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 gold and pearl ornaments; red scarf turban round the head; blue shoes, embroidered with silver.

BARRY, MADAME DU. (1715-1748.) Court dress of Louis XV.'s reign, generally pink and white. Pointed low bodice with stomacher, silk revers at the top, lace and muslin within; a garland of roses from the right shoulder; brocaded train over a petticoat, trimmed with lace and pearls; sleeves to elbow and ruffles; ornaments pearls. Hair powdered and worn over high cushion, curls at the back, with pearls and pink roses intermixed. In Dumas' play of Joseph Balsamo this character appeared in a Court dress with paniers, the bodice cut in a long point, the brocaded dress trimmed with bouquets of roses and silver flowers, the corselet with diamonds, a cordon of roses across the bodice from right to left.

BASKET OF DAFFODILS. Low bodice of gold basket-work over a moss-green satin; skirt same shade of satin with bunches of daffodils; same in hair.

BASKET OF VIOLETS. Skirt of violet satin, plain and short, covered with straw in trellis pattern, with green moss peeping out between the trellis ends on the hips. The space below waist is filled in with perfumed artificial violets, sewn close together, white, dark, and light, intermixed with moss and leaves; bodice, violet satin, hidden by violets and green leaves; wreath of violets and leaves; and a half hoop of straw passes over the head with a bow on one shoulder. This forms the handle of the basket, firmly fixed and immoveable. Violet fan and ornaments, long gloves.

BASQUE PEASANT. Short kilted skirt of red flannel; embroidered and striped stomacher of same, showing beneath black jacket trimmed with gold; or light blue bodice and tunic bordered with green; bodice laced with gold cord; red stockings with blue garters; lace cap; head-dress blue; drooping bag attached to black velvet band worn over white lace cap; gold brooch, cross and earrings. For a bridal dress this could be carried out in white satin with high lace cap.

BATH, WIFE OF (Chaucer). Short striped scarlet petticoat, green over-dress, pinned together at back; large apron, the gathers arranged in honeycomb smocking from waist to the depth of five inches, the same on the upper part of the sleeves made of green like the tunic; bodice cut square, showing chemisette of linen. Hair in net, with