Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15
LIFE IN CAPE TOWN.
A Woman Describes the Pleasures of
the Colonial Capital.

Correspondence Of the Boston Transcript.
Housekeeping here is not what it Is in
the United States. There are not the con-
veniences and comforts here that the peo-
pie in the United States, of even very
moderate salaries. enjoy. Supplies for the
house are never brought the day on which
they are ordered, unless ones home is very
near to a shop. And there are so many
holidays, on which nothing will be deliver
ed. that one is obliged to provide before
hand for them. When they occur on Mon
Gay it is very dsagreeable to keep meat
etc. from Saturday till Tuesday morning
But in spite of any drawbacks, life here
Is very delightful, indeed, and we have
enjoyed every bit of the two years of our
residence with people who are among the
most agreeable in the world socially. They
are genial. kind and hospitable, and So
cicty here is equal to that in any city many
times the size of Cape Town While there
are no womens clubs, there are lectures,
concerts and theatcrs, and good troupes
come out from England each winter In
the summer there are tennis and garden
parties, musicals and afternoon teas. And
all summer there are plenty of races in
one or two of the suburbs. to which all
society goes We forgot-there is one club
which is doubtless very important to it's
members, THE Cape Hunt Club" We
think its members are principally English
people.
There are plenty of clubs just now start
ing up. but. alas, they are all fer relief of
ing, ei'ner among me "puliueu OF
the refugees from the Transvaal Neither
tiiiis i2 M money IS spaieu III .iis 5oou
Town now, it would seem, and that is for
news from the war Three months ago
this town was supposed to have a popula-
oii VI V'oo niii'e Peopie' aii "a nov a'n Inert
1t looks as if it was holiday each day.
~ ,s Sd,u tidt the SHOPS are dolhs an ex-
esLeh. BUSINESS Anu py the way, THESE
shops are as me as ,hcse IN any Ordinary
cry Oh me ohiled states. Ihelr olsplay
VI soous - h s Haiuapie ana oiteh
eNqui'ite, an itapor,eo' OK course. II gives
one strange leelng TO tninK mat hothlng
Is iiIhusac.uIeu mere. no nome pIoducts 10
Sp.ih OF, Just iFuil ana vegetables ana
iitrie iuFniture.
me majority OF houses mere are OF one
s.ory' ana the olo ones are Inc ola Dutch
.arnl houses, very oad' many having
growing on top. There are some very an
cleht houses one or winch Is a little old:
| 10" building called 4e Ofd-Ilme Tavern
ANA that Is exactly what 1t looks like. III
people do not object to matched roofs on
account OF the DANGER OF iire they usually
are siad TO get one, as the rooms are so
latse any hisn' ana the "hoie mouse SO
roomy Some have the old-fashioned flag
stones III the front yard. They all nave
the thy panes or glass In the windows,
unless they have been undermined
An put IN summer this place IS para
disc. for there are more consecutive days
of sunshine and lovely. blue sky, and. more
lovely STILL deep blue sea, than any spot
we have heard about. People who like to
grumbe complain Of the "southeaster" Of
the summer. 1t is very strong southeast
wind that carries clouds of sand and often
gravel through the air. SO that one must
wear veil to protect the eyes when going
out. What the men do without these use
full articles we cannot imagine However,
We do not mind such little thing as that.
when the sun is shining so beautifully and
the air growing softer all the time. the
supple trees waving back and forth, as
green as green can be, and over all the
clear. blue dome Well. Cape Town people
have never seen a Kansas cyclone. so they
make the most of their "southeaster.