New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
WINTERING IN CAIRO.
LIVELY SEASON ~ EGYPTS GAY CAPIrAh-
CURRENT TOPICS or INTEREST.

Cairo. Jan. Cairo with is gay court and Official
lfe its manifold opportunities for the ENJOY 'ct VI -
iscnce is incompatible winter climate IT, iaI-hue"
sre. and etll more gorgeous sunsets. has for years
past been favored winter resort fOi the rch HN"' ''
faded vivcur OF great European capitals Lher every
winter season for wears past little army oil ''''"fS mas
poured IL with unvaryng regularity ana seds'" d''Y
season has ecnpscd the previous one ID brA''''' ""
Tie present one which has ouirivalIea AL PI'ue'''S
Never before have % many usuion' VISITORS gia c' '
Egyptian capital, and never before haS c III ' ''''
and uicturesque villas on the outskirts OF the CITY as
spr,ea such varied phases OF gayety. knights OF the
Grand Cross Of the Bath, and knights OF the Golden
Flece are As thick As grasshoppcrS in july ana CeV
,hers of tie vel orCre rub elbows WITH chcVaIIers
1,,ndusfre. who not nircqucnty eclipse the former
In uer.onaI attributes and magnhcence Of living.
IN fact so numerous the chevahcfs d'ndustrie
or ebarucrs herr aud bold and varied Their depTc
datons that active are bcins taken f1I an
r,rociablo increase IN the numbers and efficiency Of
tl,o secret police. 4 number OF persons have been
v,ct,mized including dealer IN precious stones VINO
has been neatly swiuded cut OF some twenty thousand
francs worth Of diamonds 10y an engaging idsch VINO
conn forfeited bndnes, with such Skill rs l." d-h Al
sr melon and subsequently succeeded ~ robbhg tho
trusted messenger Who was sent 10 'I'c '"iloH''''
blind Customer hotel.
Almost "a Objectionable as the sharpcfs, ard more
dixqcreaby obtri~vc Of course, are the various as
pnt, after social recognition who. In the more or less
relaxed social atmosphere Of winter resort s'eN -
scratch up acquaintance which may pave uo way ~
favor, later ou in European social me- some "i 'e
boldest Of these cNpoiters are Americans WHo' u'-
eaunted boy aIs number OF rude checks ana hu"iiaV
inc relug, pursue their aims with specie ~ hcrorm
e., q, - Uttc short OF that-wOry Of better cause.
Auong the Americans now here are tie Hpny Iees.
whose very h,cl, career i'm London was the subject
Of cof.d, r.IIc comment in the new papers couple
Of season, ago. NJ. Bonyngc is the gentleman Nh'
went out to san Francisco some ycar7 At' ID t' ca
tacty of a sa.dcucr and >ubscq ucnty Ike stroke
Of magic. acquired fortune within ie" Noe'' uN
lucky speculation, IN mining stocks. BfcaEng OIL AN
engagement which ne Lad contracted with pretty
cook whose buyom charms had oapuvatcd him IN lu,
DAYS OF povcr,y. he married a Mr.. Daniels, me
wife of "A widely known NaA Francisco sporting man
/ who wa. 1T the time scTsins sentence ih the
san Quentin state Prison for shooting one fh4Hp
GALWAY Mrs. Daniels secured a divorce from hcF
husband and married Honyngc. DANCES VINO Was
uadIy infatuated with h, wife. committed suicide ID
4 , IL If dc.pondcncy soon after his release. The
affair created quite SENSATION IN san Francisco Al
the time.
| Later on, Bonyusc made his appearance in London,
and during Mr. Clcvcl,ud's Adminl,traro conirFcd
to interest certain persons connected Win inc ''"
States Embassy IN London in different bu-lnc's
7 schemes which resulted considerably 10 iHer pee"
mary profit Through the relations thus ceihpi'N''
Win the Embassy DEE maudgca L" obtdh N"'lo..' ~,
tdl iutr,ductons. just q, hc was on lh' pom va
GAINING au citIcc INTO ',tLun exclusive 'I'4'' ' ,
incidents o the past were a,cid' hial\ d''I'-'' WIN
/ disastrous consequence naturally. i"., i'''' -
/ then went alma Tor % uI'' ANA ".'i' ".,
heard az Them t,atl NOW when they have turn"l zap
An cairo. apparently bent upon "h'" mere i'''"'I.-
the struggle to lan social recognition. lAN "'
rnI,d Mn letter. oi IcoofIrn, ldauun tgom cci'tA
tlr,.,.,r Princes whose good rr-'c, they have "1"
by Liberal contrib ut.O.s 90 tit numerous '.i..,'''.
enterprises m which -h" d1bH..'. I' ie''"'' W. .
sec loN I'n .-'.t' G,. future ciaucntiy graf.
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