Babin, a costumer

l'âge 80. — I . J'en serai pour, / shall be ont, i. e., / shall lose.

Page 81. — I. Décoré, an allusion to the fondness of the French for officiai décoration.

Page 82. — i. Effrontée, the bold créature; he means Mlle. A manda.

Page 84. — i. Bonnes têtes, «/Vi- /i>^,i'/«^ jtV ,■ ironical.

Page 85. — i. Duguesclin; Bertrand Duguesclin, 1314-1380, one of the greatest warriors of France and a national hero.

Page 80.-1. Bœuf gras, a procession which takes place in Paris on Shrove-Tuesday, the chief feature of which used to be an ox, trimmed with wreaths and ribbons. Originally of a symbolical nature, the pageant eventually lost ail religious character.

2. Pierrots, four persons dressed as clowns. One feature of the Carnival is the masquerading in fantastic costume. Pierrot was originally a character in the old Italian comedy, and is nov/ a characteristic type of the French pantomime; the costume consists of black skull-cap, white blouse with large buttons, wide white trousers, white slippers.

Page 87. — i. Pristi, mercy on me!