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where they should button close to the 

 leg — the buttons being on the left side 

 of each leg, that the right may not 

 be bruised by the. buttons pressing 

 against the saddle. Chamois skin is 

 sometimes used to make breeches, but 

 it is not very satisfactory. At first they 

 are soft and pliable, but after being 

 worn a few times they become stiff 

 and unyielding, and rain will render 

 them hard as boards. 



Tan box-cloth gaiters, extending from 

 the instep almost to the knee, are some- 

 times worn with breeches and shoes. 

 They are made exactly like those for 

 men, and take the place of boots. 

 Boots may be of calf-skin or patent 

 leather, with wrinkled or stiff legs, the 

 tops reaching a few inches above the 

 bottom of the breeches. In warm 

 weather tan boots are often worn ; but, 

 of whatever variety they may be, they 



