and finally, from five varieties of di- 
vided skirts and bloomers, the follow- 
ing practical and becoming habit was 
evolved. 
I speak thus modestly, as there is now 
a trail of patterns of this habit from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Wher- 
ever it goes, it makes converts, especial- 
ly among the wives of army officers at 
the various Western posts where we 
have been—for the majority of women 
in the West, and I nearly said all the 
sensible ones, now ride astride. 
When off the horse, there is nothing 
about this habit to distinguish it from 
any trim golf suit, with the stitching 
up the left front which is now so popu- 
lar. When on the horse, it looks, as 
some one phrased it, as though one were 
riding side saddle on both sides. This 
is accomplished by having the fronts of 
