The Daily Missoulian., 1911-06-04

One shudders 10 think ~ the fair
| eduestriennes of the ancient regime
who wore velvet habits and long
| plumcd hats IN the saddle. Perhaps.
| galloping over the grcensward and
| through the forest paths the velvet
habits did not gather dust. but they
| must have been intolerably heavy-and
| hot And how did the riders ever con-
trol prancing steeds and ut the same
time hold on dashing, beplumed hats?
When summer comes, nowadays, the
women who ride sensibly discard the
formal Park habit and adopt comfort
able riding togs Of linen, khaki or some
very lightweight wool material: and
| on very warm days the coat Is dis
pensed With, ~ smartly cut shirt fin
ished with a stock at the neck being
worn with the riding skirt
More and more women, each year,
are riding astride, though New York
was the last To look Ieniently upon
this custom. Cross saddle riding Is
| even now not permitted at the annual
horse show in November when most
| 70 NAL and conventional riding garb
Is required: but women who have en-
joyed the freedom of cross saddle rid
Ing at the southern resorts In the win
ter and at Tuxedo ana Lenox during
| the summer are loath to sit cramped
| on one side n saddle In n town, and
each season more cross saddle oqlies-
| triennes are seen on the bride paths
in the Park.
When cross saddle habit Is worn
| IL should be faultless In cut The
woman who must buy an inexpensive
| habit would much better content her
self with the stereotyped side saddle
kind which does not so eonspicuonsly
challenge criticism and remark There
are smart coats which may he worn
over the riding habit when il must be
worn through the street and the Wom-
an who breads being conspicuous usu-
ally wears one Of these coats for folks
/ will stare at a woman in a riding habit
i ana the more attractive she and the
habit are. the more will they stare
II Most of the women who ride I'm New
York arrive at the riding school, or ut
the Park entrance whore their mounts
are waiting IN taxicahs or private mo-
tor ears: but now and then one meets
n rider afoot and almost Invariably
III INV uhl'l IL toN'1fI ny ~ SIlldTllN cut
coat Of light brown or gray mixed wool
material or Of dark gray mohar Some
Of these coats have loose belts Mt the
waist. the lines of the coat beneath
the loose belt being very straight ana
not flaring at all at the foot Below
the belt the coat is unfasiened and the
wearer's well eut riding boots and
Il looped IN skirt are visible
H a riding habit Is SO absolutely sim
pie In style that IL requires a master
hand In the cutting. and If necessary
other things should be sacrificed In
the wardrobe in order to have riding
togs irreproachable In style The habit
shown in the illustration Is of gun
metal grav diagonal cheyiot and the
coat has the length which Is most
graceful both in and out OF the saddle.
With this dark gray habit are worn
heavy kid gauntlets and riding boots Of
supple leather which give a pretty
shape to the foot yet allow every mus
ele of foot and ankle free play in the
stirrup, The hat Is in the Continental
shape, which is ideal for riding, since
Il does not offer as much resistance to
the wind as a broad brimmed sailor
shape
Three correct types of riding hats
are shown: the cloth derby which is
quite different I'm shape from mas
i cnline derby, and two straw hats, n
4 straight brimmed sailor and a Cont
mental shape or all these hats the
Continental Is most comfortable on
the head. especially for fast riding:
4but the sailor Is more youthful and Is
always smart and trim when worn
with the hair braided and looped M
under Il crisp ribbon bow.
The four correct types of neckwear
include the conventional stock in this
case of pale blue basketWeaye madras
pioue stock and four in hand a lin
Ell stock with crayat bow. and a turned
down embroidered collar and striped
madras tie. The latter style of neck
wear is youthful and also cool and
comfortable for summer riding. All
these belongings are washable ms
should be the horsewomans neekWear
which must appear each day immacu
late and irreproachable. Tub hlouses
of striped madras or thin linen are
usually worn with the khaki or linen
crash riding skirt and smart stock; but
under a riding coat many women pre-
fer the soft white silk shirt with O
turnover collar and tie or the shirt
may be finished simply with aneck-
band and worn with a madras stock,
In summer time thin India silk
knickers may be substituted for the
riding breeches usually worn under th'
winter habit, but the breeches are best
for though the mind need not dwell
on 1t, possible tumble must be KEEP
in mind in the selection of the ridinf
costume and trim, well fitting ridinl
breeches, tucked into the tops of tht
boots will not only look better IN tho
event OF disaster. but they will b'