70 RIDING FOR LADIES. 



has had a good deal of experience in '* setting-up-drills," it 

 in my opinion possesses for young people merits far superior 

 to anything of the kind yet brought out. It gives support 

 where most wanted without impeding the freedom of the 

 movements of the body ; its elasticity is such that respira- 

 tion and circulation are not interfered with ; the chest is 

 thrown out, the back straightened, preserving an erect 

 figure — the body being kept erect by the cross-straps at the 

 back ; it is comfortable to the wearer, and there is no undue 

 pressure anywhere. A riding-stay to be perfect should be 

 as light as possible, consistent with due support, boned 

 throughout with real whalebone, so as to be capable of 

 being bent and twisted without fear of " broken busks," and 

 should fit the figure — not the figure fit it — with glove-like 

 accuracy. Such supple corsets give perfect ease with free- 

 dom. The best special maker of riding-corsets for ladies 

 is Madame Festa, 13, Carlos Street, Grosvenor Square, 

 London, W. This artiste's productions combine all that 

 is necessary in material and workmanship, with perfect fit, 

 ease, and grace. A combination of silk elastic and coutil 

 is said to be the ideal material from which really comfort- 

 able corsets are made. For winter work they should be lined 

 with a pure natural woollen stuff as soft as a Chuddah 

 shawl. For tropical climates Grass-cloth or Nettle-cloth is 

 strongly recommended. 



In this humid, uncertain climate of ours the rider will 

 generally find some sort of light and short waterproof a 

 great comfort. Jt should be sufficiently long to clear the 

 saddle, and of a material such as will permit of its being 

 rolled up into a small compass for attachment to the Ds of 

 the saddle. Messrs. Lewin and Co., 28, Cockspur Street, 

 S.W. (successors to the old established firm Bax and Co.), 

 makers of the Selby driving-coat, turn out some very neat 



