The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
hall to the chief reception room OF

the palace, and moment later We're
face to face with the young Khedive
of Egypt. The room was the same in
which / met his father, and our re-
ception was as free from ceremony
and as cordial as that 1 had many
years ago. The young Khedive does
not look much like his father. He
has more dignity and is a trifle taller.
He has, however, the same light COM
plexon, the same hazel eyes and the
same broad, open forehead, straight
nose and full lips, He is. I judge, about
five feet six inches in height. but his
tall red fez cap makes him look taller
The father had full beard, but the
son is satisfied with brown mustache.
Both men dressed simply. The father
Wore a black coat, vest and trousers.
with the coat cut rather high and
preacher-like. His only jewelry con-
sisted of three gold studs the size of
bird shot and watch chain of thin,
golden links. His necktie was black,
and as / remember, 1t was of the but
terfly variety, like that you buy on
lower Broadway for twenty-five cents.
His Highness of to-day wore double
breasted frock coat and light trousers,
with necktie OF liGht-colored silk.
whic., he had apparently tied him
self
In both instances, after shaking
hands these Khedives. father and son,
led the cousul-general and myself to
seats on the opposite side of the room
and each took his OVID place on a
divan there and sat down with one
foot under him. There seemed to be
nothing undignified in this attitude.
the manners of both being perfectly
simple and free from ostentation.
Model Lives.
During the talk of to-day cigarettes
were brought in and the consul-general
and myself each took one and lit 1T.
His Highness refused, and upon my
asking him IL he did not smoke, he
replied: NO" I asked the same ques-
tion OF Tewfik Pasha. and he told me
that he neither smoked nor drank, say
IL : that Mohammedans do not believe
IT right TO drink anything intoxicating,
and that he tried to follow the laws of
/ life as laid down by the Koran.
! The present Khedlye drinks nothing
! but pure water, and he is, I am told.
I quite. as religious as was his father.
4 He says Ills prayers Immediately upon
rising and goes to the mosque every.
| day. Tewfik Pasha was devout. He
! told me that he knew the Koran from
1 one end to the other. and that ne
/ could begin at the ba, and quote al
| most every paragraph from there TO
I the front He had as much faith in
4 his religion as we have ours but
he said, during o talk, that he
thought every man should follow the
faith OF his father.
TWO ROYAL Mohnmmetlnn Monosa-
mists.
The Khedives of the past have been
noted for their numerous wives. Every
one of them has had the four allotted
by the Koran, and in addition concu-
bines and slaves The father of tho
present ruler was a monogamist. Hs
was true to his one Wife, and, as fal
as ! can learn, she was a most accom-.
plished lady and queen. When wa.
,, here before heard many stories o
the love which Tewfil Pasha had fo
!, this young mans mother, and Of tn,
: pleasant home they had outside Of hi
: official career 1t was probably thu
: example that made Abhas Hllmi
J, monogamist, and gave him hom
= which in its quiet and peace CORES
; ponds favorably with that OF any rule
. Of Europe.
: Indeed. Tewfik, the father of Abba
y Hilmi, once expressed himself strongl
= IN FAVOR OF monogamy saying: II
Z my own fathers harem | saw the dis
:, advantages OF many wives and {
- many children by different wives, an
- then decided that when ] came I
. manhood / would marry nut one W.
y, man and be true TO her have doa
=, that, and ! have never regretted it,
~, The present Khedive is undoubtedI
y Of much the same opinion, lie has bee
(, married thirteen years, and That To
~ single, Wife, who is the mother of Ii
= six children,
or a business Ruler.
ny My conversation with Ills Highnei
IS Abbas Hilmi, covered u wide range.
TO dealt with the present prosperity
IS Egypt and l can see that His Higl
IN ness understands both his country az
I'D people He thinks that the Nile Vale
We has by no means reached the max
mum Of It's possibilities, and says TN.
by increasing tlle dams and DRAMA,
he facilities Egypt might yield lnu,