the skirt double, free nearly to the waist, 
and, when off the horse, fastened by pat- 
ent hooks. The back seam is also open, 
faced for several inches, stitched and 
closed by patent fasteners. Snug 
bloomers of the same material are worn 
underneath. The simplicity of this 
habit is its chief charm; there is no 
superfluous material to sit upon—oh, 
the torture of wrinkled cloth in the 
divided skirt!—and it does not fly up 
even in a strong wind, if one knows 
how to ride. The skirt is four inches 
from the ground—it should not bell 
much on the sides—and about three and 
a half yards at the bottom, which is 
finished with a five-inch stitched hem. 
Any style of jacket is of course suita- 
ble. One that looks well on the horse 
is tight fitting, with postilion back, short 
on hips, sharp pointed in front, with 
