380 DRIVING. 



manlike in appearance, and already the criticisms of those well 

 able to judge have pronounced it a success. It is well to re- 

 member that, unlike dog-carts, gigs seat only two persons, and 

 consequently when a groom is taken he must ride beside his 

 master. 



The hansom cab is so familiar to all Londoners and persons 

 visiting London, that little need be said beyond that it has 

 been greatly reduced in weight,. refined in appearance, and is 

 so comfortable a mode of conveyance that many prefer it to 

 most other carriages. 



Phaetons are carriages on four wheels that carry four persons, 

 who generally all sit looking forward. Their pattern is multi- 

 tudinous, and their style and price equally so. 



Road phaetons and dog-cart phaetons are on four wheels. 

 They are almost always used out in the country. The persons 

 occupying the hind seat generally sit with their backs to the 

 horse. Their style is generally of a somewhat sporting cha- 

 racter. They carry luggage, or dogs inside the body. Many 

 have been made of late years, and merely varnished, not under- 

 going the usual process of painting. The painting, however, 

 adds durability to the carriage by more effectually keeping the 

 moisture from the wood, iron, and steel. 



Of late years the name buggy has been adopted to indicate 

 a low-hung gig with a folding head. H.R.H. the Duchess of 

 Connaught had one specially built for her own driving in 

 India, and this type is now called the Connaught buggy. 



T-carts are phaetons on four wheels ; the front of the body 

 resembles a gig with round-cornered seat. The persons occu- 

 pying the hind seat face the horse. 



Park phaetons are mostly considered ladies' carriages, the 

 principal body being in front, generally provided with a folding 

 head, leather wings to protect the steps from mud, and a seat 

 for one servant behind. 



Victoria phaetons have the body of curved form with a head 

 over the principal seat, which is behind, and carries two persons. 

 -The driving-seat also carries two persons in front. The body 



