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 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 > "compete" for titles and championships. > > FMI: http://www.gladstonedriving.org/History/gea_whip.html > > SUsan > > On Jun 28, 12, at 10:58 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote: > >> 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 popular in England, because of Prince >> Phillip's enthusiasm for it, and apparently among the East Coast upper crust >> here in the US. Supporting multiple, multiple-horse teams, building and >> maintaining carriages -- definitely a 1% avocation. >> >> chimene >> >> >> On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:41 PM, <penn...@costumegallery.com> >> <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 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 whip, if the >>> host of the occasion, is usually arrayed in distinctive costume. A gray >>> suit is the usual selection for spring and summer, brown is a frequent >>> choice for the autumn.. In the country, and in summer, a gentleman whip >>> wears a light colored and light-weight suit, with brown shoes and gloves and >>> a straw or panama hat. >>> >>> For touring, or driving an automobile.No ceremonious costume for men has yet >>> been evolved to approximate, in style and completeness, the formal dress an >>> amateur whip wears." >>> _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
