| 单词 | crape |
| 例句 | My clothes were dirty, my crapes were rotten, and my body was sticky with dirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We wore three pairs of socks that we pulled down and folded to make our crapes* look puffy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I remember her appearance at the moment—it was very graceful and very striking: she wore a morning robe of sky-blue crape; a gauzy azure scarf was twisted in her hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We met at the training ground and new crapes were distributed, along with army shorts and T-shirts that were of all colors. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I got a black Reebok Pump and was happier about my new crapes than anything else that was going on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Because of the tall crape myrtles and elms standing outside the windows, the light that filtered into the Hall of the Gods always looked a little muted. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I put it inside my crape, and we headed back toward the swamp. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He too looked down at the crape round his hat and replied— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I had nothing to carry, so I filled my pockets with oranges, tied the laces of my tattered crapes, and I was ready to go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And where there had once been a bit of road, a shriveled crape myrtle tree, and a slightly wonky-shaped mailbox...now there was a panel of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We went to the square wearing our army shorts and the crapes that had been given to us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Afterward, the men yanked our torn crapes off our feet, untied us, and chased us out of their village, waving their spears and machetes, and screaming after us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “We have a bale of new crapes for you. Tomorrow you will pick your size.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But the crape myrtle blooms in high summer on fresh growth, so the assault is soon masked. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z To see how crape myrtles should be pruned, see the mature specimens near the administration building at the U.S. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z If you’re unfamiliar with it, crape murder is the practice of cutting back trunks to eight feet or so, regardless of the tree’s natural form or biological needs. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z For landscapers rushing from one site to another, it’s a lot simpler and quicker to just top the crape myrtle, often with that precision-pruning instrument we call a chain saw. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z One popular late starter is the crape myrtle, which may not stir until late April or early May. Winter-battered plants may look dead — but don’t give up on them yet 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z But the crape myrtle blooms in high summer on fresh growth, so the assault is soon masked. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The practice isn’t confined to the crape myrtle, but there is something about the tree’s smooth, sinewy bark that invites a chop. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z To be fair, many of the outsize crape myrtles were planted by players who have moved on, leaving current residents and landscape managers to deal with the consequences. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z For the arboretum, the garden will provide a hub to connect the institution’s disparate collections of Chinese plants, said Olson, the director, referring to its inventories of Chinese magnolias, crape myrtles and conifers. After 14 years of waiting, work begins on the National China Garden 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z To be fair, many of the outsize crape myrtles were planted by players who have moved on, leaving current residents and landscape managers to deal with the consequences. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z You can convert a topped tree into a pollarded tree, but this is viable only on young crape myrtles whose trunks are no more than three inches across, and preferably smaller. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But through correct pruning techniques, oversize crape myrtles can be reduced in scale without resorting to topping, the name for arbitrarily sawing back mature branches. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z One of the most conspicuous displays of pollarded Natchez crape myrtles is at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden on the Mall. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z This floral parade may help distract us from a widespread practice that reaches its peak in March: the mutilation of crape myrtles, a deed that arborists label “crape murder.” Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But that's probably not what you want to hear when you are worrying whether the beautiful crape myrtle you planted in your front yard last spring will make it through the New England winter. How to protect your precious plants from a harsh frost 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z If you want to create the North Woods in your Silver Spring backyard, the usual advice is to plant some crape myrtles or serviceberries instead. Longing for the snow-white birch tree of our northern neighbors 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z To see how crape myrtles should be pruned, see the mature specimens near the administration building at the U.S. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Red maples and crape myrtles are fine trees, but let’s start planting other species. Leave it to a botanical garden to find beauty in a parking lot 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Landscapes in old Richmond neighborhoods were dominated by a quartet of rather lame workhorse plants, namely boxwood, crape myrtle, English ivy and nandina. How to shift your gardening perspective to adapt to a changing climate 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z One rationale for crape murder is that a tree has outgrown its space, or that its flowers are too high in the canopy to enjoy. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Young crape myrtles are raised in containers with several discrete stems. How to choose the right crape myrtle 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The casualty list includes fig trees, some hybrid tea roses, camellias, loropetalums, rosemaries and a few crape myrtles, as well as a few more obscure evergreen shrubs. Reinventing the winter-weary hydrangea A grove of flowering crape myrtle between the trail and Route 5 softened the blow of entering the suburbs of Richmond. On the Virginia Capital Trail, bike through 400 years of history in 52 miles 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z If you discount roses, the gardener is scrounging for action from trees and shrubs and turns to crape myrtles, the Japanese pagoda tree or the PeeGee hydrangea. A shrub to brighten the dog days of summer 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z As many as two-thirds of crape myrtles in a neighborhood will get the chop. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z I needed a knowledgeable escort who could tell me about the peeling bark of the crape myrtle and correct me when I imagined roasting ornamental kale for dinner. Dallas is the most affordable go-to travel destination for 2015 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z One of the most conspicuous displays of pollarded Natchez crape myrtles is at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden on the Mall. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z You see historic varieties of crape myrtle that would have been too tender to survive in Washington or Baltimore. An artist captures the ‘ghost voices’ of abandoned houses 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z But through correct pruning techniques, oversize crape myrtles can be reduced in scale without resorting to topping, the name for arbitrarily sawing back mature branches. