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 337 chiefly upon a sash — of red silk for choice — stuck with all the available nursery weapons — toy pistols, swords, daggers, and knives. On his head he should wear a fisherman's cap. The Fishwife carries a shrimping-net — the relic of a past visit to the sea. Her skirt should be ; pinned up over, a striped cotton petticoajt, and she should wear a cap made of white paper or stiff musiin, and no shoes or, stockings. Cinderella should wear her hair plaited CHILDREN A "prehistoric man" clad in a perambulator rug old bowler or top hat. The boy, havingput ■ on the knickers, must thrust the stick across the back and through the sleeves of the coat, which he must button round his neck.' •He will then need assistance, as, after he has put. his -hands into his knickers' pockets,' a waistcoat must be buttoned over his arms, and a handful of straw stuffed into every opening — at the top of his boots, peeping from beneath" •his waistcoat, - his hat, and so forth. ' . .'" A Cowboy need only turn back his shirt at the neck, and knot a coloured handkerchief r o u n d - h i s throat, put a slouch- hat at the back of his head, carry a clothes-line oh his arm for a lasso, and grasp a big riding- whip in his hand. The- addition -of a pointed "beard made of burnt cork would further transform him into Buffalo Bill ! .• A Fireman means gaiters, a toy helmet, and, if possible, a tin breastplate. Over his arm or shoulder he must carry a garden-hose and a red seaside pail in one hand, and in the other a big doll for the " rescued child." A Pirate King relies D 27 bit of stiff white book muslin are all the accessories which are necessary, and can be worn over any plain, dark-coloured dress. Nell Gwynne can easily be attired. She into two pigtails, wound round her head, and . tied with a ': bit 'of cotton .rag. Her legs should be bare, and her feet thrust into a pair of very old slippers. A big patch of some widely con- trasting colour must be sewn on to her oldest morning overall, and, of course, she must carry a broom. Peter Pan merely needs to take off his shoes and stockings, his coat and collar, and to put on a nightshirt over the rest of his clothes. A Charity Girl is a very pretty impersonation. A big white linen apron — borrowed from cook ! — and a cap and collar manufactured from a can wear a tabbed bodice hastily cut out of a bit of art serge from the piece-box. A small tablecloth or curtain to match can be converted into a skirt with the help of a box of safety- pins. A sash round her waist, into which a big posy is tucked.