Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-01

| shall see them doing business in the
same way rs in the past. The streets of
| the bazars are so rooted that they look
| like mighty vaults extending on and on
| until the eye is lost in following them.
| The roofs are of stone, coated with
| whttewash. The bazars are lighted only
! by grated holes which have been cut
, here and there through the roof. but
| the sun is so bright that there is plenty
OF light, and the white roof itself shines
| Ike the stalactites OF the cave of Lu-
ray. Some of the possag eways are
rooted with boards. They remind one
| of the old covered bridges of Venice or
Florence, which had shops upon them.
| save that the Tunisian bazars extend
| for long distances and their shops are
| IKE nothing TO be found outside the ORR
ent. In addition there are smaller ba =
Ears running off IN every direction. and
the whole is sort of a business Rosa
mond's bower in which | lose myself
again and again in trying to find my
way out
OLD CARTHAGE IN TUNIS.
Before ] go on with my description OF
the bazars, let us look at their construc-
tlon. The pillars and stones of old
carthage have been everywhere used
Al the sides OF each little shop are mar
PIE columns. There are hundreds-yes
venture, thousands-of these columns
mere 10 be seen. and, strange TO say
the Arabs have painted the snowy
marble with stripes OF red. green and
black Many are in green, and some I'm
bright yellow. Similar columns are 10
be found in the residence quarters and
II is true that large part OF NOLAN.
medan Tunis has been built from the
ruins of that old Punic CITY
In the ba2ars, each trade has It's own
quarter There are long streets, filled
with cells, where the Arabs make
nothing but shoes, and others IN which
the shops are devoted to weaVers. In
some silk thread is sold, and In others
only perfumery or groceries. There are
also ba2ars of coppersmiths, bookshelf
ers and tailors.
THE BAZAAR OF THE TAILORs.
The bazaar of the tailors Is not far
from the kasbah. We push our way
through the white-gowned fez-capped,
turbaned Mohammedan crowd and take
look at it, We are in a covered
street about II feet in width. which
is paved with Belgian blocks worn
smooth by the bare feet and slippers OF
thousands. 1t is walled with shops
which extend 10 or 20 feet back on each
side.
The average shop is not more than
eight feet in width. Its floor is bout
two feet above the street. and the
lallors sit cross legged. upon II before
tables eight inches high, upon which
they are cutting aud sewing. Nley
wear gowns ann vouminous trousers
They have fez caps or turbans. Many
at them work away, with their goods
on their knees and their bare feet and
bare calves plainly seen. Hero AT my
right is shop where they are sewing
upon a burnoose of the finest white
wool for some Arab gentleman and az
my left is n man making a pair OF $40
trousers for some fat Jewish lady.
other tailors are working on gorgeous
Jackets and vests for both men ana
women. They use silk and gOld-em-
broldored cloths. Indeed many Of the
garments are exceedingly costly, as
You may see by the richly clad custom
ors who stand In the street outside and
bargain for clothes.
AZ 10 o'clock in ihe morning there r.
an auction of secondhand clothing iu
TINS tailor street, when gray bearded
men so about holding fine garments
high over their heads. They sing out
the prices ana quality OF The goods, aud
beg tho people 10 buy. | found nun
drods so engaged this morning the
crowd being so great that I could
hardly make my way through.
THE SIOUX OF THE PERFUMES.
But let US go on to the SIOUX Of the
perfumers, rhe word SIOUX Is used as a
term for the bazars; and when sou
ask Ia be shown the Mocha mmedaH
business center. you tell them TO take
you, not to the bazars, but to the
sOulSs. The Mohammedans arc fond OF
perfumeiy, Their great prophet once
said hat there We're two things which
especially delighted hlnl.-one was tho
society of beautiful woman, and the
other was sweet perfume.