220 HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



each hand, with her arms dragged al- 

 most over the dash-board by her horse's 

 mouth, a look of direful expectancy in 

 her eyes, and a much be-flowered and 

 be-ribboned hat occupying unmolested 

 a rakish position over one ear, where it 

 has fallen during her hopeless struggle 

 with the reins. 



It is strange women should not have 

 a sufficiently clear idea of the fitness of 



things to realize that elaborate 

 Costume 



toilets of silks, laces, and flow- 

 ers, and large hats, although appropriate 

 in a victoria, are inconvenient and to- 

 tally out of place when driving a sport- 

 ing-trap, such as a dog-cart. 



A plain, neatly fitting, but not tight 

 cloth suit, with a small hat, which will 

 not catch the wind, is far more service- 

 able and in better taste. However, she 

 should avoid the other extreme affect- 

 ed by the woman who desires to ap- 



