Word: horseback
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Marie Curie, 62, co-discoverer of radium made known that since her U. S. visit (TIME, Oct. 28) she had ridden horseback in Paris thrice weekly with her daughter, on her doctor's recommendation...
...drop of blood reveals his presence to Rance. Then Minnie and Rance play poker for the life of the wounded bandit. Minnie cheats and wins. But in the last act Rance cheats too. So that Johnson is captured and is about to be lynched when Minnie dashes up on horseback, pleads for him so tenderly that they are allowed to set out together toward a better life...
...tight slippers and a "company" costume. Then when the card scene came she loosed the energy which makes her Tosca famed and, despite Puccini's feeble music, created ten tremendous breathtaking minutes. The third act was noteworthy only for the sight of a soprano outshining a tenor on horseback...
...Minister talked on the porch until 11, then the thalassocrats (chiefs of sea powers ) walked upstream beside the rushing Rapidan for three-quarters of a mile. Seeing a log, they sat upon and made it a historic log, still talking, talking.* Mrs. Hoover and Ishbel took a two-hour horseback ride. After 2 o'clock dinner, the President led everyone to the summit of Fork Mountain, 500 ft. higher than the camp. President and Prime Minister later talked again, before and after dinner. The start back to Washington was made soon after 8 o'clock next morning...
...crossed the Ossetian Road on horseback. My dear, have you ever ridden in a Caucasian saddle? It's got a ridge as sharp as a roof. I had a pair of camel's hair breeches-have you ever worn camel's hair pants...