Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 7, 2025
The building was to be guarded by faithful troops, the telegraph was prepared to flash the news through France, the very looms at Lyons were weaving silks brocaded with fleurs de lys. But Henri V. could not bring himself to comply. He fled away from Versailles before dawn. "He is an honest man," said M. Thiers, "and will not put his flag in his pocket."
Throughout this street, as Marie Antoinette was first entering Paris, the poissardes brought her bouquets, singing: "La rose est la reine des fleurs. Antoinette est la reine des coeurs." Turning east toward Old Paris, we pass, on the right of the Rue St. Honore, the Church of St.
It consists of a solution of carmine in ammonia, with an addition of a certain amount of alcohol. Rouge de Dorin. Extract des Fleurs des Indes. A round pot containing a porcelain disk, covered with about 6 grammes of a bright red paste, which is a mixture of carthamin or safflower with talc.
La Rousse, a hardware dealer living on the Quai aux Fleurs, was the widow of a famous murderer, one of the "Ten Thousand." In 1819, Jacques Collin had faithfully handed over twenty thousand francs and odd to this woman from her lover, after he had been executed. Trompe-la-Mort was the only person who knew of his pal's connection with the girl, at that time a milliner.
As we passed, it was wrapped in snow; the Cat's Tooth, that towers between Aixe and Chambéry, and that lifts into the sky a great cross two hundred feet in height, was all white, the pine-trees around the lake were white, the streets were white, the Casino des Fleurs, the Cercle, the hotels.
"In Autumn" is a most excellent tone-poem, and "Dreaming" is a well-varied lyric. As a colorist Mrs. Beach is most original and studious. Her tireless hunt for new tints often diverts her indeed from the direct forthright of her meaning, but the "Danse des Fleurs" is rich in its gorgeousness. The flowing grace of the "Menuet Italien" makes it an uncharacteristic but charming work.
He made it his business to give her pleasure; and understanding the inquisitive active little spirit he had to do with he went where his own tastes would hardly have led him. The Quai aux Fleurs was often visited, but also the Halle aux Bles, the great Halle aux Vins, the Jardin des Plantes, and the Marche des Innocens.
"Poets have called the stars 'fleurs de ciel," said Gazen, shifting the telescope, "and if so, the nebula are the orchids; for they imitate crabs, birds, dumb-bells, spirals, and so forth. Take a look at this one, and tell us what you think of it." "I see a cloud of silver light in the dark sky," said Miss Carmichael, after observing it. "What does it resemble?" "It's rather like a pansy or "
"And so we'll pay our family visits, will look at the fair, pay a visit to the CHATEAU DES FLEURS, enjoy ourselves a little, stroll a bit, and then to the Volga down to Tzaritzin, to the Black Sea, and then again home to our native Odessa." "That's a fine journey," said the sub-lieutenant modestly. "I should say it's fine," agreed Simon Yakovlevich; "but there are no roses without thorns.
"As to that," he said, "remember I am the captain of the ship, and I do not show you my observation." Ricardo was disappointed. Harry Wethermill, however, started to his feet. "We must search Geneva, then," he cried. "It is there that we should be, not here drinking our coffee at the Villa des Fleurs." Hanaud raised his hand. "The search is not being overlooked. But Geneva is a big city.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking