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 polygamy is still practised in Jerusalem. The conditions of harem life are like those prevailing in Turkey and Egypt. There is a tendency to adopt Western fashions in dress, and the women are clad in Parisian gowns. Marriage is followed by seven days of feasting. The bridegroom hangs swords from the bride's neck, as a sign that she is under his authority. As elsewhere in the East, the wife is heavily perfumed on the bridal day, and her nails and toes are stained with henna.

A. Goodrich Freer says that the children of the Jewish Mohammedans are treated affectionately by their parents, and that there is improvement in the education of girls.