HUNTING OUTFIT CONSIDERED. i8i 



course), from being overcrowded or bulky, and is in fact, 

 for many reasons, a desirable one. The legs of the 

 breeches should button from the knee down — four buttons 

 being ample to allow— and the fastening of the right leg 

 should be on the inside, while that of the left is on the 

 outside, in order to prevent rubs. These breeches, if made 

 of cloth, should be lined with chamois ; but I prefer deer- 

 skin to any other kind. 



With regard to securing perfection in the fit of them — a 

 thing indispensable where comfort is desired — it will not 

 be at all necessary to submit to a tailor's measurements. 

 Very few ladies indeed would like to do so, and it is 

 pleasant to know that nothing of the kind is required. 

 Application to any first-class house will bring back the 

 necessary directions, simply given, for self-measurement, 

 and by paying attention to these and forwarding the 

 precise particulars, a perfect fit will be ensured. In saying 

 this, I would draw attention to the words printed in italics, 

 for there is no other article of ladies' riding apparel which 

 can be, and so frequently is, utterly and completely ruined 

 by incompetent cutters. I have heard ladies say that 

 they made their own hunting-breeches and found them 

 answer very well. No doubt they may do so, by ripping 

 up an old tailor-made pair, and proceeding to cut out 

 exactly by them ; but that they can succeed in the first 

 instance without a pattern to go by, I cannot bring myself 

 to believe, any more than I can credit the expediency of 

 home millinery and dressmaking, except when attempted 

 by unusually clever and competent hands. 



