. Riding and driving for women . New Style Costume for Park Riding figure, it is better to have five buttons, in order toprotect the rider as much as possible against rain, hunting, and especially for use in cold weatherand for country wear, the collar of the coat shouldbe made to turn up and button over with a tab, and 112 CORRECT DRESS FOR THE SADDLE there should be a button under the left lapel, so thatthe coat may be buttoned closely to the neck forfurther Old Style (1S87) Tostilion Coat With regard to length, the fashion of the timemust, of course, be followed. At pre
. Riding and driving for women . New Style Costume for Park Riding figure, it is better to have five buttons, in order toprotect the rider as much as possible against rain, hunting, and especially for use in cold weatherand for country wear, the collar of the coat shouldbe made to turn up and button over with a tab, and 112 CORRECT DRESS FOR THE SADDLE there should be a button under the left lapel, so thatthe coat may be buttoned closely to the neck forfurther Old Style (1S87) Tostilion Coat With regard to length, the fashion of the timemust, of course, be followed. At present it is thefashion to have coats long, so as to come about fiveinches above the knee when the rider is will find it becoming to their figure to have 113 RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN coats even longer and some shorter, and we mayhope that the days of the tight-fitting postiHon coats,which make the rider look all hips, have passedforever. The collar may be of velvet of the sameshade as the habit, of the material itself, or of gray,black, or tan leather, according to the color of thehabit, but not of silk or satin. Personally, I donot care for leather collars and think they are tooshowy to be really smart. A left side breast pocketand two side pockets are permissible. It is a goodplan to line the tails of the coat with rubber, sothat the sweat from the horses back will not soakthrough the cloth. The sleeves should be plain and finished at thecuffs like a mans
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