THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

The pomp and circumstance of the olden otter-hunt was very striking; the huntsmen sallied forth arrayed in vests of green, braided with scarlet, their caps of fur, encircled with bands of gold, and surmounted with ostrich plumes.  Boots, much of the fashion of those known to modern hunting-fields, reaching the tops of the thighs, and water-proof, encased their lower limbs, and were ornamented with gold or silver tassels.  Their spears were also embellished with carvings and costly mountings.

Gutch/Folklore