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 something of the Leghorn shape, and the crook, a short one, is simply ornamented at the top with a bunch of blue, pink, and white ribbons. Another style is a short white tulle skirt with blue bows and blue convolvulus. A Swiss bodice made of blue silk trimmed with tulle, a bunch of pink roses on the left shoulder; straw hat trimmed with roses and convolvulus; a bunch of the same in the powdered hair; crook decorated with flowers and ribbons. (See )

ARC-EN-CIEL. (See, .)

ARCHANGEL. (As worn by the Marchioness de Gallifet at a ball in Paris, time of Napoleon III.) Short petticoat of white cashmere, embroidered in gold; the bodice to represent glistening scale armour, made either in metal or of silver woven cloth; white feather wings attached to each side, descending below the knee; golden hair floating over the shoulders and down the back in long careless ringlets; a diamond star on the forehead; a small steel sword carried in the ungloved hand.

ARCTIC MAIDEN AND ARCTIC QUEEN. (See .)

ARGYLE, COUNTESS OF. Time of the regency of Mary, Queen of Scots, taken from David Wilkie's picture of John Knox preaching to the Lords of the Congregation, now in our National Gallery. The dress can be rendered in satin brocade or velvet with a plain satin petticoat. The bodice and skirt are united at the back, the front is a distinct petticoat. The long pendant sleeves are lined with ermine, and are part and parcel of the slashed puffs, which are placed on the shoulder. The bodice is half high, with wired muslin ruff; the cuffs are of the same material. The head-dress is lined with cream and bordered with pearls, a plain gauze or tulle veil falls at the back; a jewelled cross hangs at the side. This is a good illustration of the costumes of the middle of the sixteenth century, 1547 to 1579; Henry II., Francis II., Charles IX., reigning in France; Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth in England. (See Coloured Plate II.)

ARIEL (Tempest). Short white diaphonous tulle dress, with silver wand and silver gauze wings; hair floating on shoulders, confined by a silver band round the head, with star in centre; low full bodice and short sleeves.

ARLEQUINETTE. Short skirt formed of red, yellow,