Things seen in Palestine . ofextremest fashion. They are probably 29 Things Seen in Palestine Levantines, partly European, and holdingmuch the same position as the Eurasianfurther East. They may, however, beArabs—Christians, of course—who havegiven up their own graceful costume forthis travesty of Paris or New York. Theman of the same species wears, probably, acoloured frock-coat—a chess-board patternis in favour—bright yellow boots, and atarboosh (fez), to denote that he is aTurkish subject. Every third or fourthwho passes by is a Jew ; if of the highestclass he, or she, is in European dress,
Things seen in Palestine . ofextremest fashion. They are probably 29 Things Seen in Palestine Levantines, partly European, and holdingmuch the same position as the Eurasianfurther East. They may, however, beArabs—Christians, of course—who havegiven up their own graceful costume forthis travesty of Paris or New York. Theman of the same species wears, probably, acoloured frock-coat—a chess-board patternis in favour—bright yellow boots, and atarboosh (fez), to denote that he is aTurkish subject. Every third or fourthwho passes by is a Jew ; if of the highestclass he, or she, is in European dress, withthe same note of difference as one findselsewhere among Jews; if of the lowerclass, the women are dressed in anythingwhich happens to occur to them, plus anincredible number of ornaments ; if marriedthey are wearing the hair covered by a wigor handkerchief; the men, at least all theOriental Jews, wear a long gaberdine ofvelvet, cotton, or silk, a fur-brimmed hat,and cork-screw curls on either side the face 30. WOMAN AND CHILI). This woman, whose dress and ornaments are Egyptian rather than Syrian,is a representative of the colony left behind in the Philistine Plain by IbrahimPasha, who conquered Syria in 1833. At the Jaffa Gate in obedience to the law, Thou shalt notround the corners of thy beard. Theyprefer such colours as orange, peacock-blue,and emerald green. They are heavy intheir movements, and are making for thenearest carriage-stand. You may see sixor eight of them sharing one of the vic-torias, which are the common cabs of anOriental town. Here and there we note a Bedawee,easily differentiated from all around him byhis air of distinction, even though hissingle garment be in rags. He has anaspect of detachment, not unlike that ofthe camel he is riding, or perhaps walks with the easy stride of one accus-tomed to the desert sands; his head is wellset upon his shoulders, he appears disdainfulof cold or heat; he is alone or with othermen; he rarely b
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