. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . ous panel-work. There is, besides,in this and some other apartments, a narrow shelf ofwood, extending along two or each of the three wallswhich bound the leewan, about seven feet or more fromthe floor, just above the cupboards; but interrupted insome parts—at least in those parts where the windowsare placed: upon this are arranged several vessels ofchina, not so much for general use as for orna
. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . ous panel-work. There is, besides,in this and some other apartments, a narrow shelf ofwood, extending along two or each of the three wallswhich bound the leewan, about seven feet or more fromthe floor, just above the cupboards; but interrupted insome parts—at least in those parts where the windowsare placed: upon this are arranged several vessels ofchina, not so much for general use as for ornament.*All the apartments are lofty, generally fourteen ieet ormore in height; but the kaah is the largest and mostlofty room, and in a large house it is a noble saloon. In several of the upper rooms, in the houses of thewealthy, there are, besides the windows of lattice-work,others of coloured glass, representing bunches of flowers,peacocks, and other gay and gaudy objects, or merely * In the larger houses, and some others, there is also, adjoining theprincipal saloon, an elevated closet, designed as an orchestra for femalesingers. A description of tiiis will be found in the Cliapter on A Kaah. PRIVATE HOUSES. 41 fanciful patterns, which have a pleasing effect. Thesecoloured glass windows, which are termed kama-reeyelis,* are mostly from a foot and a half to two feetand a half in height, and from one to two feet in width ;and are generally placed along the upper part of theprojecting lattice-window, in a row ; or above that kindof window, disposed in a group, so as to form a largesquare ; or elsewhere in the upper parts of the walls,usually singly, or in pairs, side by side. They are com-posed of small pieces of glass, of various colours, set inrims of fine plaster, and enclosed in a frame of the plastered walls of some apartments are rudepaintings of the temple of Mekkeh, or of the tomb ofthe Prophet, or of flowers and other objects, executedby native Muslim
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