Word: horseback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...royalty nowadays is generally free to choose and marry for love. Most of the reigning beauties also meet democracy's most demanding criterion of successful first-ladyship: each, in her way, embodies her country's ideal of womanhood. They are fond of outdoor life; they swim, ride horseback, play tennis or golf. They are enthusiastic and effective sponsors of charitable and cultural causes. Virtually without exception, they are chic, vivacious, quick-witted and warm. Above all, they are immense political and social assets to their husbands. Watching their wives at the center of attention during a recent Washington...
...horseback and of the hour, the great savior, is Molester Mole, a grubby mind with a powerful, if threadbare message. He is the Flounder of the Jack Acid Society, its spirited, selfless leader. He guides the Deacon when that Godsymp's flesh weakens, and it is Mole who prepares the Society's blacklist. The list of all the suspect members of the swamp is quite comprehensive; it even includes Mole's friend, the Deacon...
...with it. Your story says Mrs. Rockefeller is a "fantastic horseback rider despite her English saddle." Yet in the accompanying photo, Mrs. Rockefeller is shown riding the West's favorite horse, the Appaloosa, with Western gear...
Down Home. When she arrived in Nevada, Drackert pronounced her "tired and upset," and slammed shut the doors to his ranch, even to new paying guests. Mrs. Rockefeller left the grounds only for horseback rides, long, solitary hikes, and daily walks to the Verdi post office a mile away. The few Nevadans who did meet her were impressed by her easy manner. "Call me Mary," she said, hinting that she dislikes being called "Mrs. Rockefeller" or, worse...
...daily ritual is the ride, and Nevada friends say that she is a "fantastic" horseback rider despite her English saddle. She is also "trail boss." "If it's snowing and she wants to ride, you ride," a friend says. She resents help with her mount, and when the ride is over each day, she rubs down her own horse...