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 cord round the waist with palette and knife; old point lace collar, tan gloves; head-dress made like a flat cap. Or the character might wear brown sateen with other colours sewn upon it, to resemble dabs of colour, a red scarf round hips holding palette; brown bodice, red waistcoat, muslin fichu and sleeves with tubes intermixed; brushes forming an aigrette in the hair; fan like palette; brown gloves and stockings.

"MY PRETTY MAID." Short coloured petticoat; an open tunic of blue flowered chintz, pointed bodice laced across the front; muslin kerchief; straw hat bound with black velvet, and tied under the chin; boots laced up the] front; yoke and milk-pails. NANCE REDFERN. (See )

NANCIEBEL, LADY. Sage green velvet skirt, caught up on left side with gold girdle, showing primrose under-skirt; velvet cap with heron's plume; peacock fan.

NANCY LEE. Blue and white striped petticoat; blue or red upper-skirt, looped up with a large silver anchor; full bodice, or blue cloth jacket, with sailor collar; red apron, trimmed with yellow; white cap, red handkerchief over it tied under chin; blue stockings, black high-heeled shoes. Sometimes a black tarpaulin hat is worn with "Nancy Lee" upon it.

NANCY OF THE VALE (Shenstone). Olive green silk dress with large bunch of daffodils on the bodice. Poke bonnet with yellow ribbons; a reticule hanging from the arm.

NAUTCH GIRL. Bare feet; muslin full plaited skirt, bordered with gold, made short; tight-fitting long-sleeved under-dress; silk drapery over one shoulder and under arm, bordered with embroidery; hair in two long plaits; flowers and gold and silver ornaments on head; many beads about neck; cloak of gold and white muslin from the head and entwined about the figure; anklets and bracelets.

NEAPOLITAN ORANGE GIRL. Black satin short skirt, hemmed with a yellow band, long green silk apron fringed with red and embroidered with red and yellow silks; low square sleeveless black velvet bodice, worked with yellow, and laced over a chemisette of white batiste; white puff to sleeves