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120 A Romance of the Ganges.) For a dark girl with smooth black hair. A close under-dress of dark red or white, showing the arms and part of the neck, and over this, wound round and round the figure, a drapery of any closely-clinging, soft, dark red stuff—Indian muslin or silk are the best; as many Indian gold and silver ornaments as can be obtained may be worn; in the hand a small Indian lamp and flowers; hair dressed with yellow jasmine.

INDIAN QUEEN at a Fancy Ball might wear short skirt of Indian material intersected with gold; violet velvet bodice trimmed with gold; shoulders covered with Indian gauze; full trousers to ankle of soft silk; Indian scarf round hips, Indian fan, Indian ornaments; Oriental shoes, pink stockings.

INDIAN WOMAN, EAST. Full trousers of thin silk to ankles; tunic of printed cotton; silk scarf draped round the waist as a petticoat, and round the back over left shoulder and head, just covered with a white handkerchief, bordered with band of embroidery; silver bangles; necklace of sequins; embroidered slippers. The Moosulman women wear the choice, a sort of short bodice with tight sleeves coming half-way to elbow, bordered with embroidery; the Hindoo women wear it longer.

INFANTA OF SPAIN. Skirt of gold brocade, mixed with black satin, and white satin creves; damask train, gold ground, studded with enormous flowers in red and gold; the paniers lined with satin, the trimming of the sleeves likewise satin; pointed bodice, enormous velvet ruff embroidered in pearls; hair crepe, and turned back from forehead with a pearl coronet at the top.

INSECTIFUGA. This can be represented by every variety of insect, dotted over a fashionable black or white tulle evening dress.

IONE (Last Days of Pompeii). Classically draped robe of some delicate tone. (See Greek).

IOLANTHE. The dresses in Iolanthe are as follows: The Lord Chancellor, close-fitting black cloth court suit, breeches, and silk stockings; over this a Lord Chancellor's black satin brocaded robe, trimmed with gold, with the white wig.