Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-27
MOORISH MANNERS.
Rules of Etiquette to Be Observed at
Moslem Table.

In Morocco one meets strange dinner
customs customs that by no means APP
peal To the more delicate taste of the
Anglo-Sason.
The house Of the Moor, while covered
with white plaster, and therefore of Il
cheerful hue. is by no means equally
light inside for it's walls have no win
Is by a heavy gateway, for the houses
are built for defense as well as homes
Usually in addition to the gateway there
are strong doors of wood
The rooms are dark, long aud narrow
and have high ceilings. a room nine feet
wide by thirty feet long and twelve feet
nigh IL a common inside measurement.
These rooms, screened, as they are. from
the hot Morocco suns, are cool, and hay
ing comfortable divans aud soft rugs,
are most restful looking,
While these rooms are protected from
the sun. they have windows opening on
the courtyard for the houses are built
around gardens or courtyards, and the
courtyards are often tiled in squares in
white and blue on white and black The
fountain in the center has cactus or
palms growing about it. and MS the court
yard has up roof, sufficient light finds it's
way through the green shutters to The
inmates
4 balcony supported by stone pillars
runs around the courtyard, forming a
shelter from either rain or sunshine, aud
sometimes network of cords is
stretched across the top Of the yard and
over this trails Of green, creeping vines
grow. and add still further to the IN
viting aspect Of the walled garden.
Dinner with the MIoors is. rs with 9th.
er nations, the important meal of the
day. The guests are seated nj large.
round table, having six legs about foot
long; the sh0rtness of the tables legs
enables the guests 20 sit cross-legged on
the floor. and in the center of the table
is placed II large earthen bowl, with a
beehve-shaped plated grass cover. A
slave removes the cover and pile Of
Notwithstanding rice, called koos koos"
rounded up mound shape. comes into
view, and into this, after Allah has
been duly praised, each guest thrusts
his hands and passes the oily looking
mass TO his mouth as expeditioisly M
possible. In addition 10 the rice which
forms the groundwork 80 to speak nf
the meal there is sugar, young birds,
meal. olives, eggs and other ctiri0usly
mixed ingredients. Occasionally the host
Will fish out an unusually inviting "a
morsel which he presses upon some
guest.
As soon as one course has been finished
another bowl takes its place, aud. as
there are about twenty in the course of
the meal, their consumption takes some
time. despite the speed made in dipping
ii out.
Between each course slave passes
around the table with brass bowl Of
gGodly size. a can Of water and towel
just one towel-and each guest washes
his mouth, hands and arms ia turn. all
using the same towel. When the last
course is consumed there Is another turn
at praising Allah, and the dinner is end
ed, nmid-Heayen save the unfortunate
ABGlo-Sax0n presenti--loud belchngs
from the guests, each striving to make a
louder sound than his fellows so MS to
indicate the entire satisfaction of his
stomach and his appreciation of his
hosts gener0ns fare.