 That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle, of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness. Instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar,...  Saturday night - Page 157by Saturday night - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1889 - 376 pages
...of exceeding fine jewels. She was dressed in white silk bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk shot with silver threads.'' This, observe, was over twenty years after the revels of KenU worth: and two years beyond this date,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1896 - 632 pages
...fine jewels . . . That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver...chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels.' The University authorities and the Benchers of the Inns of Court attempted to check, or prevent, the... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 228 pages
...mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads; her train was very long, and the end of it borne by a marchioness; instead of a chain she had an oblong col59 lar of gold and... | |
 | Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones - 1898 - 502 pages
...silk bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of silk shot with silver thread ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness. . . . As she went along in all this magnificence, she spoke very graciously to foreign ministers and... | |
 | Mandell Creighton - 1899 - 334 pages
...manner of speech gracious. She was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk shot with silver...this state and magnificence she spoke very graciously to foreign ministers or others, in English, French and Italian. Whosoever speaks to her kneels ; now... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1904 - 434 pages
...mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads; her train was very long, and the end of it borne by a marchioness; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels."... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1907 - 494 pages
...mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver...and jewels. As she went along in all this state and magnilicence, she spoke very graciously, first to one, then to another, whether foreign Ministers,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1907 - 566 pages
...mild and obliging. The day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and, 'over it a mantle of black silk shot with silver...of it borne by a Marchioness ; instead of a chain, 6he had on an oblong collar of gold and jewels. As she went along in all this state and magnificence,... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1907 - 376 pages
...of exceeding fine jewels. She was dressed in white silk bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk shot with silver threads." This, observe, was over twenty years after the revels of Kenilworth : and two years beyond this date,... | |
 | Harold Clifford Smith - 1908 - 702 pages
...exceedingly fine jewels. She was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk shot with silver threads ; her train was very long. 1 An enormous number of these exist. A catalogue of them has been drawn up by Mr. FM O'Donoghue, of... | |
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