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and collar are of course necessary. The coat 

 belonging to this suit may be put on after ar- 

 riving at a race-course or a horse-show, in place 

 of the livery coat, and it looks very ' smart' on 

 such occasions over the breeches and boots. The 

 pot-hat must be worn with it, having been taken 

 out in the coach. 



The colour of the boot-tops is a matter of taste, 

 and varies with fashion from time to time, but the 

 regular old dark brown is much the best, the pink 

 and the white having a less sporting look. 



The breeches, to look well, must be made by the 

 best maker and carefully put on, the buttons not too 

 much to one side, but half-way round between the 

 front and the side. They should not be too tight, 

 but must not be at all baggy above the knee, as 

 hunting-breeches are now made. In fact, livery- 

 breeches and huntino-breeches are altogether dif- 

 ferent articles. Breeches made of leather are 

 handsome and last for a long time, but they are 

 expensive, require a great deal of care, and should 

 be in duplicate, because when they get wet it is 

 difficult to dry them in time for next day's use. 

 The pipeclay with which they are cleaned, rubs off 

 on the cushions and is a little untidy. 



Breeches are perhaps better made of moleskin, 

 an elastic cassimere, which comes for the purpose. 

 This may be pure white, but it usually has a slight 

 grey tinge, which is quite as pleasing as a dazzling 

 white. They are kept clean by washing, and must 



