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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

on one side, modelling tools on the other. Hair floating on shoulder; crowned with bay leaves. Antique classic gold ornaments.

ASHTON, LUCY (Bride of Lammermoor). Antique bridal dress of white satin; train, front breadth, and stomacher worked in pearls and silver and trimmed with lace. Long pointed low bodice, a deep fall of lace turning downwards from neck; sleeves in one puff to elbow, and ruffles; lace veil and wreath, pearl ornaments; a blue ribbon attaching broken coin round neck.

ASIA. Magnificent Oriental dress, a blaze of jewels and gold. Robe of purple silk, embroidered in gold, over-petticoat of gold brocade; low bodice, with embroidered stomacher; mantle of gold brocade from shoulders; a scarf of many colours about waist; diamond tiara.

ASLANGA (Fouque's Aslanga's Knight). Robe of white cashmere; a gold belt round the waist of low full bodice, gold embroidery on the skirt, neck, and sleeves; long circular mantle fastened with gold brooch, embroidered to match the skirt; shoes of white undressed doeskin, embroidered in gold; fair hair, loose and flowing.

ASSYRIA, QUEEN OF. Classic dress of white cashmere, embroidered in gold, wreaths of lotus leaves round the edge, with a gold fringe below; bodice and peplum of the same, ornamented with jewelled bands; jewelled girdle; train of Egyptian pink cashmere fastened on the shoulder with lotus flowers and precious stones; crown of lotus leaves; necklet of the same in gold.

ASTROLOGY. Amber, black, and red, the most suitable colours. Skirt made short, of amber, red, and black satin, striped perpendicularly, and cabalistic signs on the amber stripes; red tunic bordered with amber, on which are a row of cats' heads, the black satin studded with gold and silver stars. Bodice and paniers of red satin, also bordered with cabalistic signs; short shoulder cape of black satin black pointed cap with the same signs over powdered hair. Book and telescope carried in the hand.

AS YOU LIKE IT. (See Audrey, Celia, Phœbe, and Rosalind.)

ATHENS, MAID OF. White classic Greek dress, edged with gold; blue sash; coin head-dress, or red Greek