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Updated: June 20, 2025
What am I peer of France for?" "Bravo, vicomte, you please me now let us go to dinner, and then " "But the 'Marquise'?" "Have patience. You will be satisfied with me." Mardi-Gras had come and folly reigned supreme at Paris. Opposite the Café Turque, which had already at that time a European reputation, stood a small poverty-stricken house.
Sitting on the floor, a la Turque, he seized her shoe and drew it off, and the foot, coming out of its leather sheath, moved about quickly, like a little animal surprised at being set free. "Isn't that elegant, distinguished, and material more material than the hand? Show me your hand, Any!" She wore long gloves reaching to the elbow.
A bed was then spread out on the floor a la turque, which was rather hard; but as the sheets were snowy white, I reckoned myself very lucky. I must say that there is a degree of cleanliness within doors, which I had been led to consider as somewhat foreign to the habits of Slaavic populations.
Will you waltz?" Before Vivian could answer, a tittering, so audible that it might almost be termed a shout, burst forth from the whole room. Cynthia Courtown had stolen behind Lord Alhambra, as he was sitting on an ottoman a la Turque, and had folded a cashmere shawl round his head with a most Oriental tie.
Love was still seated at dinner, or rather at dessert, with a party of guests. His apartments, though small, were somewhat gaudily painted and furnished, and his dining-room was decorated a la Turque.
At the request of Turkey, an Egyptian army was landed in the Morea and soon the Turkish flag was again flying from the Acropolis, the ancient stronghold of Athens. The Egyptian army then pacified the country "a la Turque," and Metternich followed the proceedings with quiet interest, awaiting the day when this "attempt against the peace of Europe" should be a thing of the past.
"Well, I'll oil myself," said Frank, laughing as much at himself as at the doctor seated a la Turque so solemnly upon the hearthrug. "But your hair, Frank, my boy. It's brown and streaky. It ought to curl up more tightly than Bob's beard." "I'll put it in paper every night, and dye it at the same time as I do my skin." "H'm! Well, perhaps we might work it that way.
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