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 gilt eggs in basket; lace mittens outlined with gold; hen's head for head-dress. (See .)

GOLDEN IDEA. White satin skirt trimmed with gold braid, gauze fringe, and sequins; polonaise of cream material embroidered in gold, caught up with bunches of golden lilies, ferns, and daises: bodice with revers of gold lace; hair powdered with gold dew, spray of golden flowers on one side; shoes embroidered with gold.

GOLF. Grass green tulle skirt, fringe of grass and gorse; scarf of sand-colour draped round waist, and ornamented with balls and clubs; and bright red golfing coat.

GRACE DARLING. Short skirt, striped bodice and tunic in one, belt at waist; sailor collar and tie; a red silk sailor's tasselled cap on head. Wide sleeves lined with white and rolled up. A life-buoy fastened to back of dress, a small lighthouse and anchor as a chatelaine, ropes round the waist, a lighted lantern in the hand, a fishing-net on shoulder. This may be carried out in navy blue and red and white cotton, or serge; or more prettily, in red, and red and white soft silk. Hair curled, a coil at back. (See Plate VI., Fig. 23.) A more fanciful rendering of the character is a sky-blue petticoat bodice and tunic of striped plush in scarlet, yellow, sage, and brown. The tunic edged all round with red life-buoys, and looped at the side with cord from which hang a lantern and large life-buoy of a yellow colour; blue sailor collar; blue turned back cuffs to the sleeves.

GRACES, THE (Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne). Dressed in similar classic dresses, but of different colour; Thalia in chiton, and under-dress of pale blue and silver; one white and gold; the other pale green. When intended to represent statuary, all in white; faces powdered; batting over the hair.

GRAND MADEMOISELLE, PERIOD OF THE FRONDE (1647). White dress, immense black hat, and cane in hand. (See )

GRANDMOTHER, MY GREAT, or the Ghost of my Grandmother, is generally rendered by a poudré dress of brocade, with large cap, sacque, fichu, quilted skirt, high heels, and stick; lace mittens. Another style is a black dress with folds of muslin crossing the bust, large cap, spectacles, and white