The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

z r IS strange indeed that I. sannis
Kruger. should be IN San Francisco
while Iny klnsrlen IL 1ar-away Africa
4 are batting Tor their rights. Writing
ln English is O. difficult task for me,
but 7 pan tais as a sacred duty, IN the
hope of piercing the dense veil OF l6-
rcraIre that slroU5s even the intelligent
Aue-l-aa.s conception OF my native land.
7 am Lger Birl, descendant OF long
line ~ Beers ] am as proud OF my B9er
aL-. try rs the British arisJOCrat is OF hia
blue blood p-gule- q thousand times OF
ms Bo-r lineage than OF the slight Eng
LBl st-E u that Is also my bi-tLrigdt
lIr grandfather was half English, half
boar, l.y grandmother. BOer girl, WAS
q sister OF Jls present wiIs Of Dom Paul
Ay father is nephew OF President
kruger. Therefore, I am dOUbly related
90 t--T-a sraalDiecs 10 both the PTesi-
dent a-l -is wi-e, by ties Of blood as well
Gs marriage. General Pet Joubert Ii alSs
Iy great uncle.
il IS -o" q year since 7 hrst touched
American soil. a pp.rit OF unrest and
travel. very un-Boer-like, and probably
due 10 the drop Of English blood, has
characterized OUT branch Of ths family
4 tWelFemCnth ago 1 came to America
with one " my brothers. An interest in
nina in Arizona brought Us 10 this cor
ner 1f the country.
Unlike most vi my Boer cousins have
spent much umg abroad, receiving the
greater part OF my education in France
and Ee--l -nl. where L was taught music
WI nile PRESIDENT Kruger severely con
aelu.-S foreign education and custonE he
1oIGaFe my parents Tor allowing me 10
e-L-y ia LLfOpe- COm Paul is exceedingly
ioul OF music ana acknowledged that my
Pl-7--a4 -a-ei.ts could better be developed
" To- e.5n lands. After each Of these Vis-
r1gf
through severe CatcChism.
Foreign travel has broadened me and
taA-a .-s Out of the groove Of Boer GUS
L.--7. b-- IL Las not bIunted my Boer pa
[I-.-sm nor made me love my people the
Jess, -1r hate less intensely the robbef
-a--5 l.s- would steal the land to which
my ancestors "treKed."
must confess that in no other country
~ ignorance Cf the I5Oer go marked as IN
america in Trance, in Spain, the Ger
mans even TIE Italians, know that the
bleI la not Zulu. But here In America
people l'oh az me quizzically when told
si1 q l0er girl Their usual exclamation
ls. Ny -gl you re not black, D." why you're
Le- REQ. reta-ate with equal amaze
An ricau Indians.
surely all Boer girls do not look uka
90 i7 INC remark that usually folIows
OF -e heels of this last one.
tN-. 10 1Ae name Of Mother F1ye they
r. III az p-'l -ts hAo" American girls are
~ ~ On Guy on The same bolt. I am neither
~ y t.- -e-4 q type Of the Boer girl than
9 T., p-eei american Is Of your country
tt..E.., Col-. .aNe both individual and racial
80 .'1- --.--lr- / am much slighter than
Hyat D9-f guls, but my features ard
ce.oI-4s @Fe typical Of the race.
~ Doe-s are simple folk, with few
caste anu class lines But even we bav.
clsllhcI2N=. There are the Beers If +bs
te"Hs any l-J@e who live on fsoIetad
-. ..,i-..7.,1t I'll CittpSL as we call him. is
e. e, ly Llsi'G lAink' in your language, to
4 "doppev' girl dresses and lool,, =,
49, @ ~ ,--, MI q l9"n-pred Boer girl as
your country ASS does from the city-bred
maloeH. 1otg FARMERS daughters are not
duplicates Of YOUR dauRhfers ~ n,oaItI1 tiIs
and lasAlon' tfe they? No more ars wa
like the "GCpper" women ~4S w
The 'doppcIs all dress in gowns cut
bright color, made into a sbdTr, III oL
gathered fqa a1oqnd the waist a blouse c,lr
lar: this is the usual "dopper' cost,,,,oa 80
completed by q sunbonnet, On SmndaIe, S7odt,Io,
and holidays the wear aroIind 10.
waists narrow lbbon Of gay color tiAd
IN a "Dutchy 0oN-short sdn loops and
We Boer girls Of the cities dres. So INV
fancy and the fashions of our nefrbhors
9iet9te II Wevs We bef2. COPY English styles
Boer girls have thef clothes mada ,,er', eIlS
simply We live I'M the saddIe s,,vety
riding astride, 80 we eling to short sIsirts
rather than trailing gtwns 4AA -
True. we are fond Q; bright and ro,,d.
eolors If for this We GTe to be cIasse5 q .
barbarians, on what plY win you forgive
Bpaniard, or the ortmsons and green's ne
your clothes..surely they were not
made in Africa" say ~ questioners.
brings gowns and ribbonA and lacea and
fol-de-rols. She diScovers that the out OF
her gown so much admiredat home, does
, not quito reach tho Parisietns pertectinn,