Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22

No Where Else Can be Found Such
Startling Contrasts in Nationality.
Thousands of Travellers Display the Costumes.
Manners and Marked characteristics
OF Different Nations.
Copyright, Is9O.)

ALG1ERs, Feb. 2l. 1890.
For the Gazette.
Although the environs of Algiers are
enchanting in their uniqueness of archi-
lecture in villa, palace, khouba and tiny
Arab villages nesting beneath olives
and pam The larger human interest
will always be felt by the stranger in
what may be seen within the fine boule-
wards and ancient, unmodernized streets
Of 1.-THE white city upon the hillside. -
Nor will you have to wander IN search Of
this. The great Boulevard de la Repub-
hQue, the chief street of Algiers, faces
the harbor, ard on the city side are in
Vulnerable massive structures, for ma
rne, governmental and commercial pur-
poses Rue de la Liberte and its contin-
uation, Rue Bah Azzoun, run parallel,
behind. Rue Bah ell Oued is a sort of
extension Of these, leading around the
base Of the promontory on which the city
is built 10 Fort Neuf and the near town
OF ST. Eugene. From these streets as 6
base, and IN a measure q division-line
between the new Algiers of the French
and the remaining old AlGIers of the
Arabs, inuumersble torturous thorough
fares, with defined boundaries in Rue
Porte Neuve on the left and Boulevard
alec at the right, ascend sinuously over
triangular quarter to the Kasbah,
the ancient citadel, poised at the
extreme point of the promontory, and
tbe angle, perhaps 500 feet above the sea.
Within tins triangle are found the densest
native population, the stTangest archi-
lecture, and all manner of scenes in the
every day life of the people of more thor
oush oriental coloring than can be wit
Messed in any other equal space in Al
g!ers, Trlpoli or Egypt. The splendid
Place du Government with its fine border
OF trees is fairly between the two eXtremi-
lies of tins triangular maze of Algerian
ihoroughfares and activities. On two
sides Of the square are masses Of car
rlages day and night. All lines of tram
way and omnibuses center here. The
hundred thousand or so Arabs below the
hasbah stream through il at least once a
DAY. Trains from the desert and outly-
lying villages must pass this way. Peo-
PIE reaching the Quays, coming from the
harhor, passing to and from different
portions of the city, the military in
countless squads and detachments, mem
oers Of foreign embassies, countrymen
with produce for the markets, citizens
Going to and from the market, in fact
every manner of being and interest GEN.
tered here must at some hour of the day
OF night aid in making up the studies
mus presented.
So taking your station among the little
Arab bootblacks of the Place du Cow
eminent, few hours of quiet observa-
hon will show you more Of Algerian
Character and life than could be told in
an entire book from the most graphic
pen; while no art could ever paint the
movement and action which lend such
Tigor, color and feeling to the curious
contrasts crowding upon the sight. In no
city that have ever visited are found
such startling contrasts in nationality
aud costume. 1t seems as though rep
fesentatives of every nationality and
condition on earth were here, and, with
IN sn hours time impressed your sight