UNIVERSE. Short blue and white dress made of cashmere or soft silk in classic fashion, or in gauze or twill as an evening gown, with stars and spheres for ornaments; star-spangled veil.
VALENTINA (The Hugiienois). Dress of velvet or brocade with front breadth of quilted satin, long slashed puffed sleeves to wrist, with epaulette; pointed stomacher, small ruff at throat; velvet hat and feather, or pearl and gold coil.
VALLIERE, MADAME DE LA. Blue dress, worked with gold leaves, the petticoat having a gathered flounce and double heading; train, with two bows at either side; low pointed bodice, with white folds of tissue above; large loose puffed sleeves from elbow to shoulder; hair in curls, not powdered. Or, gold-coloured satin petticoat, embroidered in gold; crimson and gold bodice; dark ruby velvet train, worked in gold; powdered hair.
VALOIS. (See Bertade).
VALOIS, DE. (See Marguerite.)
VANDYKE. (See Charles I., Period of, and Plate XII., Fig. 48.) Full plain skirt; muslin apron, edged with pointed lace; bodice with revers; sleeves to wrist; hair in curls.
VARSOVIENNE. Skirt of violet satin trimmed with a flounce headed by amber satin, tunic edged with gold braid; sleeveless bodice; Hungarian hat; sash round waist; hair braided in long plaits; gold ornaments; Hussar jacket; Russian boots.
VAUDOIS. (See Flower Girl.)
VENDANGEUSE (or Grape-picker in the south of France). Short white cashmere skirt, trimmed with blue satin and gold fringe; bodice of blue and white striped woollen stuff, turned back with blue; blue satin apron, trimmed with lace; white cap, with blue ribbons; black leather shoes; basket of grapes on the arm.
VENETIAN. It would be scarcely possible to have a richer style of dress than that worn by the high-born dames of Venice in the height of her glory, as painters have handed it down to us. At the Marlborough House Ball, in 1874, the Princess of Wales headed a
