74 DEL AGO A BAY. 



Men and boys working in and about dwelling- 

 houses generally wear a piece of handkerchief, 

 called a capalane, as waistcloth, and a shirt ; 

 preferring to wear the latter outside the waist- 

 clotb, unless made to reverse the order. 



When out of service they usually return to 

 the native moutje, often making a comical mix- 

 ture of the two, and the effect of a shirt worn 

 over a large moutje is very funny. A waist- 

 coat, worn without a shirt, is a very favourite 

 costume. Sometimes a very little boy may be 

 seen wearing a large man's shirt reaching to his 

 heels. I saw one hideous Kafir with a large felt 

 hat and a huge bunch of yellow everlasting 

 flowers stuck through each ear. 



They are fond of wearing white man's clothes, 

 and those who have been working in the Cape 

 Colony or Natal generally come back clad in 

 complete European costume, looking anything 

 but nice in it. They also very often come back 

 with a choice selection of English oaths and bad 

 language, most unpleasant to hear, and are 

 often inclined to be very insolent, which does 



