The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25

z the sunlight from the small inches, which do duty as bazaars, lining each side of it. Composing the structures on this street are 8 temple, mosque, theater, 62 shops, and two sebils or drinking fountains. Also representation of a merchants residence of the 18th century. Wonders upon wonder where have we been transported? Here is new and strange world before us. What pie turesque crowd! Do we see with our eyes and hear with our ears? Look See the different nationalities. Here are Moors with fez, and gown, and full blown brooches. Egyptians in native costume, who peddle trays of trinkets assiduously. Here in the bazaars of na- tive Egyptian manufactory are Egyptian and Arabian jewelry, brasswork, em- broidery, cigarette and smokers articles, potteries of lower and upper Egypt, tents and decorated cloth for hangings, furniture, antiquities, Red sea shells, perfumes, Egyptian SC als and signets, sweets and flowers, verses from the Ko- ram. Also Soudanese articles viz, whips, spears, shields and household ar ticles. Here are camels with drivers, and donkeys in attendance for visitors. Copts, whose acquaintance with the English language is limited strictly to cash transactions. Their dress is even
 scantier, consisting of long, loose robe
 and loose brooches. The donkeys are a
 distinct feature of themselves, small,
 1.-the animals, of exceeding mild dispo-
 sition, they have peculiar tricks of loco
 motion, which make a brief career or
 their backs perilous undertaking, yet
 we saw small boy riding through the
 street, guiding the animal himself, the
 driver not far away, and lady seated
 on the back of an ungainly camel. Wher
 her trip was ended, the camel lay down
 and she alighted with comparative ease
 What picturesque scene! It is all life
 and yet it is new to us. It is not all Or
 iental, yet it is strongly tinted with pure Oriental landscape. Visitors iron all lands are here, and drink in the view
 How can they help it? Such motle,
 concourse, where can it be reproduced except here? You walk along the street and here is merchant with fillagre
 work for sale, of which he is the maker
 Next you encounter a scribe, who for = consideration will write your name i . Egyptian, and tell you how it is pro
 nounced. Then you encounter forum . teller and the mystery show. Now W meet few half clad Soudanese, full c }, guile, with dirty white robes ha shrouding their black skins. They hay v one trick which works to perfection U They hold out their hand with i've col : gers in it, and ejaculate "change." Wh, u does it mean? A nickle for them. IT kind and obliging visitor takes his nick . and places it in the hand to exchane '" for the pennies, but the instant the nic :, ,, le touches the hand ,the fingers close O II CT it and away the half na ked Soudane VI goes, with nickle, pennies and all. The
 is theater with dancing girls. The produce the 'tDance de B entre."
 All these Mohammedans can go
 church. They have their mosque. " was dedicated at the opening of the fai =. IL Stduus oH Gue oppoSlGe Slue or M IQW . Plaisance and is part of the Turkis !, village. It is a reproduction of the mo = que of the Sultan Selim and is furnisht
 in the same manner as the great mosq,
 of Turkey. It is open to visitors at d h times, except during hours of praye - 1 No woman can cross it's threshold, al = no man without first taking off his shoe
 Here at the entrance, which is in the re; ,o sits the priest, of brown visage, and black, bushy beard, when not engage ,,, in one of his five daily functions. VI >e saw him shook hands with him; pa ,, him 10 cents for Turkish coin. H i, used his stamp and stamped his name d our note book, Selim Elnamani, Jun , 1893. Thus the religious welfare Il this wonderful people is not neglecte n by them. Five times a day they al c called to prayers. There is tower II the mosque where Selim Elnamani, r "a pairs, who I suppose acts as murrei
 calling to worship.-[Rey A. Gardne
 Warren, Ct.