New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-06
ORIEyTALS At ELLIS ISLAND.

.... ..,.r ,ocrs A BOOK AND FAHAMA
osMAN GIVES DANCE.
- - . ,,,o. of sadness yesterday In the
- too ~ Nahom,; Nur. the great fortune
Lii -, tb.1Eoudan Malomet Nur was one Oh ,ne
narty of Egyptians Turks. Araos ana -'"o
came here on the steamer Ghiiuhah 1ro" AZ n,od
The marty spent the day on BUS iai""u ",'" =,
LIST evening for Chicago. WHERE 'ncy VIII
".,,uo.on,,rg , street In Cairo at the Worlds FAR
n" ~ ,,,o. ,orv Nah Jmet Nur does not
o,, ,hu ruc,sh tongue, and yesterday he couia
mok his grief known only through an Interpreter
"The unfortunate son OF Mahomet u N",
he said with simple pathoS' oc"iohhS us az -
al, the soudan there Is not soothsayer 80 po'en'
the humble person who grovels nj your leet DC !.
Ino,rn tbep that Mahomet Nur has lost his DOOM
n, necromancy and Is In the darkness Oh Perp'eA'S
without a lamp unto his feet Give pray 'n.0'
o,,o man a niece OF American money unto tue
goo,h.sver NJ the soudan that his luck may return
unto him." ,,,,o ~
Thcn came n darlskinnod Bedoun. "Who are
rou ~ bs said I'm English. Great joke that. l
made Joke YOU understand Show me American cent
7 grab him. see Great joke! l say occupy
There were nearly 200 children OF the orich' owe.
at Ellis Island yesterday willing and able to accept
ar. omount Of "bashccshr and to part with coins.
rings and trln,cts of all kinds for little American
money! A wcll-mcanng missionary looked upon
| those wild and unkcmpt persons, ana MS hcar' was
| touched lie loaded his arms full OF BiDieS anu
started to distribute the books to the darksKlhNeu
heathcn He offered first TO MaDomet Nur as
q substitute for the lost volume OF necromahcy' ine
soorhsayer Of tie soudan slowed away the book In
his bosom.
The rest Of the party saw that Mahomet Nur had
received "A present. They rushed upon that mission
ary and tackled him from every direction. III 'Ne
crush lie was overwhelmed and nearly Duriea Deea N
a wrgglng mass OF arms and legs Ihey LOOK aii
his books and cried for more. Mahohet Nur eo'
bis fuII share As soon as Mahomet got Bible
he carefully concealed II and went AROUND 10 INC
other side Of the rush line and hed up DIS ha'a io
another
When the scramble was over Fahama Osman Kindly
offered To Dance Faiama IS one Of the best
known dancers OF Upper Egypt. size had rlns> VI
ncr fingers and bells on her ankles. shc was ureS'c1
In roll Of silk. Her bosom was covered WI
strings OF beads and pearls and her head was crowned
with Jewels and beads gold She was tall ana grace
ful ard "a she danced every muscle OF hef "'h'
body moved IN slnuous curves. such "A dance wa
never seen on Eli, Island before aud General U ber'
aid Yesterday that 1t should never be seen a-aih IL
WAS one OF those dances of the orient when Hah
the senses eddy and cause the head 10 SWIM Ill Il
dolirious vbrl The officials viewed the sight VII!
Alarm The medical Inspectors expressed grave ieaf'
that the woman would di>lOtat" every JOINT a'o
break her spine, ana Tie MISSIONARIES "'i' "''''
General OIclrnc Oidc.cd Fahama TO exert ier'el II
longer.
such a consignment Of Oriental nR rah has nevei
boon brought TO these shores before. The children
from the land Of the rising sun were OF AL ages
race, and colors. Ptolcmy Ramc>"s far"'s was
alone worth double the price OF admission. II" wa
4, Nuiian with "A complexion Hike a newly polished
stove Ever ~. that Nuban backing the English
are 30 fond Of Wen that I, what the face OK ftolcmy
Kamc,cs Iarrss loOk,d Hike. Ii dld no, nave 4
ctcifn. splcndor 1t dull and dark. Ike pc"
dercd plumbago. Ptocmy Iamc,cs Parcsls had a
neck Hike "a swan. which was swateci In huge cellu
loid collar. Ills nccktic Of flaming carnaiion
III, leg, were slender and hl, feet were enca'ed III
so /. shor-. which wcrc decorated with patchi
leather shine lie had n short iawn.oO.or,d cv-r
,o,i with - cape alout ia inchc, In 'n-lh ho"iIs
ont from The shoulders. lie had 10 gloves, yet a
few fee, away his hands looked If they were en-
ca,cd in the blacklist aid Ptocmy Rameses Parcsis
also had "A and cigarette The women looked
At him ndmlrnsly over their wells, and Mahomet
sur regarded him with evil eye.
some Of the men bdgcy trousers and short
Jackets others were clad In flowing robes Tie
women were arraycd in Turkish costumes. Some 81
them covered their heads when strangers approached,
other v,r,. moi - shy. The authorities AT Eliis
Island after satisfying themselves that the Children
Of the orient would rctuiu {" their own countries
CHICAGO. At ia" Worlds thr they viii dwell In a
.tr, If their own I'm which there viii bc nos'iucS
temple, and CAFES. Every Oinine Wedding pro-
,c-,ion viii NOV" along the >uctt There Will be
cnmrls and donkey, In abundance. and the d,nzcnS o
The stree. ip Cairo" will dance, luGslc aud swallow
,WoId, for the amusement al the public.