SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (See Catherine of Arragon, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, &c.)
SKATING COSTUME. (See Russian Skater, Polish, &c.)
SLAVE. Flowing dress of white satin embroidered in gold; hair hanging down the back bound with a fillet of gold; gold band round the throat, gold anklets, the hands united by gold handcuffs. Two sisters can be dressed alike, and appear chained together. (See Circassian Slave.)
SLEEP. Straw-coloured ball-dress, wreathed with poppies; cap in the shape of a poppy turned upside down, and worn on one side of the powdered hair, or a wreath of poppies.
SNEERWELL, LADY (School for Scandal). Dress of pink satin, with Watteau sacque front of lace and pearl embroidery, with roses. Second dress, walking costume of terra-cotta plush over pale pink; hat of plush, terra-cotta shaded plumes.
SNIPE. Skirt and bodice of feathers, with cap like head of bird.
SNOW, SNOWSTORM. A princesse dress of soft white foulard, made high to the throat, or with a square-cut bodice, back and front, and very short sleeves; a drapery of Indian muslin put on just below the hips, covered with detached pieces of frosted swansdown, caught back at both sides with a long broad piece of swansdown, long glass icicles; the bodice and short sleeves trimmed to match, and a wreath of frosted swansdown, with icicles; a veil, fastened either to the wreath or to the shoulders, of frosted gauze, dotted all over with swansdown; very long gloves, trimmed to match, and shoes covered with swansdown; necklace of frosted swansdown and icicles, and from underneath a few drooping snowdrops peeping out; hair down; the fan entirely of swansdown, with an edging of drooping icicles; if the swansdown is just touched with gum, and some "frosting" powder sprinkled on, the effect is very sparkling. Snow Queen. Same, with crown of icicles. (See Winter, Polish Snow, and Polish.)
