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tion had been accorded to a private citizen of any country. More- 

 over, the Khedive returned Rooseveh's visit in royal fashion. 



The Khediviah also received Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt with 

 unusual marks of distinction. She walked through two or three 

 rooms to meet them, instead of waiting for them in the reception 

 room. She had coffee served to them in gold cups, studded with 

 diamonds. She talked with them in French for nearly an hour, 

 asking many questions about the position of women. 



Later in the day the party drove to the Mena House for the 

 purpose of viewing the impressive spectacle of the pyramids by 

 moonlight. Extensive festivities had been arranged there in their 

 honor, lasting well into the night. 



Up with the sun, after a restful night. Colonel Roosevelt and 

 his party were early astir, preparing for a visit to the Necropolis of 

 Sakkara, where are the wonderful tombs of various kings, of Thy 

 and of the Apis bulls. 



RECEIVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION. 



Major F. K. Watson, pacha, aide de camp to the Khedive, was 

 an early caller. He tendered to Colonel Roosevelt the use of the 

 Khedive's special camel corps for the eight-mile ride across the 

 desert to Sakkara. Such a tender always is a special mark of 

 favor, and Colonel Roosevelt accepted it with much pleasure. The 

 Colonel and Kermit each rode one of the animals over the dreary 

 waste to the Necropolis, but Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel chose 

 a more comfortable sand cart. 



Arriving at the tombs of the bulls of Apis, the oldest of v/hich 

 dates back to 1500 B. C, the time of the reign of Amennophis HI, 

 the sightseers were met by an archeologist who had been instructed 

 to act as their guide. With lighted candles, the Americans entered 

 the dark caverns, and looked with interest upon the huge sarcophagi. 



From the tombs of Bulls the party proceeded to the temples 

 and the tomb of Thy, a plebeian, who lived in the fifth dynasty, but 

 who was so esteemed that he was permitted to marry a princess. 



" Not a lion did his duty." With this declaration, delivered 

 in mock gravity, former President Roosevelt concluded his informal 



