A LADY'S LEGS

NZ Truth, Issue 160, 11 July 1908, Page 4

A LADY'S LEGS

IN WHITE SILK TIGHTS

Astonish Rotten Row Riders.

The Demoiselle's Dazzling Directoire : v '•■. 'U■' - ; Dress. \ . \- v - v ;

A beautiful equestrienne, atl&red m the costtime of the days of the Directoire — a. startlin- revival which recently- led to a heated controversy m Paris — caused quite ■a sensation when she appeared amonest the large crowd of riders m Rotten Kow; on Saturday "moraine. The lady who thus had the honor of being the first to appear m Rotten Row inthe costume of "Les Merveilleuses ' was Mile. Titcomb, a daring equestrienne now; appearing at the London Hippodrome. On her head she wore three large whita ostrich * plumes, with; a crown, -of ' hxiU\t . ants. The lady's, appearance m Piccadilly » " Circus; •■/";' ; created considerable exciter . ■■- '■•■■ \ / - mejxt, . ■■;;' ■ .-■ ■■ and soon there was a large crowd endeavoring to. keep pace with her down Picca* dilly, , as, escorted by, the. Hippodroma ring-master, she; made her way down towards Hyde . Park riding a handsom© grey horse with white shining mane and a long white tail. . . Entering the Park the spectators thera had scarcely recovered fromy their gasp of surprise before Mile. Titcomb,. was cantering gracefully amongst ttiehundrcas ol riders m Rotten Row. Every rider stopped, turned and looked at the i unusual ( spectacle. V '■ ' Here it was that the most exciting in* cident occurred. 'Mr Winston UhureiuU was riding up Rotten Row -with two .friends when the equestrienne appeared^ The President of the Board of Trade and his friends turned to look after her. ' At , the same moment a distinguished-' looking foreign gentleman, mouuted on a brown stalllion, came, galloping up. Catch- ! ing sight of Mile. Titcoinb's UNUSUAL COSTUMK; he turned to look without slackening, speed. A few seconds later his. horse cam* ; >intb violent collision with that ridden by Mr Winston Churchill., ' , ,Mr Churchill speedily recovered his baW ance, but the foreigner's horse reared, and' he only narrowly escaped a nasty aw cident. " ' " He managed to save himself from tali* ing to the ground, however, by flinging -> , w(th both arms round the animal's neck, with one of bis feet held m a,stirrup. Thai horse . continued to plunge wildly, until a' number of spectators can to the gentle* . mah's^ assistance, and, catching hold ofi the "bridle, managed to quieten th» anfe inal. . ■..;. ; ■ .' ... "'..;' Mr Winston Churchill, expressing his, gratification that the gentleman was un* hurt, at the same, time apologised lor th& unfortunate accident. . • Mile.' Titcomb ro3e up and down th« Row for over.an hour, and returned bj} ,way of Piccadilly. . ' LADY DESCRIBES HER DRESS. , Seen by a MLloyd's" representative oS her return, the lady smilingly, describe* her little adventure* • "Yes,"' she said, "I went for a ride i» the- Park to-day m a costume which || think is quite suitable to wear for rids ing. Ladies walking m the streets weau white m the sjlmmer ; then why should!" they not wear it \on horseback?" . The interviewer tremblingly suggested that although white was worn it waist hardly the same kind of costume whicli mademoiselle had worn, to . Which shu replied; "But why not-? I will describe my costume for you, then, your l ladj} readers will judge if I am not right. "It was a\ white -broadcloth costuma^ fitting closely td the figure, : the : dresrt being slashed open on the left side to the knee, with passementerie straps across, and white pearl buttons down the lront, and had a ,white lace' yoke and shoril sleeves. The small jewel hat had threw large white ostrich feathers on the lerl side, and njy hair was worn m rolls, parted on the left side, 'the, same as la^i ways wear it. - ' -"I had long white leather hoots an* , WHITE SILK TIGHTS completed the costume. "I left the Hippodrome just after, IB o'clock,, and proceeded on 'Zampa' — 'tiii my horse's name— along Piccadilly « Hyde Park. - A big crowd collected as w,«| went along and everybody sas they pasaw ed turned round and stared. Why, evei the people m carriages and cabs stoedugi and watched. . • '£■■ ''I had quite a Royal entry into th« narjcl The policemen ', touched their heft mefe and stopped the traffic for me td pass: I thiDk (with a silvery laugh) the* must . have mistaken me fox the Uermas Empress. "I wore the same dress when 1 rod* ia the Bbis de Boulogne, and it was oepietf by many Parisian ladies of fashion. iSutg ma foft ! I find your Rotten Row is very 1 , beautiful, far m.ore beautiful that tbtf Bois de" Boulogne m Paris. , >*'As k, French girl I .think^Vyaur Trondaits. a most lovely place, and I love the En» lish. If the people were as enchanted witli me as I was with the Park, no wondea one gentleman who turned round to stasis • nearly fell off his Horse !"