Evening star., 1907-08-31

us estates near here. and his profits from
is cotton and other crops must he great
The Daily Life of the Khedive

MS estates near here. and his profits from
- 0'''o'' ana other crops must I've great.
The Daily Life of the Khedive.
have made some inquiries about tho
iaily life OF the khedve. II is a auIet opa
out full or business and hard work from
layNght TO dark. His highness is an early
User he Is usually ont Of bed by q and
is prayers are over shortly artervard.
he eats a light meal upon rising and than
lakes a carriage and drives over his farm
ior an hour or So After that he goes to
he palace OF Ras el Tin II he is in Alex
1ndria: or OF Abdln II he is at Cairo and
looks over his official business. receiving
Such audiences as have been arranged for
rms takes up the rest OF the morning
lie eats a substantial breakfast at noon.
IN all his meals he sits down at the tabls
anu uses Knife. fork and plates Just as
we do. He often has guests with him Al
other times he dimes alone with his wife
and family. After breakfast he talks with
his friends or family for an hour or so
ana then goes out for another drive In his
carriage At this time he is usually with
member OF his court. He may go again
10 his farms In the afternoon or he may
go back to the palace and attend 10 certain
official business there His dinner is taken
at I or 8. This is served in the French
style. and IS usually eaten In company
with guests. BY 10 O'Clock. or II at tho
latest. his highness Is ready for bed. and is
tired enough to sleep Ike baby.
The Family of the Khedive.
have spoken of the khedve having but
one wife. This is the Princess Ikbsl
Haaem, whom he married when he WAS
about twenty. She is said to be both ao-
complished and beautiful, but. like all Mo-
hammedan ladies. she leads to a large ex-
tent secluded life. and does not appear
at the great functions at the palace She
NJ tha H..
which is given to his officials and the for
eigners about once year, and to which
something like 1900 guests are Invited
She Is present, however all the same for
she has curtained chamber which looks
down upon the ballroom and the cur
taihs are arranged In such a way that she
can see the dancing and flirting while she
herself Is unseen. Her majesty has gor-
geous apartments In each OF the palaces
and she has little court of her own OF
which the noble ladies of Egypt are q
part.
The khedive has six children. two how.
and four girls. The eldest is the Princess
Emma fanem who Is now twelve Tho
next Is Princess Atiatou-llah Hanem. Just
about one year younger, and the third 10
Princess Fathieh Hanem, who was born ten
years ago. The fourth child is the heir ap-
parent He is Prince Mohammed Abdul
Moneim, and he was born February 10
1899 The next was a girl brought In by
the stork on the following September and
Two years later came the last baby. a boy
/. ihoe Apuui heoer. born In leo2 The
khedives children are all of light COM
plexions and they look and dress like
Europeans. The khedive has one brother
and two sisters. all of whom live in Cairo.
A Well-Educated Man.
The khedive is well educated AS was
his father before him. Tewf1k Pasha spoke
as good English as do and the conversa-
tion of our audience of today was carried
on in English.
Abbas Hilmi speaks French German and
English. as well as Turkish and Arabic H.
went to school In Vienna at the There.
sianum. a college celebrated for the educa.
ton OF princes. 1t contains, all told about
3oO students. and 1t has barons by the
dozens and counts by the score The stu
dents all live together on terms of equality
and they are under rigid discipline The
tutors watch them day and night and there
rs not an hour of their school life when they
are Iree from restraint They taught
10 pox and fence as well as the ordinary
STUDIES. The young khedive learned his
German, French and English there. and he
also STUDIED geography, history mathema-
tics and the natural sciences.
Later on he was Instructed In politics and
law and at the same time in military tao-
tics: He attended lectures on army or
ganlzation. military geography fortihca-
uon building and the art of war ana on
the whole he has received what would ha
considered good all-round training for
any monarch. The result is that In such
matters he Is far In advance OF most of the
omcials OF this country, and Is well fitted
to represent the Egyptians in the dual gov
ernment OF Great Britain and Euynt bv
which they are ruled.
FRANK @. CARPENTER.