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an inch or so of the other end of the guard. The boots 

 should be highly polished and kept on boot trees. Any- 

 desired color for the boot tops 

 may be obtained b}' the use of 

 Propet's preparations, directions 

 for their use accompany each 

 box of compositon. Breeches 

 of leather are kept white by the 

 use of breeches paste and balls. 

 From time to time the breeches 

 may be washed in order to give 

 them a uniform ground color. 

 Directions for the use of breeches 

 pastes, etc., are furnished with 

 each box or jar. As soon as the 

 breeches have been cleaned they 

 should be placed on breeches 

 trees until wanted for use. (See 

 Fig. 234.) After mackintoshes 

 are used they should be cleaned 

 and dried, but not near the 

 fire nor in the sun, as great 

 heat destroys the waterproof tex- 

 ture. 



THE CARE OF ROBES. 



Carriage robes should be hung in the harness or livery 

 room as soon as the carriage returns to the stable, and later 

 brushed or dried if wet. The robes or aprons which have 

 a metal disk should be provided with a guard similar to the 

 one used in cleaning the monograms on harness. The disk 



