28 PRACTICAL HINTS FOR HUNTING NOVICES. 



in the open air — possibly in scrambling across a rough 

 country on a shaggy pony — any old clothes will be 

 suitable for the occasion. Let them rather under- 

 stand that hunting on horseback, as apart from hunting 

 on foot, demands an appropriate costume and extreme 

 neatness of attire. Any old clothes will do to g<» 

 rabbiting in, but when a long day has to be spent on 

 horseback, both underclothes and the garments which 

 are visible to the eye require the closest attention. 

 Everyone who goes hunting should wear flannel oi 

 wool underwear, because during a run one is apt to 

 become very hot, and there may be a considerable 

 amount of standing about or slow work afterwards. 

 It is then most necessary to be warmly clad, except, 

 perhaps, in the early days of cubhunting ; and many 

 who have studied the question prefer to secure warmth 

 by wearing thicker underclothes than at any other 

 times, urging that they carry less weight by adopting 

 this plan. This, however, may be left to individual 

 taste, but boys and girls alike should cultivate flannel 

 clothing for hunting, even if they are not in the habit 

 of wearing it at other times. 



For boys the best possible costume to begin hunting 

 in is a suit of dark whipcord cloth — thick, stout cloth, 

 that will turn a lot of rain. Jacket, waistcoat, and 

 breeches of this material should be secured, and, if pater- 

 familias objects to paying for a suit which can only 

 be used for hunting, have the jacket and waistcoat 

 cut in the style of an ordinary lounge jacket, so that 

 they can be used for general wear during the winter. 

 Breeches are indispensable, both as regards comfort 

 and appearance, and it may be almost taken for granted 



