LETTER XII.

Immense military force of Egypt--Sublime sunrise--Morning hymn--Gala of the resurrection of Osiris--Festivals to the gods--Visit to the Queen--Glimpse of dark-eyed Egyptian girls--Their tasteful dress--Life, manners, and customs of high-born Egyptian ladies--Their high social estimation--Egyptians can have but one wife--Occupations of ladies--Classifications of Egyptian society--The habitations of the Egyptians--Family customs and gatherings--House of the Admiral Pathromenes--Home-life of the Egyptians--pp. 191-208.