SURPRISING INTELLIGENCE,
FROM THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE OF FASHION.
Tai Hyde Park may be seen not only many equestrians of fashion, but noble drivers of four-in-hand, phaetons, curricles, tandems, &c. One who may be seated in a tilbury or other carriage of the same description, generally holds the reins in his left hand, the hand half-closed and the thumb upright. The horsemen make their horses proceed in a kind of gallop, while their servants follow in a long trot; on the contrary, when the gentleman adopts the long trot, the servant gallops or rather canters. A fine gentleman when he salutes any one in the Park, never takes off his hat; he merely bows his head when on horseback, and brings the handle of his whip towards his breast."
To this should be added, that in Bond and Regent Streets, persons may be seen moving on their legs, and, what is particularly singular,
• with their arms hanging down by their sides. They carry their heads on their shoulders, and when they nod to acquaintances, drop them forward, and then restore them to the perpendicular. The pedestrians make their legs proceed one after the other, in a manner uncommon and singular to behold. This novel and original process is called walking.
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