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never be seen, and are a great comfort and protection in 

 riding long distances, when worn with the trousers tucked 

 inside. They should, for obvious reasons, be large 

 enough for warm woollen stockings, and easy to get on 

 and off. It would not look well to see a lady struggling 

 out of a pair of wet boots with the help of a bootjack 

 and a couple of chambermaids. The heels of riding- 

 boots, whether for ladies or gentlemen, should be low, 

 but long, to keep the stirrup in its place. 



The yellow patent leather recently introduced seems 

 a suitable thing for the " Napoleons " of hunting 

 ladies. And I have often thought that the long leather 

 gaiters of the Zouave would suit them. 



Whips require consideration. By gentlemen on the 

 road or in the park they are rather for ornament than 

 use. A jockey whip is the most punishing, but on the 

 Earey system it is seldom necessary to use the whip 

 except to a slug, and then spurs are more effective. 



A lady's whip is intended to supply the place of a 

 man's right leg and spur ; it should therefore, however 

 ornamental and thin, be stiff and real. Messrs. Callow, 

 of Park Lane, make some very pretty ones, pink, green 

 and amber, from the skin of the hippopotamus, light 

 but severe. A loop to hang it from the wrist may be 

 made ornamental in colours and gold, and is useful, 

 for a lady may require all the power of her little hand 

 to grasp the right rein without the encumbrance of the 

 whip, which on this plan will still be ready if required 

 at a moment's notice. Hunting-whips must vary accord- 

 ing to the country. In some districts the formidable 

 metal hammers are still required to break intractable 

 horses, but such whips and jobs should be left to the 

 servants and hard-riding farmers. 



As a general rule the hunting-whip of a man who has 



