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Show oo 10111 APPEARS II USUI SKIRT NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Brooklyn bridge broke its record as a scene of dare-devil exploits today. A suicide or professional bridge Jumper never thrilled the throng of bridge prome-naders prome-naders more than did the appearance of a dashing young blonde on the great thoroughfare late tfcis afternoon. Sho was attired In tnc new Harem skirt tho first of the millions of New York women publicly to venture thc new affectation of men's clothes, ! which Has stirred continental cities to riot. It nearly came to that on the bridge today.'-' Pedestrian traffic was blocked by tho crowds which collected in her wake and followed hor bold lead right Into Newspaper Row, Postoffice square and down Broadway, tlnally vanishing into lJo underground section sec-tion of the Hudson tubes The boldest of newspaper reporters "fell down" on tho story all balking at the suggestion sug-gestion that someone" inquire the person's per-son's name. There were few who even observed the detail that sho was a blonde, that hor eyes were bluo and that shi wore a black fur coat The focus of attention was on tho split skirt roach-ing roach-ing a little below the luioes, disclosing disclos-ing black bloomor-HKC contrivances tightly gathered up about the ankles. oo |