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Before closing this portion of his subject, tlie 

 author is rejoiced that the extremely dangerous 

 and most unnecessary fashion of wearing " Habit 

 Brooches'' is now no longer adopted, — things solely 

 invented for "trade purposes,'' — and to any, and 

 especially to a graceful horsewoman, a truly ridiculous 

 article to wear : never to be patronized by a lady, 

 anxious for her own safety and the feelings of her 

 family and friends. 



To illustrate this : — The position of a lady on 

 horseback is greatly limited, when compared to tliat 



a gentleman ; necessarily then, when her skirt is 

 confined by a " Habit Brooch," all power must be 

 taken away, and all chance of escape, when an acci- 

 dent occurs. A very slight fall to the lady may be 

 fatal, where, had she had the full liberty of her skirt, 

 it would have been very trivial. The proper ar- 

 rangement of the skirt of the riding-dress, to pre- 

 vent its flying about, entirely depends on the lady 

 herself. 



MOUNTING. 



Two persons are absolutely necessary to assist a 

 lady to mount ; one to keep the horse quiet, by 

 standing in front of him, and holding the reins 

 close to the bit, one rein in each hand ; the other 

 is for assisting her to mount. The lady, having 

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