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WHAT TO WEAR AT FANCY BALLS.
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white roses; black satin mantle powdered with silver stars and pearls; jewelled girdle; pearl pouch at the side; tiara of pearls and silver stars; white tulle wimple. Handsome bands of gold; brocade suitable.

BLUEBELL. Blue dress trimmed with leaves and blue-bells; cap like a bluebell, made of satin. Or a more elaborate costume as follows:—Short and narrow blue silk skirt, cut in deep scallops at the edge and framed on wire; the low blue bodice scalloped at the neck and sleeves, showing under-bodice of pale yellow, laced across with blue cord; blue shoes and stockings; cap of silk in the form of the flower with green stalk; hair flowing; basket on arm; bluebells of Scotland about dress. (See also Flowers.)

BLUEBELLS OF SCOTLAND. Sky-blue tulle with bluebells; bunch of berries and ivy-leaves with wreath of bluebells.

BLUE CHINA. (See China.)

BLUE COAT DRESS. (Worn by a woman.) Short blue cloth skirt with leather belt; quaint short-waisted bodice to match; fastened with gold buttons. Muslin band at throat. (Plate II., Fig. 6.)

BLUETTE. Cream satin short skirt draped with blue gauze caught up with bluettes which border the hem of the skirt, belt made of trellis work of velvet over pink satin; bodice of blue satin like petals, gauze fichu forming sleeves; tied up with the flowers as epaulettes; bluettes on the head. (See Flowers.)

BLUE GIRLS OF CANTERBURY CHARITY. Dress of blue twill or serge, with mob caps and aprons.

BOADICEA. Classic dress of soft blue, red, and yellow woollen stuff, bordered with gold; bodice full, cut in one with skirt, and confined at waist with gold girdle; cloak fastened with a brooch on either shoulder, no sleeves; gold torque; hair flowing, confined by gold circlet; spear or diadem in hand.

BOATING DRESS. (See Black-eyed Susan.)

BOHEMIAN GIRL. (See Arline.)

BOHÉMIENNE. Short black satin skirt edged with