OF GREAT BRITAIN. 43 



" In arranging a lady's fishing- dress, next to the 

 short skirts thick boots more or less waterproof 

 are the most important item, having regard both 

 to protection and comfort ; but this is precisely the 

 point on which the male adviser finds the greatest 

 difficulty in procuring a favourable hearing for his 

 views. Simply on the score of ' prettiness ' it 

 cannot be said that a stout double-soled shooting 

 or fishing-boot is as ' killinu- ' as a Oueen Anne 

 slipper, Louis Ouatorze shoe, or a pair of dainty 

 botthies, expressly designed to set off and empha- 

 size the delicate arch of the instep, whilst display- 

 ing the foot and ankle in a position which, if not 

 quite natural, is at least exceedingly picturesque — 



' The flower she touch'd on, dijip'd and rose, 

 And turn'd to look again.' . . . 



" But, my dear lady readers — if I should be so 

 favoured as to have any — do not let it be for- 

 gotten that there is ' a beauty of fitness,' and that 

 where really rough work has to be done, 'ease 

 before elegance,' and, it might be added, ' health 

 before both,' is a golden maxim. 



" The following hints for dress, which have 

 been kindly given me by a lady who has had 

 large practical experience with both rod and gun, 

 may possibly be found of service : — 



" ' Short skirt of linsey-wolsey made as simple as possible — 

 in fact, a kind of ' housemaid's dress.' Norfolk jacket made 

 of all wool material. A comfortable toque (the close-fitting 



