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badly, Uiat the things are often un wearable. As for 

 myself, I was fortunate in possessing for everj^day 

 wear strong cotton dresses of Egyptian manufacture ; 

 which required neither starching nor ironing, and, after 

 being washed, and dried in the sun, were ready to be 

 put on at once, i or driving, and especially for the 

 long journeys of several days, which sometimes have 

 to be taken in Cape carts or spiders, a light dust-cloak 

 is indispensable. Boots and shoes, more than anythino* 

 else, need to be strong, and for gentlemen who live the 

 active outdoor life of the farms, there is notliin^'- so 



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serviceable as the country -made veldtschoon. 



