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jacket may be worn in warm weather, and will 

 be found a very agreeable substitute for the 

 cloth basque, but the skirt should never be 

 made of so thin a material, as it will be too 

 light to hang well and too slippery to sit upon. 



To secure ease and freedom in the saddle, a 

 garment closely resembling a pair of pantaloons 

 will have to be worn under the riding skirt, and 

 be fastened down securely by means of strong 

 leather or rubber straps, which pass under the 

 foot and are buttoned to the bottom of the pan- 

 taloons. These pantaloons should be made of 

 some soft cloth the color of the dress, or else of 

 chamois skin, faced up to the knee with cloth 

 like that of the skirt. Most people prefer the 

 chamois skin for winter use, as it is very warm 

 and so soft that it prevents much of the chafing 

 usually occasioned by the rubbing of the right 

 leg on the pommel. 



No under petticoats are necessary where the 

 pantaloons are used, but if the rider wear one, 

 it should be of some dark color that will not at- 

 tract attention if the riding skirt be blown back. 

 Black silk will be an excellent material for such 

 a skirt in summer, something warmer being 

 used in winter. This skirt should have no folds 

 or gathers in it, but if the rider be very thin a 

 little padding around the hips and over the 



