IOO HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE 



leather belt may be worn with the skirt. 

 A straw sailor-hat completes this con- 

 venient innovation, but it should be 

 reserved for use out of town. 



The skirt should reach only far 



enough to cover the left foot, and be 



too narrow to admit of any flow- 



Skirt 



ing folds. Fashion and safety both 

 demand this. A skittish horse is often 

 frightened by a loose skirt napping at 

 his side. 



I should be very glad to see the safe- 

 ty skirt, which is worn in the hunting- 

 field, adopted in general riding. 



Safety Skirt > . , r t 



Its advantages are manilold. 

 Although it appears the same, less cloth 

 is used, therefore it is cooler; there is 

 nothing between the pommel and the 

 breeches, thus improving the hold, and 

 in case of accident it is impossible to 

 be dragged. There are several kinds in 

 use, but the less complicated the more 



