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do well to wear loose-fitting riding coats, being careful 

 to see that they are made to just reach the saddle and 

 not flop on the back of the horse, or they will not be 

 smart or comfortable to ricle in. In Fig. 58 I have 



Fig. 58. Loose riding coat, too long. 



shown how unnecessarily bulky a woman with a 25-inch 

 waist may be made to look in a loose coat which is too 

 long. Tailors do not like making these articles of 

 dress, especially when they are of Melton cloth, be- 

 cause they are extremely difficult to manipulate, and 



