to defend their eyes from the sun, and sandals made from the leaves and fibres of the palm trees.  Very young children go entirely naked, those who are older have a shirt, many are quite bare-headed, and in that state exposed all day to the sun and flies.  The men have but little beard, which they keep closely clipped.  The dress of the women here, differs materially from that of the moorish females, and their appearance and smell are far from agreeable.  They plait their hair in thick bobbins, which hang over their foreheads, nearly as low down as the eye-brows, and are there joined at the bottom, as far round to each side as the temples.  The hair is so profusely covered with oil, that it drops down over the face and clothes.  This is dried up, by sprinkling it with plenty of a preparation made of a plant resembling wild lavender, cloves, and one or two more species pounded into powder, and called atria; it forms a brown dirty-looking paste, and combined with perspiration and the flying sand, becomes in a few days far from savoury.  The back hair is less disgusting, as it is plaited into a long tress on each side, and is brought to hang over the shoulders; from these tresses, ornaments of silver or of coral are suspended.  Black wool is frequently worked in with their black locks, to make them appear longer.  In the centre of the forehead, an ornament of coral or beads is placed, hanging down to the depth of an inch or two.  A woollen handkerchief is fastened on the back of the head; it falls over behind, and is tied by a leathern strap under the chin.  Each ear is perforated for as many rings as the woman possesses, some wearing even six on one side.  The largest, which is about five inches in diameter, hanging lowest, supported by a string from the head.  Round the neck, a tight flat collar of beads, arranged in fancy patterns, is worn with coral necklaces, and sometimes a broad gold plate immediately in front.  A large blue shirt is generally worn, the collar and breast ornamented with needle-work.  The women also wear white shirts, and striped silk ones called shami, which are brought from Egypt; a jereed and red slippers complete their dress.  They generally have their wrappers of a darker colour than those of the men.  Some of the better class of women wear trousers, not fuller in the leg than those worn in Europe; they are very prettily embroidered with silk at the bottom of the leg, and form a handsome contrast to the black skin of the wearer.  Cornelians or agates, roughly shaped in the form of hearts, are much worn as necklaces, and they have a variety of rings for the thumbs and fingers.  A band of silk cord hanging round the body from one shoulder, is generally filled with pendent leather or cloth bags, containing charms.  Round the wrists and above the elbows, armlets of silver, gold, glass, horn or ivory are worn, according to the ability of the wearer to purchase them, and on the ankles they have silver, brass, copper or iron shackles.  A pair of silver ones were seen, which