The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-15
Day Nursey to
Have Card Party

Fourth st. n. W., plans were made
for the annual card party for the
benefit of the nursery. The party
will be given at Wardnan Park
Hotel on Monday, April %. Mrs.
Michael Keane will act as chair
man and will be assisted by Mrs.
T. A. Holden, Mrs. w. A. Simp-
son, Mrs. Michael Mccormack,
Mrs. e. C. Poston, Mrs B. F.
saul. Mrs. Joseph A. Phelan. Mrs.
William Wallace, Mrs. 8. Tucker
and Mrs. C. Ford.
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to their feet. Nearly all have
the same black stuff over their
faces. In the desert the children
wear nothing and near the towns
one little slip. For the desert
the men wear short night gowns
and none wear shoes.
"In the cities, especially in
Cairo, the Egyptian officials wear
American clothes and q fez. The
women dye their hair, golden,
wear very high heel shoes and
dress in black with q thin veil
over their faces. Our dragomarl,
is quite gorgeous. He wears a
bright gown Of heavy striped
silk over a kimono-like thing Of
broadcloth and q beautiful white
silk scarf. Even in the desert
where the sun is unbearable, not
a native wears shade hat. /
dashed out and bought q shade,
hat. something like q Panama
only it is purple and white, Mrs.
B. gave me a white veil, so I
put it on the hat and thought
looked quite gorgeous.
Luxor is made by the tourists.
There are two hotels, the Luxor
and the Winter Palace. The
Winter Palace is wonderful, fac
ing the Nile, and the arches lead
ing to the steps are a mass OF
bouganvillia. In the back is a
huge porch where everyone has
tea-tennis courts and the most
wonderful garden I ever saw.
The garden looks like fairyland.
It was mass Of color--snap-
dragons grew almost wild. The
orange trees were in bloom. and
so was the jessamine, so you can
imagine the perfume.
THE Belgian Queen was there
andaso was the Prince. Lord Car.
narvon was there. I didn't meet
them. However, We have mixed
in with all kinds so far.
Must describe the conditions
here. Nearly every Mediterranean
tour is here and every hotel is full
to overlooking. People are sleep
ing in bathtubs. There ara q hun
dred people on cots in the dining
room at Shepherds and there
were people sleeping in the writ
ing room here. They were the
people from the American Express
and Mauretania crowd. CThe
Mauretania tour Ii said to include
about 500 worth over q million
dollars apiece). Saw Mrs. I. T.
Mann at the Continental. Her
daughter Alice is with her.
I'VE are back at the Semiramis.
Mrs. B. wants to go to Shep.
heard's and it is more convenient
if you want to do anything at
night. We do not trust these
drivers to bring US home at night.
They begin begging for money as
soon as you get in the carriage
and you always are uncertain Of
your destination until you really
arrive.
I'VE are having some people up
for tea this afternoon"
HAVE been to the bazaars
twice-am fascinated by the
quantities Of things I would like
to buy. Am having oceans Of fun
bargaining. Have learned a few
words of Arabic and when I say
them my way, the Arabs nearly
die laughing. OF course may
not be saying what I think
am. have seen several Mo-
hammedan funerals. The funerals
Of the poor people-the body 10
laid on a stretcher covered with
a cloth and carried by men. To-
day I saw the funeral Of q
wealthy person--he was in q
hearse and it was lighted with
electric lights although it was
only $3.50. Before the hearse
were about twenty men carrying
gigantic pieces of artificial flow
ers. Just behind the chief noun
er, a man with a bowed head
and then came about one hundred
men-no women at all.
Tomorrow l 90 to the museum
and old Cairo, have tea at the
Polo CLUB and see a polo match
and dance at the hotel at night.
We went to the Heliopolis Pal
ace new hotel, for tea today
and words fail me to describe 1t.
1t was built originally for a