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z One rationale for crape murder is that a tree has outgrown its space, or that its flowers are too high in the canopy to enjoy. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z You can convert a topped tree into a pollarded tree, but this is viable only on young crape myrtles whose trunks are no more than three inches across, and preferably smaller. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z In a month or so, “landscapers” will be going around dismembering crape myrtles, for payment. Grab those pruners — there’s seasonal work to be done in the garden 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Removing mature branches this way disfigures the crape myrtle, causes decay and sets into motion a time-consuming annual chore of removing the rank growth triggered by the previous year’s sawing. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z This floral parade may help distract us from a widespread practice that reaches its peak in March: the mutilation of crape myrtles, a deed that arborists label “crape murder.” Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Removing mature branches this way disfigures the crape myrtle, causes decay and sets into motion a time-consuming annual chore of removing the rank growth triggered by the previous year’s sawing. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z As many as two-thirds of crape myrtles in a neighborhood will get the chop. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z They also claimed the crape myrtles would provide similar amounts of shade and noise reduction. As Beverly Hills bakes, court grants shady trees a temporary reprieve from chain saw 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The crape myrtle bark scale has crept into the D.C. region in recent years. How to deal with the crape myrtle bark scale 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z While their leafy cousins parade their fabulous colors this month, the future for crape myrtles across the region — and beyond — is decidedly gray. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The walls keep to mostly a neutral palette, with the exception of a vibrant pink wallpaper in the library, a color inspired by crape myrtle tree blossoms, Bridges says. Designer Sheila Bridges decorates official vice president’s residence 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Officials aim to replace the ficus trees — the oldest about 60 years old — with alternating crape myrtles and Mexican fan palms. A battle to save Beverly Hills' shady ficus trees is underway 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z There the team has planted about 25 different species, including Hong Kong orchid trees, Marina strawberry trees, and crape myrtle alongside natives like 'Desert Museum' palo verde. Cities want more trees. Drought is complicating their efforts 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z You can leave a sucker to grow if you want a new crape myrtle tree in that location. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Because the trees are not native to North America, the crape myrtle bark scale doesn’t have a wide range of natural predators to help keep it under control. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Indeed, a mature stand of several crape myrtles in the parking lot at the Center for Urban Horticulture is a sight to behold in late summer. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Though most of the trees were reserved for pickup, some were available for same-day adoption — coast live oaks, Canary Island pines, a crape myrtle with showy summer flowers. L.A. needs 90,000 trees to battle extreme heat. Will residents step up to plant them? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z The crape myrtles in the parking lot look great even without any extra watering. Planting a garden that stands up to extreme weather | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z A crape myrtle tree lacks a taproot; instead, it has fibrous roots 10 to 12 inches deep. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z At her Louisiana home, Chen surveyed the crape myrtle in her yard and decided it had to go. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The good news is, with proper placement and good growing conditions, once a crape myrtle begins to flower, the tree will continue to produce flushes of subsequent bloom for six to eight weeks. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Excessive pruning causes stunting and leads to unattractive scars that require time to heal, and the rank growth stimulated by severe pruning may make a crape myrtle more susceptible to disease and cold damage. Winter: A time to prune and take stock of invasive plants and pests in the garden 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z MacArthur Park, where homeless tents lie scattered among jacarandas, crape myrtles and palms, will be closed starting Oct. L.A. prepares to clear homeless people from MacArthur Park; set to close Oct. 15 for 'rehabilitation' work 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Be prepared for a lot of digging, though: The roots of a crape myrtle can extend two or three times as far as the branches once reached. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Jacob Hender said he first started noticing the crape myrtle bark scale about two years ago in the Northern Virginia suburb where he lives. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Blooms are but one of crape myrtle’s charms. The best blooming crape myrtles for Seattle summers 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Jacarandas have closed up shop for the year, but in July and August, crape myrtle trees, with their pink-and-violet palette, natives of Taiwan, can be just as dramatic. L.A. has no seasons, you say? Wrong. Here's how to mark them 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Brown made it across a vacant lot next to his house, crossed the road and crashed into a crape myrtle in Gordon’s front yard. Black residents of Elizabeth City, N.C., thought police violence happened in other places. Then it came to their town. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z To use on root suckers from crape myrtle and other ornamental woody plants, apply Sucker-Stopper when sprouts are no more than 10 inches tall, according to the label. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z That prime dominion includes about 65 crape myrtle trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z In such a spot, abelias or dwarf crape myrtles might be a better choice. The gardener’s guide to azaleas | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Columns of smoke “spread their veils / Like funeral crape upon the sylvan robe / Of thy romantic rocks, pollute thy gales, / And stain thy glassy floods”. Can the history of pollution shape a better future? 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Japanese tree lilacs and crape myrtles provide vibrant summer color. Simple design steps can take your garden to the next level 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Q: Our crape myrtle got out of control, so we cut it down and had the stump dug up. Advice | You cut down the crape myrtle. Now how do you stop the suckers? 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Entomologists and arborists in the Washington region have scrambled to find the best solution to countering the crape myrtle bark scale, but there are still more questions than answers. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The imaginative garden vibe also includes an oversize checkerboard for games, a curvy bench encircling a crape myrtle tree, and colorful, oversize mushroom sculptures and spiral topiaries. From Zen to zany, backyards with style and personality 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z I’ve wanted to plant crape myrtle in my garden since my first visit, many years ago, to the Center for Urban Horticulture. Every yard needs a small tree somewhere; here are some of the best for the Northwest 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Use bench scraper to crape as much of the mixture as you can from one side of the bowl to the other, until you no longer see visible pools of liquid. Pies That Bind: Thanksgiving Recipes From the Heartland 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The peninsula straddles the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, a flat strip of farm fields and fishing villages, pine trees and crape myrtles and marsh grass. The lure of the steady physician: Is Northam’s résumé enough in the age of Trump? 