The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-06-24

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Our hostess showed lis sfx dozen bis-
cults she had baked in the morning for
/ her husband and eldest son. who vera
10 return that evening To the Natal
front. Every Boer carries with him
| these biscuits, baked by the women
folk in their home. together with long
pieces of dried beef. also prepared at
home, upon which man suhsists for
I weeks.
one women asked for donations TO
her soup kitchen. Every morning from
10 to II o'clock she feeds the Door at
her home, giving them soup and bread.
That day she lad fed more than a hun-
dred women and children, families Of
soldiers, and as meat, eggs, vegetables
and flour become higher in price every
day she feared she might be unable to
continue her good work unless others
came to her assistance. She found
many friends willing to help her An
other, the president of Il club organized
to make winter clothing for the sol
diers, produced list showing that dur
ing the week the club had cut and
stitched 500 jackets and as many trou-
sers. She explained to me that many
y
the summer is drawing TO a close the
women had formed an organization to
sew, the Transvaal government fur
uishing the material.
The wife of General Louis Botha,
the Boer commandant general 4 de-
scendant of Robert Emmett. came on
horseback. She is an excellent horse
woman and rides the horse of an Eng
lish officer taken prisoner at COlensO.
General Botha's popularity is shared
by his wife. who is most hOspitable
and in her home at Vryheid continual
ly entertains visitors from all parts of
the surrounding country. Another gen
erals wife showed us a brooch made
of the bullet which in q fight last week
went through the fieldglass carried by
her husband and lodged in a silk hand
kerchief in his Goa, pocket.
Miss Eloff, a granddaughter of Presi-
dent Kruger, is Il typical Afrikander-
tall and slender, with blue eyes and
mass of golden hair. She is always
we'll gowned and imports many of her
hats and dresses from Paris. She is
we'll educated. a clever musician, rides
and shoots like ii Boer soldier. and on
account of her sunny disposition is the
life OF the household. Her father re-
Gently built home near Pretoria, the
furnishings and decorations Of which
were imported from Europe After the
war began the family moved into their
city home. which adjoins that Of the
| president Mrs. Elon. Mrs. kruger's
eldest daughter, spends much time
with her aged mother
. We were led through the hoUS" and
grounds ly c,;r hostess, who took great
| pride >iu showing u her collection Of
~ouy,uirs and relics Of the war.
among them a gun which lclongs 10
her son. II has ten holes made lay
British bullets, and yet he has escaped
urhurt II was rs We were about to
leave That The hostess suggested that
we call on Mrs Is uGcr- With some
p enloarUl~ ~~mcut rennrh@d that aS my
trunks had not arrived | should he
, | competed to wait until might Lave 4
more suitable gown for calling on a
. lady in 50 high position.
we are n republic. and free and III
, formal in every sense Of the word. she
answered. lanta Niu@er VIII wei
> com" you With rs bright smile
whether YOU wear Il calico sunb0nne'
and come as. the wife OF iarmer ol
y whether you appear III inc latest IA
rlSian creations ana are the Wiie OF
nobleman
. Having so easily disposed OF tne
4 question of dress for the occasion ant
O being anxious to meet the hrst lady
= of the land | gladly aSsented to hel
/. | proposal of starting Immediately. Ar
rived at the house, we passed the TIVE
c guards at the gate. but were stopped
!. by q soldier in uniform. who apologiz
: ed for this interruption. but explained
= that. il being wartimes and somewha
!. dangerous to allow any one to ente
n into the grounds. he would take ou
h cards TO Mrs. Kruger. He soon return
n ed and led us into the reception room.
Il In sunny little corner beside WIN
| dow facing the street sat Mrs. Kruger