550 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



Shipley, of Eegent Street, the saddler to the 

 Royal Artillery, is the most practical man in the 

 trade, and thoroughly understands what a 

 hunter's saddle should be, having made for some of 

 the best sportsmen of the day, from each of whom 

 he has received practical hints, which he has 

 carried out. 



In my work, " The Hunting Grounds of the 

 Old World," I have described the best kind of 

 dress for the forest ; and I can only add that, with 

 regard to shooting boots, Stokes, of Coventry 

 Street, can — if he will — turn out the best I have 

 yet seen, and the sportsman cannot do better than 

 to give the old soldier a turn. 



Sanguinetti, of liegent Street, in former days 

 used to be a famous tailor for " clothes for the 

 bush," but I think he has gone the way of all 

 flesh, as his establishment has vanished ; and I 

 have not yet found any other worthy to stand in 

 his shoes, for he knew how to cut clothes so as to 

 be comfortable when in any position, without being 

 baggy, which is a great desideratum when forcing 

 one's way through dense forest. 



