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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
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To
ride
well
is
undoubtedly
an
admirable
qualification
for
a
lady,
as
she
may
be
as
feminine
in
the
saddle
as
in
the
ball
room
or
home
circle.
It
is
a
mistaken
idea
to
suppose
that
to
become
an
accomplished
horse-woman
a
lady
must
unsex
herself.
But
she
must
have
a
reserve
in
her
manner,
that
will
prevent
contamination
from
the
intercourse
which
too
much
riding
may
lead
to.
To
hunt,
or
follow
the
field
sports,
in
a
pursuit
which
is
the
track
of
blood,
disgusts
the
true
admirer
of
gentle
breeding.
And
such
diversions
will
certainly
result
in
a
coarseness
of
manner
and
expression,
growing
upon
the
fair
equestrian
slowly
but
surely.
A
harsh
voice,
loud
tone,
expressions
suited
only
to
manly
lips,
but
unconsciously
copied,
will
follow
her
devotion
to
the
unfeminine
pursuit.
Nothing
is
more
revolting
than
a
woman
who
catches
the
tone
and
expressions
of
men.
To
hear
the
slang
of
jockeyism
from
female
lips,
is
very
offensive,
yet
ladies
who
mix
in
field
sports
are
liable,
nay,
almost
certain,
to
fall
into
a
style
of
conversation
which
is
ten
times
worse
than
the
coarsest
terms
from
the
lips
of
a
man.
Instances
there
are,
of
the
fairest
of
our
sex,
from
a
fondness
for
such
diversions,
and
a
habitual
participation
in
such
society,
becoming
hard,
bold,
and
disgusting,
even
whilst
retaining
all
their
female
loveliness
of
person.
A
lady,
unless
she
lives
in
the
most
retired
parts
of
the
country,
should
never
ride
alone,
and
even
then
she
will
be
awkwardly
placed,
in
case
of
accident,
without
an
escort.
In
the
cities,
not
only
is
it
unfeminine,
but
positively
dangerous,
for
a
lady
to
ride
unaccompanied
by
a
gentleman,
or
a
man
servant.
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