Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

Inc back and sides Of his head ana I'M
| der hls chin. He wears the white bur-
mouse and occasionally a colored one
over t. His legs are bare, but his feet
are thrust into heelless slippers or ~
10 high boots OF red leather. His 70 d
| ia the CONSCIOUS. or isam, and his nu-
! naerous wives and children subslst upon
what he leaves Of this national DISH
| Perhaps the CONSCIOUS IL the barbaiic
| ancestor OF our vat-meal, cracked
wheat, and other popular breakfast
| foods. being merely a semolne OF hard
! wheat. granulated by peculiar process
which Is one OF the special accomplish
ments Of the women, II Is placed In a
perforated dish and cooked by the
steam ascending from another vessel
below II, containing meat, vegetables
and aromatic plants boiled together,
which are usually eaten with II, often
there Is no meat In the stew. but an
extha allowance Of grace, tomatoes and
red pepper; and really, 1t IL not so bad
TO take. n you can shut your eyes to
the dirt that must be in II, ana lib-
eral sprinklng Of boiled fleas ana other
vermln, which are but tr1ing incI-
dents In Arab family life. Milk Is DRUM,
at every meal, preferably curdled,
though In case Of necessity they can
make out on fresh milk. as other people
occasionally drink wine that is known
to be too new for perfection. Arab
bread. as made In the cities, IN the
shape Of round cakes, is excellent, bus
that found among the wandering tribeS
usually an unleaven misture OF hand
crushed wheat and corn vetch and bar
ley-is simply vile
Considerably higher UP In the social
scale Of Tunisco, though not so numer-
Gus are the Kabyles or people Of Bcr-
Der origin now mixed up with Latin
and German races. In almost every
characteristic they are the exact oppo-
sites OF the Arabs. so far from being Of
nomadic tendencies, they never mount
a horse or mule, are rarely move from
the spot where they were born. Indus
trious farmers, mechanics and artisans,
they cultivate the gardens that supply
the markets OF Tunis and manufacture
the finest jewelry. pottery leather
goods, cloth and swords. They are all
Mohammedans, belonging to the or
thodox Mulekirite-that IT, they have
adopted the doctrine Of the Imam Ma
LEX as their Interpreter Of religious civil
law. Their most distinguished trait
Is intense patriotism. as strong today
as in the old times before French occu-
patton, when sort Of suicide club
arose whenever their country was
threatened by foreign foe The flow
or Of their youth banded themselves
together in forlorn hope, called Ines
sebeem, who expected to die for the
general uRAI e., II.
were said over them before going into
battle, from which they must never
return II not victorious. II killed. their
bodies were buried In a cemetery apart
which was forever afterwards place
OF prayer and peculiar veneration.
should one OF them escape with nei-
Their victory nor death, he and all his
kindred were hopeless outcasts from
that disgraceful day. The Kabyle dress
Is nearly white, sometimes striped black
ana white and consists Of the all-pre-
Vading haik. worn over wooden skirt
which extends below the knees: the
feet are covered with a complicated
mass Of rags, tied ON with cords
a small SOUL cap Is set rakishly upon
me head and over an, when aleld
e thrown the white or grey bernouse
habyle girls have a strange fashion of
lattoolng crosses upon their arms and
faces which some authorities com
strue into proof that their remote an
cestors were Christians Whatever
may have been the origin of Kabylla
proper It's secret win never be known
me country preserved It's independ-
ence Tor oenturies and the fair COM
pieNion, blue eyes and red hair so fire.
quently found among It's people, GER
talnly did not come from African or
Asiatic races.
Next In number come the Moors-
a name used by the French 10 include
all persons OF Arabic origin who live
IN towns and houses, I'm contradistinc-
ton TO the nOmads who dwell in tents
Ihey are handsome race, with pale
oval faces, eQulline noses and large
uark eyes To strangers they are OK
uemely courteous, but seldom to be
depended upon Their aversion To
work IS, II possible, more pronounced
than mat of the Arabs and If em-
ployed at all II is at the lightest Of
weaving and the most fanciful em-
Droldery, attending bazars and distil-
| ing perfumes. The Moorish dress is
| conspicuous for its bright colors. II
consists OF silk Jacket and waist-coat
| covered with braid, over which is
usually worn the bernouse. Young men
| wear only the fez on the head but their
| elders supplement IL with the uirban.
| Al wear Voluminous trousers. not d.
| Nded, OF some soft wooden material.
extending below the knee. the stock
lngless feet encased In slippers. Moor
ism women, when seen out OF doors are
always attlred In a creamy white halk
reaching below the knee. full trousers
or white linen fastened at the ankle.
and red slippers embroidered with gold
or silver OF course, their heads and
faces are cover only the ewes being
visible When q Moorish baby Is born.
| It's hair, whatever may be the natural
color is invariably dyed red but when
a maiden Is about to Doe married. this
color must give place TO jet black The
dressing OF the brides hair Is work
OF time and strength IN which an her
female relatives and friends take part
! The raven locks are braided In count
less strands and around her head and
face each tiny plat terminated with
a pendant Jewel Next her face must
be cuamelled, 10 look exactly Ike a
China doll. Then her eye brows are
pencillcd. and not content with arch.
ms them. the dressers bring the inky
curves hall way down their victims
nose. Then the climax OF beauty Is
attained with patches ~ scarlet paint.
and last Of AN the eye-lashes are se-
curely ummed down 80 that she mas
not inadvertently be- guilty OF On,
gross lmmodesty OF hcholling IN publ,
The man whose fractional hclpmate 60,
o. soon 90 be.
Fully oue-dfth Of the population Of
Tusinia are Jews; and like their rae,
IN an parts OF the world. They show
no means 90 De ignored. They SHOW
the same genius for money getting o'
On New York or wherever found ~
same prominent noses, inclined 90 - Hk
and small eyes set too near toc/'or
The women are remarkable for lI1ui'
while young. but grow stout. Ucas,
and hewhsl;ercd long before middle
age. The elder members ~ the jew
ish community IN Tunis still retain m,
native dress; but the rising genera
ton has adopted European costume
since the government decree OF Isl
declared them French citizens.
FANNIE p. WARD