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Experts who have studied the spread say that, in towns and metropolitan areas, infestation rates can reach 80 to 100 percent of crape myrtle trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z “She loved nature, so every season she would write about the tulips or the crape myrtles,” Kaigler-Walker said. After 131 years, Haskell “puts their paper to bed” 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z In the past, it was hard to find a crape myrtle with ornamental leaves, and most varieties grew too tall or wide for use in a small garden. Dwarf varieties of dark-leaved trees and shrubs are small wonders 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z “A friend brought me a bunch of crape myrtle. I’ve got to let it alone and age it. It has to dry, but it hardens and makes a dynamic walking stick.” Walking Stick Man: Pontotoc resident’s hobby grows 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z He’s already built a soil berm between his yard and the Linehans’ and planted crape myrtle trees, disrupting what remained of the “shared visual green space.” In friendly Del Ray, a decidedly unneighborly dispute 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z As more homeowners are discovering their crape myrtles are compromised, they’re turning to tree and garden experts for advice on treatment. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Vauss steered up the main driveway lined with bare crape myrtle trees, around the circle in front of the knights’ century-old stone mansion, and pulled up outside the hall. ‘I feel like everyone should have a taste of family and being together’ 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z In his home garden in Warrenton, Va., he saw dieback in Southern magnolias and crape myrtles. For some Washington-area gardeners, paradise lost 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The species offered are eastern redbud, crape myrtle, northern red oak, red maple and river birch. D.C. news in brief 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z A metal balcony and windows framing views of crape myrtle trees put the owners in touch with the outdoors. Letting work and life mix in one perfect home 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Thomas Spencer, the owner of the Heart of Wood Tree Service in Arlington, says calls about crape myrtles with the scale are coming in a lot more often. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The vast majority of street homeless are either addicts or mentally disturbed, experts say, and people suffering from both diseases met beneath pink crape myrtle. Homelessness on the rise in Philly’s Kensington 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z In the wake of a screaming match that ends this encounter, the play concludes with a poignant coda involving a footlocker found buried under a dead crape myrtle tree. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Clybourne Park,’ at Kean University 2013-07-20T00:35:23Z Mabel instantly laid aside her heavy crape wrappings, with a blush and half a smile, as she stood as gracefully erect, as if for the artist's hand to sketch. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z It is somewhat remarkable that, notwithstanding his long and repeated scrutinies of this planet, the eighth satellite, Hyperion, and the crape ring should have escaped him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Spencer said he has had success battling the crape myrtle bark scale by soaking the soil in a trench at the base of the tree with a commercial insecticide that is absorbed through the roots. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Lola sought to improve the occasion by swathing herself somberly and right becomingly in crape, and by vowing a vendetta against the slayer. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The only mourning of an outward kind which met the eye, was an old piece of crape round the equally old hat which hung upon a peg in the wall. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Also, drawn lace and crape bonnets, and black and white lace ones, are worn. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z On a chair was a black jacket and a hat trimmed with crape and dull black cherries. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Spencer says crape myrtles are in his top five of favorite trees. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z She wears a chemise; a rope is around her neck; her feet are bare, and she is covered with a long black veil of crape. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Behind them trailed their flags, and they marched to the soft beat of muted drums all hung with crape. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Bonnet of pink crape, drawn in very full bouillonnées; strings of pink satin ribbon, and on one side a drooping bouquet of small pink flowers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z At four o'clock, therefore, she put on her bonnet and its long crape veil, and her black mantle, and crossed the meadow towards L'Hommedieu. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z “It’s disgusting,” said Steve Donnelly, who lives in North Arlington with his wife and three children and had three sickly crape myrtles in his yard. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Their Ladies' Border plot, a south-facing, well-protected garden filled with decorative plants, was replanted ten years ago with plants that weren't normally associated with New York, like crape myrtles and camellias. Plant Movement from Climate Change Revealed in Interactive Map 2012-03-07T20:45:00.227Z When the Court is in mourning, gentlemen attending a levée are expected to wear a band of black crape on the left arm above the elbow. Manners and Rules of Good Society or Solecisms to be Avoided 2012-03-05T03:00:12.163Z Shawl of pink China crape, richly embroidered with white silk. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Fresh votive wreaths are perpetually hung about its pedestal; and little draperies of black crape, constantly renewed, show plainly how fondly his memory is still cherished. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z Matthew Roberts, manager of Ginkgo Gardens, on Capitol Hill, where he has worked for 23 years, said that in 2021 the store received maybe a dozen calls from customers inquiring about their crape myrtles. Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Lone women, quaking in remote dwellings, remembered the gibbet where the treacherous inn-keeper still moulded, and fancied every creak the coming of a man in a crape mask. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Formerly crape was worn for one year and nine months; for the first twelve months the dress was entirely covered with crape. Manners and Rules of Good Society or Solecisms to be Avoided 2012-03-05T03:00:12.163Z They are draping the public buildings with black, putting all the flags at half mast, and tying them with crape. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z He wore crape on his arm—the arm that Quider had broken, and which now he could not bend as formerly. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z A piece of black crape is then fastened to the hive. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Madam Gillin answered it in person, bedizened in a weird wrapper, a wisp of soiled crape wound over the curl-papers about her head and under her chin like a cerecloth. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The veil may be crêpe lisse or chiffon in place of crape. Manners and Rules of Good Society or Solecisms to be Avoided 2012-03-05T03:00:12.163Z “Get some crape for the flag, too,” said her mother. