352 BOX COATS, LINEN COLLARS AND SCARFS. 



winter use it should be lined with flannel. (See plate.) 

 Stable clothes are appropriate in connection with all types of 

 distinctly country vehicles, but should not be worn when a 

 servant accompanies a city type of carriage in the country. 



DUMMV OR BOX COATS. 



The senseless and costly custom of displaying greatcoats 

 at the back of the box seat has happily gone by. At first 

 the greatcoat was used, but the exposure was found to be so 

 ruinous to the material, and the bulkiness of the skirts inter- 

 fered so much with the movements of the servants that 

 dummy coats were introduced. The very word " dummy " 

 should have been suflficient to stamp the character of the 

 display. 



LINEN COLLARS. 



The regular shaped coachman's linen collar should be 

 worn. Those with rounded corners, the ends of which meet 

 when buttoned, present the neatest appearance. 



The collar should extend about an inch and a quarter 

 above the collar of the livery coat, and should be the 

 same for both coachman and groom. Extremes are to be 

 avoided, as an absurdly high collar is as objectionable as one 

 entirely lost to view. It will be found necessary for the ser- 

 vants to wear a slightl)' higher collar with the greatcoats. 

 The collars if they are done up with a glazed finish do not 

 become so quickly soiled, but those with a dull surface pre- 

 sent a better appearance. Each servant should be provided 

 with a dozen collars and always discard one as soon as soiled. 

 Cuffs should not be worn. 



SCARFS. 



The correct style of scarfs for coachman or groom is 



