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four top buttons of the breeches show above the boot tops. 

 The scarf should be immaculate and so fastened in the front 

 and back that it cannot ride up over the collar nor become 

 twisted to one side. The coat and waistcoat should be 

 carefully brushed and in turn drawn snugly into place. The 

 former should not be put on until the last moment. The 

 hat should be brushed and put on perfectly straight, not 

 with a tilt to the side or back. The servant should never 

 be allowed to wear ordinary trousers in place of the livery 

 ones. When the servant wears leofS^inCTS he should fasten the 

 loop (which is sewed under the two top buttons) to the third 

 or fourth button of the breeches. The legging, being fastened 

 on the outer side of the shin bone, should then be passed 

 around back of the leg from the outside, and after fastening 

 the rear loop to a button at the back of the calf, the legging 

 should be carried around to the front and buttoned. The 

 angle formed by the rounded corners at the bottom should 

 fall over the instep. A common mistake is in putting the left 

 legging on the right leg and vice versa, so that the flap near 

 the buttons points forward instead of backward. 



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In single harness the shaft ends should be run through 

 the tugs first and then the traces fastened. The length of 

 the traces should be adjusted so that the horse is as near 

 the carriage as possible without any chance of hitting any 

 part of it with the quarters, hocks or feet. The tug-girth 

 for four-wheeled vehicles should be fastened tis^ht enouQ^h to 

 hold the shafts firmly in place, but not so as to draw them 

 together. For two-wheelers the tug-girth should be moder- 

 ately loose in order to give the shafts free play ; if the girth 



