Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-08
PROPER DRESS FOR THE RIDER.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
The question of the proper dress for
riding has long been absorbing to both
tailors and their patrons. The ideas
of the latter are generally developed
from suggt stions Of the former, but the
question has Fever been satisfactorily
answered to the mind of the equestrian.
A gentleman who does great deal
of riding in the various hunt clubs
about the city said:
at ia true that there always has
been more or less discussion as to the
merits aud dement's OF what is known
today ms the fashionable riding COS
tune. You can recall the hunting Co.'S
tune Of any of the sWells who ride
more for the figure they cut and the
amount OF agony that they can crowd
on their anatomy than for the sport.
| An invariahle accompaniment of this
dress is the cutaway red coat when
hunting, and the generally loud checked
cloth cutaway for general riding.
1.-The idea of wearing cutaway coat
in the saddle is ludicrous. A good seat
is Away spoiled by having to sit ON
irr, gular folds Of cloth tucked under
yon, and il the skirt of the coat is di
vidod and the tails allowed to fall over
to either side they are sure to become
soiled from contact with the horse.
Then the tails, ii the horse has any OBJ
jection to being tickled under the ribs,
will produce genuine source OF dis
comfort from tho foim the objections
of such animals take. HEo
"For comfortable riding, both to
hounds and otherwise, my idea of II
riding costume should be something
like this: The ccat should be IA closely
fitting sack, with enough room not to
cramp the body. 1t should he made Of
some thick, dark material, and be just
long enough behind to touch the back
OF the saddle when you are sitting
STRAIGHT up. Ii should always be but
toned. The vest, il one has a tendency
: toward the iurid colorings, should be
as the rider likes as to color and shape.
1t should be OF thick material. as the
coat, for riding to hounds in the early
,, fall mornings Is sometimes very chilly
work.
The trousers should be quite loose
about tho hips, and should taper duwr
to tho knee, ever which part it should
fit snugly, but not SO tightly rs to cause
a discomfort. The inside should be rein
forced with buckskin, and the LEI
should be continued down until about
four inches above tho ankle.
"As to the leg apparel, opinions
!, vary. think the boot greatly superio
y to leggins Of any kind, whether leathe
or hoxoioth. The hest material TO
y trousers is hoScloth, khaki or whip
% cord. The boot is very importan
y part. 1t should fit tightly, but no
- uncomfortably, on the leg, and SHOULD
70 be pliable at, and just above the ankle
:, Patent leather is the most expensiv
~ kind, but the yellow leather is quit
y as coed. The costume have described
il not according to the ultra fashiona
BILE patterns, is unguestionably tn
most comfortable and seryiceable {
=, any that know.
~ "As to the saddle, that is for tn
a., rider to decide, as there are Thousand
so of patterns, Somo prefer Engiis
"a makes, but | think it is more from
az sort of anglo mania than anything elat
!, ~ for tho saddles made in this count
y, now are quite ms good. Personally, ft
q the hunting field, and, in fact, for an
90 other form Of riding where the weigh
dS is not vital consideration, like tt
~ regular hunting saddle, without IL
knee pads and with low pommel.
-, one learns to depend Oh knee pads
~ ~ generally develops into what we call
10 saddle rider, as in opposition TO a ma
~ who rides the horse. This sadd
A. weighs from IS 10 IL pounds, and is
A. very fine article, and can be purchase
IN for about S45.
~ LAS to woman riders, the loss that
IL snid the better. woman either loo
- we'll on horseback or she looks like
,na duck in thunderstorm. There's
,"s happy medium. And for every 10 tn
ride. eight of them do remind one
os the aforesaid duck But there is not
~ ing better looking in nature than to 6
ana pretty woman rider on - Pretty hors
'ie aud some of them can ride, too. BIZ
n "a of course. the mysteries of the fen
az nine riding habit are too much
90 rs me-. 900