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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

EXPRESS. Trained skirt of steel-coloured satin, edged and bound with black velvet, showing a series of rails in steel braid; skirt stiff at back, the hem edged with a row of movable wheels, which must turn at every movement of the wearer. The front of the skirt is of black velvet, striped downwards; steel-coloured cuirass; miniature steam engine in flowing hair, with grey feathers issuing from the funnel; and wheeled skates for shoes.

FAIR LOCKS (Fairy Tale). Dress of gold tissue and white silk, with gold trimmings; long skirt; full, low, banded bodice; short sleeves.

FAIR MAID OF PERTH. White satin skirt of walking length, with low pointed bodice; stomacher of ruby velvet; sky-blue satin braces; long sleeves gathered perpendicularly to the wrist, with ruby velvet cuffs; short cloak of tartan satin from the shoulders; blue satin Scotch cap, bound with ruby velvet.

FAIR ROSAMOND. (See R.)

FAIR STAR (Fairy Tale). Evening dress of white satin and silver tulle. A star over the forehead.

FAIRY. Short tulle diaphanous dress, with low full bodice, covered with silver spangles; silver belt at waist; wings of gauze on wire attached to back; hair floating; a silver circlet on the head. Or, for a Fairy Queen, a crown, the wand, to be carried in hand, becoming a sceptre. Stars should be introduced on the dress and on the satin shoes. (See Plate XVI., Fig. 6 1.)

FAIRY GODMOTHER. (See Hubbard, Mother.)

FALCON (Tennyson). In this piece Mrs. Kendal wore a dress of Venetian red plush over a richly embroidered antique gold cloth, profusely braided and studded with jewels.

FALCONERY. Short skirt of dark cloth, red, blue, or brown; green velvet skirt caught up on one side; long basqued jacket of the same; gauntlet gloves with hawk on the hand. Cavalier hat with drooping feathers; high boots.

FALKA. Riding jacket of cream satin lined with red, slung from shoulder over grey embroidered bodice and dress. Black military hat.