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 sanne cap of muslin, with rosette of two colours, black shoes, striped stockings. Basket of apples carried in the hand.

GEM OF THE OCEAN, THE. The idea of this dress is taken from the anemone tanks of an aquarium. The dress, pale coralline satin; the trimmings, fringes, and groups of natural seaweeds, all of the most delicately-tinted kinds, small pearly shells, and large pink anemones, imitations of the real actiniae, with their spreading tentacles placed here and there all over the dress—on the shoulders, front of bodice, and in the hair (interspersed with seaweed), and looping up the poufs of satin on the skirt. Very palest shade of green would have a charming effect. Shell ornaments round the neck.

GENERAL (Lady). High leather boots, kilt-plaited red cloth skirt, green cloth pointed bodice fastened at the side; field glass slung round figure; cocked hat.

GENEVA SISTER, AMBULANCE NURSE, RED CROSS NURSE, SISTER OF CHARITY, OR MERCY (after Wilkie Collin's heroine). Black stuff dress, hardly touching the ground, high bodice, sleeves to wrist, linen collar and cuffs; muslin cap. At Fancy Balls the dress is sometimes made of green merino; bibbed apron of cambric, the lower edge turned up, forming pockets, with rolls of lint for bandages, and small cases of plaster; the badge, viz., a red cross on white, fastened on right arm below the shoulder, either cloth or muslin. (See Plate IX., Fig. 33.)

GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT. Mediaeval skirt of gold brocaded tissue, over-dress, bodice and tunic one side pink the other white, trimmed with hearts and caught up with a girdle; it hangs as a train at back; gold brocaded sleeves, tight to wrist, pink satin hanging ones, lined with amber; steeple head-dress of pink satin bordered with ermine. A gauze spangled veil depending.

GEORGE I., 1714-24; II., 1717-60; III., 1760-1820; IV., 1820-30 (Time of). The ladies wore powder up to 1795, and hoops from 1711 to George IV.'s reign. The Georgian dress for Fancy Balls is a satin skirt, plain or quilted, over-dress of brocade, velvet, or silk, with coloured embroidery. Sometimes the skirt has a petticoat and tunic, sometimes a train and front breadth trimmed with lace, flowers, pearls, and diamonds; the bodices pointed, low,