the skirt double, free nearly to the waist, 

 and, when off the horse, fastened by pat- 

 ent hooks. The back seam is also open, 

 faced for several inches, stitched and 

 closed by patent fasteners. Snug 

 bloomers of the same material are worn 

 underneath. The simplicity of this 

 habit is its chief charm; there is no 

 superfluous material to sit upon oh, 

 the torture of wrinkled cloth in the 

 divided skirt! and it does not fly up 

 even in a strong wind, if one knows 

 how to ride. The skirt is four inches 

 from the ground- it should not bell 

 much on the sides and about three and 

 a half yards at the bottom, which is 

 finished with a five-inch stitched hem. 



Any style of jacket is of course suita- 

 ble. One that looks well on the horse 

 is tight fitting, with postilion back, short 

 on hips, sharp pointed in front, with 



