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Updated: May 19, 2025
The woman looked cool and indifferent buttoned up in a long wadded pelisse, with a hot cotton kerchief tied close over ears, under chin, and tucked in at the neck. The Tatar squatted on his haunches, folded in three nearly equal parts. A spirally ribbed flat fez of dark blue velvet, topped with a black silk tassel, adorned his cleanly shaven head.
But the very first time he wore it the boys made fun of it, and that was enough. After that he wore it several times with streaming tears; and then he was allowed to lay it aside, and compromise on an unstylish cap of velvet, which he had despised before. I do not know why a velvet cap was despised, but it was; a cap with a tassel was babyish.
Says N.P. Willis: "He was sitting in a window looking on Hyde Park, the last rays of sunlight reflected from the gorgeous gold flowers of a splendidly embroidered waistcoat. Patent-leather pumps, a white stick with a black cord and tassel, and a quantity of chains about his neck and pockets, served to make him a conspicuous object. He has one of the most remarkable faces I ever saw.
"I say, Madeleine, it can't be true, what they say that you are thinking of ... of marrying that old German?" Madeleine coloured, but continued to meet his eyes. "And why not?" she asked again. "Don't destroy my furniture, please." "Why not?" he echoed, and laid the tassel on the table. "Well, if you can ask that, I should say you don't know the facts of the case.
The medium was dressed as a "Mahatma" on this evening, wearing a large turban. A large tassel dangled by his left ear, completely concealing a small "watch-case receiver" which was attached to this ear. Two tiny wires led from this receiver, inside his collar, down his person, and were connected inside his shoes to other wires which penetrated the soles of his shoes.
Then the red face bent within a few inches of my own, and for the first time I saw that it had recently been young "I say I do your sweep for you" it translated pleasantly. I thanked it; and the vulture, exclaiming: "Good. Good. Not me. Surveillant. Harree does it for everybody. Hee, hee" rushed off, followed by Harree and the tassel.
She had just returned from her afternoon ride, and taking out her work she sat down to finish it. She was in her own room, with no companion but Chloe, who sat beside her knitting as usual. Elsie worked on silently for some time, then suddenly holding up her purse, she exclaimed, "See, mammy, it is all done but putting on the tassel!
Among all you gay butterflies, I will become the observed of all observers," said Caroline, laughing. "Don't flatter yourself. But you will have some pink trimming, will you not?" "No, not a flower, nor ribbon, nor cord, nor tassel." "You will be an object of ridicule." "Not in a polite company of gentlemen and ladies, I hope!" "No; but . And your head-dress, Caroline.
Darley has executed his task in the truest appreciation of his author; and his hero is the veritable Ichabod Crane of Irving; his love-making scene with "the peerless daughter of Van Tassel" is exquisite in its quiet humor; so also is the merry-making in the Dutch Farmer's home. Altogether, the series is extremely good, and does the greatest credit to the designer.
"If Oshondonto be not a child, let him save the lad," said Silver Tassel, standing on the brink. Instantly William Rufus Holly was on his feet. His coat was off before Silver Tassel's words were out of his mouth, and, crying, "In the name of the Great White Chief!" he jumped into the rushing current.
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