威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱是美国第27任总统。他任菲律宾总督时,曾有机会到俄国沙皇尼古拉皇帝的宫廷露面。当塔夫脱拉着妻子的玉手步下马车时,由于脚下动作过猛,“咝拉”一声,裤裆开了线。会见的时辰将到,再回住处更衣已不可能。怎么办?幸好,侍女跟在身边,而且手头带有针线。这样,塔夫脱立即又上了马车,让妻子给他缝裤子。妻子是缝纫快手,三下五除二,裤线缝合了。但塔夫脱心中无底。他怕妻子匆忙而就的针线活经不住考验。于是,见沙皇时,他不是以正常方式进退, William Howard Taft is the 27th President of the United States. When he served as Governor of the Philippines, he had the opportunity to appear in the court of the Emperor Tsar Nicholas of Russia. When Taft pulled his wife’s Jade out of the wagon, the crotch was open because of too much force under his feet. The hour of the meeting is coming, and it is impossible to change clothes back to the residence. How can I do it? Fortunately, the maid stays with her and has needlework on hand. In this way, Taft immediately went to the carriage and let his wife sew his pants. His wife is a fast-working sewing man, with three under five in addition to two, and his trousers are stitched. But Taft is without a bottom. He was afraid that the needlework of his wife in a hurry could not stand the test. Therefore, when he saw the Tsar, he did not advance and retreat in the normal way.