didn't mean to diss any non-East coaching/driving folk; just that what I found
on-line first was the Newport weekend page...
ch.
On Jun 29, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Data-Samtak Susan wrote:
A correction to the the East Coast upper crust here in the US.:
Many horse owners ride and drive their
Thank you to everyone for explaining what is a whip.
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Subject: [h-cost] What is a Whip?
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used
in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this
context?
Men
The whip would be the driver, or, in other words, the person whipping the
horse, or handling the whip. Simple transfer of tool name to occupation.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:41 AM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the
Whip means the Driver of the cart or carriage.
The Driver carries a whip to communicate with the carriage horse (NOT to beat
it) because when driving you do not have legs to guide the horse. Used
correctly, the whip is used to reach the horse's side and touch him with the
whip, instead of a
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Subject: [h-cost] What is a Whip?
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this context?
Men who are guests on a coach wear morning or afternoon dress according to
the hour of the day on which
: [h-cost] What is a Whip?
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this context?
Men who are guests on a coach wear morning or afternoon dress according to
the hour of the day on which the vehicle
My guess is that it means the person driving the coach or carriage. A
century earlier, during the Regency era, someone who was good at driving
a horse or horses was called a notable whip.
Emily
On 6/27/2012 11:41 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book
In a Regency context, a great whip would be a gentleman who excelled at driving
horses attached to some kind of carriage. This would not be used for the man
who drove coaches for a living but only for someone of means who liked to race
and show off his skill.
Janet
I believe the term whip, as used here, refers to the driver who carries (and
uses) an actual whip. A whip carried the whip. Depending on the context of
the useage, there may be overtones of skill indicated. A man who was a poor
whip wasn't very good at driving his curricle, phaeton, or other
Isnt the whip the driver of the coach? The others sound like his friends.
What a fun question!
--cin
On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 9:41 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who
from context on this page http://vasportsman.com/Coaching_in_Newport.pdf, I
believe that in the modern sport of Coaching, whip may refer to the main
driver, usually the owner or at least the organizer of a coaching group, the
one who weilds the literal whip.
Coaching, as is currently quite
From: penn...@costumegallery.com penn...@costumegallery.com
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Subject: [h-cost] What is a Whip?
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who
A correction to the the East Coast upper crust here in the US.:
Many horse owners ride and drive their horses in the USA. Some folks drive one
pony and others can afford to drive 4 horses pulling a large carriage, as
described in the original email. Some folks drive just for fun and other
I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this context?
Men who are guests on a coach wear morning or afternoon dress according to
the hour of the day on which the vehicle makes its start. The
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Subject: [h-cost] What is a Whip?I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a
person titled Whip is used in
the section about Dress When Driving. What / Who is a Whip in this context?
Men who are guests on a coach wear morning or afternoon dress according to
the hour
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