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DRESS.

Baron.—Blue woollen nightcap; long dressing-gown, very much stuffed out; large worsted slippers; swollen gouty feet; white wig and beard; and a walking-stick.

Frau.—High German cap; long earrings; white lawn handkerchief over a velvet bodice; green quilted petticoat; high-heeled boots.

Johanna.—Ruby velvet dress, with a long train, body cut square; gold necklace, bracelets, &c.; hair drawn off the face over puffs, and prettily dressed with white ostrich feathers; fan; white boots, with rosettes to match the dress.

Zoeline.—Black velvet suit, slashed with white; lace ruffles; silk stockings; shoes with buckles.

Luralie.—Long flowing dress of white muslin, looped up on the shoulders with crystal pendants, and a girdle of the same round her waist (the drops from a chandelier can be used for this purpose); a coral wreath in her hair, which falls down over her shoulders; a wand in her hand, with a water-lily at the end of it.

Wilhelm.—Large linen collar, and necktie with long ends; green swallow-tail coat, with brass buttons; yellow waistcoat, and white trousers.

Elspeth.—Thick white muslin chemisette and long sleeves; Swiss body, of black silk or velvet; blue skirt, rather short; white muslin cap and apron, and sandalled shoes.

The Rhine King.—Very long white hair and beard; face thickly powdered; completely enveloped in a long white sheet.

Gobbet.—Encased in green glazed calico, face and all, with holes cut for mouth and eyes. He wears a long tail, also covered with green calico.

Wizard.—Spectacles and beard; long black robe, lined with scarlet; and pointed shoes.

Mermaids dressed in white muslin; their hair hanging down; wearing wreaths of coral or water-lilies.

Zoeline, when he appears after he uses the ointment, must wear a mask painted to represent scales, and also a scaly covering on his hands.

The songs and choruses may be sung, if necessary, behind the scenes; or if this be not feasible, spoken by the children.