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 follows, with their respective insignias:—Short white satin skirt, trimmed with tulle and bands of black and red velvet, with diamonds, spades, hearts, or clubs in velvet between. Square bodice and elbow sleeves, draped round with tulle, caught down with the pips. On each sleeve painted a facsimile of the card represented; the same up the front of gown, placed slantwise and bordered with gold. Small black satin clubs put into the lace tucker at equal distances, one fastening the piece of lace round the neck. The gloves white, with a miniature queen of club card painted on the back; the head-dress a turban of red and gold, with a large black satin club on the left side, fastening a small white feather, turned over the front of the turban. The fan white satin, painted to match, a row of black clubs at the top. Or a black and white dress with the queen of club card on the left side of the bodice, put into nœuds of white satin ribbon and lace. The white satin under-skirt composed of kiltings of white satin, black velvet, and white lace. Tunic of white satin, covered with clubs in black velvet and silver tissue. Square-cut bodice with basque, and very short sleeves of black velvet, trimmed with white lace and silver; the queen of club card on the left side. Black velvet round the throat; the long white gloves embroidered with silver clubs; a crown of silver clubs mounted on black velvet; shoes of white satin, with a black velvet club on the instep, fan of white satin edged with silver and lace, in the form of a large club, a smaller one in silver in the centre.

"Queen of Diamonds" is sometimes represented by Gabrielle d'Estree, time Henry IV. (See G).—The "Queen of Hearts" by the Duchess de la Valliere, time Louis XIV. (See V).—The "Queen of Clubs" by the Duchess d'Estampes (See period Francis I.)—"Queen of Spades" by Odette, period Charles VI. (See O).

CARMEN (heroine of Bizet's Opera). In first scene wears a Spanish dress, short skirt, forming three tunics, white, blue, and red, all trimmed with gold braid, the top covered with a lattice-work of gold braid; white muslin loose bodice, short red or black satin Senorita jacket over it; black mantilla. Second dress (a gipsy costume), short skirt of Armenian embroidery in all colours, arranged with bands of the same at the back. Muslin bodice; Spanish jacket of silver cloth, with