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 Antoinette. White satin petticoat trimmed with gold; train and bodice of pale blue satin, trimmed with maroon satin; tight, long sleeves; bodice half-high, with lace fichu; powdered hair, and feathers; gold ornaments.

CANADA. White skirt and white plush jacket, trimmed with puffings of silver tulle and cloth of silver; a blue scarf round hips, edged with silver sleigh-bells. The jacket braided and frogged with silver; wreath of maple leaves and rowan berries across bodice; blue scarf, caught up on shoulder with Canadian blue-bird. Blue cap after Scotch shape, trimmed with swansdown, embroidered with silver; hair powdered; blue satin muff, small bird at side. Insignias round waist: snowshoes, toboggans, canoe skates, and tobacco pouch. Or, a classic robe of white with a wreath of maple leaves round the bodice. Head-dress, maple wreath with hair flowing, or a helmet with maple leaves and effigy of Peace and the beaver. In left hand oval shield representing Union Jack, about 2 feet high, "Canada" inscribed in centre. Another rendering is the dress worn in the country, made of blanket flannel with many coloured striped border; epaulettes on shoulder of the stripes; bright crimson sash; a cap of dressed beaver skin.

CANADIAN RINKING COSTUME. The same as the first description of Canada, but made entirely in blue, with muff.

CANADIAN SNOW-WREATH. White tulle skirt, blue tunic and bodice, all covered with tufts of swansdown, looped with scarlet flowers and green leaves. White tulle veil with swansdown tufts; wreath of swansdown, spray of scarlet flowers.

CANAL, SUEZ. Long flowing robe of cloth-of-gold, with waves of blue satin bordered with pearls; under-skirt of red satin embroidered in Egyptian designs. A gold key at the girdle; Egyptian head-dress of pearls, turquoise, and diamonds; girdle of roses and lilies.

CANARY BIRD. Dress of yellow plush or satin, with canaries on the shoulder, the bird's head forming the cap. Sometimes the yellow satin is embroidered in pearls, and canaries are scattered all over the dress.

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