Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06

| f1iethought 90 include them In yOur
| own stOrcsl. because those superiluous
| implements do not figure In the Arab
| mclange An enormous water Jar, Of
] brass, copper. or dark-red pottery,
/ serves as a table. and sllken scarf Is
| spread over H. whose frnged edges do
! duty FOR napkins. Generally the first
| dish is the much-prized Moorish cOus-
! coUss-a st,w Of fish, flesh. fowl and
/ rice. sslvol on a huge wooden tray, II
rs steaming hot-if not too long In tran
sIt-and there Is no spoon OF ladlet nor
plate on which % serve a. To partake
gracefully OF a Moorish dish Is o task
NJ some difficulty 10 persons not 10 the
manner born. The party gathers
around the Jar and the master Of cefe-
monies must carve dip up gravy and
arrange the meat for mastication. win
the thumb and TWO FIRST fingers OF the
right hand. no help being admissible
from tfc laft hand which IL believed 90
be used only BY the evil one. lou may
xtemp1rize something for plates II
you prefer such as boX-cOvefs. PIN
trays, or sOap-dlehes but the native
fashion Is for each 10 help himself
IN turn from the central tray, using
the thumb and two fingers with which
10 convey the selected portions 10 the
mouth 4 fayoHtg entree Is called
rbikoula and appears 90 be q con
glomeration Of tomatoes. eggs.
capsloum. OH and lemon Juice.
Tho NIoors excel ian pastry,
which they favor With the most dele.
lous essences. Their bcyerages-eXcept
the coffec-are Too ineipld for Anglo
gHy
deem the vllpet meal If southern Euro
pc. are altogether lacking in Africa.
However I'm This land of plenty and in
hnltcssmal prices. whose markets are
crowded with luscious fruits honey,
nuts. etc. one need never go hungry.
Such delightful DAYS as we are hay.
ing. proving about the old city and
pretending that we are contemporaries
OF Aladdin and Queen Schoherezqde.
Passing In and out OF our Inn. whose
halls and corridors are at an timcgsllan
and deserted we get peeps into the
cafe where Moslems eit cross-lcgped
smoking their long pipes with imppr-
turbahle gravity. apparputiv sgvng
never a word 10 each other In strik-
ing contrast To the nolsy iabboripe
throngs In the French and
Spanish restaurants OF the /. aver Town,
Alglers as Won know IL built on "A
very steep decliylty ana most Of tho
extremely narrow streets Of tho older
quarter are nscanded Inv interminoblo
steps. tip and IN we po--sometlme-
through vaulted passages thrown across
the road, with houses directly above
them, anon coming 10 moss grown
arches Of single span. through which IL
obtained a wonderful vista ~ sarocen.
ic architecture. As each story of avery
house projects beyond maj below IL
the part SO protecting bolng sustained
by inclined props again he wall-tbe
upper stories ON opposiie elo.j are nee
essarlly very close together. ca that.
but for occasional rlbbon-llke strips Of
bright blue sky overhead the pedes-
tran might fancy himself immured IN
a subterranean city. Only I'm the tlny
parks does the sun penetrate IA tha
but when II ilumInates Inc
upper walls. the roofs and gargoyies
towers ana minarets M tbe ouairt al
buildings the effects az llght and sbnde
are such as 10 reioico an ertistis sonl
What pictures there are IN naInt In ME
Arab quarter, What blte Of arch Zoo
ture are hidden away In derk nool,s ana
blind alleys, what studlee ~ choroc'
ter In the natives clustered aroma IA.
fountains with their conner iugs. vbat
peeps into Arab interiors AFFORDED
through the little archea restibnlss
whose oval doors stand al,vavs oia,i
You see dlgnifed Moors souatted mon
embroldering cnlored clnth
with gold and silver each win me-
great toe Of one foot brougbt into ro.
quisltlon TO hold The ihread which 4,
twisted around II. sboe.makors sit,lns
tailor-fashlon ON matted Goors stttcb7 ,
Ing away at re1 and veiiov, ,,orocno
shoes aud sllppers. barbar.shons wbs,a
the customers offer thelr baods ,ns,oa1
Of their chlns IN Tho moor Thoro orc
numerous cook.shons Wbero 1880
are sI71,lng ar ,,ou.tna
tiny kitchens omen to The stroo,s' az, ~,
cafes whore Instead ~ rna5,ne a ~
lally papers and disc,ssi,a rnii,l ule
natives silently drinL ae 'D''''ea, Wv |
,hlbouqnes. NAV ot Gorab VA ' iir,ne
la the lnterminabls taio 80 no, CIV iS'sn
siopal sto,.v.teiicr ~ ~ plSoi,9'
.ado) or Ia the doierT .tr"tr. ~ ,,','le-
lering musician SbreUS al'S o. a wan
,mnly nt,y -. 80" .''"pS rV''