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BEETLES, QUEEN OF. Short black skirt with horizontal stripes of red and yellow ; the same combination carried round the top of the black bodice ; a black pointed cap, the whole covered with ever-moving toy beetles. A sceptre in the hand, surmounted by a beetle. 

RATCATCHER. A French fancy costume for a child. Short skirt and a double skirt cut in three wide battlements ; a low square bodice with jacket basque of white satin, bordered with grey fur ; boots to match ; a head-dress in the semblance of a cat, with head ; a stick over one shoulder, with three rats. 

WILL-O’-THE-WISP. Flowing hair falling over black fashionably-made evening dress ; tiny lantern carried in hand ; star of electric light in the centre of the forehead. 

LACE TRADE. Dress of flounced muslin, each flounce edged with a different sort of lace ; bodice and paniers of lace, with bows of lace and ribbon at the back ; elbow sleeves, composed of rows of lace ; lace cap ; mittens ; fan ; bow of lace under the chin ; on left side of skirt, lace cushion, with piece of unfinished lace, bobbins, &c. ; across the shoulders a white band, with ” Lace Trade ” in gold letters ; basket  attached, with odds and ends of lace and pricked parchments.

CHESS. Front breadth, squares of black and white silk, black band at edge of skirt, row of red ribbon above. Black silk train piped with red, caught up with check ribbon, and bordered with checks. Sleeves of black and white squares to wrist, black cuffs piped with red. V-shaped black bodice, with ruff. Coronet of chessmen, larger pieces in front, the same for ornaments, all made of wood. 

SORCERESS. Short costume of black, red, and gold satin, the skirt red, having a black band round with the signs of the Zodiac in gold ; a serpent twisted about the waist ; a scarf of many colours worn diagonally over the hips a red kerchief with gold coins on the head ; ornaments, beads and coins. Or, a black velvet robe high to the throat, with pendent sleeves. covered all over with cabalistic signs ; high pointed cap entwined with a serpent ; a stick carried in the hand ; black satin shoes, embroidered with gold. Or, yellow satin over scarlet satin, cut in points, and at each point a copper bell, ornamented with black velvet bats, mice, efts, &c. ; a large green snake coiling round the body; ditto round the neck and arms ; head-dress, gold bat on the forehead, and snake round the head.