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about them, but turn away to make their comments upon 

 the next person who chances to come in their path — and 

 for this trifling gratification, distress and pain are borne, 

 and the seeds of inward disease are in some instances 

 suffered to take root. If anything that I can say, in this 

 -or future chapters, shall have even a trifling influence in 

 deterring my sisters from destroying the natural attributes 

 which a wise Creator has apportioned to them, I shall 

 deem myself happy in having written it, and feel that my 

 eflbrts have not been altogether in vain. . 



The Newmarket coat, for going to covert, is, I think, the 

 only article of which I have not now fully spoken. The nicest 

 of these are made of dark strong melton, or beaver cloth — the 

 latter wears splendidly — and are lined all through with good 

 satin, being well quilted about the bodice to keep out the 

 cold. Some ladies aflect the coachmen's garment, a drab 

 coat, with double capes, but I have a strong objection to it 

 myself The collar should be made pretty deep, so as to 

 be capable of turning up about the neck in wet or chilly 

 weather, and the skirts should come quite down to the feet. 

 It is almost superfluous to say that an overcoat of this 

 description should be cut so as to fit very easily over the 

 habit, nor need I add that the task of fitting should be 

 entrusted to none save a really first-class tailor. 



Ladies have frequently inquired of me, by letter and other- 

 wise, what ought to be the price of various articles of riding 

 apparel. Indeed, to judge by the number of communi- 

 cations which have from time to time reached me, a great 

 and stirring interest appears to be centred in the matter, 



