Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . \ about the tigure and the head, the sleeves bein^ wing-shaped, the stockings and shoe? to match. • Flames mav also be embodied with orange-red and vellow chilton, draped round with liberality, it being understood in both these cases that a thin, tightly-fitting petticoat and under-bodice be supplied of pongee to match the chiffon. A good idea for a fancy-dress ball, if not one basedperhaps upon the truestspirit of poetry,is*Greens;chiffon or silk of manyshades of green, with a head-dress i^ I it the shape of a^^ery successful,though
Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . \ about the tigure and the head, the sleeves bein^ wing-shaped, the stockings and shoe? to match. • Flames mav also be embodied with orange-red and vellow chilton, draped round with liberality, it being understood in both these cases that a thin, tightly-fitting petticoat and under-bodice be supplied of pongee to match the chiffon. A good idea for a fancy-dress ball, if not one basedperhaps upon the truestspirit of poetry,is*Greens;chiffon or silk of manyshades of green, with a head-dress i^ I it the shape of a^^ery successful,though not inexpensive, isthe Oyster dress, composedof a very thin white satinlined with pink satin,adorned at discretion withfringes of pearls, whilea pink chiffon chemi-sette is gauged to ad-miration upon thedraped white satinbodice, and the coiffure of the wearer is surmountedby a coronet of oyster shells set on a bandeau otpale-pink chiffon, with a floating veil of a deeperpink. The ^^ hite Oueen trom ^rl/ice in U onderland AN EIGHTEEXTH-CEVrrtV PIERROT. 184 COSTUME CHAP. can be cheaply and sufficiently represented by afrock of white calico, with the hooped skirt setin a succession of thickly padded rolls, the hairnet of white chenille, surmounted by a crown ofwhite cardboard painted with the title. Ingenious,but perhaps not very becoming, is a dress of whitelinen, with a big clock painted in the middle ofthe skirt, the hands pointing to, say, 5 , withthe obvious purpose of suggesting that the weareris Better late than never. A character
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