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safe pattern for hunting and country use, but is awkward when 

 dismounted. The other is more like the ordinary habit skirt, 

 but with an open seam back of the legs and up around the 

 pommels ; this is provided with patent fasteners permitting 

 it to be closed when off the horse, and readily opened prepar- 

 atory to mounting. 



The regulation habit-coat is tight fitting, single-breasted, 

 with five or six buttons, and made long enough to touch the 

 horse in back. This is the most sensible style to order when 

 one confines one's self to one habit Covert coats should be 

 made big, and are very smart for outdoor riding. Norfolk 

 jackets look well on slight people and children, and are most 

 comfortable for country use. 



The heavier cloth you select for your habit the better it 

 will fit and wear, and the longer keep its shape. Whip cords 

 and roughish dark materials are preferable. Black cloth 

 habits are best for the show ring and park riding. Khaki, 

 duck, or crash habits are desirable for summer; they stand 

 tubbing and are very smart and cool. The coats of these 

 can be made either tight or loose fitting, as the wearer may 

 desire. 



A black derby is the correct hat for winter use. A plain 

 straw sailor for summer, and of late sombreros and plain felt 

 continental hats have become quite popular. The hat should 

 be large enough to set well down on the head, and be kept in 

 place by a broad elastic. Hat pins should never be worn, they 

 look badly and are dangerous in case of accident. 



The hair should be worn plainly, either braided and tied 

 with a ribbon, or coiled securely at the neck. 



Riding boots, for comfort's sake worn a size larger than 

 one's every-day shoes, should be of calf-skin or patent-leather; 



