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 embroidered with pearls, over a brocaded silk petticoat showing in front; long bodice with girdle and chatelaine of pearls, and trimmed with Venetian point; coif of velvet with jewelled coronet.

JANE SHORE. (1461-1483.) A fair beautiful woman, the wife of a baker, the mistress of Edward IV., who died a pauper in extreme old age. Jewels in the hair; low bodice; dress with girdle round waist; flowing skirt, looped over satin petticoat; dress bordered with ermine; stomacher revers to low bodice. (For style, see )

JANUARY. Similar dress to Winter, made of white satin, short, trimmed with jet and icicle fringe; powdered hair with cluster of snowballs; high white satin boots. January is also represented as a Snowdrop, in white satin skirt, shaped as a flower, trimmed with tulle and snowdrops, leaves formed of green satin; a large snowdrop for cap; bracelets, earrings, and fan of same flower.

JAPANESE. The colouring should be bright, and the dresses trimmed according to the season of year. Loose outer robe crossed in front, and only fastened by broad soft silk belt; wide hanging sleeves, the edge wadded. Two under-skirts, plain and bright coloured; hair rolled back and fastened in large bows with flowers and golden pins. (See Mikado.)

JAPANESE (FANCY). Pale blue silk trousers set in claret velvet bands; cream china silk tunic embroidered in colours; claret velvet bodice with tulle sleeves worked in gold and silver; three Japanese fans for head-dress.

JAPANESE LADY. Pale blue skirt, embroidered in pale yellow; robe crossing in front, of Japanese crepe with large flowers; yellow sash, tied at back; bright pink crepe fichu: Japanese head-dress with pins; fan in hand.

JAPANESE LANTERN. Striped blue and white short skirt, forming pouf at back; tunic of old gold satin, bordered with black and gold fall fringe, with large tassels on the hips; bodice matching skirt, bertha-like tunic; hat of blue and old gold satin formed like a lantern; lantern carried in hand.

JAVOTTE (La Cruche Cassee). Short skirt, dark blue, with rows of black velvet and orange-coloured ribbon; black and white striped over-skirt; yellow apron, with bib and heart-