An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . PRIVATE HOUSES. walls (those which are of brick) are plastered and are several doors, which are entered from the court. Oneof these is called bab el-hareem (the door of the hareem) : itis the entrance of the stairs which lead to the apartmentsappropriated exclusively to the women and their master and In general, there is, on the ground floor, an apar^nent called a mandarah, in which male visitors are received. This has awide wooden grated window, or two w
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . PRIVATE HOUSES. walls (those which are of brick) are plastered and are several doors, which are entered from the court. Oneof these is called bab el-hareem (the door of the hareem) : itis the entrance of the stairs which lead to the apartmentsappropriated exclusively to the women and their master and In general, there is, on the ground floor, an apar^nent called a mandarah, in which male visitors are received. This has awide wooden grated window, or two windows of this kind, nextthe court. A small part of the floor, extending from the door tothe opposite side of the room, is six or seven inches lower thanihe rest: this part is called the durkaah. ^ In a handsome. FOUNTAIN. house, the durkaah of the mandarah is paved with white andblack marble, and little pieces of fine red tile, inlaid in compli-cated and tasteful patterns, and has in the centre a fountain(called faskeeyeh ), which plays into a small shallow pool, linedwith coloured marbles, etc., like the surrounding pavement. Igive a sketch of the fountain. The water which falls from thefountain is drained off from the pool by a pipe. There is gener-ally, fronting the door, at the end of the durkaah, a shelf of marble In the accompanying view of the court of a house, the door of the hareemis that which faces llie spectator. * Apparently a corruption of the Persian dargah.—The view of a kiahopposite p. 14 will scive to illustrate the descrution of the mandarah. C 10 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. or of common stone, about four teet high, called a suffeh, sup-ported by two or more arches, or by a single arch, under whichare placed utensils in ordinary use—such as perfuming vessels,and the basin and
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