As far as I know, it is the absolute truth and has been corroborated by several family members!
It was in the late 1930's or early 40's, but before 1943 when mum got married.
Mum and her sister, Lucy were in the city on one of their usual shopping expeditions. Probably to buy shoes (what else???) or handbags (another given!)
Of course they were dressed up to the nine's with hats and gloves...you get the picture...
Well, there they were, strolling down Pitt Street when Lucy felt the elastic giving way in her bloomers!
In a state of panic, my mother searched despairingly for a safety pin in her handbag to no avail.
So they kept walking very carefully but as quickly as possible....
Now my Auntie Lucy was a LADY...at all times keeping her cool and never causing a scene...
So with heads held high, Lucy and Mum marched up Pitt street.
As the troublesome knickers finally couldn't defy gravity any longer, they slid downwards at a rapid pace.
Not wanting to make a scene, Lucy gracefully stepped out of them and kept walking....
all the while dragging Mum along and trying to stop her from blushing and screaming with shock...although the giggles must have given them away...
NOW, she may have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for a lovely young man who, thinking Lucy had dropped her ( albeit rather large) handkerchief, started calling out to Lucy. Of course, she ignored him and walked even more briskly...
He swooped down and picked them up, by now, almost running to catch her and shouting loudly, "Miss, you dropped something!!"
Well, Lucy and mum ducked into a shop and thankfully lost the man, avoiding further embarrassment. They hid inside until they were sure he was gone before making a beeline for the train station.
I was a very quiet trip home on the train that day.
My mother never forgot it, Auntie Lucy never spoke of it...
but I wonder what that young man did with those bloomers?
Have a lovely week xxx
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