> Well I would start out with the American Driving Society.
 >  I am pretty sure the
 > have a web page now too.  I am sure if you search on driving
 > or carriage
 > driving on the web you will find some info too.  Other than
 > that the Library (
 > I can't believe you didn't suggest this one ;-)  ) should
 > have some books and
 > magazines on it.
 
As you know, I am a strong believer in libraries and think people should 
support them and know how to use them.
 
On the other hand, there are some questions where you may be better off 
finding the answer somewhere else.  The trick is knowing which questions are 
which.
 
In Jean's case, there are two ways to go.  *If* she wants a traditional look, 
then a book on driving which contains notes on proper attire might be fine, 
as long as the book wasn't too old.  Otherwise she would end up with outdated 
clothing and look old-fashioned.  Now if she *wants* a period look, then 
she's in good shape.  ;-)
 
On the other hand, if she wants to show a bit of flash, she might want to 
look for current magazines to see what is considered fashionable right now, 
or get hints on what is coming into fashion.  Now is a good time to look for 
this kind of article, since everybody is gearing up for show season, and the 
magazines usually come out with a 'what's hot this spring' sort of fashion 
article.  And I mean *everybody* 
-- heck, even _Mike Plumb's Horse Journal_ has an article in the current 
issue about how to choose a jacket for showing in.
 
The trouble is, in these hard times, a lot of libraries don't have the 
resources to keep subscriptions to magazines.  Not all magazines are 
'keepers' and libraries may want to spend their money buying items which are 
more permanent.  Although even this is relative -- a local librarian told me 
recently that most modern fiction hardcovers lasted about three circulations 
before they had to be discarded or sent off to be re-bound.  I was a little 
surprised, but knowing how cheaply most books are made nowadays, and knowing 
how abusive many library patrons are of library books, it wasn't too far off 
what I would have guessed if I had been forced to do so.  (It's a good thing 
this wasn't true when I was growing up, because I put more than three circs 
on many of the books in my local public library, all by myself.)
 
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