Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-19

Affairs of a political nature were quiet
In Egypt when / left" said Mr.. Little To a
Star reporter. land there seemed to be an
amicable feeling existing between the En-
lish representatives and the Khedive The
much talked Of cabinet crisis, which &C.
cording to many correspondents threatened
the stability of the Riaz cabinet
was mere flash In the pan and
arose simply from a difference of opin-
Ion on a question of policy. between Riaz
Pasha, the prime minister, and another
member Of the cabinet The Khediye's
visit to the sultan created very little stir in
the political world in Egypt, although it
has been much discussed abroad 1t may
be said, however, that the enthusiastic re-
ception the young ruler received on his re-
turn to his own country showed clearly his
great popularity among his own people.
The political situation in Egypt at ali times
bears more or less of a resemblance TO a
volcano. Just at present the volcano fires
seem to be banked and promise to remain
so until some European enhancement and
especially an ENHANCEMENT which concerns
England. arises. when the Egyptian cues
ton will probably blaze out into startling
prominence.
A Gift for Washington.
Getting away from political affairs Il
may be of interest to Washington people
TO learn of an addition to the treasures AL
ready collected at the National Museum.
before leaving Cairo. the Egyptian govern
ment informed me of its intention to present
% tne United States government a large
NUMBER OF most interesting relices of the
ancient CIVILIZATION of the country. 1 had
ene pleasure Of viewing this collection. and
should Judge II will be a splendid addition
10 the museum. The relics are all taken
from the Egyptian museum at Cairo. Kan
almost etote g.
be thoroughly familiar with relics dating
BACK long before the war, and / can't de-
scribe just what the collection consists of.
Dut know that there are lot of collins
iney are not modern collins, either We
know the ear marks of a modern coffin
out IN Kansas as well as any people in the
word. but these collins were not modern
by any means. There are no silver handles
start an art gallery.
This collection should reach here some
time this month. The gift coming from the
s sS'S which not long ago presented
OF the most cherished of the old monuments
shows the friendship of the land of the
worlds Oldest civilization toward the young
republic. In this connection IL might he
well to speak of the uniform courtesy shown
both officially and socially to the rerresen-
tatives of the United States by the foreign
diplomats abroad"
An Omctal Reception.
Mr.. Little in the course Of his CONVERSE
ton with the Star reporter, branched of
from discussion on collins to relate how
he was officially received by the khediye
This Is something<the way the story went:
You know that before / was received in
state by the khedive had called on him
several times and had been received very
cordially. However, the real official recep-
ton and introduction did not take place
until had been in Cairo some time EVERY
thing that had gone before was mere child's
play to this reception. BY the time # came
on i had become somewhat used to the
change from Kansas simplicity to a certain
amount OF gorgeousness. / could 20 into
my own house. past two glitteringly appar-
eiled gentlemen, with swords gold lace
jackets and baggy trousers tied in at the
ankles. without turning an eyelash Even
In the first days, when I felt myself being
overcome by the grandeur of these attend
ants. 1t had always been a comfort to me to
reflect that their combined salaries, swords
month.
The morning OF the presentation there was
the greatest stir around the house Won ever
saw outside of a fire. They woke me about
o CLOCK in the morning and every inmate
Of the establishment from the vice con~n,
DOWN TO the COOK took hand at helping me
70 dress. 1t was a tremendous operation
Pretty soon there was a rap on the door and
SOMEBODY said the master of ceremonies was
down stairs. Down stairs we all went and
there was the grandest master of ceremonies
ever seen outside of a spectacular perforIn-
ance. The master of ceremonies asked IL /
was ready and said, In a minute Then /
to put on some white gloves
was altogether too anxious to get those
gloves on. as the defeated prize fighter re-
marked. Nobody is ever in a hurry in Egypt
"a oil hx,fl%
went one of the gloves and there was a rib
OF two inches. Grant looked at me and /
looked at Grant. Grant, by the way, is the
vice consul and knows more about etiquette
than the man who invented IL. 1 shall prob
ably never recover from Grants look Of re-
proach when / broke that glove or when I
called on the third assistant commissioner OF
street cleaning without silk hat.
The situation was serious. Here was the
entire Egyptian government waiting and
here was the American consul with one OF
his only pair Of white gloves split up the
back
"'Are you readyg said the master of cere-
monies.
".AH ready and away sailed the master
of ceremonies. and away sailed 1. with one
glove on and the other grfpped tight In my
hand.
Gala Parade.
'"The street outside was a Jam OF car
riages and people. You can get a crowd in
Cairo by standing on a corner and blowing
a tin whistle and when a procession like
the one blocking the street on this occa-
sion turns out the entire population of
Cairo turns out also to do II honor. First
of all there was the khedives state carriage,
covered with gliding and embroideries.
With a reputation for veracity to sustain
1 am afraid to say how many horses were
hitched to that carriage, how many sails
ran before or how many footmen hung on
behind This carriage was for the master
of ceremonies and myself. Next was a
coach, a little less gorgeous, for Mr.. Grant,
and behind that another for our attendants
the two before mentioned gentlemen with
swords and gold jackets. As an escort
there was something like a regiment of
cavalry. Away we went through the streets
resembling something between an inaugural
procession and a circus parade. The side