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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4462, 4 September 1922, Page 3

" The hobble skirt came from Egypt.” remarked Mr AJ ex - Bradley at a lecture in Palmerston North (states the Standard). “A Parisian dressmaker visiting Egypt was impressed by the statues of the women of a past civilization. He returned with copies of; their skirts and gave to the world of fashion a new skirt worn 5000 years ago!” A horse shoe may be a lucky thing, but not when a horse presents it to you in the middle of the chest, as one is announced to have done to Viscount Lascelles, says a writer in the Dominion. Lord Lascelles was born under a lucky star, and it is not surprising to hear that he escaped serious hurt’ A story is going the rounds of how the eccentric and crusty old Marquis of Clanricarde came to leave to Lord Lascelles the millions which made him so eligible a bachelor. It is to the effect that one day on leave during the wa*, Lord Lascelles went into the St. James’s Club. He saw Lord Clanricarde come in, and, feeling in particularly good spirits, announced to his companions : I haven't spoken to my great-unefe for quite ten years. I am going -o ask him how he is.” Their talk turned to art, and the old uncle was so much impressed with 'his grandnephew that within a week he made a will leaving him his fortune.