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 lonné to waist. Incroyable, triple cape of green satin, just reaching to the shoulders; the hair dressed in marteaux in front, and in a long plait at the back; the conventional black felt hat with tricolour cockade.

REYNOLDS, SIR JOSHUA (after). The usual rendering of a costume after Sir Joshua Reynolds at Fancy Balls is a white muslin dress, with tight sleeves, muslin fichu; powdered hair, a hat of coarse straw lined with blue, or a plush hat tied under the chin with blue ribbons; black embroidered shoes; a single row of diamonds or pearls round the throat, a diamond brooch in the fichu. Sometimes the dress is made with a deep-gathered flounce round the edge; it just touches the ground, and is always scanty. Sometimes it has a falling collar, and nearly always a blue sash tied in a bow at the back, and the hat is now and then replaced by a mob cap. In a portrait of his, dated 1781, the dress is a crimson petticoat, canary-coloured upper skirt, brocaded with flowers and trimmed with lace; powdered hair; small crimson hat and feather; pearl ornaments. After his picture of Lady Cadogan: White satin petticoat embroidered with gold; lemon-coloured satin train; hair powdered; white satin hat, with plume of white and blue feathers; pearl ornaments. After his portrait of Mrs. Braddyl: Satin skirt and train; fulled under-bodice, with turn-down ruff; open stomacher; elbow-sleeves; hair in loose curls. After portrait of Duchess of Gordon: Hair turned off theface in three rolls, divided by ribbon; low curls on the neck; bodice with scarf round waist, open heart-shape, with stiff ruff; pearls round the neck with portrait; the sleeves made with epaulettes of horizontal puffs, and open sleeves over a puff to the elbow; train of satin. For Children, copies from his pictures make admirable fancy dresses. The girl in his "Rest by the Way" wears a red short skirt, with a blue band round low bodice, and elbow-sleeves turned back with white, a muslin kerchief inside the bodice; yellow apron, straw hat. In the Mask: High-heeled shoes with blue bows; flowered short skirt; brocaded tunic, bunched-up; square bodice and elbow-sleeves; blue sash; hair cut square over forehead.

RHENISH PEASANT. Short plain clpth skirt and bodice laced in front, over white muslin chemisette, with full straight sleeves reaching to wrist; a coloured silk handkerchief on the shoulders, the ends tucked in to the bodice; hair