and finally, from five varieties of di- 

 vided skirts and bloomers, the follow- 

 ing practical and becoming habit was 

 evolved. 



I speak thus modestly, as there is now 

 a trail of patterns of this habit from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Wher- 

 ever it goes, it makes converts, especial- 

 ly among the wives of army officers at 

 the various Western posts where we 

 have been for the majority of women 

 in the West, and I nearly said all the 

 sensible ones, now ride astride. 



When off the horse, there is nothing 

 about this habit to distinguish it from 

 any trim golf suit, with the stitching 

 up the left front which is now so popu- 

 lar. When on the horse, it looks, as 

 some one phrased it, as though one were 

 riding side saddle on both sides. This 

 is accomplished by having the fronts of 



