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Rh CERES. Dressed as Harvest (see H.), or after Flaxman. Classic dress of maize-coloured cashmere bordered with gold trimmed with garlands of grapes, field-flowers, poppies, corn-flowers, daisies, &c.; the dress caught up in front to hold a lapful of the same. Cornucopia full of fruit and flowers carried in the hand; or, short corn-coloured satin with corn flowers and poppies. Sometimes the satin is veiled with gold gauze, and chatelaines and garlands of grapes, wheat-ears, and poppies intermixed. A cornucopia of the same flowers in the hand. A child would represent the character in a short maize tulle with full bodice, a garland of the above flowers round the head, skirt, and waist; a sickle in the hand.

CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE. Black velvet skirt; cuirass bodice of old gold satin, with black sleeves. On the head an old gold and green satin cap with rows of gold braid, a large white satin label on front of skirt, printed with "Jules Mumm, Rheims. Very dry," or any suitable label. Or, skirt of olive silk; cuirass bodice of gold tissue; taper waist; head-dress, green and gold, banded with wire.

CHAPERON ROUGE. French idea of Red Riding Hood. Cerise satin petticoat, with black velvet stripes; white muslin chemisette, and bodice of black velvet, laced with cerise ribbons; white muslin apron; small silk cap; fancy basket. (See ).

CHARITY GIRLS. Of these there are several kinds, Plate III., Fig. 9, illustrates the ordinary Foundling dress. Short dark-blue or brown skirt, plain bodice with sleeves to-elbow. Cambric tippet, with collar coming to waist, back and front; sleevelets from elbow to knuckles, with place for thumb, meeting dress sleeve. Cap with upstanding crown, high in front, the lappet-piece with crimped border, turned up at ears. Blue ribbon falling on tippet, with medal. At St. Botolph's School the dress is dark green, dark green ribbon on cap; amber stockings and leather shoes. At St. Giles's-in-the-Fields and Lady Owen's School the dress is light blue. Orphan Girl Soldiers' Home, Hampstead, red skirt and bodice, white muslin tippet, cap and apron. Carleon Charity Girl wears blue and yellow. The Bristol Red Maid wears a red short full dress to ankles, bodice made with basque, long sleeves, linen cuffs outside, long linen apron and cape of jaconet; mob cap tied with