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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

JOSEPHINE, EMPRESS. Scanty skirt of white satin, embroidered round and down the front in double rows; very short-waisted bodice with jewelled girdle, puffed sleeves with low upstanding frills of lace, rounded to top of shoulder; necklace of pearls; hair curled; large jewelled coronet and comb. Lady, time of Empress Josephine. Clinging dress, short-waisted bodice beneath arm-pits, with short puffed sleeves; full ruche at the edge of the skirt; hair arranged-in small curls with rows of pearls intermixed.

JUBILEE. Short white satin dress with front breadth painted with the word Jubilee and the dates 1837, 1887; powdered hair.

JULIA MANNERING (Guy Mannering). An amber stuff dress, short-waisted, with puffed sleeves and large hat; or in an arriving dress, a sort of princess pelisse with treble cape made of puce satin, and large hat.

JULIET (Romeo and Juliet). Flowing dress of silk or satin, with golden girdle, the bodice cut low in front; pointed elbow sleeves caught up inside with gold ornaments, and trimmed with gold lace; gold girdle; pouch at side; pearl and velvet or satin head-dress; long veil. Miss Terry wore, first,-a sleeveless gown of creamy white satin, bordered with blue, under-sleeves of soft woollen stuff; hair on shoulders; crowned with wreath of yellow marguerites. Second dress: Large brocade, blue and gold, hem bordered with band of cinnamon brown, embroidered in gold; a square-cut bodice and long open sleeves; tight under-sleeves; dark blue silk dress, gathered at waist; blue girdle. Third dress: Woollen under-dress made plain and full, gathered at the waist, over it a ioose white silk gown, open in front, with square sleeves to elbow. Miss Anderson wore a long cloak from shoulder embroidered in pearls; satin dress with bands of pearls; puff at each shoulder, muslin peeping in at elbow; satchel bag; flowing hair, with filet and jewelled band. (See Plate VII., Fig. 27.)

JULY. (See June and Summer.)

JUNE, Evening dress of rose and white tulle, covered with roses; veil depending from wreath of roses.

JUSTICE. Short white satin dress, scales in black velvet appliqued upon it; black velvet jacket with policeman's badge on one arm; a leather belt; a truncheon in hand, and policeman's helmet.