Thanks, Jean. Makes sense.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Mar 10, 2006, at 4:29 PM, Jean Waddie wrote:
Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
snip
I've also heard that many of the "conventions" followed by sidesaddle
riders today, using english style sidesaddles, go back to Victorian
times when so much of life was codified. One example that was
pointed out to me: black gloves are appropriate to use for US Rev War
impressions, but definitely not for US Civil War, because Victorians
used black gloves as part of their mourning attire and "A Lady would
not be riding if she were in mourning. A Lady would stay at home, or
be driven in a carriage." Can anyone confirm such a statement?
snip
My impression is that Ladies rode for exercise and pleasure, rather
than to get from A to B, therefore it is not something one would do
while in mourning.
Jean
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