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 quaint and picturesque as fancy dress, and the group as a whole would make an admirable tableau vivant enacted by children—the eldest boy with coat, waistcoat, and breeches of maroon-coloured or black velvet;the little boy with jacket and trousers combined, and made of Hght-coloured cloth; and the baby all in white, with a gaily-trimmed Gainsborough hat in miniature, and a cherry coloured sash round its tiny waist.

RICHARD I., CŒUR-DE-LION. In a maroon telvet tunic trimmed with gold lace, three lions couchant embroidered in gold on the breast; white silk tights; velvet trunks; gold and satin shoes; jewelled belt, sword, and dagger.

RISING SUN. As a schoolboy, with large linen collar bordered with a frill; shell jacket with many buttons; trousers buttoned over.

ROBINSON CRUSOE. Knickerbockers and long coat of fur, with robins sewn about it; belt round the waist; silk tights, sandals; green parrot on shoulders; fowling-piece, pistols, hatchet, and umbrella. Mrs. Crusoe is dressed after the same fashion.

SAILOR (English). A favourite costume at Fancy Balls. It is best to obtain the real sailor dress from a nautical outfitter, either in white drill or serge; viz., loose trousers, loose jacket tucked into them; a belt round the waist, the sleeves of the jacket fastening at the wrist; having a sailor's collar, very open at the neck, with a silk handkerchief tied in a sailor's knot beneath it; a man-of-war straw hat, or a sou-wester and peajacket. The drill suits have the jacket trimmed with blue down the front and on the cuffs and collar.

SCHOOLBOY. For a tall boy; green jacket, with triple row of buttons down the front; large frilled collar; grey trousers, short, and buttoned over the jacket; shoes with straps; a satchel with books slung over shoulder.

SCHOOLMASTER. Coat of cloth made long, with gold buttons; striped blue waistcoat; nankeen breeches, fastened at the knee with the same buttons; white and blue woollen stockings; high collar, and blue silk necktie; spelling book under the arm; Madras handkerchief escaping from the pocket; periwig, brown jersey; quill pen in the ear; birch in the hand; muslin frillings round the wrist.