CHAMELEON NEGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 5

CHAMELEON NEGRESS.

, A negro woman named Bullitt, of. West Philadelphia, is ,(says, tho New York corrcs pondent of'.tho "Daily Express") seriously perplexed, for, having turned white in some strange manner, sho has now begun to turn black again.."Originally sho.was a mulatto,, but tho shade sho is now assuming is much darker. Mrs. Bullitt was. asked whether .she would rather be black of white. ",'Doed I, wouldn't care." she said, "so/it wap one colour all over." When she was asked to describe her present condition, Mrs. Bullitt .said'that'"now,'sho is .white all ovorcxccpt; on her hands and faco. "Last Christmas. I was white from head to foot," sho said. ! Inquiry -in; the neighbourhood fully substantiated. this, statement, as other negro women liad seen Mrs. butlitt in her white phase. While white, sho still had her kinky hair.Tho. hair lias remained as it- was. at first.. About, five years ngo spots came pm her s?r<*n'. like] freckles. These spots spread until sho was black. ■ Then white 'spots "came "us uia black faded, and finally .she was all white. Then the strango freckles camc again; and now they ai'O spreading once more.': Tho woman's* face and hands are mottled with ,th?se. spots, but, thfe white places are vary white. ...