The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-20
WOMEN m FoYP1.
Where the lie ofa w fe Is . Decidedly
zssu-.ss..s Exilf xi.feIsee.

Where the I.ife OF . W fe Il Dsrfded1y
= szs..Sa.ss. TtslI ExI.teHee-
e The Les s3sial9E no uen are indolent
and cary i,eeo:ea very fat; many in
Cairo and AIxta}1ria have never seen
the city gates or the port J hey ara
too reputcd to indulge in serious i'll.
trigues Thes have not the faith in
destiny which enervaies the best
III sse ms but are courageous in dart
ger They are not frank in their
hatreds or dislikes. They associate
with the CDpts far more than with
Moslems. and are overfond of fcstiFi-
ties
j have never seen a III stem woman
rraying in mosque except al the
FL twling Dervishes. when three wcnl-
en- in an upper balcony accompanied
the brethren in a part IL the exerc.s.s.
by pantomine. AMI tileg were insane
and put there to be curel by the deFo-
tions. Nor have ! seen a M ,sIein
woman or girl praying anv wherc-
But there are mosques in Ca ro that
are named for women and some that
have been built by them or for them
with their money. know at least six
women's names Tat of ST. q srneb.
the granddaughter of the Praph 4.
oraiion; and nsthing but won-
en- cIn enter the bronz. inclos-
ure which contains the brocade-
draped tomb The mosque Of 81.
Sophia. built BY her euHuch. has a
fine minaret aud decorations; those Of
Ayesha Il Fatmeh are of pecsIii X
sanctity. Or wiss and instructive
Alec. a tall. gaunt n lb:an. a rigid
Eoslem erammed with histories.
legends d much experience. the
best authority on our dahabeeyeI,
and whom we mercilessly question on
the social and domestic life of the
women. related to US with many par
ticuIars that his wife and other
Muslem women went twice a year.
after a bath, 10 a side room in the
mosque at Fatmeh and Ayesha OF pr ~
and be advised by khateeb. This ex-
hortation " IS praise to Allah. I'M tEc-
ton to serve the husband. warning
against evil spirits and inf
delity, exhortations to teach The sons
the things they should know while in
the harem. rlial sod cd expressions Il
God. aud blessings asked for the pill
grims and family of the prophet.
Levantine. Armenian. Syri. and
some of the Coptic women receive
male visitors with the men of The
family. and they shop. rifle and visit
and eat with male relatives and in i
mate frienIs- At Copiic ne Idiag
which l attended in Cairo there we're
many of these foreign women present.
but not one C,pIic woman. except
Young girl of the family of the
bridegroom. The families Of both
bride and gradm were wealthy
and important AMI tlsc affair
was grand and expensive; bur il WIS
for men and foreign women The
Young girl of the family did the
arsluous tties of hostess charmingIF.
wi h the suPprt of another. a
schoolmate of her own age Il v:sst-
ing the naive Consass, G ,vernar=,
village sheiks and other pubic men,
I have never seen the women of The
harem. except by special invitation
from the master of the hoaSe Bat
one meets in Cairo native women Of
all classes. in the shops. in the bazars.
in the gartlnes, on dankeys and in
sarriages, and their ev dent Intention
is to enjly themselves I know Ihs
wife of Pasha. Copf. who receives
gentlemen with ladies. but never
alone.
Among The poor The filing of water
jars. gossip on the rect squaitiHg
outside the mud inclosure of The home.
with dirty children. chickens AMI
sheep. ba hing in the Me and wash
ing clothing and domestic animals
these are the chief opportunities for
woman's social enjoyment And the
keenness with which they relish this
part of their daily life tells The story
of its poverty. Morning and evening
alosg the banks of the river we met
with irregular professions of women
Fad young girls. -osis.s:ag the an
cient pictures. with their water jars
gracefully and iauntilv poised on their
vailed heads.-Cor. PdtsbHrgb Dis
pdteh