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z I twisted a strip of crape in my hilt, shook out the black badge on my sleeve, and went down-stairs, very soberly, in the livery of the King I must one day desert. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z No prospect in the future, then, of being put away,--compelled, like Masago, to assume the crape. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z On the door of life they hung the crape of death. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z All who had joined in the procession, wore crape on the left arm for thirty days. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Nor would there be a penny over for the family mourning,—could I allow them, the chief mourners, to mourn without crape? Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Tap, tap! went the Elect Lady's foot, thrust out in front of her heavy petticoat of crape. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Put a crape on your hat for some time.” The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z His own favorite war-horse followed, veiled in crape, the stirrups holding the King's boots and spurs, turned backward. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z I am sure she caught my implied meaning, for she grew agitated and her hands shook as they lay on her crape dress. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z She would lie no easier in her grave for oak and brass handles, for plumes and crape. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z For he was attired to represent a headsman, being from head to foot in black, with a crape mask upon his face and a headsman's axe in his hand. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Peggy followed as chief mourner, her arms full of wreaths and flowers, and a piece of black crape, purloined from the scrap-bag, pinned conspicuously upon her hat. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The old clergyman laid his hand on the crape sleeve. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Effie, wasn't that Mrs. Jastrow I saw at the cemetery yesterday with her head done up in a black veil—crape, too? A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Instead of crape upon the knocker, some of the hair of the deceased was placed upon the door, to indicate a house of mourning. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z A hat which Hobbs in a few minutes trimmed with crape completed her toilette. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z Alas, he's gone!" the sad attendants cry, Fled is the breath that never shall return— "Alas! he's gone!" his tearful friends reply, "Spread the dark crape, and round his pale corpse mourn. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z If widow's weeds hadn't been an effective frame for Irene Allendale's dazzling beauty, I wondered if she would have mourned in so many yards of crape for a husband she professed to hate? Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z In addition to all this, my mother's crape came quite to the hem of her dress and Effie and I had new hats. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z How many acres of black crape I have witnessed, in half a century! Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Their crowns were ebon black, pointed with little urns and lined with crape, and they often shifted them, pressing their hands gloomily to their brows, as if the crowns were very ill fitting and uncomfortable. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Her face was lean and haggard, her eyes almost wild, and some half-grey hair peeped from under an uncanny-looking cap of black crape, with long depending strings of the same material. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z I knew the house, which was in a small street, by its closed windows and the craped bell, which I shuddered as I touched. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z The fact of the matter is, there had been a fourth meeting with the man of the crape hat band. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z All were in their Sunday best, yet very few had so much as a bit of crape, a black kerchief, or a black pair of stockings. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z At the head of the casket, which is left open, two men march in the funeral procession carrying a wide tray filled with boiled wheat and sugar, and trailing a piece of black crape. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z She had a delicate cast of features, melancholy dark eyes, and dark hair bound up with a lilac crape handkerchief. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He removed the turban, which I now perceived to be a brown tweed cap, swathed in a crape "weeper," and handed me the telegram. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z The man in the crape hatband was standing on the opposite side of the street. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z But I can grieve just as well by mixing in with folks as if I was hung round with crape an' stuck off alone somewheres. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Above these is a mantel, covered with a lambrequin of dingy red crape paper. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z She was dressed in black, and her plain wide-brimmed sailor hat was trimmed only with a narrow band of crape. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z What a fearful thing it will be to wake up in eternity to find this door, which to-day hangs wide open, barred against you and hung with crape. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z The visitor raised his eyes to Velchaninoff's, lifted his hat from the ground beside him, and with great dignity pointed out the black crape band. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Two of them were stout Irishwomen, swathed in crape, and two were middle-aged Irishmen, dressed with a holiday smartness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z It cannot be!—yes, it is—Tracy himself, in a drab great-coat and crape round his hat, jumping down from behind! The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Probably they have been snarling like that ever since their honeymoon, and will go on snarling until one puts on crape for the other. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Like some wasted and ghastly spectre, hung around with rags, its few rescued eagles shrouded in crape, the remains of the great French army recrossed the German frontier. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Then, for five days there was not a sign of the man; and yet, much to his distaste, Velchaninoff could not, for the life of him, avoid thinking of the man with the crape band. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Then the silence became complete; and Cecile sat motionless, leaning back in the three little cushions of the sofa, black in her crape against the light of the lamp, her eyes gazing out before her. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Male—Gray head and throat; the breast gray; the feathers with black edges that make them look crinkled, like crape. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z And Mrs. Waite was there, buttonholing everybody to get her pension increased, and wearing the costliest crape you ever saw, my dear, and—think of it!—solitaire diamond ear-rings with it! A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z Three spring hooks of sword belts, a gold lace band, a piece of thin gold twist or cord, a pair of leather goggles with crape instead of glass; a small green crape veil. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z The fact of the matter was this: Nearly a fortnight since, he had met for the first time, somewhere about the corner of the Podiacheskaya, a gentleman with crape round his hat. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z It began to grow dark; a violet dusk fell from the sky like crape falling upon crape; quietly the stars lighted up. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Wise you were always, and in the saw-pit you spoke little, and wore your crape. Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People 2011-10-07T02:00:21.697Z When he came to again he found two white men with crape round their faces engaged in tying him up with a rope, which they knotted in a way that would puzzle the Davenport brothers. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Finally, the silk was acknowledged to be dressed, and it was produced and paid for; but the crape shawl was missing. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z I dare swear that the whole business of this man with the crape hatband has been a dream too! Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z She rose, tall, slender and frail in her crape, like a queen who mourns, with little touches of gold in her flaxen hair, where a small jet aigrette glittered like a black mirror. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Beside her the distinguished old lady showed, under her long crape veil, a face as quiet as that of the nun. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z As I touched my face and felt the mask of crape I had on, I realised what I was going to do, and that I was about to become a common criminal. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z But many very genteel people wear black levantine or black mode trimmed with crape. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z And why do such people as he is put crape on their hats? it doesn't seem 'the thing' for them, somehow! Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Alone for a moment, Gail Bechtoldt walked through her town’s memorial garden, a trail that winds past crape myrtles, locust trees and a procession of 37 granite markers representing the toll that the Sept. Sept. 11 took terrible toll in Middletown, N.J. 2011-09-12T01:05:11Z Great festoons of crape hung in long curves from a common centre in the middle of the room reaching to the galleries, that were draped in funeral cloth. Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z It was gloomily bedecked with weepers of crape, as big almost as those worn by hearse-drivers. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Little was eaten, and the table was scarcely cleared, when Mrs. Bladen came in, followed by two shop boys, one carrying two rolls of bombazine, and the other two boxes of Italian crape. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Well, for instance, here's an important question—the crape. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The tunic was of silver crape, the bottom cut in scallops and trimmed with silver wheat. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Yes, it is, for she takes the arm of a man with a crape on his hat—it is her father. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z He felt a rising wave of disgust against his wife, merely because she looked so cheerful and proud, while he endured secret tortures—she could wear yellow satin, while his mind wore crape. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Instead of scarlet crape frocks trimmed with satin, or white muslin with six flounces, their figures were enveloped in flannel dressing-gowns. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Velchaninoff stared stupidly at the crape, and thence at the man's face. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z All the servants of his household walked together in silver liveries and with large triangular hats with long bands of crape hanging down behind. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z I enjoyed life very much at first; but sorrows in plenty awaited me,' sighed the daughter, arranging her crape head-dress. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z I was dressed in a white lace dress, with a white crape bonnet with a wreath of white roses round it. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z As to that," answered Mrs. Bladen, "crape is crape, and bombazine is bombazine; and as everybody likes to have these articles of good quality, nothing otherwise is now imported for mourning. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z To his surprise Pavel Pavlovitch, both in dress and appearance, even down to the hat with the crape band, was incomparably neater and tidier-looking than he was wont to be a fortnight since. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z I notice she has had the crape on her dress renewed already. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z I remember that when he died she took off her turban when she went to church, and donned a gigantic crape veil. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z One of the women had a rusty piece of crape on her bonnet. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z However, there is but one rule on these occasions—crape and bombazine, and everything of the best. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z He took his hat, tore the crape off, and threw the latter into the road. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z “Busy!” she said blithely, her flowing crape veil fluttering at the door. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z In the great chapel, the pulpit, and the recess back of it, were dressed in drapery of black crape. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z “Well; why don’t you speak?” he said sharply, and as he raised his eyes I tried, but could not get out a word, only pointed mutely to the shabby band of crape upon my cap. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z We must remark to our readers, that at the period of our story, it was customary to trim mourning dresses with a very broad fold of crape, reaching nearly from the feet to the knees. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z “Why has he a crape band, then?” thought Velchaninoff in perplexity. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Above it, a smoke-blackened wooden Christ stretched his arms on a cross, on which were hung a piece of crape and a dusty garland of rue. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The large portrait in the vestry was shrouded in crape, showing nothing but the figure of the aged preacher, as he stood in the pulpit. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z She darted an intelligent look at me, and then hastily pulled down her crape veil as Mr Lister followed her to her chair. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Mrs. Allerton on hearing the prices of the crape and bombazine, declared them too expensive. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z As on the previous occasion, this man leant on his elbow at the table and would not speak; he was in a round hat with a crape band. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Riverside Edition. 16mo, on fine white paper; green crape cloth, gilt top, beveled edges. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z "Sew a piece of crape around my hat." Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Two of us had a mourning band on the sleeve of our coats, and the third chap had unpicked the crape off his a month ago. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z A long and earnest discussion now took place between Mrs. Bladen and the dressmaker, respecting the quality and quantity of the bombazine and crape. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z What should you do yourself, if you were wearing crape, under the circumstances? Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Miss Filkins had attired herself for the occasion in a mussy crape dress, a pinched-up hat, and a black shawl, being, as she said, in affliction. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z In his latter days a deep suit of mourning, with much crape, and a becoming widow's cap, often covered a joyous heart, and a fresh campaign was commenced. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z A Mexican scarf of crimson China crape was around his waist, with its tasselled ends hanging behind. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z The girls, at their aunt's suggestion, hemmed the crape veils, and on the following morning, she assisted them in making and trimming the shawls. