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FertK, W A', Th’urs3ay Evening, January 20, 193SCairo Ablaze For Royal WeddingKING PERSONALLY SELECTS BRIDE'S £5000 TROUSSEAUCAIRO, Wednesday. Scenes suggestive of the glamorous days of the Pharaohs are being witnessed in Cairo today. Never, in modern times, has the city presented such a gala appearance. Tomorrow is the wedding day of Egypt’s boy King, Farouk, and beautiful Farida Zulficar. King Farouk personally chose most of the bride’s trousseau, which is said to contain -15 exquisite gowns and coats. II cost £5000.The King has decided that his gifts of jewels to the bride—a three-row diamond necklace, a magnificent ; diamond diadem, with an emerald centre, valued at !£10,000—shall remain in trust for future Queens of Egypt.Dancers and gaily-caparisoned horses ridden by sheikhs are holding up traffic in many parts of Cairo. It is almost impossible to buy flowers throughout Cairo, every blossom having been acquired by King Farouk.A marquee, suggestive of a thousand and one nights has been erected on the tennis court at Klt;ubbch Palace, where King Farouk will introduce his bride to the Queen Mother and his family at 7 30 p.m., today.It is 70 yards square with colored silks bearing their Majesties' monograms. The floors ore covered with priceless Persian rugs.19ft. CAKEA small army of chefs from the palace made a 19ft. wedding cake, which King Farouk will hold while the bride cuts it with his gold bejewelled sword.The palace garden is like a scene from a fairy tale. A great Illuminated crown is suspended in mid-air against a background of the gor-geously-lit building.Trees outside the bride's house ere swathed in white silk and the house is brilliantly lit. An illuminated crown hangs from the roof. Crowds gather outside clapping their hands and shouting, “Long live King Farouk and Farida.Wedding gifts are still pouring tn from throughout the world.The wedding ceremony will be rehearsed at Koubbeh Palace.CAIRO ABLAZECairo tonight is ablaze as the mosques are all testing their illuminations. Aeroplanes light up the skies overhead and joyous crowds throng the 6treets.Thousands of Bedouins from the remote drseri villages are sleeping in the public gardens.Rejoicing is increasing in Its n-. tensity. Bedouin chiefs and Euro-peans arc walkng arm in arm. Hooded Arab women are sleeping in every nook of Cairo's bazaars and narrow streets.Electric lamps are also unobtainable as literally millions are illuminating the city. Further consignments are being rushed to Egypt from Europe.Twelve workmen were injured when scaffolding collapsed outside Koubbeh Palace. King Farouk rushed oul and helped lift the injured into ambulances.Boy King Farouk, who today weds tieautijul Farida.
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Perth Daily News
Perth, Western Australia, AU
Thu, Jan 20, 1938
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