietors. with incomes varying from
5000 to $4,000. though man whose yearly
revenue reached the latter amount. Of which
he would not spend half. would DO considered
. millionaire. and few small towns can boast Of
80 great capitalist. As. owing to the march Of
civilization. the richer classes have Of late years
taken TO travel and the study OF languages.
persons occupying this position generally
speak either French or italian. have visited
Paris. Constantinopio. or Alexandria. and have
a thin varnish OF European civilization over
laying their native barbarlsm.
The rich families OF the Syrian arstocracy
are almost invariably Christians. but they
have only recently shaken of the manners
| OF thoir Mohammedan nelghbors and con-
| Querors. The women associate far more freely
| than they used to do. with the men. They now
| no longer cover their faces and although they
still wear the 'fustan. or white winding sheet
which serves as cloak and head dress In one 1t
nearly always conceals dress Of European
make. while. instead Of bare feet thrust into
inss. The men Of this class also dress in EI-
| r0pean garments. wearing. however. the red
The domestic arrangements Of family OF
Character as The external aspect Of The house
css SorSsoasy eapar ar ARAB 1 horse
would suggest, r we are on sufficiently init.
house. we find that his. pretty wife with her
Paris dress and dainty chaussure. walks about
or at best siockinsed iset. thrust into hiEi
sS W Ynh thai e Sa Ss SSsr
any q the rooms She may b about
Wrarper which W she is nose not par etan
about bnttoni1g. but n this respect she l. out
sS 5s
have come Off tho bouIevards OF Paris barring
the he'd h hfs reverted nss
from his throat to his heels. and his feet are
RRiHrsiish q w. day there e nothing about
word Of any other language than Arabic
Or Or, has ever worn any any other costume
IS sitting in his own little den. with his ieet
tucked under him on the diyan VIII CHI runs
SrSS G Gr sna With auas bis Te in o2 ss
sWWo mol y M nargiileh IN, md Stirring coffee
terms. you are received. in a room which they
| by the same gentleman In a perfectly lifting
6nsk irSfk coat and trons S Vanished boots
dress which has been madc In Paris.
The furniture consists OF massive tables with
marble tons. and h, handsome armchnirs and
| couches covered with costly satins. The walls
heavy hanging curtains, The floors are COW
on which the lady never plays: and there are
| pictures. OF which the frames are more artistic
show REPOSITORY Of some sort inaeed Il IL your
host Is At all taken BY surprise. the first thing
to all thu eDs
Silent ana so%S He e RHf
With HIM. 50 ss a ss SS" sy
| liked habits that he sleeps on bed himself
fathers. His dinner is served on a table, which
Il spread as he has seen II spread In the houses
the huge piila OF rice. the chicken stow with
rich r,s and greasy GRAVY the lamb stuffed with
nuy the % ciroasy da aes
and flss the fiat bread and the goat cheese and
and smoke, but bis CONGREGATIONAL powers. and
at. considering that there is not a book in the
house. He tells you that the house. cost him
Th' wse we al FL. 70 s
and the extent q ground which is covered BY
osty to look into them. are fithy 10 the s en-
6e too closely examined, His domestic estab:
three men who LOOK alter The snSes sha
which are three or four handsome horses and
constant ;op has
sos.ippns s visits 70 ess6
domestic Subjects on tSs Martial s stn trnlts
Of their respective husbands. on. congratuia-
tas s S.; sl. ssS SSy:
full speculation and encouragement II there are
at isS q al Witch can
carefully, protected from Intimacy with young
| mon. and marriages are arranged BY the par
onts Of the respective families. The chances
OF making q good match depend more on the
| amount OF the marriage settlement than on
their looks II the family happen to be a large
one 1t Is not uncommon : to SEQ a
In what; for this country. is considered luxury.
married to some poor and distant connection.
whose family live in the humb!est manner. In
such case the contrast 10 greater than can be
| imagined In our country. She is transferred
from The palstial residence have described to
q onG-storod house which probably does, not
her husbands family live In the old style.
Here she Is received. perhaps. by his mother
the pure native costume who have never had
shoe or stocking on In their lives who sleep on
| mats on the floor for there arc no bedsteads;
who partake OF their meals squatting on their
heels Tor there AFRO no chairs or tables and
who eat with their fingers. for there are no
| knives and forks.
II the newly married couple do not occupy
| the same room with the rest OF the family, they
share the other one with the domestic ami
mails. These probably consist Of a horse, q
| cow and n dOukey For AL Ia 0f aaou ritz