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wear tall hats, but I notice that bowlers have as a 

 rule been worn during the rest of the week. The 

 high hat is said to be the more becoming of the two, 

 but it takes a lot of trouble to keep in order, and a 

 bowler is more comfortable and useful for rough work. 

 A lady who is wearing a tall hat for the first time, 

 should not forget to lower her head well in passing 

 under trees, as this kind of head-gear requires more 

 head room than a bowler. The best arrangement for 

 keeping a riding hat firmly fixed on the head is to 

 have a small piece of velvet sewn inside the front, 

 so that it comes on the forehead, and to have for the 

 back, a piece of elastic an inch wide sewn to the hat, 

 well to the front. Care should be taken that the 

 elastic is not too tight, in which case it might cause a 

 nasty headache, as well as a ridge on the forehead from 

 the pressure of the hat. In selecting a bowler, a lady 

 should be careful to choose a becoming shape, as these 

 hats vary greatly in form. To my mind, the kind 

 most generally becoming has a low crown and rather 

 broad brim. High-crowned hats with closely turned- 

 up brim are trying to most faces. 



Although it is not usual for hunting women in the 

 Shires to wear hat-guards, I would strongly recom- 

 mend their adoption, because, however well a hat 

 may be secured by elastic, an overhanging branch at 

 a fence may knock it off, and it is as well to be able 

 to recover it without assistance. When hunting this 

 season, I lost my hat at a fence, and my long-suffering- 

 husband had to give up a good place in a run to go 



