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 Japanese cotton, with broad band of Oriental twill, gold silk tunic, broad sash; embroidered fans; gold pins in the hair.

FLEURETTE. Red satin short quilted skirt; white brocaded over-dress, trimmed with lace and flowers; powdered hair; Square bodice; ruffles; fan; red stockings; black shoes. Also a Normandy or Breton peasant costume with sabots.

FLORA MACDONALD. White satin dress, made with plain skirt and half-high bodice; hair in curls; plaid of Macdonald tartan (Clan Ronald) over the head; buckled shoes; long mittens.

FLORA McIVOR (Waverley). White silk skirt and low bodice; tartan scarf draped loosely across, secured with Scotch brooches on shoulders; long hanging sleeves; hair in curls; black velvet Scotch bonnet with plumes.

FLORENTINE LADY (from Taddeo Gaddi's picture). Dress of rose-coloured satin over a peacock-green skirt; bodice square and close-fitting, bordered with gold braid; tight sleeves, with pendent ones from shoulder, trimmed with ermine, which is also carried down the side of skirt, made as a train, open half a yard from edge, on both sides showing under-dress; skull cap of green velvet, embroidered in rose-and gold colour, with tulle veil; hair flowing.

FLOWER-GIRL. May be carried out in various ways. A tulle evening dress besprinkled with all kinds of flowers, a straw hat with flowers on head. A poudré dress with flowers. The most general style is a short bright-coloured skirt, velvet bodice, laced stomacher, muslin apron with or without bib, bunches of flowers about them; a basket of the same in hand; a straw hat with ribbons, or a wreath of flowers. (See Plate V., Fig. 18, also ). Sometimes a chiffonier's basket is carried at the back filled with flowers, and a Normandy cap worn. A pretty dress is a laced bodice and skirt of pale blue serge, edged with rows of velvet; cambric apron; basket of flowers; sleeves puffed to wrist. Or, a pink sateen, with black velvet bodice. A Vaudois flower girl wears a wheel-shaped lace cap, and straw hat above, with woollen skirt; square bodice; low under-bodice; velvet yoke, and ribbon streamers. Sometimes bright-coloured silk handerchiefs are draped about the head.