CHILDREN 338 and a lace sailor-collar put on back to front complete her attire. Her hair should be worn in ringlets if possible. A Prehistoric Man requires but little more than the perambulator-rug, and a piece of tape to tie it on with over his nursery suit. His belt can be made from brown paper, and a cardboard sword or dagger covered with brown paper should be thrust through it. His legs should be bare, and the cardboard san- dals on his feet can be secured to his legs with criss-cross bands of wide green tape. A Red Indian will require a head-dress, anklets, and armlets of feathers. These can be fastened between double bands of wide red tape, or strips of red Turkey twill, over his morning overall. He must also carry a bow and arrow. A Spook is easily garbed with the help of a pocket handkerchief, to make a forehead band, and a sheet ! Summer can wear her own pretty muslin frock, and carry a garden-hat with long blue ribbon strings and a basket filled with roses or other summer flowers. She can also wear a wreath of tiny blossoms. Dolly Varden should be clad in a sun-bonnet and her own little white frock. Two Pirates can wear brown Jaeger dressing-gowns, red and blue sashes, and tall caps, and carry beer-bottles in their hands, and every imaginable weapon should be stuck in their belts. Beards and whiskers of crepe hair give a splendid touch of ferocity to their appearance. Cupid, or St. Valentine, must have wings ; these can be made of white paper. Also he will require a wreath of roses, and a little quiver of gold paper filled with silver arrow^s. St. Valentine will want a scroll and a huge quill pen made of silver paper, and Cupid a golden paper covered cardboard bow. A Dunce can wear a high paper dunce's cap with his nursery suit, and carry a big slate with a sum done all wrong — " 2 and 2 makes 5," or something of the sort. Henry V. can be attired in a suit of armour cut from very thin cardboard, covered with silver paper. The various parts can be fastened together with brass paper clips. He also wants a pair of grown-up black stockings with the toes run into long points in mediaeval fashion. Three lions in red paper must adorn his shield. Mercia, the Christian maiden from the
- ' Sign of the Cross," is garbed in a couple
of small sheets draped with the help of safety-pins and a length of cord. Her cross is made of two rough pieces of wood. Brunhilda wears a helmet and breast- plate made of cardboard covered with silver paper, and her shield is a silver one, with devices cut from red paper upon it. Her flowing white robe is contrived from a muslin curtain, and her mantle is either a scarlet shawl or a short red art serge curtain. The young masqueraders should march twice round the room to music before sitting down to tea, and, directly after tea, voting- papers should be handed round, and a small prize awarded to the wearer of the fancy dress which is voted to be the best. GIRLS' CHRISTIAN HAMES Continned from page zSj, Part 2 Babette {Hebrew) — " God hath sworn," or " an oath of God." This name, like Babel and Babet, is a French contraction of Elizabeth. Babie — Scottish form of above. A good deal of confusion has arisen concerning Babette and Babie, but it seems really that the former comes from Elizabeth and the latter from Barbara. BaPbaPa [Greek) — " A foreigner " or " stranger." From the Greek ^apl^apos. In old times all those who spoke a different language to that of one's country were regarded as outsiders, or " barbarians." BaPbapy — An English variant of Barbara. Basilia {Greek)—" A queen." Bathilda {Teutonic)—" Commanding battle- maid," This name is a compound of " Bat " and "Hilda"; the latter being a most popular root-name, signifying " battle- maid," and is derived from Hildr. the war- goddess of the North. An extremely large number of names have been formed by the use of suffixes or prefixes, such as Hilde- gardc and Mathilda, etc. Bathsheba {Hebrew)—" Daughter of an oath." Beata {Latin) — " Blessed." BeatPiee— English and Italian form of Beatrix. BeatPlX {Latin)—" Joy-giver." This is the correct and original form of the name, and IS used as such in France, Portueal. and Russia. Becky {Hebrew) — " A snare." English contrac- tion of Rebecca. Belinda {Old Italian) — " A serpent." Bella {Hebrew)—" Oath of God." Scottish contraction of Isabel, itself a shortened form of Elizabeth. BellonSi {Latin)— " War-like." From " Bellum " " war." Benedieta {Latin) — " One who has been blessed." From " bene " — well ; " dico " — to speak. Benita — Spanish form of above. Bepet {Celtic) — " Strength." Swedish contrac- tion of Bridget. BePghild {Teutonic)—" Protecting battle-maid." BePnaPdine {Teutonic)—" Firm bear." BePta — English contraction of Bertha. BePtha {Teutonic) — " Bright or shining one." This name is derived from the word " perch - ten "-^shining, and has the same meanin'j; as Epiphany ; and is connected thus with the shining star that led the Magi to the Christ-child at Bethlehem. It has passed through various forms : first Perchtan ; then contracted into Perchta ; next changed into Berchta ; and finally short- ened into Bertha, or Berthe (French). BePthilda — Was probably the original and full form of Bertha, meaning "Bert" (bright), Hilda (battle-maid), " Bert " coming from perchten, which see in name above. Bepyl {Greek) — " Soothsayer." A jewel name. Bessie {Hebrew)—" Oath of God." Contraction of Elizabeth. Beth— See Bessie. Betsy and Betty also variants.
