The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
SAVAGE TOOLS OF wAREARE.
Interesting Exhibition in London OF
Dcryish Trophies and Weapons.
From the London Time

Dcryish Trophies and Weapons.
From the London Times.
To the relics OF many battles which are
spread out in the great bapquetlns room
of Whitehall, under the famous Rubens
ceiling. the Royal United Service Institu-
ton has now added IN interesting collec-
ton OF deTvish trophies, lent by officers
who have taken pare ia the Soudan expo
dtions Of the last three years-the loot OF
Ferkeh, Hadr, Atbara. and OmIurmdn.
Those who have followed the newspaper
narratives Of thezc campaigns should
avail themselves Of this opportunity of
seeing the jibbas. barbarjc weapons, ana
quaint arnor, of which they have read so
much. before this collection is once more
scattered. on Saturday the Slrdars
sword OF honor specimens of the medals
struck by Gordon and conferred as re-
wards during the siege of Khartoum, and
some other relics were still wanting to the
exhibition. but it is expected that these
Will arrive to-day. and tomorrow the col
lection in its entirety win be on view to
the public.
Close TO The entrance of the hall are
several captured banners, for the most
part white Or of bright color with prayers
and praises OF the Mahdi inscribed on
them in Arabic characters one great
black standard. riddled by bullets, is no.
ticeable; IL fell into Co. MacdOnalds
hands after the battle of Omdurman. and
was by him given to Lieut.. Col. II. Finn.
Of the Twenty-first Lancers. who has lent
this, together with several other trophies.
to the exhibition. The dervish uniforms
are certain TO attract good deal Of at
tentiOn. Here are 20 be seen the white
cotton jibbas. with their patches OF dark
blue. brown, or other coiored cloth, some
Of them handsomely embroidered symbols
Of the rise and foil of Mahdism. For il
Will be remembered that the Mahdi enjoin-
ell on his followers a life OF meekness and
humility. Of strict asceticism; they were
10 own no property and were 10 be clothed
in rags and patches IN token Of their saint
" poverty: but after rap!ne and license
had demoralized the dervishes and brought
about a religious decadence the dirty
patched Nag gradually developed into the
luxurious jibba. the symbolic patches be-
coming neat and ornamental oblongs OF
colorc1 cloth, svmmetricahy arranged up
on the snow robe. tokens of poverty and
asceucism 70 longer. but OF the
hypOcritical epirit that had taken the
place Of tne former honest fanarcism.
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