BUTTONS AND THE COACHMAN'S GREATCOAT. 341 



BUTTONS. 



The buttons may be of brass or silver, but should match 

 the furniture of the harness. Cloth covered buttons soon 

 become shabby. The buttons may be either flat or convex. 

 The size of the buttons for the different parts of the livery is 

 as follows : 



For the front of the greatcoat i inch in diameter, or 

 what is termed a forty line button. 



For the skirt of the greatcoat, i inch in diameter. 



For the front of the body coat, i inch in diameter. 



For the skirt of the body coat, i inch in diameter. 



For the cuffs of the body coat, 5-8 inch or a twenty- 

 eight line button. 



The surface may be plain, or with the crest, monogram 

 or badge of the owner. Regarding the use of crests, see 

 Chapter II. The buttons on the waistcoat are either the 

 same as those used on the sleeves of the body coat or cov- 

 ered with the same colored cloth as that of which the waist- 

 coat is made. The buttons of the leather breeches below 

 the knee are of pearl. The edges are bevelled off. The di- 

 ameter is scant 1-2 inch or what is termed twenty-two line; 

 the buttons used on stockinette should be of pearl but of 

 twenty line. The number and location of the various but- 

 tons on the coats are given in the following pages, with the 

 description of the different parts of the livery. 



THE coachman's GREATCOAT. 



Double breasted, buttoning close around the neck. 

 Length, bottom of skirt i inch below top of boot. 

 Width of collar, about 2 inches at the back. 

 Double row of buttons in front, six on each side, begin- 



