Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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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?
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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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Jean Waddie
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