The daily gazette., 1882-03-10
New york Ladies ON norso obaok

From tPe Cincinnati Enquirer.
The swellest thing for woman to
do is to 60 out attended only by a
groom, who rides sedately ten feet to
her rear. The pretentious riders now
adays seorn to ride galloping horses
the comfortable, see saw brutes that
carry you like baby in cradle-but
pride themselves on being able 10 stand
the jolt and bound of troLting. They
pretend that it is easy, and that they
never meet the horses back half way,
with a chug that threatens 10 shake
the liver from its fasteninga, but
know better.
The latest fashions in riding habits
require that they shall be fitted by q
tailor, though clever woman may do
the work herself by attending closely
to this description Of the peculiar cut (:
On the left side, in front, is a gore
taken across to make room for the
knee. This gore is not straight across,
but forms a curve, making d kind of
jacket for the knee to fit id. The
side breadth is like that ofan ordinary
skirt, but the back one is peculiar In
many respects. First, there ib small
gore on the upper part, which termi-
nates and commences again on the
middle of the skirt. These cores have
the same object as the one over the
knee-that is, to form space for the
bend OF the figure, allowing for the
skirt to set properly sithout adding
to its fulness. Otherwise the wearer
might be boosted out of the saddle, on
he principle of the boy whose trOus..
ers were made with no fulneBs in the
seat, aud therefore pushed him off the
doorsteps every time he bent to get
down decorously. Fashion dictates
that the habit must fit snugly from
neck to toes, and be made from heavy
cloth. This necessltates the easements
which have described.
The skirt Is perfectly tight around the
waist, and mounted on q piece of silk
galloon. On the right side, between the
front and back breadth, 1t opens, and is
fas,ened by buttons and butto1holes;and
on the inside of this open part is the
pocket. In front is baud of elastic, 70 +
the foot to pass through, like stirrup,
10 keep the skirt down. Were 1t not for
this, the dress would push up In riding.
Still, that would be no great disaster, for
unde neath are trousers, half leather and
half cloth. They are closed and buttoned
on each side Of the hips, something like
the old-fashioned, aapfronted breeehes
OF our granddaddies. The upper part Is
buckskin, and the legs are cloth, like the
dress. The waist has two gores in front
and q small side piece. The style is to
be as hat-breasted as possible when OH
horseback. The side piece ih the back
is very narrow. The back has no seam
down the centre, and forms small bas-
que, with the side pieces falling over it
and fastened on the inside of the plat.
The side pieces of the back and the back
itself are thus joined by being placed
one over the other. The buttons should
be very small and round. The tight
sleeves button over at the wrist. The
waist is wadded in case tho woman is
slender, but not ii she has much flesh
| on ber bones. Indeed, none but thin
women should ever display themselves
on horseback. 1t is difficult enough for
a hundred FOUNDER to appear light and
gracefa! in saddle, and when IL comes
to anything oyer 130 or lao don't try
/ 1t.
On the lower part of the Waist behind
are three tongues with buttohholes, fas-
tened to buttons placed little below
the belt Of the skirt. The same arrange
ment is on the seam under the arm. BY
this means the waist remains in the same
place, no matter what movement there
may be in riding. Many women use
fancy styles for riding habits, but such
things do not last, aud the plain dress ID
always elegant. Skirts have no more
long trains, as they formerly had. For
a moderately tall 6gure the lpng side oi
the skirt is about yard and b hall, while
the short one is rather more than a
yard.
Mems high silk hats are il more gen.
eral use than any other sha pc, and lace
wells are twisted around them; or gaIze
wells are arranged in drapeIies around
the crowns and fas' ed In the back under
large gauze rosatte. A long piece oi
yelling is sometimes taken around the
neck and partly over the face. The
plainest of linen under-clothbs are worn
The gloves are buckskln Or kid, with
coarse stitching. A high collar is often
est worn, with mans white craVat.
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