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 CHILDREN 338 and a lace sailor-collar put on back to front complete her attire. Her hair should be worn in ringlets if possible. A Prehistoric Man requires but little more than the perambulator-rug, and a piece of tape to tie it on with over his nursery suit. His belt can be made from brown paper, and a cardboard sword or dagger covered with brown paper should be thrust through it. His legs should be bare, and the cardboard san- dals on his feet can be secured to his legs with criss-cross bands of wide green tape. A Red Indian will require a head-dress, anklets, and armlets of feathers. These can be fastened between double bands of wide red tape, or strips of red Turkey twill, over his morning overall. He must also carry a bow and arrow. A Spook is easily garbed with the help of a pocket handkerchief, to make a forehead band, and a sheet ! Summer can wear her own pretty muslin frock, and carry a garden-hat with long blue ribbon strings and a basket filled with roses or other summer flowers. She can also wear a wreath of tiny blossoms. Dolly Varden should be clad in a sun-bonnet and her own little white frock. Two Pirates can wear brown Jaeger dressing-gowns, red and blue sashes, and tall caps, and carry beer-bottles in their hands, and every imaginable weapon should be stuck in their belts. Beards and whiskers of crepe hair give a splendid touch of ferocity to their appearance. Cupid, or St. Valentine, must have wings ; these can be made of white paper. Also he will require a wreath of roses, and a little quiver of gold paper filled with silver arrow^s. St. Valentine will want a scroll and a huge quill pen made of silver paper, and Cupid a golden paper covered cardboard bow. A Dunce can wear a high paper dunce's cap with his nursery suit, and carry a big slate with a sum done all wrong — " 2 and 2 makes 5," or something of the sort. Henry V. can be attired in a suit of armour cut from very thin cardboard, covered with silver paper. The various parts can be fastened together with brass paper clips. He also wants a pair of grown-up black stockings with the toes run into long points in mediaeval fashion. Three lions in red paper must adorn his shield. Mercia, the Christian maiden from the of small sheets draped with the help of safety-pins and a length of cord. Her cross is made of two rough pieces of wood. Brunhilda wears a helmet and breast- plate made of cardboard covered with silver paper, and her shield is a silver one, with devices cut from red paper upon it. Her flowing white robe is contrived from a muslin curtain, and her mantle is either a scarlet shawl or a short red art serge curtain. The young masqueraders should march twice round the room to music before sitting down to tea, and, directly after tea, voting- papers should be handed round, and a small prize awarded to the wearer of the fancy dress which is voted to be the best. GIRLS' CHRISTIAN HAMES Continned from page zSj, Part 2 Babette {Hebrew) — " God hath sworn," or " an oath of God." This name, like Babel and Babet, is a French contraction of Elizabeth. Babie — Scottish form of above. A good deal of confusion has arisen concerning Babette and Babie, but it seems really that the former comes from Elizabeth and the latter from Barbara. BaPbaPa [Greek) — " A foreigner " or " stranger." From the Greek ^apl^apos. In old times all those who spoke a different language to that of one's country were regarded as outsiders, or " barbarians." BaPbapy — An English variant of Barbara. Basilia {Greek)—" A queen." Bathilda {Teutonic)—" Commanding battle- maid," This name is a compound of " Bat " and "Hilda"; the latter being a most popular root-name, signifying " battle- maid," and is derived from Hildr. the war- goddess of the North. An extremely large number of names have been formed by the use of suffixes or prefixes, such as Hilde- gardc and Mathilda, etc. Bathsheba {Hebrew)—" Daughter of an oath." Beata {Latin) — " Blessed." BeatPiee— English and Italian form of Beatrix. BeatPlX {Latin)—" Joy-giver." This is the correct and original form of the name, and IS used as such in France, Portueal. and Russia. Becky {Hebrew) — " A snare." English contrac- tion of Rebecca. Belinda {Old Italian) — " A serpent." Bella {Hebrew)—" Oath of God." Scottish contraction of Isabel, itself a shortened form of Elizabeth. BellonSi {Latin)— " War-like." From " Bellum " " war." Benedieta {Latin) — " One who has been blessed." From " bene " — well ; " dico " — to speak. Benita — Spanish form of above. Bepet {Celtic) — " Strength." Swedish contrac- tion of Bridget. BePghild {Teutonic)—" Protecting battle-maid." BePnaPdine {Teutonic)—" Firm bear." BePta — English contraction of Bertha. BePtha {Teutonic) — " Bright or shining one." This name is derived from the word " perch - ten "-^shining, and has the same meanin'j; as Epiphany ; and is connected thus with the shining star that led the Magi to the Christ-child at Bethlehem. It has passed through various forms : first Perchtan ; then contracted into Perchta ; next changed into Berchta ; and finally short- ened into Bertha, or Berthe (French). BePthilda — Was probably the original and full form of Bertha, meaning "Bert" (bright), Hilda (battle-maid), " Bert " coming from perchten, which see in name above. Bepyl {Greek) — " Soothsayer." A jewel name. Bessie {Hebrew)—" Oath of God." Contraction of Elizabeth. Beth— See Bessie. Betsy and Betty also variants.
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