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 ORPHAN GIRL (Soldiers' Home, Hampstead). Red stuff skirt and bodice; white muslin tippet, cap and apron medal.

ORTRUDA (Lohengrin). First dress: white flowing skirt trimmed with gold; velvet over-dress trimmed with gold; with cuirass bodice, buttoned on hips; jewels, crown, and veil. Second dress: loose robe of velvet, square cut, long sleeves at elbow; silver grey scarf of cashmere about head.

OYSTERS, QUEEN OF. Dress of white tulle, studded with oyster-shells, coral, and seaweed; wreath of same round the low bodice.

OYSTERWOMAN. (See )

PACK OF CARDS. (See )

PAINTING. Red plush costume with white satin tablier painted in water-colours to represent small pictures, the plush is draped with a palette; the other side of the bodice is white satin, with laurel leaves and small palette; head-dress, a sort of hat, formed with a palette and aigrette of brushes; red silk hose, black shoes. Or, classical robe of light drab cashmere, low full bodice and belt, short sleeves cut in two vandykes, fastened with buttons on outside of arm; long train from shoulders lined with blue, palette and brush on one side; a crown of bay leaves on the head. (See ).

PALETTE. (See, and )

PALMYRA, QUEEN OF. Antique costume of blue satin, trimmed with silver embroidery and ermine; train of sapphire velvet lined with blue satin, trimmed with ermine.

PAMELA. Richardson's heroine, as portrayed on the walls of the Academy, wears a black dress, with elbow-sleeves, and white cambric ruffles; a cambric fichu crossed over the front of the bodice, and fastened behind; the hair turned up under a small cambric mob cap, with black ribbons. At Fancy Balls the dress is often looped over a quilted petticoat. The novel was published in 1741, so the dress is of the last century, and by no means costly, for Pamela was of humble origin. Black high-heeled shoes, silk stockings, and mittens complete the costume.

PANSY. Short white dress trimmed with deep rich-