LINING AND LENGTH OF THE COATS. 



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The object of lining the skirts of the body coat with farm- 

 er's satin is to prevent the cloth from coming in contact 

 with the paste on the breeches and thus getting soiled. 



The approximate length of the coachman's and groom's 

 coats has not been arbitrarily determined by any one individ- 

 ual, but by the common sense conclusion of those who have 

 given the subject some thought, and who after having tried 



FIG. 194. 



longer and shorter leno^ths have decided that coats cut as de- 

 scribed above are best adapted to the combined requirements 

 of service and appearance. That the coat of a coachman 

 when driving should be longer than that of the groom is 

 based on the argument that the coachman is less active and 

 ought to have the greater protection furnished by an addi- 

 tional length of skirt. The groom's duties demanding greater 



