The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
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style among these handsome women is
rather French, but everything is fla
vored more or less, with taste for orr
entail splendor and that is why nearly
every woman wears gorgeous jewels and
rich dresses. The American women
soon acquire the habit of this extrava-
CANT taste and they also wear jewels.
The season at Cairo is, Of course,
very gay The cosmopolitan guests
found at the different hotels and tie
great comfort that these hotels afford
make "a sejourn in Cairo during the
winter time most enjoyable. 1t is an
erroneous. idea that many Americans
i've In Cairo. Very few stay there more
IMAM month or two. In fact, there is
no American, colony outside of the tour
lists who come and 20 all Of the time.
The American consul general, Mr.. I'd
d1ngs, is "a man Of very attractive per
sonal1ty, and we'll qualified for his po-
AT tea, at the home of General
jarvis, an Enghshman in the service
OF the khediye g army,-the} converse
tlon was carried on il nglish, French
ana az Italian. Most Of the topics were
the sporting news, bridge parties and
the different teas. - This Is an illus.
tration of how common, it issto hear -four
or tVe5 Languages spoken inside Of one
hour' at the same house. The Arabian
language Is never used in society.
French prevails and italian comes next.
The Oairines are FOND of dancing.
the theaters are generally we'll patron
lied. At the opexa they have very good
companies during the winter and the
opera Aida is given there better than
anywhere else, owing to its staging,
which was ordered by Said Pasha when
Verdi composed the opera for him.
ThesDance Of the ventre.
"A visit to Cairo would not be COM
plete without spending a few moments
at the Al Fnlehah (the 'One Thousand
and onea' nights -cafe), where the
original dance--.of the ventre is
performed. The, audience is ex-
ciusively made up of = natives. On
the stage there are musicians all
seated in row. - Before the dance
opens, one of3the' musicians recites some
poem to the great delight of the audi
generally a. Syrian girl. These girls
are trained from girlhood, so that they
make splendid dancers. The Arabians
20 wild over. the performance and
shout out Canaan, canaan which
means encore, encore. = ~ 81. r:
= "Another performance of similar in
terest is the devoted Mussulmen max
ing their prayers at the time Of the
Ramadan, one Of their religious feasts.
Several men join hands in circle in
side Of the mosque. They swing from
right to left while they pronounce at
the same time the name Of God. Allah.
After a while some of the devotees drop
on the floor from exhaustion, and their
places are taken up by some other more
fanatic ones. - :. ?
Trap Shooting at Alexandria.
tHThe city Of Alexandria, tho yerv
important from q business point Of
view, being the great market for the
southern coast of the Mediterranean
and the entrepot of nation Is COM
MERGE, is nevertheless, of little interest
to tourists outside of the Pompeian
column, the catacombs at Mex and the
suburb: summer resort: of Ramleh. How
ever, l. spent delightful week there.
Society was as gay as at Cairo. There
my companion and witnessed some of
the best trap shooting we ever saw.
The Bond Point. Sporting club Of Alex
andrla, of which my brother is presi-
dent, counts, among its members some
OF the champion shooters Of the world.
: :" In Alexandria the English have a
couple of garrisons which are occupy
ing the two fortrcsses of Kom ell Dick
and Ras ell Tin. These two strategic
points constitute the protection and
control of Alexandria and that is why
they are in the hands of the English.
The English people, aside from their
political Offices, have very. little to do
in a: business way. Most of the bust
ness houses are German, French or Ital-
ian. American capital is now being
invested to a great extent. Many tour
lists who 90 there for mere pleasure,
note the prosperous condition of the
country and get interested in some Of
the great business enterprises.
On the Nile.
GA trip on the Nile is now one Of
the most enjoyable experiences, whether
for scientific purposes or for an outing
Of mere pleasure. The trip is done to-
day by means Of steamboats, owned by
Cook & Sons. These boats are most
beautifully furnished and everything is
done for the conf ort and pleasure Of
the tourist. The Nile trip has luxu-
ries added every year, and it is getting
so costly that only Americans will be
able to afford it. The pleasantest way
is to charter az dahabiah, or houseboat,
but to do thiStyon must be able to get
together at least six people.
The Nile seems to, be always in a
hurry, 1t runs % rapidly It really is
the only thing hat hnTries in Egypt.
and is rather an contrast with the apa-
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