St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-02
RIDING HABITS.
The fashionable Costume for Ladies Wh'
Indulge In Horseback Riding.

The fashionable Costume for Ladies Who
Indulge in Horseback Riding.
"Horseback riding among ladies is
becoming more and more the fashion,
and from present indications it will be
more popular than ever the coming
spring and summer" said q well-known
ladies tailor of New York to a reporter.
:. The demand for riding-habits is grow
ing every year, for riding-schools are in-
creasing in number, and all are doing
a wonderful business. The fact is the
ladies of this country are just getting
educated to the recreation, and, besidess
it's fashionable, you know, for it's all
the 90 abroad. Another reason, sup
pose, is because physicians recommend
# on account of its healthfulness. A
number of important changes have been
made in riding-habits recently, one OF
the most important of which is the do
ing away with the long, cumbersome
train. This is entirely out of fashion,
although you will see them now and
then on the avenue. Instead, the habit
is made shorter and squarer, with some
regard to its fitting the saddle and the
position of the rider when on the horses
back. Another new feature about the
trade is that when we take lady's
measure for habit we do not place her
on q bench or raised contrivance, as
was the rule not long ago, but we have
a complete figure of a horse to sit upon.
This horse is. saddled and bridled in
full, and is life size, about fifteen and
one-half hands high. The horse of this
description that we have was bought
complete in Europe, and we have had it
less than year.
.'The most costly habit we have got.
ten I'D was at 5000 1t was made Of
cream-colored pique, profusely trimmed
with gold braid But this was a little
out of the usual run, for the habits, as
a rule, range from $75 to $3.50 in price.
We used to make them Of plain cloths
and fiannels, but now the demand is for
diagonal and corkscrew goods. This
latter is something quite new, and is
made especially for riding habits 1t is
very elastic and does not catch the
dust. The difference in the price is
largely made up by the lining, the more
expensive being lined with satin and
soft, white fhamois SKIN. During last
fall we made a great many of heavy
weight goods at $40 each.
'.Many of the habits which are or
dered trimmed with the gold braid are
for actresses, find. They do not al
ways use them for riding, although the
more prosperous among the profession
indulge in the luxury; but it has become
quite the fashion to appear on the stage
in ridine-habits, as something new in
the line of theatrical costumes. But
the kind that we sell the mostof is a
large plaid of ecru-colored cloth, with
corded edge. This has what is known
as the position jacket, and costs
$40. Present indications are that the
fashion in habits this summer will be to
make them of handsome cream-colored
pique. These will undoubtedly be seen
in large numbers atNeWport, Saratoga
and other places of fashionable resort.
Every summer we send from $50 to 2OC
of the most costly habits to Newport,
Saratoga and Richfeld Springs alone.
Our customers, as a rule, are ladies OF
from 20 to 80 years of age, but we have
lately been selling many to younger
ladies, misses of Is and Is years, fol
many become proficient in the practice
of riding while yet at school.-N y
San.