Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-01-29
LADY TELLS OF EGYprs WONDERS
Mrs. Rogers Writes of Her Personal
Observations Abroad.

From Egypt, under date of January
3, Mrs. +. NJ. Rogers writes neigh
boring lady at home: ''We left Naples
on Christmas day at p. M, and after
a beautiful voyage of three days,
reached Alexandria. On landing
thought we had arrived at the Tower
of Bable such mixture of people
and languages. As we had few hours
before our train started, took a carri-
age and drove about the district most
| picturesque and peculiar place the men
in long gowns like night gowns, of all
colors, some with red VISOR caps on their
heads, others with turbans, looking like
old women, all colors; the women COW
cred in a long cloak over head and to
heels with their faces covered with a
black string like an elephants snout,
with only their eyes visable. You can
imagine how strange it all looked to us
We saw Pompey's pillow and some of
the mosques, but took the afternoon
tor Cairo, as we were a little afraid of
the quarantine in Alexandria This
city, as seen at first, presents quite a
modern appearance with its fine hotels
and visitors or tourists, but a trip such
as we had yesterday shows the country
and natives in all their glory. We went
to the citadel and the mosques. The
citadel is one of the most historic and
striking land marks in Egypt, and is
closely associated with It's historic
events. 1t is a town within town and
contains palace used by English or
fieers), barracks for soldiers, an arsenal
and several mosques. The entrance is
along steep and narrow road between
two walls. The handsomest mosque is
called the Alabaster mosque. The walls
are all alabaster and the decorations
magnificent, and the rugs, which would
cover acres, mede me green with envy,
and would liked TO have robbed the old
building of one and hid it. | think if
Mrs. Proctor had been along we might
have tried together. One corner took
up must have weighed pounds. We
have been to the Pyramids of Ghizeh
and sat beneath the Sphinx; had our
pictures taken there, went down into
the tombs of kings, saw mummies and
scarabs, were beset by vendors of all
sorts of antiquities. Ate our lunch in
the desert, rode a camel and came back
laden with knowledge, history and dust,
the latter especially. Yesterday we
went to the university in a mosque.
The students squat on the stone floors,
sway their bodies while they get their
lessons in a sings voice. We had
to have sandals over our shoes before
we could step into the sacred edifiee
The wonder of all is the bazaars, the
narrowest of crooked streets all jumbled
together, almost touching overhead,
where they sell their wares. The
strops, or trading, is all carried out on
the outside, and such a conglomeration
of everything never dreamedo of. Saw
them making rugs, hammering brass,
making shoes and every conceivable
article, all in view. Ii is impossible to
describe, but I'll have lots TO tell you
when we get home.
Today General and Mrs. r. and a
party Of six from this hotel have gone
for u day IS trip TO the ruins of Mem
phis and Sakxarah, but as they had to
ride an hour on a donkey to reach them
after leaving the train, ! begged off,
snce this long letter. This Afternoon
Miss Cadwise and will take drive
and tea at Shepheards, with the fash
ion and elite, which is fine -'mogt like
Fifth avenue IN style. Khedive
drives nearly every afts non, and |
hope to meet him and suit.
We are all well; had splendid trip
over, no one sick. Mrs. w. j. Brysn
and daughter and children were fellow
passengers and we got well acquainted
They are here now, was with her a
short time yesterday She had just
arrived and may come to this hotel to
stop later on.
We have made no plans further as
yet. May go to Athens en- route back,
but will in all probability be IN Italy in
a months time.