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So grand it is, that the pasteboard statues over the lofty cornice do not disturb the effect, any more than the tin crowns and hearts, the dusty artificial flowers, and all manner of trumpery gew-gaws, hanging at the saintly shrines.
But it is these absurd vanities that have stirred up the demon of pride in your hearts," continued the empress, giving a disdainful toss to the velvet wedding-dress; "let us leave these wretched gew-gaws and betake ourselves to the purer air of our own rooms." She waved her hand, and motioning to her daughters, they followed her, silent and ashamed.
Would they not really look more handsome, without all those gew-gaws of brass and metal, which they wear round their arms and ankles? An aged chief rose and gravely replied, 'You are a great chief, Governor, and you have done marvellous things. You have persuaded us to labour, yea, to make roads which we knew would lead to the conquest of our country.
Those roses cost six dollars a dozen. But how fine you look in your new gew-gaws. Turn round, little one. Ah, we have no reason to feel ashamed of our Southern maid to-night." Patty was glad her uncle was pleased, for she herself felt rather uncomfortable.
While in Boston he had purchased quite an assortment of those little articles which the Puritan elders usually denominated "gew-gaws" and "vain adornments" and it was observed that Abigail Williams especially had been given a number of these, while the other girls had one or more of them, which they were very careful in not displaying except at those times when no grave elder or deacon was present to be shocked by them.
"I care not a rush for the decorations of the table, so that the cheer be good; nor for the gew-gaws of the head-dress, as long as the face is pretty 'the taste of the kitchen is better than the smell. Do you go much to Madame B 's ion the Rue Gretry eh, Mr. Pelham? ah, I'll be bound you do."
'A set o' hizzies, growled the amiable Archie to himself, 'prancin' alang wi' their gew-gaws an' fine claes, like war horses the daughters o' Zion that walk wi' mincin' steps an' tinklin' ornaments. 'How do you do? said Vandeloup, touching the broadcloth shoulder; upon which McIntosh turned. 'Lord save us! he ejaculated, grimly, 'it's yon French body. An' hoo's a' wi' ye, laddie?
I will make no apology, dear Madam, for this egotistic detail; I know you and your sister will be interested in every circumstance of it. What signify the silly, idle gew-gaws of wealth, or the ideal trumpery of greatness!
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