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that it has but one vent or slit up the back, and 

 is single-breasted with four buttons in front, so that 

 it buttons up very high. This is far smarter than show- 

 ing an acre of white shirt. The collar should be of 

 "self" material and never of velvet (unless in a hunt 

 livery), and it should be made so that it can be turned 

 up around the neck and buttoned over as a protection 

 against rainy weather (the buttons may be concealed 

 on the under side). The cuffs should not be "false" 

 but it should be possible to turn them down over the 

 wrists, and, to be really correct, the buttonholes on 

 the cuffs must also be genuine and not "faked." 



It is usually advisable to have the coat large enough 

 to permit of a sleeveless vest being worn underneath. 

 Only the edge of the vest shows along the opening, 

 which gives a smart appearance and also helps to 

 make the coat fit better. A false vest or piping edge 

 is very incorrect, as it deceives no one, and is in the 

 same class as a "dickey." 



The coat, if used as a hunt livery, should have a 

 velvet collar of the hunt colors and the hunt buttons. 

 The velvet collar should extend only as far as the slit 

 in the collar, and the buttons should be of black bone 

 into which the hunt letters or insignia are cut, and 

 show up in the natural bone color. The two buttons 

 on the rear of the coat should be of the same size as 

 those in front, but those on the sleeves should be con- 

 siderably smaller.* 



If an extra heavy coat is desired, I can recommend 

 nothing better than to have it made in heavy Irish 

 frieze which, on account of its long hairy surface, sheds 

 rain well. The coat should be interlined with black 



* The hunt buttons and collar are not permitted to ladies in every 

 hunt, and permission to wear them must be obtained from the M. F. H. 



