94 GAKDENIjSTG FOR WOMEN 



BOARD AND LODGING 



In Cape Colony , . from £5 to £8 per month 



In Natal . . . „ £4 10s. „ £8 



In Eliodesia . . . „ £9 „ £11 



In tlie Transvaal . . „ £7 „ £10 



In Orange River Colony . „ £6 ., £8 



Lamidry in Cape Colony costs from 8s. to 10s. per month. 



In the other colonies it is generally from 2s. to 8s. per 

 doz. articles, irrespective of size. 



OUTFIT 



The same clothes are needed in South Africa 

 as in England, except that furs are not necessary, 

 and a larger supply of washing dresses, etc., are 

 needed for the longer summers. Wool of some 

 sort must always be worn next the skin, even if it 

 is only a cholera belt in the hottest weather, on 

 account of the sudden falls in the temperature. 

 In the Transvaal and Orange River Colony the 

 winters are bitterly cold, and warm underwear 

 is there very necessary. 



Warm wraps are essential, as the nights seem 

 bitterly cold by contrast to the hot, sunny days. 

 Washing fabrics should be chosen of fast colours ; 

 white linen, holland and Tussore silk wear the best. 

 Light unwashable materials are unwise, as the 

 dust is terrible all over the countr}^, and there 

 are no good cleaners. Black and dark-coloured 



