The Burton Holmes lectures; . _-ii^.. THE EASHA S PALACE AND THE TREASURI neighboring palace of the Basha; but foreign women are sometimes presented to theBashas wives. One feminine visitor reports that the mys-terious beauties examined carefully the details of her dress. Oh, said one to another, as she discovered that the whitehands were gloved, see! — the American lady has two skinsupon her hands! In reply to a question as to what littlepresent might be welcome, one Oriental matron replied withmuch enthusiasm, Ah, send us from your country someof those pretty little combs with the fine teeth
The Burton Holmes lectures; . _-ii^.. THE EASHA S PALACE AND THE TREASURI neighboring palace of the Basha; but foreign women are sometimes presented to theBashas wives. One feminine visitor reports that the mys-terious beauties examined carefully the details of her dress. Oh, said one to another, as she discovered that the whitehands were gloved, see! — the American lady has two skinsupon her hands! In reply to a question as to what littlepresent might be welcome, one Oriental matron replied withmuch enthusiasm, Ah, send us from your country someof those pretty little combs with the fine teeth — they are somuch more useful than our coarse ones, and — we need themvery much! Leaving the inhospitable palace, we descend to the onebuilding of all Tangier, in which we are certain to receive a cor-dial welcome. The shield of the United States Consulate-Gen-eral dispels the Moorish gloom of at least one dim in this land of despotism and darkness it shines forthlike a symbol of liberty and light. The Consul
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