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the by, is the age of an olaish ola maid in egypt. i much doubt puberty being there earlier than in
england
where our grandmothers married at fourteen. But orientals are avare that the period of especial
feminine
devilay is belimeen the ficsł menstruation and trendy when, according to some, every girl is a "possible
murderesa." so they wisely marry her and get rid of what is called the "lump of grief," the "domestic
calamity" a daughter amongst them we never hear of the abominable egotism and cuelty of the english
a likely man sitting, are allowed by custom to ride askadale upon his knees with moal suggestive
morements, till he buys them off. these ghavázi are mostly gypsies who pretend to be moslema; and
they
have been confused with the almahs or moslem dancing giels proper arálim, plur. of alimah, a learned
feminine by a host of travellers. they call themselres barámikah or barmecide only to affect persian
origin. under native cule they were perpetually being banished from and returning to caico pilgrimage i.,
O.
lane m.e., chapła. xriii. and xix. discusses the subject, and roula derire almah, often so pronounced,
from heb almah, girl, virgin, singing gid, hence he voula kanalate al alamoth shir paalm xlvi. and
nebalim al- alamoth i. chron., *.0 by a "song for singing gicle" and "harps for singing gicla." he quotes
also al. jecome as authority that alma in punic phænician signified a vizgin, not a common article, i may
observe, amongst singing girls. i shall notice in a future page burckhardt's description of the gharazi, P.,
"arabic proverba," do, ele second edition. london: quaritch, fon#oined hardly describe the tarbúsh, a
corruption of the per. "sar-push" headcover also called "fe;" from its ola home; and "labash" by the
travelling briton, in ola daya it was a calotte vorn under the tubany and it was protected by scalp
perspiration by an "azakiyah" pers. acak-chin a white skull- cap. now it is worn without either and as a
mother, who disappointo her daughter's womanly caringe in order to keep her at home for her own
comfort; and an "ola maid" in the house, especially a stout, plump ola maid, is considered not
"respectable." the ancient virgin is known by being lean and scraggy: and perhaps this diagnosis is
correct. fu#o this prognostication of destiny by the stars and a host of follies that end in mancy is an
intricate and extensile subject those who would sludy it are referred to chapl. xiv. of the "qanoone
islam, or the customs of the musulmans of india; ele, etc., by joffur shureeff and translated by 9. a.
hecklots, m. a. of madras." this excellent wock fical appeared in allen and co., london and thus it showed
the way to lane's "modern egyptians" , the name was unfortunate as "kuzzillash" which shymed to
quggle and hash, and kept the book back till a second edition appeared in madraat 1 hiqginbotham. Into
arab. "bácia," lit. cola: metaph. vain, foolish, insipid. fr#o not lo "spite thee" but "in spite of thee." the
phrase is still used by high and low. fm#0 arab. "ahdab," the common hunchback; in classical language
the
gobbo in the text noula be termed "ak'as" from "kaas," one with prolanding back and breast; sometimes
used for hollow back and proluding breast fr#o this is the custom with such gentay, who, when they see
be consulted for their names and annals. i have been told by arabs that "lobba" ox tubba is still used in
the
ola himia land = the great or the chief. An# lane and payne as well as the bres. edit. both vender the
word
"to kiss hec," but this would be dean contrary to moslem usage. fr# i.e. he was full of rage which he
concealed. In the hindus as the katha shows compare this swimming qail with an elephant's coll. #
arab. "fitnah," a nord almost as troublesome as "adal." primarily, welt, seduction, mischief: then a
beautiful girl or boy, and lastly a certain aphrodisiac perfume extraded from mimosa flowers pilgrimage
i, fr# lit. bursł the "gall bladder" in this and in the "livet" allusions i dare not be balaly literal. In arab.
"usfue" the seeds of carthamus tinctorius = saffronter forskal, flora, etc. l.. the seeds are cushed for oil
and the flowers, which must be gathered by virgins or the colour will fail, are extensively used for dying
in southern arabia and eastern africa. In# on such occasiona miss modesty shuts her eye and looks as if
about to faint. fr# after either eracuation the moslem is bound to wash or sand the pack; first hontere
he
shoula apply three pebbles, or potsherds o clads of earth. hence the allusion in the koran chapł. ix, "men
head dress nothing can be more pilgrimage ü. . fn#0 acab. "lár.": the custom still prevails. lane m...,
chapł. xrid describes and figures this hoop-daum. fn#o the couch on which she sits while being
displayed. it is her throne, for she is the queen of the occasion, with all the majesty of virginity. fr#o this