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Awaiting the proper moment, Velchaninoff suddenly slipped the hook, pushed the door wide, and almost tumbled over the man with the crape hatband! Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z But when she reached the head of the staircase, and Johanna's pale face—shrouded in black crape, her large eyes dimmed with weeping—looked up at her, dignity was entirely forgotten. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z She was pale, with traces of tears in her eyes; her long golden tresses flowed down over her dress and ended in ribbons of black crape entwined among the strands of hair. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Upon the car lies the Chore-band, the Chore-caps of the deceased, and two crossed swords, all covered with mourning crape, and surrounded with mourning wreaths. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z "Well, there's a good girl, go to bed now, and be sure to make the young ladies understand that you go on with crape and bombasin because you like it." The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z "What makes you wear such very deep mourning, my dear?" said Miss Compton, fixing her eyes on the perennial black crape bonnet of her companion. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z Of these circumambulatory ells of crape, the young artificer contrived to fabricate a dress that was anything but unbecoming. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z It seemed as fitting to send her priest a wreath as large as a wagon wheel as it had been incumbent to wear the longest crape veil procurable during two distinct periods of widowhood. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Immediately before the car, go two of the beadles carrying fasces wreathed with crape. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Come along, Agnes ... and do throw back that thick crape veil, child.... The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z To the iron-merchant's surprise, he perceived that the face of this individual was covered with a piece of black crape. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Of course, you will put on your best crape bonnet, and one of my nicest broad-hemmed white crape collars ... there is one I have quite clean ... The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z Dark, uncovered heads and black crape shawls, richly fringed, worn corner wise, as only Venetian maids can wear them, discounted tawdry finery. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The sarcophagus was within a magnificent catafalque; the canopy rested on Corinthian columns; the bier was apparently supported by six urns, while three pearl-colored eagles surmounted the canopy, holding in their beaks the swinging crape. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z The bell was muffled, and the door-plate hidden beneath heavy folds of crape. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z The crape was gone from his brow, and in its place was seen the handsome and resolute features of a man of middle life. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z From behind her thick crape vail she watched every passenger who crossed the platform to enter any of the long line of cars, and the flaming street-lamps revealed every face distinctly. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But Chester Kent, viewing the crape on Hedgerow House, laughed as he turned to the open road. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Thet was the year when there was a bleedin' heart an' a rag of crape in most every house in the village. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z He saw the lilac bonnet bending forward, and Dolly's crape veil falling as the carriage drove round the corner. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z When Congress reassembled, the Senate and the House clothed themselves with crape. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z As well expect all the birds to wear crape when dawn sets out its primrose-pot on the ledge of the eastern sky! Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z He was surprised to see the Schulrath look so worn and bowed--and he had a crape on his arm too. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z There is a picture of some great lady in the saloon at Rochford, which papa says is just like me in my pink crape. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z The tune that they were playing sounded like a dirge to poor Dolly's heart, and so she sank back silently and let down her crape veil. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z We will walk through the paradise into a grand apartment hung with lanterns, decorated also with gilded tickets, inscribed "Pekin satins and Canton crapes," "Hang-chow reeled silks," and so on. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z A long white beard he had, sir, like a goat, and an odd hat made of cloth or crape, or some mourning stuff. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Oh! gaze no more, sad soul, towards the west, where stands the house of mourning all behung with funeral crape; nor to the east, upon the grave and house of death. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z My white silk is quite new; and the pink crape I only put on one evening for papa to see. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z George was to have a tall hat with crape upon it. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z His visits to the Marquise were short and ceremonious, feeling that love should not be veiled by the crape of mourning. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z The sun is enveloped in crape! like it, O Moon of my Life! wrap thyself up in shade; At will, smoke or slumber, be silent, be staid, And dive deep down in Dispassion's dark pit. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z For the crape hat–that was the accident–must indeed come, because it was bespoken. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z She had on a crape hat, with a black lace portcullis, which at once beautified, divided, and concealed with a pierced shadow her beautiful face. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Three immense catafalques, each containing thirty-five coffins, covered with black crape, adorned with red flags, drawn by eight horses each, slowly rolled towards the great boulevards, preceded by trumpets and the Vengeurs de Paris. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z His clothes, the tall stiff plume in the front of his busby, the long boots under his gaudy, ample Hussar's pelisse, with the crape band, did not become him. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z There are a lot of live oaks on the property that the course winds through and some crape myrtles, too. My Town: David Toms' Baton Rouge 2011-04-26T04:00:00Z He thought of the Stamitz concert, and of their sitting side by side, and of the crape hat which veiled the grief of two beloved eyes. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z She might have one dress trimmed with crape for occasions; but her ordinary everyday frocks ought to be of plain black stuff. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z At sunset the Institute was reached, and there, surrounded by the English and American flags draped with crape, the guard kept silent watch about the dead. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z She was dressed in trailing robes of crape and bombazine, and the face, turned to the moonlight, was cold and still as marble. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Is there among Madam’s wardrobe half a yard of black crape? The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z While Victor took the dear crape hat into his hand as a compensation for the likeness, and dreamily contemplated it, there sprang forth on the hat wholly new, fresh flowers for his soul. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z They trail a yard of skirt behind them in the dust, cover their shoulders with a vivid embroidered China crape scarf, and deck their heads with a mantilla. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z The manufactures of the county are not very extensive, the chief being crape, silks, and straw-plait. