A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by T. R. Swinburne
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should be taken.
26. Dress suit and dinner-jacket. 27. Knickerbocker or knee-breeches, which can be copied in Kashmir by the native tailor. Riding-breeches are not in the least necessary unless the traveller contemplates any special riding expedition. Ordinary shooting continuations do quite well for all the mounted work the tourist is likely to do. A pair of stohwasser gaiters may be taken, but even they are not necessary, neither is a saddle. A lady, however, should take out a short riding-skirt, or habit, and a side-saddle. 28. A tweed suit of medium warmth for travelling, and a couple of flannel suits, will bring the wearer to Srinagar, where he can increase his stock at a ridiculously low price--about 22 rupees or £1, 9s. 4d. per suit. 29. Boots. Here, again, the wayfarer is at full liberty to please himself. A pair of strong shooting-boots, with plenty of spare laces and, say, a hundred aluminium nails, is a _sine quâ non_. A pair of rubbers, or what are known as "gouties" in Swiss winter circles, are not to be despised. Otherwise, boots, shoes, slippers, and pumps, according to taste. 30. A large "regulation" waterproof, a rain-coat or Burberry, and a warm greatcoat will all be required. It is hard to give definite advice to a lady as to the details of her |
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