PERSONAL EQUIPMENTS. 



Ix the selection of these, a lady has a fair opportu- 

 nity for the proper display of a refined and judicious 

 taste. All that is gaudy, needless, or even elaborate, 

 is vulgar. Perfect simplicity, indeed, as regards, not 

 only her own costimie, but " the trappings of her pal- 

 frey," is expected, at the present day, on the part of 

 every well-bred female equestrian. 



The habit should fit the bust, without a crease : but, 

 beneath the waist, it ought to be, not only long, but, 

 somewhat full and flowing. Its colour should be dark 

 as possible, without being positively black. 



The hair should be plaited ; or, if otherwise dressed, 

 so arranged and secured, that it may not be blown into 

 the rider's eyes ; nor, from exercise, or the effect of 

 humid weather, be liable to be so discomposed, as to 

 become embarrassing. 



To ride in a bonnet is far from judicious. A hat, 

 or neat undress military cap, is indispensable to the 

 female equestrian. It should be secured most carefully 

 to the head : for, the loss of it would not merely be 

 inconvenient, but, perhaps, dangerous, from the startling 

 effect which its fall might produce on the sensitive tem- 

 perament of the horse. 



