Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
BY PAUL SCOTT MoNRER.
Correspondents or The Star, aud the Chicago
Daily News -'' 80

When my guido, ST Mohammcd the
clerk of Fee, passed under my win
dow next morning at dawn and sig
mailed me cautiously to come down
my preparations were already COM
pleted. Ny money, except for a small
sum TO be on hand against emer-
gencies, had been hidden in safe
place to await my return. letter
had been written and posted to =
friend. advising him whom to inform,
and what to do in case ! should not
be heard from within "A months time
and the things which I desired to
take with me had been packed into A
mountain sack-a change of under
wear. sweater. n rainCape.. NY To e
let case. two bulky copies OF the
Daily News destined as "A present for
Add ell krim.-.. 81 -
ShoulderinC the sack I followed the
clerk of Fee at a distance Of about
20 PAGES, along an empty side street
or Iaourirt in the pale daybreak. un-
TIL we came to kind of windowIess
shed or warehouse which was his
store. lie unpadlocked the door,. then
bolted it behind us =. - - .
Quick he made sign to me- I'm
dress"
Disguised rs Native.
Having stripped to my underwear
i put on g. pair of brown wooden
stockings and a pair of gray knfcker-
bockers. 81 Mohammed gave me a
pair OF low canvas shoes with-rone
6oles He slipped collarless Arab
shirt over my head and let it hang
2 down outside my knickerhockers.
AFTER the shirt came a pale blue tn
mic which rippled about my knees
over the tunic he adjusted the long
ample native outer garment tn g
Hrl 1E1l al,~ r.F
Some are brown. some striped brown
and white. Mine was more elegant
1t was faded green. The costume was
completed by a turban. He took long
strip of white cheeSeclorh; laid one
end of 1t upon my head to cover my
crown, then wound the remainder
round and round and tucked in the
end. -.
| wish to say in passing. that, far
from being ridiculous, found the ma
tive dress to be in virtually All respects
superior for the place and climate, TO
our own European attire. The native
has no underwear or stockings. He
wears a shirt, a tuHiC. a jellaba and
possibly, or possibly not. "A pair of cot :
ton trousers tied with strings at the
knees and waists. His legs are bare
In house or tent he is always bare
foot. Outdoors he is sometimes bare
foot, for his feet are hard as hoofs.
sometimes shod with straw sandals; but
he wears most often the heeless leather
slipper, or babouche, which has TO be
held on at every step by d compression
of the toes. Nothing is simpler than
TO kick off these slippers when you go
indoors or to kick them on when you
so out.
Clothes Fit Climate.
The ample robes are cooler at noon.
warmer at night, than our .elethes-are.
The turban, too, is cool in the heat and
warm in the cold. AS for the hooded
jellaba, it is triumph of ingenuity
The hood, thrown back, is a knApsa elk
In which can easily be carried couple
OF loaves of bread and three or four
ponlegranates. Placed over the head, it
keeps off cold or heat or rain or wind
and dust. Even in the broad daylight
you can lie down to sleep anywhere, for
the hood will protect your face and
head from sun and flies. And at night,
there is no snugger garment imagin