Whip means the Driver of the cart or carriage. The Driver carries a whip to communicate with the carriage horse (NOT to beat it) because when driving you do not have legs to guide the horse. Used correctly, the whip is used to reach the horse's side and touch him with the whip, instead of a leg.
More than you asked for: In current Competition Carriage Driving, the driver is REQUIRED to carry the correct type of carriage whip and know how to properly use it. The Whip is so important that the Driving Magazine is actually called "The Whip" meaning the Carriage Driver and all the skills necessary to be called a Carriage Driver. FMI : http://www.americandrivingsociety.org/history.asp Susan NJ On Jun 28, 12, at 12:41 AM, <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." > > > > Penny Ladnier, owner > > The Costume Gallery Websites > > <http://www.costumegallery.com/> www.costumegallery.com > > 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history > > FaceBook: <http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery> > http://www.facebook.com/TheCostumeGallery > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
