THE STYLE, WEIGHT AND FITTING. 



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fined are, the run-about, lady's phaeton, buckboard, station 

 wagon and two-wheeled vehicles of a simple character. 



THE LINING, STITCHING, KEEPERS, ETC. 



In all first-class harness the various parts should be 

 double leather lined. 



The stitching should be free from scrolls or fancy designs. 

 When the furniture is brass, yellow thread is sometimes em- 

 ployed for the patent leather parts and white when the furni- 

 ture is silver plated. The writer's preference is for black 

 stitching, as it presents a neater appearance. 



B 



FIG. 55. 



Keepers or loops are the small strips of leather which 

 retain the points or ends of straps in place. Those which are 

 sewed to the harness are either made in what are termed 

 single loops (see B, Fig. 53) or in box loops (see A, Fig. 53). 

 The former are preferable. Whichever design of stitching 

 or keeper is used in one part should be used throughout. 

 Metal loops should not be used. 



THE STYLE, WEIGHT AND FITTING. 



The style of the harness will be determined by the type 

 of vehicle with which it is to be used, and the differences in 

 this respect are described under the head of Brougham Har- 

 ness, etc., on pp. 202-205. 



