e uniform of the club, and you should always
salute him on passing, and he should have precedence at all
entertainments.

Yachting dress for men consists in either blue flannel or serge suit, or
weather pilot or pea-jacket of rough cloth or "witney," or blue serge or
flannel coat with naval white duck trousers. The cap, blue or white
cloth or duck. White flannels are also worn, but they are not so
appropriate. In the evening, usual formal landsman's costume.

There are a few rules of practical yachting which are so intimately
connected with etiquette that, although it is not exactly in my
province, I propose to give a summary of them here; they may be useful,
and may serve my reader a good turn. I take the regulations of the New
York Yacht Club for my guide. It is without doubt the leading yachting
organization of this country.

When on a cruise, all yachts belonging to a club should hoist their
colors at eight o'clock A. M. and haul them down at sunset, taking time
from the senior officer present in port, if there should be one. Between
sunset and colors they should carry a night pennant. Guns should only be
fired on setting or hauling down the colors, except by the yacht giving
the time, nor between sunset and colors, nor on Sunday, and the rules of
many yacht clubs insist on these formalities being observed whether a
yacht is on a cruise or not.

The senior officer in port should be in command, and should make colors
and sunset and return salutes and visits, etc. His yacht should remain
the station vessel until a senior to him in rank arrives, when such
senior should assume the duties of the anchorage.

Flag officers should display their pennants while in commission, except
when absent for more than forty-eight hours. In this case their private
signal should be hoisted. A blue rectangular flag at the starboard
spreader should be displayed when the owner is not on board.

All salutes should be returned in kind. Yachts of all clubs should
always salute vessels of the United States Navy. Yachts passing at sea
should salute each other, juniors saluting first. This is done by
dipping the ensign three times or by firing a gun, followed by dipping
the ensign. Arriving in harbor after sunset or on Sunday the salute
should be made the first thing next morning.

When a squadron or a cruising expedition enters a port or anchorage and
finds there a foreign yacht, the senior officer of the squadron or
cruise should send i