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EASTERN RUNNERS CLEAR THE ROAD FOR THE CARRIAGE OF THE WEST
| Egyptians, rich as well as poor, still cling to customs of the immemorial East, as seen in this photograph of a wealthy Cairene going for a drive in a smart, up-to-date brougham, but preceded by gaily garbed, barefooted runners waving their wands and with strident cries warning all ordinary folk to make way for their employer's ostentatious progress |
CAMEL CARRIAGE SURVIVING THE INCURSION OF THE MOTOR-CAR
| While the motor-car, the taxicab, and the Cairo-Luxor train de luxe are familiar institutions in Egypt to-day, the camel carriage, a kind of palanquin on poles borne between two camels, may sometimes be seen in Cairo as a private conveyance, or, gorgeous in its silver and ivory ornamentation, a feature of the procession of a pilgrim on his return from Mecca |