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punishing than there is any necessity for. If 

 ladies will use rowel spurs with moderately 

 sharp rowels, such as are usual in gentlemen's 

 park spurs, they will find that they are in 

 possession of a very useful aid (certainly not a 

 cruel one), and if fitted on a neat patent 

 leather hussar or Wellington boot, a very 

 ornamental one as well. 



I am, &G. 



Jack Spur. 



December, 1880. 



Sir, — The correspondence on Mrs. Power 

 O'Donoghue's articles has contained many 

 remarks on ladies' spurs, but I have noticed 

 scarcely any reference to one point which I 

 think is worth consideration — nanjely, the 

 mode of fastening. I think ladies would find 

 it an advantage to wear what are known as 

 ^^ spring" or ''box" spurs, instead of those 

 fastening with the usual straps, or strap and 

 chain. I have never seen a lady's spur of 

 this description, but possibly they are made — 

 if not, they easily could be. They are much 



