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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3009, 11 March 1926, Page 1

Oblivious of the stares of those on the platform, she stepped lightly from a carriage of the first express' the oilier day (says the Ashburton “Guardian”). The streamer from her dainty hat waved a greeting to Ashburton, and the hem of her short frock gambolled merrily in the breeze, displaying a billow of white beneath. As she strode down the busy platform, her heavy ear rings swinging rythmic ally to her step, she produced a cigarette and proceeded to disgust the good people of Ashburton by puffing away with obvious enjoyinertt. “Brazen,” remarked an Early Victorian lady. “Look, ' she shaves,” gasped a small youth.” “Look at those legs—she looks like an athlete,” was the comment of a local runner. Followed by these and other less complimentary—remarks, she strolled the length of the station, and as the train whistled, entered the car marked “Ladies Only,” and sank into a seat. A closer inspection of the daring lady s features and figure, however, had by this time brought to the onlookers a dawning realisation that they had been “had.” As the express pulled out, a gentleman companion of the fair one’s was heard to remark to her: “Well, Jack, I reckon you win the bet.”

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