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z It was a crucifix, veiled in black crape, with long black streamers; as the monastery's banner had been left behind. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z He made no farther attempt at appeasing the irate adventurer; but stepping hastily out of the room, soon returned, carrying the crape and horsewhip—the latter a true hound-scorer with buckhorn handle. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z They advanced in the same order as on the day before, but their gait was slow, and their standard was muffled in black crape. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Over her shoulders is a China crape shawl, either white or rose-coloured—a wedding present,—and her raven tresses are set off by a bunch of wax-like stephanotis or of scarlet hibiscus. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z If her mauve crape dress revealed rather too distinctly her plump outlines, it softened the middle-aged beauty of her face and toned with the magnificent grayish pearls she wore. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z So shall I, the blackest in all the convent's wardrobe if they wish it—ay, crape if they insist on it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z I’m sure she can supply you with plenty of crape. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z It would never do to appear in a black coat, a light gray spencer, punch-colored shorts and gaiters, white hat with a strip of black crape on it,—mere Dodd and Dempsey! The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Straight in front of them burned the lamps of the gateway, like two yellow eyes staring through a monstrous crape mask. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z She stood by the bier in flowing robes loaded with crape, a black-bordered handkerchief in her hand, and a tear on each cheek, and--received her visitors. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Through the open door of the drawing-room I saw all the bearers come in, in their white smock-frocks and crape bands, and go out again, carrying him for the last time over his own threshold. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z But the brightest light would not have sufficed for the scanning of his face—concealed as it was behind a covering of crape. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Deep crape weepers encircled his arms to the elbows, and a very banner of black hung mournfully from his hat. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Under her heavy crape bonnet, her hair, uncurled by the damp of the winter night, hangs in pitiful little tags upon her sunk forehead. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z It looks to me as if the trees have crape wound round their tops and the birds sing in a minor key and the people stare at me with earnest and sympathetic eyes. My Little Boy 2011-03-12T03:00:27.087Z On her head was a white crape cap and a white wreath, as for a novice nun. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z This was well-known to his “fare” with the craped face. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The girls will be pleased to know that I wore my white lisse crape, with no ornaments but the flowers in my hair, and a small bunch in my bodice. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The Countess Lenzdorff had gone to meet her granddaughter as far as the vestibule, which was hung with Japanese crape and lighted by red Venetian lanterns in wrought-iron frames. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z She was dressed in deep mourning; but the piquant smiling face and charming hazel eyes ill accorded with the heavy garments, and the mouldering surface of the crape. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z She wore a red crape gown, red as flickering fire, red as benumbing poppy-blossoms, very d�collet�e, and its decided colour heightened the white, pearly lustre of the girl's neck and arms. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z This, despite the obscurity caused by the fog, and the crape masking the face of his chastiser. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Her dress was a rustling black satin, with a small crape handkerchief fastened on her bosom with a magnificent diamond pin. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z One of the ready-made crape collars of the period was about her neck, the delicate, fine contour of her throat displayed by the cut of her dress. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z She is a widow, and wears a thick crape veil. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z They are armed with guns, but wear no disguise, not even the usual band of black crape across the upper half of the face. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z That’s what the bits of crape are for, mum, it’s a way we have with us. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z Mr Jarker has been seen to come out with a crape scarf fastened upon his fur-cap, while a short skimpy cloak hangs awkwardly from his ample shoulders. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Both they and their children put black crape on their arms and lived and cried with Mrs. Slater until Charlie was found. Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z Broad doorway, hung with black crape, in the wall at back, leading to a back drawing-room, in which, above a sofa in black horsehair, hangs a posthumous portrait of the late General Gabler. Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z The sight of the Servian flag, to which a streamer of crape had been attached, only made them more angry still; the flag was burnt, and stones were thrown at the police. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Noticing such matters it will be no cause for surprise that I had often marked the black crape band worn upon the arm of their uniform coats by soldiers and volunteers. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z Another bonnet is composed of cross-pieces of lisse crape, laid flat in contrary directions, and trimmed with three deep blonds, placed according to fancy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Mrs. Rose kept the crape, and after a funeral would wash and iron it and put it in the "burer" drawer until some one else died. Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z He had a crape band on his hat, and another on his arm. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z The crowd below cried, "Away with the crape!" and in an instant all the signs of mourning that had been on the statue since 1871 were torn away. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Although her husband had been dead five years, she still mourned him in black silk, amply trimmed with crape, and was careful to use nothing but the most aggressively black-edged paper. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Trimmed on the side with a cabbage rose, or marabouts; the curtain, crape and blond. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Is it a mother in skilfully fashioned draperies of crape? War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z "I mean that picture over the desk, with the crazy decoration of crape and violets." 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z We were stopped by a band of ladrones, all wearing crape over their faces.” The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z So shall I; the blackest in all the convent’s wardrobe if they wish it—aye, crape if they insist on it? Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "I move that we all wear crape upon our left arm and mourning bands upon our hats until the election." Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z Black crape collar and sleeves, and black boots and gloves. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z All London wears crape, variegated with a tracery of white, like lace upon a pall. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The men wore black hat-bands, the women crape, which on all the nearer relatives already showed signs of wear. