Fancy dresses described; or, What to wear at fancy balls

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future, viz., white where it is usually black, and vice versa, white coat and trousers, black shirt, tie, and collar.Debardeur : loose velvet jacket and short trousers with Maltese but¬ tons, scarf around waist and velvet cap.A clergyman desirous of being present might appear as a French abbe, or as a monk, in a long brown ample robe with wide sleeves, and a cord round the waist; or a Sacconi or Italian mute, in a monk's long white calico dress, with cord about the waist, and a pointed cap over the head and face, having holes for the eyes and mouth.The tall gamekeeper in Pickwick requires only a brown velveteen coat and gilt buttons, corduroy trousers, stout gaiters, and a game-bag slung on the shoulders.An Irish cardriver: green coat patched, brass buttons, brocaded waist¬ coat, drab breeches with patches, high collar and red tie, blue darned stockings, leather shoes, hat trimmed with green and sprigs of shamrock.The Cure : a blue and white striped calico suit, with high conical cap.A Christy Minstrel: blackened face, woolly wig, enormous collar, extravagant bouquet, long¬ tailed coat, trousers of striped calico, and banjo.The two Obadiahs: two people dressed alike in the above style.Pierrot, the French clown, large loose trousers and blouse, with frill at throat, made in white calico, a row of coloured rosettes down the front, conical hat; black skull cap, face much painted.Sergeant Buzfuz, in a legal black robe and coif; and the Windsor uniform, with red cloth lapels and cuffs sewn on to an ordinary evening dress-coat,-sometimes, in lieu of red cloth, light blue silk is used.Baker, cook, bookmaker, butler, miller, coachman, crossing-sweeper

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