ILLUSTRATIONS
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Coquelin, as Cyrano de Bergerac. (From a Water-Colour
Drawing by Percy Anderson)Frontispiece
In Ancient GreeceTo face 5
In the Twelfth Century" 12
In the Thirteenth Century" 22
The Queen of Richard II." 28
A German Student in the Fourteenth Century" 32
Varieties of the Hennin" 40
In the Eighteenth Century" 78
Albanian Peasants" 120
In Corfu To-day" 126
In China of Old" 147
The Seville Orange" 180
An Egyptian Dancer" 226
Isolde" 240
Lewis Waller as Henry V." 250
Othello" 254
IN THE TEXT
Two Hand-Mirrors4
A Roman Head—A Greek Head6
A Roman Lady7
A Dress laced in the Front—A Dress laced at the Back11
A Coronet—A Brooch13
A Plain Wimple14
A Shoe15
Dagged Costume in the Twelfth Century16
A Clasped and Jewelled Girdle—A Cloak-Fastener18
Henry III.'s Queen20
A Simple Buttoned Gown21
A Quaint Wimple34
The Head-dress of Henry IV.—A Head Drapery held with Plaited Hair35
Embroidered Gloves36
An Elaborate Head-dress in the Reign of Henry V.38
Elizabeth of Woodville39
The Horned Head-dress41
Head-dress of Jewelled Velvet and Lawn42
The Houppelande43
A Girdle—A Pointed Shoe44
Elizabeth of York45
In the Time of Henry VII.52
A Trio of Ruffs55
Queen Elizabeth in Full Dress56
A Chemisette58
An Italian Lady59
Two Italian Coiffures—An Italian Gentleman60
A Spaniard in the Sixteenth Century61
A Shoulder-Jacket62
The Cape with Buttoned Sleeve63
Maximilian64
A Feather and a Chicken-skin Fan67
A Full Apron68
The Lace Commode70
Clogs and Chopines71
A Mob-Cap73
Glove with Jewelled Gauntlet75
A Riding Costume76
Madame de Pompadour79
Marie Antoinette82
A Peignoir83
A Coiffure84
A Variety of Head-dresses adopted in the Eighteenth Century85
A Cap and Hood87
Some Sticks89
Some Quaint Examples of Nineteenth-Century Headgear93
Lady Blessington99
Lady Blessington—Lady Dalmeny101
Two Coiffures—Early Victorian Styles102
In the Nineteenth Century103
The Austrian Peasant-Bride in Black123
A Croatian Peasant124
A Croatian Peasant125
A Greek Peasant in Mediæval Days127
A Greek Peasant—A Greek Peasant Woman—A Greek Priest—A Greek Brigand128
A Westphalian Peasant142
A Hungarian Peasant in the Seventeenth Century144
A Chinese Actor152
A Chinese Peasant153
An Egyptian Peasant Woman159
An Egyptian Water-Carrier160
An Egyptian Peasant161
An Old Indian Festival Dress165
A Botticelli Dancing-Dress181
An Eighteenth-Century Pierrot183
A South Sea Islander186
The Knave of Diamonds187
Miss Ellen Terry as Mistress Page239
George Alexander as Guy Domville245
Julian L'Estrange as Hermes247
Beerbohm Tree as Malvolio249
Miss Constance Collier as Viola251
Miss Gertrude Elliot as Desdemona253
Véronique255