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toque does not catch the wind). It is best to have the costume 

 of one colour, say a nice heather mixture or whitish grey. I 

 advise ' linsey ' for the skirt, as it is everlasting in wear, and 

 the ' all wool ' for the Norfolk jacket, being warmer and more 

 healthy. 



" ' Now for the most important item — boots. They should 

 fit perfectly, and be made of porpoise-hide, with honest broad 

 soles and plenty of room for the toes, and flat heels — in their 

 proper place, not under the arch of the instep. The boots 

 should lace in the same way that men's shooting-boots do, and 

 be made to come well up the leg (so that gaiters can be dis- 

 pensed with). Length of skirt an inch or so above the ankle. 



" ' This dress is suitable for either fishing or shooting. If 

 worn for the latter over a 'clayey' country, a few inches of 

 light waterproof on the bottom of the skirt are advisable. 

 Some ladies wear gaiters, but I think if the boots are made high 

 enough they are not necessary. 'All wool' under-garments 

 should be worn, from stockings upwards.' 



[For this purpose I most strongly recommend, 

 from personal experience, the 'all wool clothing,' 

 manufactured and sold by the " Jaeger Sanitary 

 Clothing Company," Princes Street, Cavendish 

 Square. These garments, from stockings to over- 

 coats, all made under Dr. Jaeger's instructions, are 

 beautifully light, warm and healthy.] 



" The comfort to the fisherwoman, as well as to 

 the fisherman — and, indeed, to all sportsmen — of 

 boots which are both thoroughly easy and at the 

 same time completely waterproof, is so obvious 

 that I make no apology for offering a few hints on 

 the subject, the more so that during experiments 

 extending over some decades I have myself suf- 

 fered ' many things at the hands of many boot- 



