gorgeous-liveried

Updated: April 30, 2025

I look back upon that little group of Americans with feelings of unmixed pride. Mr. White invited us to go with him that afternoon to see the tombs of the kings at Charlottenburg; and when his gorgeous-liveried footman came to announce his presence, the hotel proprietor and about forty of his menials nearly crawled on their hands and knees before us, so great is their deference to pomp and power.

Lilian Bell - As Seen By Me