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Morning dawned with the sweet twittering of birds, the breath of syringas and roses, and a faultless sky. It was a joy to live. Hubert was out for an early ride, and his black horse Sahib's satin coat shone brightly in the morning sunlight.
It was completely Spanish, from the mantilla on her head to the black satin slippers with red bows and brilliants. She was all cherry-colored satin, black lace, and diamonds." "How I should like to have seen her!" exclaimed Mrs. Blumenthal, whose fancy was at once taken by the bright color and strong contrast of the costume. But Mrs.
All rode well, but not one got round the course without a fault a jump short at a ditch; a hind hoof that brushed a hedge; the ring of an iron shoe on a hurdle; or a wooden brick sent flying from the top row on a high wall; not one, until Rudolph Brederode's turn came. At the last moment, a pat of his hand on his horse's satin shoulder quieted the splendid creature's nerves.
But the Historic Muse could not believe that fat Jack Falstaff had killed Hotspur, and therefore she would not record the claim. In the second part of the same play, act i. scene 2, we find Falstaff toweringly indignant with Mr. Dombledon, the silk mercer, that he will stand upon security with a gentleman for a short cloak and slops of satin.
Embroidered needlebook of white satin with bright flowers and vines, dated 1786. Sampler, dated 1740. Yellow velvet bag embroidered with ribbon work. Black velvet bag embroidered in crêpe work with flowers. White satin workbag embroidered in fine tracery of vines. A box with embroidered pincushion on top. A blue silk pocketbook with very fine ribbon work. A paper box done with needle in filigree.
There was so much magnetism in her beauty, such a heaven in the unconquered warmth of her impetuous being, that Selwyn gripped the arms of his chair to help to restrain the mad impulse to grasp her in his arms and smother those lips and the flushed, satin cheeks in a tempest of kisses. 'Yes, Elise? he repeated, clearing his throat. 'Listen, Austin. I can't stay inside any longer.
Secretary Chandler, who wore an exquisite dress of pale blue surah and crape; Postmaster-General Howe, escorting Mrs. Teller, who wore a dress of white satin; Attorney- General Brewster, escorting Mrs. Cameron, who wore a pink satin dress elaborately trimmed with ruffles of rare lace; Secretary Chandler, escorting Mrs.
Presently with a long supple stride the gigantic, blond Norwegian trainer came lightly across the arena a Hercules, with broad bare chest and arms, arrayed in spangled blue satin and white tights that forbade all suspicion of protective armor.
By this time her Majesty had come into the room, and ordered us to remove all her white and green jade Buddhas and take some of the jade ornaments away, for those things were sacred, and no foreigners should see them, so we replaced them with these clocks, instead. We also took away the three embroidered door curtains, and changed them for ordinary blue satin ones.
"Don't you see that creature with a yellow thing in her turban, and a red satin gown, and a great watch?" "Near the pretty little woman in white?" asked a middle-aged gentleman seated by the querist's side, with orders in his button, and several under-waistcoats, and a great, choky, white stock.
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