The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

impetuous:
II the Western woman comes 80 the
oriental bringing in her hands me idir
gifts OF Intellectual udvaucrmcrt aud
bfosdened life. her Eastern sister VII not
he her debtor II abe. D! example. PEE. MS
IN return the even moro precious charms
~ obedience. modcsty and loyalty whioh
funda mentally are the priceless Jewels In
he crow Of the worlds somauh"od.
Egypt first. In spite Of all that has
been said by writer's Of moves AMI oi
travel records, we remain "ciriously
ignorant" of the Egyptian wonans
mental and moral development. She
Is to the West u tantalizing mystery.
Mrs. Cooper speaks of her appearance
in pictures on the tombs. in monument
tai inscriptions and as Tn" %patr,ncss
Of temples as indication Of the honor
in which she was held; an honor in-
creased by the dignit, and ability with
which woinc Mica cven the throne.
She accepts these things a. u measure
Of woman's standing in the world of
the Pharaohs: but cyuic readers OF
her book will run an eye across the
page 90 the photograph entitled
"Itameses and His Wife and ca,cu-
late the ratio Of sizes rs Tire" to one
Ana there Is a smusncss IN the stone
smile OF I,umeses that suggests on
his part n" deficiency Of appreciation
OF the Significance of the proportion.
The word "larcm.' or "harim' as
the author more carefully spells it,.
conjures up arabian Nights" scenery
rare hangings, soft lights, lovely
..lultg.tn. t,tt,,vtny an llxnrinlg
divans. slaves. incense and an atmos-
phcre of sensuo,is Indulgence. \ re-
cent oma writer is thankful to
say that she has never been within
"A harem but twice. and Che memory
OF that dreadful place will rest with
me for many years. But Sh" had
no interpreter. and h evidence of
her eyes was distorted 10y unfaNorable
p~reconceptions. She believed. says
the author. that the women she saw
were poor deiuded slaves" when In
reality they were probably the innu-
merable relatives and servants that
throng the rich mans house. In fact,
says the author. ~ one enters the
harem of the better class. or Of the
official class. one is greeted by a
l'SltNS NItSStu lU Wv itN'Sl viz
creation. tea is served. while tho
politics Of the world is discussed
easily IN either French or English by
the polished. up to date Egyptian
women But of course If 1t is ptede-
tcrmined that these m live in
slavery. the French gowns and talk,
the tea and politics are not conclu-
siveiy contradictory evidence. More
to the point is insistencc ON the use
of the word "harem" in its correct
sense, which pposes the haremlik,
apartments of the women, from the
selamlik, those in which the men meet
for business or pleasure. And ii is not
to he thought that Mohammedan
women are entirely aloof from POLITE
cal life. hut 1t will lie many years
before the Egyptian woman joins the
ranks Of the militant suffragettes.'
The seclusion Of the Egyptian
woman is not isolation. Households
are large. Poor relatives settle IN the
establishments Of the well To do. Ser
wants are numerous: u takes a dozen
o. them tn do what one will do in
Europe. The women do a good deal of
v.siting-not calling Their lives
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