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FANCY DRESSES DESCRIBED; OR,

dress, with embroidery at each side; a coloured handkerchief tied cornerwise on head.

D'ARBLAY, MADAME. (See A, and Burney.)

DARBY (DARBY AND JOAN). Joan, print dress, white apron; red shawl, crossed in front, just large enough to come to the waist; a muslin frilled cap, white hair, spectacles and stick. Darby in fustian suit, such as an old countryman would wear, or long smock.

DAUGHTER OF REGIMENT. (See Vivandiere.)

DAUPHINE (Joseph Balsamo). Light grey brocaded silk with gold-coloured flowers; the back long, the front has flounces of the brocade drawn up at the sides with tassels of blue, gold, and pearls. At the Versailles fete, she wears cloth of silver, brocaded with white satin, roses at the side, embroidered with mother-of-pearl; bodice low and pointed, covered with gold and diamonds, trimmed with old English lace; head-dress, white feathers and diamond aigrette.

DAW, MARJORY. Pretty dress of pink satin, plain skirt, square bodice, bordered with gold; tight sleeves, with puff at the top; hair floating.

DAWN. Dress of pale grey tulle over silk or satin, with a little pale pink introduced; scarves of grey tulle, with silver stars fastened at regular distances, draped across the skirt, forming the tunic, looped at the back with pale pink, narrow satin ribbon, and silver; low square bodice with deep basque of grey satin; short sleeves; a diadem of stars, with a half crescent moon in front, and veil of grey tulle fastened to the shoulders, and again to the skirt at the back; ornaments, silver stars; grey shoes, and fan of pale pink and grey, or grey and silver. Sometimes made the same in dark blue tulle. (See Aurora.)

DAY. A white tulle veil and evening dress, with clouds of rose-coloured tulle draped over it, rays in silver cloth radiating from the waist. The hair powdered with gold, a gold sun above the forehead. Butterflies on the shoulders.

DAYDREAM. White silk evening gown with crimson striped tablier and train. "Daydream" embroidered on the sash.

DEANS, JENNY. (See J.)