. Travel January 1915 . t in fromfarms or up fromtheir work as lancheros from thewater front. An occasionalred-fezzed, tur-baned Moor fromBarbarv, in hisedge-embroidered brown jellab ofcamels hair, scuffsbare-legged andyellow be-slipperedabout the businesson which he Arabs notonly left theirblood coursing inthe veins of theMaltese but have indelibly written theirhistory in Maltas stones, names andmany customs. Perchance vonder Moorthinks of the days when his forebearsmade kings of Europe tremble for theirthrones and dwelt in this very island,and his soft-burnoused, half-veiledwomen pa
. Travel January 1915 . t in fromfarms or up fromtheir work as lancheros from thewater front. An occasionalred-fezzed, tur-baned Moor fromBarbarv, in hisedge-embroidered brown jellab ofcamels hair, scuffsbare-legged andyellow be-slipperedabout the businesson which he Arabs notonly left theirblood coursing inthe veins of theMaltese but have indelibly written theirhistory in Maltas stones, names andmany customs. Perchance vonder Moorthinks of the days when his forebearsmade kings of Europe tremble for theirthrones and dwelt in this very island,and his soft-burnoused, half-veiledwomen passed like silent specter-through its streets. So in that uniquehooded cloak, the fahlctta of thesewomen of Valetta, who pass by him hesees a survival of the Arab barracan. The fahlctta, usually black, is a cov-ering of light cloth stiffened in thecurved central portion, which may beshifted to either side of the head assun, wind or privacy demands. The mount upon which the town of JANUARY 1915 & TRAVEL .ffir PAGE 1 7. Several stairways, lined with shops, afford passage be-tween the upper and lower towns morning Street costume is usually a dark skirt and while waist; inthe evening ... on social or la occasions Parisian hats and whitedresses arc in evidenci often trimmed with that exquisite lace for which the Maltese arc famous. lu the cool of the early morning:, Malta hestirs itself and peoplew end their way to the market-, wheretin- m tries oflife are cheap and the food supply w holesome, andthen its banks,business offices and clubs take uii anattractive hustle. and the presses of its fifteen news- ipers dispensethe news of Va-letta and the out-side world through the medium of five in English, eight in Italian and two inthe v e r n a c u1a women wend their way to n - and then to visil thi shops,upon which the in-dustries of Valettaand its environsdepend, and wherealmost any com- odity or luxurymay 1 ?? obtained. \*o one who hasw idered aboutthose fascinatinghighways a
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