The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-03-22

versatile and brilliant editor Of
which paper is abroad we take the
following interesting letter, written
at Cairo, Egypt:
Cosmopolitan is hard-worked ad-
iective. But it deserves no rest where
a description of Cairo is essayed. For
in this gay capital of Egypt the Occi-
dent and the Orient meet and mingle.
In one hundred PAGES Of our Cairo hos
telry, the Hotel on Nil, is the street
Ell MousHi, which runs through the
Arabian quarter of the city. On Ell
ther side of this broad and interesting
street are the tiny box-like shops Of
Orientaldom and jostling each other
in the narrow roadway is the queerest
tumble Of races to be found outside a
Midway Plaisance at Worlds Fair.
Indeed no congress of nations has yet
been held which could approach in
motley hue the perennial exhibition
on El Mouski You saw the streets
of Cairo at the Columbian Exposition?
Then yousaw single section of long
avenue, a speck out of mountain.
This afternoon we walked from the
Ezbekieh Gardens in the European
quarters, where all is modern, clean
and interesting, down Eel Mouski,
through the gate city to the Mokal-
tom Hills, whence the great view Of
Cairo and its minarets, towering like
slender masts above a fleet at sea, is
obtained Shall we tell you Of the
people met on the way?
Most in number were the fellaheen
in town, marketing or spending their
scanty earnings. They are the peas
ants of Egypt, the tillers of the soil,
everywhere the sinews Of nations
strength. Large-framed the men,
the women tslender, !" they say, ''as
rope" Pale-brown in color some,
while others are of blacker hue. The
girls are graceful and not bad-looking.
Their fine carriage, acquired by bear
ing water-iars and other burdens on
their heads, mightbe envied by a Mis-
souri, belle. Their dress is simple in he
extreme, often a single blue cotton
garment. Mohammedan though the
fellah is his wives and daughters
seldom cover their mouths as do the
dwellers in the towns. A SoudanesC
negress follows, with nose-ring, coar-
ser type than even the Guinea negro
of slave-days whom she somewhat
resembles. The Copts dwell all with
in the towns. They are the descen
dants of the ancient Egyptians ant
Christians everyone. They have M
very clear idea of the difference be
tween Christians and other religion
lists. 81 am a Christian" +" said oul
Coptic dragoman at Luxor. 81 eai
pigln Their dark turbans were orig
finally mark Of oppression and rid
icule but are now worn by them will
pride. A Beduin stalks by With loft.
mien, bronze-colored but with Caucas
Ian cast of contenance. A daughte
Of the Beduin chief is yonder, bell
among her nomadic people. Moham
medan women with their mouth
covered from the vulgar gaze of tn
passers-by are shopping in the loV
fashion which so delights the Orienta
heart A wealthier Turkish belle
wearing a thin gauze face coyerin
which does not conceal but rathe
accentuates the beauty of her coun
tenance; village sheikh, pulled u
with his Importance, Beduin fror
Mt Sinia, gaunter than his Egyptia
kinsman, negress from Nobla
Americans, Jews, Berbers, Greeks
Syrlans, green-turbaned descendant
Of the prophet; British soldiers !
, their loud red uniform, half-nake
Arabian bellies, volunteer soldiers fror
! the Soudan-new members Of th
Khediye's army while twenty yeai
aoo their fathers with ayrlck 'eao
I Of 'air' were butchering Chinese 60
j don at Khartoum; all Europea
nations and every tribeof Asia an
!. Africa are found represented in th
single afternoons stroll upon abus
Z Cairo street. Il is strange that q
/, visitor finds The city fascinatings
can you find us . wedding -one
a The real Arabian typeg" Our dr