WOMEN IN MALE ATTIRE.
There is only one lady in France who rides her horse like a gentleman. That is Mme. Dieulafoy. the Persian archieologist, and who has just brought out an Oriental novel. -She dresses in any case like a man, a necessity force! on her when ■•■cupied with her husband in Eastern excavations. Rosa Bonhear also wore male attire, but this was to save her from observation when she attended. for years, the horse fairs to take sketches. George Sami was the only lady vbo rode ami dressed like a man for the sole object of pose. It is remarked that they are the daughters of military officers in France who are the best skilled in horsemanship. However, no French lady is able to follow the houmls or take a fence like • Baby Blake, of Lever memory.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 48, 29 November 1890, Page 14
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139WOMEN IN MALE ATTIRE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 48, 29 November 1890, Page 14
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