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at the same time the master will be spared the humiliation 

 of having his ignorance or imposition made known to his 

 friends and his servants. 



A careful inspection of the liveries of the best appointed 

 turn-outs will reveal to the observer that the uniforms are 

 designed after a model chosen by those who have been ac- 

 credited the honor of being critics, and accepted by owners 

 who conform to the laws governing good taste. 



The reader may feel assured that there is a reason for the 

 details prescribed, and it will be noticed that the standard 

 calls for nothing unreasonably conspicuous, or what might 

 be termed shoddy ; instead it is characterized by simplicity, 

 neatness and the exhibition of good material and workman- 

 ship. That there are seen liveries of every cut and color 

 bedizened with ridiculous embellishments is not due to any 

 absence of a desirable rational standard, but to the fact that 

 it is not recognized by the average owner, who is too unobserv- 

 ing, indifferent, or is carried away by the theatrical effect of 

 a court functionary's costume enticingly set forth in some 

 fashion plate. As a result, many of the private equipages 

 are marked by the gaudy and ill-fitting liveries of the ser- 

 vants of untutored masters. 



LIVERY MAKERS. 



The foremost livery makers, besides having made a study 

 of the subject, are apprised of any changes or passing fads 

 through serving those who judiciously introduce such inno- 

 vations. Inferior tailors, on the other hand, finding that a 

 large proportion of their customers gladly allow the use of 

 braid, fancy buttons, epaulets, etc., to compensate for faulty 

 fabrication, employ cheaper and less skilled labor, the prod- 



