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Miss Mary Houston and Miss Florence Hornblower have pro- duced

in Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Costume (A. and C. Black, 10e. 6d.) a book that will please most women of an inventive turn of mind. To the dress designer the book will certainly prove interesting ; it is full of ingenious suggestions. Over a dozen ways are shown of pro- ducing complete costumes from rectangular pieces of stuff. Some of these draperies, like the curious tassels and fringes, are beautiful, and could be adapted to modern uses.