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many summer clothes as being suitable to the Tropics, 

 and too few of such things as tweed skirts, shooting 

 clothes, and thick boots, as well as a good aquascutum. 

 It will be borne in mind that nowadays Nairobi is no 

 longer a tumble-down collection of tin shanties, where 

 there are but few necessities and no comforts to be 

 bought and where prices are ruinous. It is to-day an 

 up-to-date and thoroughly well equipped town, where 

 there are all the modern luxuries. Nairobi has electric 

 light, telephones, motor garages, fairly decent hotels, 

 and, more important still, most excellent stores and 

 shops. There is no need, therefore, to make any 

 special preparations of any sort. Possibly the prices 

 will seem somewhat stiff to the newcomer, but this is 

 accounted for by the 10 per cent, ad valorem duty on 

 imports. It must be borne in mind, too, that most of 

 these clothes, hats, stores, etc., which one can obtain 

 are those which experience has shown to be the best. 

 Therefore, even supposing, as is doubtful, that one 

 pays rather more than by importing direct, one is 

 at all events certain of getting something 

 suitable. 



I suggest that the following might constitute a 

 useful outfit : 



Plenty of cotton and muslin frocks. 



Linen coats and skirts. 



Two khaki-coloured coats and skirts. 



A simple divided skirt for riding about the farm. 



Tussore silk shirts. 



A thin riding-habit for Nairobi. 



Plenty of brown boots and shoes. 



Tweed coats and skirts for the rainy season. 



An aquascutum. 



