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white, the most fitting lining for a lady's ordi- 

 nary frock, is unsuitable for a habit, since one 

 long, warm ride may convert it into something 

 very untidy of aspect. This lining, of which 

 all the seams should be turned toward the out- 

 side, should end at the belt line, and between it 

 and the cloth outside should be a layer of can- 

 vas, cut and shaped as carefully as possible, 

 and the whalebones, each in its covering, should 

 be sewed between the canvas and the sateen. 

 If a waistcoat be worn, it should have a double 

 sateen back with canvas interlining, and may be 

 high in the throat or made with a step collar 

 like that of the waist. The cuffs are simply in- 

 dicated by stitching and are buttoned on the 

 outside of the sleeve with two or three buttons. 

 Simulated waistcoats, basted firmly to the shoul- 

 der seams and under-arm seams of the waist, 

 and cut high to the throat with an officer collar, 

 are liked by ladies with a taste for variety, and 

 are not expensive, as but a small quantity of 

 material is required for each one. They are 

 fastened by small hooks except in those parts 

 shown by the openings, and on these flat or 

 globular pearl buttons are used. 



