Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-13
and strangers always stop at
he hat stores to see how the red fezes are


made.
Money changers are scattered throughout
the baaaars, but you VIII often ma sven
or eight of them IN row. There IS usaauy
a partition of sta ned glars behind which
the PROPRIETOR retires when q customer en-
tiers and The negotiations are CARER Oh
through little peek hole. When thee ~
nothing 10 occupy his attention he SITS on
bench inside his door calmly smoking and
gossiping with friends who pass. The
money changers are mostly Jews ana keep
their working capital in bag, concealed
somewhere about their persons rev oI
them have safes.
Scattered throughout the bazsars are pub
lie letter writer's, W. tn ink horns and reed
pens. ready to draw contracts. Irepare
bonds. make out bis ana other com ner-
cfal papers on demand because compare
lively few merchants shopkeepers and arti-
sans, and even smaller proportion OF
their customers. are able to read or Write
Most of the professional letter writer's are
notaries and can execute papers as well as
prepare them.
Streets of Egypt at st. Louis.
We are to have another REPRODUCTION OF
the streets of Cairo at st. Louis by Mr..
Pangelo, who managed them in Chicago
and am told that the display will be more
extensive and complete. 1t is claimed that
he intends to take 400 people over with
him and a shipload of material. Half the
guides and donkey boys the American tour
lists meets In Cairo and many OF the mef
chants claim to have been at Oh. cago, ana
that is the first recommend anon they oLsi
In their own behalf. Knowing that the
bazaars are favorite haunts of strangers
these guides, who can speak little Eng
lish, lie in wat for them. and wren tEey
appear approach them In pleasant, 1r.eno-
ly way and offer their services. 1t 10 US
ually a relief to find somebody VINO speaks
English and can tell you where to go, hence
in a very few moments you find that an in
sinuating Arab has attached mnse:i 70
YOUR party and it is impossible to snake
him of.
The Egyptian exhibit at st. Louis VIII De
In charge of Herman E. Lawford. II ms
exhibit is as Interesting as MS perSonait.s
II will be one Of the great attractions OF 81
Iouis. Mr.. Lawford is not satisfied with
the MANAGEMENT of the exposition. now
ever and did not f1nd anything to please
him In the United States our country Is
"beastly hole the exposition Is peaslly
rot' and the duties OF a commissioner are
a 'sbeastly bore He has found new
route to St Louis. and tells me that to
avoid that beastly place they can Ne"
York he intends to sail from Spain 10 ma
vana. thence to New orleans, "here ne
expects to take a certain train for st.
Louis, which friend of his told MIN
about When 1 explained to Mr.. Lawfofo
that the train would take him to San fran
cisco instead Of st. Louis ne assured iiie
that was mistaken
When 1 asked him for some information
about the Egyptian exhibit he referred me
to an article he had prepared for the
Sphinx. weely society newspaper at
Cairo for his intellect would not endure a
repetition Of the facts. Mr.. Longworth
the editor kindly allowed me to look at the
CODY Certain portions of it were not print
ed because they reflected upon the Integrity
as we'll as the ability Of the managers OF
the exposition, but 'in comparatively
small place like st. Louis" Mr.. Lawford
said in his article. (which is, 30 to speak,
out of the world, when regarded from the
European standpoint. an exhibit OF this sort
{what he has prepared for Egypt should
be hailed with delight"
Egypt will not have separate building.
the buildings, according to the regular
lures. from an economical point of view,
will be samples of cotton from the various
provinces. and model in relief showing
an area Of about ten square miles OF the
irrigation system Of Upper Egypt. There
will be q model of the Suez canal showing
methods of operation and another of the
great dam just finished at Assouan. There
will also be an important exhibit showing
the resources Of the Sudan country, which.
1t is predicted, will open the eyes of the
world An archaeological exhibit will be
furnished from the museums, with model
Of one of the tombs Of the ancient kings
and selection of other antiquities, while
series Of groups in wax figures In the
chronological section will illustrate the cos
tunes, industries and scenes of Egyptian
life.