350 TROUSERS AND TOP-BOOTS. 



TROUSERS. 



Trousers may be worn by the coachman or under-coach- 

 man in the city at night, or by a coachman in the country, 

 although for the latter whipcord breeches are in most in- 

 stances preferable. For reasons given in a preceding para- 

 graph, when the two men go out on the box together breeches 

 instead of trousers should be worn by coachman and groom. 

 The material for trousers should always be the same in text- 

 ure and color as that of the coat. Piping, either plain or 

 colored, on the outer seams of the trousers legs is permissible, 

 but not desirable. When trousers are worn the greatcoat or 

 body coat should be somewhat longer than is prescribed for 

 use with breeches. None but livery trousers should be 

 worn. Many servants wear their ordinary trousers when a 

 robe offers concealment for their laziness. 



TOP-BOOTS. 



The boots should be made of good stiff calfskin and the 

 same material used throughout. Enamel or patent leather 

 should not be used, as either of these kinds of leather soon 

 become scarred and in consequence present a shabby ap- 

 pearance. The soles of the boots should be heavy and broad, 

 having a welt of about a quarter of an inch. The sides 

 should be stiff enough to prevent the boots from falling in 

 folds, and long enough to reach midway between the third 

 and fourth buttons from the knee cap of the breeches. They 

 are here held in place by gut loops that are passed through 

 rings, sewed to the inside of the front and back of the boot, and 

 then caught over the button on the front and back of the 

 breeches. By having the loops thus made they can be read- 

 ily replaced in the event of their breaking. 



