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THE BRIDLE. 



bon rosettes are composed of interwoven ribbon in a con- 

 ical form and have pendent bows of ribbon from three to 

 five inches long. The material of which the fronts and ro- 

 settes are made should always correspond. Colored rosettes 

 should be chosen to harmonize with the body color of a 

 carriage and with the livery, except when the latter is drab. 

 If the color is of some brilliant shade, the color of the 

 rosettes may be blended with a darker tone. All red pad- 

 cloths would be rather glaring; under such circumstances it 

 would be advisable that the brighter color should be subdued 

 by the introduction of a more sombre hue, such as red and 

 black alternated, etc. Although these housings are used 



with the panel-boot victoria, the writer 

 considers that any turn-out is more re- 

 fined by the omission of these articles. 



Flower Rosettes (see Fig. 60). 

 Sprays of these are stuck through the 

 back of the rosettes of the bridle and 

 one is usually worn in the buttonhole 

 of the coachman. They were at one 

 time considered very smart, but their 

 popularity with the drivers of public 

 conveyances resulted in their being 

 discarded by private owners, and they 

 are rarely seen thus used. The writer 

 is told, on good authority, that their 

 popularity is being revived in London 

 at the present time, but with the omis- 

 sion of their use in the livery. 



The Cheek-Pieces are about eight 

 FIG. 60. and a half inches long, measured from 



