CHAPTER XIY. 



THE CARAVAN, CONTINUED. 



" But I had forgotten to give you some ad- 

 vice respecting your travelling garb. Let us re- 

 pair this omission before we mount our drome- 

 daries and plunge into the wilderness. The 

 night is generally cool, often even cold, in the 

 desert, and for the early morning you will re- 

 quire a sufficient supply of warm v^rrappages, 

 though for the rest of the day, except, of course, 

 in the winter, thin summer clothing only is nec- 

 essary. The most difficult point is to defend the 

 head against the powerful rays of the sun, and 

 to protect the face and lips from the parching 

 wind. The Bedouins usually wear only a close 

 fitting skull-cap, and a large silk handkerchief, 

 called the kefeeyeh. The kefeeyeh is woven in 

 broad stripes, yellow and red being the favorite 

 colors, and with a very long, but thin, fringe. 

 It is folded shawl-wise, and worn over the cap, 

 the long folded edge in front. This edge is 

 brought very far forward, a braided or twisted 

 woollen band, sometimes very tastefully fash- 



