, the skirt double, free nearly to the waist, 



I and, when off the horse, fastened by pat- 



' ent hooks. The back seam is also open, 



' faced for several inches, stitched and 



I closed by patent fasteners. Snug 



' bloomers of the same material are worn 



> underneath. The simplicity of this 



habit is its chief charm ; there is no 



superfluous material to sit upon — oh, 



the torture of wrinkled cloth in the 



divided skirt I — and it does not fly up 



even in a strong wind, if one knows 



how to ride. The skirt is four inches 



from the ground — it should not bell 



much on the sides — and about three and 



a half yards at the bottom, which is 



finished with a five-inch stitched hem. 



Any style of jacket is of course suita- 

 ble. One that looks well on the horse 

 is tight fitting, with postilion back, short 

 on hips, sharp pointed in front, with 



