Remarkable Old Lady

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 7

Remarkable Old Lady

"Will some kind sportsman give me (Mrs: Evan', Davies} an old hunter, something sound on the road, as I ride to and .f^oui the meets? Although 84, I anistill able to.ride four or five hours and cannot afford to-buy.a horsej.it would .have a good home" (states'an exchange).- • - - ■ • - ■ .-.■••■ Behind, this, advertisement in a'hunting journal inEngland recently, is a.Temarkable story:ofa woman-who_seenis to have solved the problem of perpetual youth through-her love for horses and riding. • ' • ■

Mrs. Davies,"who1 lives alone in a cottage at Longville, near Much.Wen lock, Shropshire, has ridden wj£li the .Whcatland Hounds 'for 70' years, and has seldom missed a meet. But only one thing now tends to limit her pleasure. The 'horse^a' cob—she' rides .is not '.'fast" enough for her. 'She wants a real galloper, but her financial resources prevent her from buying one.,

This fold lady, might be said to have been born 'in • the saddle. Her father was a farmer at\Longville, and friends declared that she could Tide almost before she could walk. Even now her horsemanship is the admiration of those with whoni she'rides.'. ,* ' * ' :

."Mrs. Davies is a marvellous woman —that is the only t w'ay to describe her," Miss Frances Pitt, joint Master of the Wheatland'Hunt, said. "She has been out'with;us today for three hours or more. She rides side-saddle, aud is always one of the keenest in the hunt.

"Picture a.1 medium-built woman, rather stout, grey hair, bright eyes, and a smile for everybody. That is Mrs. ■ Davies.'.'.

when becoming;' it certainly is smart and distinctive looking. ' •

Buttons and fastenings continue to be important on coats and suits. Here again.one has a good idea of refurbishing, a suit, because really distinctive buttons in. metal, wood, or composition give.an up : to-date look to a suit that lias been cleaned and pressed, but which retains- the good line of. clever tailoring. ' .' ' ' ..• ■

. PJaid, checked, and diagonally striped materials are going to bo fashionable again, both for whole tailored suits, dresses, and odd blouses or skirts to wear with.-plain coloured Suits. Shaded and plaid organdie, silk and muslins will be ' shown for evening dresses, and printed crepes are coming back for those useful dresses to wear with .coats Tat. all seasons of the yeav. Don't bo persuaded to have anything with exaggerated shoulder width when purchasing new clothes.for your, coming season. That vogue has passed, and while some will remain fairly squared up the newest tendency is for the, shoulder line to droop and the sleeve! fullness to centro round the. elbow. '•■-"'' KUTH SIBLEY.