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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

GIRL GRADUATE. In academical robe and cap, which may be of plain or brocaded silk in black orcolours. Or, dark blue velvet dress with black University gown faced with blue; doctor's hat; scarlet stockings; black shoes; lace cravat; hair tied in a cue with ribbon. (See Plate VI., Fig. 21.)

GIROFLE, GIROFLA. White skirt, trimmed with gold braid; draped tunic, embroidered in gold and confined by goldgirdle; bodice low, trimmed with gold lace; ruffles; festoons of pearls about bodice; Spanish comb and veil. Or, front breadth of quilted satin intersected with pearls; long flowing skirt trimmed at the back with bands of colour; square bodice; elbow sleeves; Spanish veil of white lace, and high comb.

GIRO LA (Manteaux Noir). Black satin dress with gold braid and gold butterflies; gold and white scarf across the skirt; black satin bodice embroidered with gold, sleeves of gold beads; head-dress of black satin and gold braid, in form of toque; red and white bouquet.

GITANA. Red shirt, black tunic, with black velvet bands embroidered with gold and coins; red body and cap; black gloves and shoes. (See Gipsy and Portuguese.)

GLEANER. Short yellow skirt; red tunic; black velvet low bodice, laced across the front, cut in tabs at waist; short sleeves and low chemisette; hat with flowers, sometimes a coloured handkerchief wound about the head. Or, an evening dress of maize and brown tulle, all trimmed or embroidered with wheat, cornflowers, and poppies; a sickle at the side; wheat-sheaf and wreath. Or, amber satin skirt, red over-skirt and bodice, with large muslin kerchief; hat enriched by wreath ofgrain and poppies; sickle at one side. Rachel the Gleaner: orange-coloured handkerchief loosely thrown over the hair and tied in front; grey bodice with cream fichu, quite plain and unfrilled; over-skirt grey with wheat ears in the lap; orange-coloured petticoat; grey stockings or tanned shoes; sickle in hand, and bunch of corn poppies and juettes. (See Plate VI., Fig. 22.)

GLEE MAIDEN, THE. White satin dress, trimmed with blue satin and silver lace, blue satin ribbons hanging from the waist, with silver bells round the skirt; jacket of blue satin and silver, ornamented with bells, under which are worn