. The Saturday evening post. mostwhole, boiled with rice and covered withwatery sauce, was brought in on a greatplatter they gave up and frankly ate withtheir fingers, helped by bread. This dishhad a sweetish, sickening flavor, andseemed loathsome to our Western palates;but to the Egyptians it was obviously ex-cellent, and we had to pretend enthusiasmand eat a little to seem reasonably sweet dish followed. I had a fleetingidea it must have been prepared in thesame pan as had been the meat, but a littleof this also had to be forced down ourthroats—and then came on fragrant Turk-ish cof
. The Saturday evening post. mostwhole, boiled with rice and covered withwatery sauce, was brought in on a greatplatter they gave up and frankly ate withtheir fingers, helped by bread. This dishhad a sweetish, sickening flavor, andseemed loathsome to our Western palates;but to the Egyptians it was obviously ex-cellent, and we had to pretend enthusiasmand eat a little to seem reasonably sweet dish followed. I had a fleetingidea it must have been prepared in thesame pan as had been the meat, but a littleof this also had to be forced down ourthroats—and then came on fragrant Turk-ish coffee served in little cups. Conversation languished, and the nativeshad suffered as much as we had, doubtless,trying to do the right thing our way. Wewere all glad the feast was ended, and aftera number of compliments had been ex-changed we took our departure. For atleast twenty-four hours we were quitemiserable, and even now a certain sicklysmell of cooked lamb and sometimes thetaste of it turns me pale, while I fancy none. Qreater HOTEL SHERMAN CHICAGO Now One Thousand Rooms with Bath HE growing patronage of Hotel Shermanhas made necessary the addition of threefull stories—now ready for occupancy. This increased space will enable us to accom-modate the traveling public without annoy-ance or delay in securing reservations. Each floor in Hotel Sherman is a separateunit as to clerk and attendant service. Thisis only one example of the finer detailsof modern management which have madeHotel Sherman so popular. Hotel Sherman is the home of the CollegeInn, one of the worlds famous restaurants,widely known as the gathering place ofprominent people for dinners and after-theatre entertainment. Rooms with bath, from $ to $5 per dayfor one person—from $5 to $8 for two.
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