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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

here and there with yellow pansies; over-skirt, veils of shaded tulle, the lightest at the top, covered with pansies; long loops of purple velvet lined with moss green at side; pointed bodice, laced at back, of mauve satin, the basque bordered with gold fringe, front covered with a large purple heartsease; elbow sleeves; pansy fan; pansies in hair. Or, light straw-coloured skirt, with short veiled gold-threaded gauze; stay bodice, straw coloured satin trimmed with heartsease; a large one forms the stomacher and the bodice; a smaller one on the head.

HEBE. Classical dress of white cashmere trimmed with gold; loose peplum with gold belt, the sleeves short, fastened outside the arm with three buttons; a gold fillet about the head; classical ornaments.

HELEN MACGREGOR. Short tartan skirt; low velvet bodice, laced across the front; a plaid fastened with a brooch on one shoulder: Scotch bonnet of black velvet with an eagle plume and cairngorm, or red bonnet and feather; sword and pistol at the girdle. Or, dress of dark material, short sleeves and skirt; over it the Macgregor tartan, black and fed; hair flowing; Scotch hat and feather; heather collarette .and belt; plaid stockings. Or, plain green dress, with short sleeves; gold band round head; plaid over shoulders; Scotch sonnets; word in hand.

HELEN OF TROY. Classic under-dress of white woollen stuif, sleeveless, and just resting on the ground; the bodice full, clasped on the shoulders with gold ornaments, a gold zone at waist; over it a tunic, set in a band at neck and ending below the hips, open at the sides, the points ending in a tassel; Etruscan gold ornaments, gold armlets; hair fastened in Hebe knot, with curls escaping, three fillets of gold braid; long veil; sandals and gold braid. (See Greek.)

HELENA (Shakespeare). Mediaeval robe of pale blue satin, cut square at neck, trimmed with silver gimp or embroidery, the skirt trimmed and draped with silver cord; a peacock fan; Girard de Narbonne's prescription in the satchel pocket; wreath of ivy-leaves; veil of silver gauze.

HELENA FORMAN. Rubens's second wife. (See Rubens.)

HELIOTROPE. Heliotrope crepe draped with gold brocade; the flowers introduced on to a fashionably-made evening dress.