On another occasion, seeing my boxes full of dresses and pretty trinkets, and noticing that I wore no jewellery, and always dressed in riding-habits and waterproofs for rough excursions, and looked after the stables instead of lying on a divan and sucking a narghíleh, after the manner of Eastern women, she exclaimed: ❋ Unknown (2006)
Rebecca was seen in the prettiest and tightest of riding-habits, mounted on a beautiful little Arab, which she rode to perfection ❋ Unknown (2006)
Ladies young and old live before dinner in their riding-habits. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Suddenly, as I was descending a slope, a brilliant party, consisting of four young ladies in riding-habits, a youthful cavalier and a servant in splendid livery — all on noble horses, swept past me at full gallop down the hill. ❋ Unknown (2004)
There are two pretty ladies in riding-habits peeping at you from the bell porch. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)
And, as they are _equestriennes_, we will describe their riding-habits in the words of the same traveler: ❋ Various (N/A)
There are extra show-rooms and trying-on-rooms, besides which there is a special room for trying on riding-habits, and another for the chief of the corsage department, to say nothing of little rooms draped with blue, brown, or red for special purposes. ❋ Various (N/A)
In the midst of a little troop of horsemen, consisting of some of the very greatest persons in Brussels, Rebecca was seen in the prettiest and tightest of riding-habits, mounted on a beautiful little Arab, which she rode to perfection (having acquired the art at Queens Crawley, where the Baronet, Mr. Pitt, and Rawdon himself had given her many lessons), and by the side of the gallant General Tufto. ❋ Unknown (1917)
All was now excitement, joy, hope and animation, and preparation of riding-habits, tents, canteens, etc., my sisters thinking of all sorts of things for my wife's comfort, which we could as well have carried as our parish church. ❋ Unknown (1903)
Dainty shoes, tailor-made jackets, fashionable short riding-habits, mannish-looking riding-boots, silk undergarments, beautiful jewellery, all were taken out of their packages and duly admired. ❋ Unknown (1902)
"Hello, Johnnie! it's ladies 'day, ain't it?" called out a fellow from a rifle-pit, when he saw the riding-habits outlined against the sky. ❋ Unknown (1899)
In a line of carriages were many ladies, some in riding-habits, and on foot there was ❋ Hall Caine (1892)
The entire colony came to this, and Holcombe met many people, and drank tea with several ladies in riding-habits, and iced drinks with all of the men. ❋ Richard Harding Davis (1890)
But I confess I did sometimes enjoy a regular good gallop on a bare-backed horse, and riding-habits won't do for that. ' ❋ Justin McCarthy (1871)
They had high hats, and little black veils drawn very tightly over their faces, and long riding-habits made in the princess form, with a single seam right down the back; and ❋ Ludovic Halevy (1871)
The ladies wore riding-habits of pale green taffeta ornamented with bows of pink ribbon, and had on grey hats with pink and white feathers. ❋ Sarah Tytler (1870)
"Then let us don our riding-habits, and be off at once," said Ella. ❋ Martha Finley (1868)
Emilia ran straightway to meet Wilfrid approaching; and as both her hands, according to her fashion, were stretched out to him to assure him of her safety and take his clasp, forgetful of the instincts derived from riding-habits, her feet became entangled; she trod herself down, falling plump forward and looking foolish -- perhaps for the first time in her life plainly feeling so. ❋ George Meredith (1868)
