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in riding through our thick American coverts prevents 

 the twigs from scratching the face. Any one who 

 wishes to look correctly appointed cannot do better 

 than to adopt the veil. In order, however, to give it 

 a fair trial, one must not use merely an ordinary veil. 

 The riding veil is a creation, per se,* cut to certain 

 accurate measurements, and possessing an elastic run 

 around its edge which holds it firmly to the hat. By 

 this means, it can be adjusted or removed in an in- 

 stant without even the aid of a mirror, and it requires 

 no pins to keep it in place. 



Hat-guards are only worn when hunting or jump- 

 ing, but all riding hats should be provided with the 

 necessary hat-guard ring in the brim, in case it is re- 

 quired. Out hunting, a hat-guard is indispensable, for 

 should one's hat be swept off by an overhanging 

 branch, the rider can easily recover it, without being 

 put to the inconvenience of dismounting. 



The best gloves, for general riding use and for hunt- 

 ing, are of reddish brown (not yellow) doeskin, with 

 plain stitching and only one button. They should be 

 several sizes larger than those usually worn, in order to 

 insure perfect freedom for the fingers, and, for the same 

 reason, a pliable soft skin should always be chosen. So- 

 called " driving gloves," with ridges of leather running 

 parallel on the hand, are supposed to give a good grip 

 on the reins, but I think that they are too stiff and 

 clumsy for riding. The correct way to wear riding 

 gloves, is to leave them unbuttoned and turn them 

 down over the wrists. 



Although the reddish-colored doeskin gloves are 

 by far the most serviceable, and have the most work- 

 manlike appearance, for dress occasions white or buff 



* Messrs. Sands, in Sloane Street, London, will send them by mail. 



