The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-04-03
LETTER FROM EGYPT
Continued from First Pane

things right or not; who can tell?
There is so much to write about this
mysterious country, that to do SO and
do it justice, would entail too much
labor, and after all, SO many have
written about it in poetry, prose and
history, that it is folly to attempt to
say anything new All poor fellow
like me can do is to give these things
as they appear and the way they i'm
press me. AS to the sphinx, the py-
ramids of Cheops and that wonderful
museum, called the Egyptian, l will
have to refrain from going into detail,
as these subjects are easier talked
about than committed to paper. The
sights one meets in the Arab quarters
are never to be forgotten. You ought
to see the people here at the hotels in
evening drss. One is fairly staggered
by the jewels and other ornaments the
ladies wear. Dinner is served at 8
o'clock and everybody looks his or her
best, even your humble servant from
Idaho. The ladies all wear low cut
dresses and the gentlemen low cut
vests. | came to the belief that Amer
lea does not lead in fashion. The
study of different nationalities is a
very interesting one. Especially when
your subjects represent the best and
highest types of culture of that par
ticular nation. The great travellers of
the present age are the English, Amer
leans and Germans. The French are
very much in the minority. A most
agreeable surprise to me was to note
the wonderful strides the German ma
ton has made. l changed my mind as
to the dam Dutchman." They GER
tainly cut ice in this part of the world.
Germany has enjoyed an unusual wave
of prosperity for the last fifteen years.
The people here are all we'll to do, and
the ladies rank in looks and dress with
American ladies. l can notice a great
freedom among the women of that
nation, which was lacking when 1 was
a kid. They mingle freely with men,
their actions are nearer American
than the English. If it was not for
the language, one could hardly distin,
guish them from true Yankees. The
English are at present rather scarce
OF course Egypt and especially Cairo
is to, some extent controlled by the
English, which naturally gives them
footing here, and advantages nc
other nation can enjoy. They have a
strictly aristocratic society and En-
glish is in evidence, wherever one
looks. But the great bulk of travellers
are the Americans and the Germans
The French as a class do not travel
much outside of their own boundaries
At the hotels the employees talk any
thing but Chinese. By the way, these
hotels are worthy mentioning. Most OF
them are strictly European, the SER
vice is on the course dinner style, very
fine and the food is splendidly cooked,
but I would like to step into an ordi-
nary American restaurant and fill up
on common food, say Boston baked
beans, brown bread and picked beets
1t makes my mouth water to write
about these good edibles, and the
worst part of 1t is, l won't get them
till reach New York. The servants
and chambermen are Arabians in tur-
bans and flowing white robes. Every
time you ring they come to your room
make a grand salaam, polish the floor
with their forehead, and then are
ready for business.l A very disagree
able feature of Cairo is the baksheesh
(ip) system. These damned niger