The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-25
"AUNTIE" KRUGER.
The Wife of the President of the
South African Republic.
Drank Leslie's Popular Monthly.)


Drank Leslis's Popular Monthly
1t must be admitted that Dom Paul,
with all his sOmbre traits, is literally
endowed with the saving salt of humor;
also, that his whole career has rested
upon thar strong and pure domestic
foundation. that wholesome family and
home life, which is the surest safeguard
even of a mOnarch's throne.
Mrs. Paul Kruger is the embodiment of
hOmelneSS- In her appearance, in her
manners, in her speech, she is as unas-
Stunning as the wife of any Dutch farmer.
And she Is just as thrifty and frugal.
Dom Paul Kruger is believed to be
worth $2500,OOO and the credit for amass-
ing that immense fortune he gives to the
woman who for nearly half a century has
cared for him and watched over him, and
strlVen and saved for hiH1-farmer, herds
man, soldier, clergyman, ambassador,
president Of the Transvaai-in every
phase of his wonderful career ''Tanta''
Kruger has always believed implicitly in
her husband, has always shown him
humble, devoted admiration that is some
how pathetic TO look upon. Paul Kruger
today Is, IN her opinion, the greatest man
that ever lived. And she is the prOUdeSt
woman in the HranSVaaI The struggling
ambitious farmer found a treasure when
he found that gentle. blUe-eyed lass, who
when he asked her to marry him, looked
down demurely and said, 4 can bake,
/ can cook, can sew, can clean, can
scrub
Even in these latter days. according to
a recent visitor at Pretoria the first lady
in the Transvaal bakeS and sews and
scrubs 10 save the wages of a servant
She may be seen at 5 o clock any morn
ing the president is at home bending over
a niue Kitchen stove preparing her hus-
bands morning cup of coffee. The only
accomplishment in which Auntie" Kru-
ger claims to excel Is in making coffee
and President Kruger reafirms that she
dttdinS better results with less coffee than
other nnuEepfTa In the Ira
When Mrs Kruger has finished her
heavier household duties she dOnS black
alpaca dress, settles herself comfortably
IN the little parlor, and darns socks until
evening President Kruger is a notable
parsonage now, consequently those of our
readers who may like the personal para
is heavy on his socks Nearly every
pair in his wardrobe has been ''heeled''
by his industrious vile.
Then, when there are no more socks to
mend Mrs. Kruger may take il into her
head TO make herself a new dress or
turn an old one. Every dress that the
good lady wears or has worn during the
past rev years was made by herself La
dies who are in the habit of presenting
I dressmakers bills to their husbands at
frequent intervals win be interested i'm
knowing That the Wife OF the president
OF the South African republic has never
had more than three dresses at any one
time, and they are all black. She is sat
isfied with two hats which like the
dresses, are made by herself
The hat reserved for special occasions
such visiting with the president or 90
ing with him 10 church, is as well known
in Pretoria as Dom Paurs invariable silk
''to22er. One of the ladv's many good
tralt5 is her love of animals She de-
s1ores the fashion Of wearing birds or
feathers in feminine headgeai and has
herself never been guilty of anything az
the kind.
Illustrative of this observation-disclosures
is the following Northumberland anec-
dOte: Plans were being prepared to erect
a statue TO the president and when the
drawings were completed they We're shown
TO Mrs Kruger. She was very much
pleased with them and expressed her adj
miratiOn TO the sculptor But there is
one thing l would like TO suggest to YOU. %
She said, The design is beautiful ana
the whole plan pleases me very much
but there is one thing I would like If
you can arrange it without a sacrifice of
art and that is when you design the
presidents hat you viii leave a little hol-
low in the top from which the birds can
drink"