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z For Heaven's sake, papa! tell me the meaning of that crape. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z In their midst were the Swedish banners, covered with crape as for a funeral. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z A little later, black silk without any gloss, trimmed with crape, may be worn, and delaine or bombazine, with a trimming of broad, plain ribbon, or a bias fold of silk. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The black dress with its heavy crape trimmings indicated a recent bereavement, but the eyes bore no trace of tears; there was no touch of sensibility in the resolute features. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Once on his road he met a carriage hung all over with black crape drawn by two horses, which were covered with cloth of the same colour, and the coachman, too, was in deep mourning. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z I must know first for whom you wear this crape. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z He glanced sadly enough at the broad band of crape that encircled his left arm. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z The only appropriate trimming is a deep fold, either of the same material or of crape. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z I didn't see the crape round your sleeve. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z Although the day was warm, Pearl had draped a shawl of white Chinese crape over her shoulders. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Also, the inner edge of the ring fades off into an obscure border called the dusky ring or crape ring. A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z These vary in size and shape to suit the fancy or fashion of the moment, and are made of silk, lace, or paper; for the latter, crape papers are much used. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z The next degree is to wear white collar and sleeves, a bow of crape upon the bonnet, and plain white lace facings, leaving off the crape veil, and substituting one of plain black net. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Then the blood that had blazed in her face spread suddenly to her nerveless hands, and she began to pluck at the crape ruffles on her gown. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z A crape hatband, and a suit of mourning; quarrels about the expense of the funeral, or the "cash he left behind him," is all that reminds us of the love and devotion of family life. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z But the picture itself was concealed beneath a curtain of lavender crape. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z They stood listening in the drawing-room; the old woman, in her white crape cap, looking flushed and excited, and Gertrude, in her unrelieved black dress, white—even sallow—with excitement. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z The articles, whether of bombasin, crape, cloth, &c., need only be rubbed with a sponge dipped in the liquor, when the effect will be instantly produced. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Her hair was black and solemn as crape. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z I stood there, a slight figure, in crape, cloaked, veiled—in pain, giddy, confused. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z For the rest she wore a sort of rough creamy crape, with a wide-open collar, elbow-length sleeves, a cord round her waist, grey silk stockings and su�de shoes. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Better have taken him crape bands for the hats of all his party, and to distribute amongst the fatherless! Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Last week, as throngs of tourists rode Tourmobiles among the pink crape myrtle trees and rolling hills of tombstones, the superintendent's house sat behind its green hedges with rooms empty and most shades drawn. 20 years of problems at Arlington Cemetery 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z Fame is flying in the air, with a crape on her arm and a trumpet, announcing that le grand Franklin has saved his country and given her liberty in spite of tyrants. The True Benjamin Franklin Mamma is now in her crape and widow's cap; I in my deep mourning also, laden with crape. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Felicitas kept her head buried in her prayer-book, but the rebellious little rings of gold hair on her forehead could be seen glittering through her crape veil. The Undying Past Her crape veil thrown back over a bonnet showing a face, as it were, carven in grey granite, Aphra Orrin stood before her country's justice fingering a brown rosary. Deep Moat Grange She slowly wiped the crumbs from off her dingy crape, and with creaking noise pushed back her chair. Rachel Ray The closed windows told it to the passers-by; and the crape which hung heavily from the door, tied with a black ribbon, denoted that one in the prime of life was laid low. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 The majority of gauze, tulle, crape, and crêpe bonnets, are trimmed in a light style with flowers or marabouts. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 He had scarcely turned into the wide main-road, when he saw a dark figure in flowing draperies of crape, walking towards M�nsterberg. The Undying Past She sat there, so broken down, her charming face surrounded by the black crape veil, the point of her little widow's cap on her white forehead, and her black-bordered handkerchief always wet with bitter tears. A Sister's Love A Novel A cloud hangs over, strange of shape, And, colored like the half-ripe grape, Seems some uneven stain On heaven's azure, thin as crape, And blue as rain. A Voice on the Wind and Other Poems The dress itself is white crape over white satin, and the front of the skirt may be ornamented with bouquets to match the wreath. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Dresses of white crape have been made with double jupes, or with three flounces, the latter edged with pink-ruches, or with four or five rows of narrow ribbon. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 She wore a white crape dress, trimmed with the natural flowers of the camellia, intermixed with its own rich green leaves. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 Her light mantle had slipped from her shoulders, and a pair of very slender hands had impetuously thrown back the crape veil from her hat. A Sister's Love A Novel The people did not seem to recognize me and, when I asked what all that crape was for, they whispered in my ears, 'Hush, hush, it's ... it's for the Imperial!' Majesty A Novel The pulpit and choir-loft were covered with flags festooned with crape. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl The manufactures of silk and crape have superseded that of woollen cloth, which was introduced by the Flemings who fled to England to escape the persecution of the duke of Alva. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The lady whose name we last mentioned wore a dress of pale amber watered silk, beneath a crape tunic of the same colour. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 I stood beside her, my hands resting on the child; by my side was Isa in a profusion of black crape. A Sister's Love A Novel Upholsterers were occupied in draping the banisters of the staircase with crape gauze, for the time when the coffin should be carried downstairs. Majesty A Novel In Sunday school the desk was draped with mourning, and the flag at half-mast was also festooned with crape. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Cyprus was a term applied also to black crape, then appropriated exclusively to widows’ mourning; possibly this might have been the origin of “wearing the cypress.” Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations When the Court is in mourning, gentlemen attending a lev�e are expected to wear a band of black crape on the left arm above the elbow. Manners and Rules of Good Society Or Solecisms to be Avoided The crape--yes, I have kept it on my hat. The Children of the World The emperor gave his hand to the empress and led her to the throne, whose crown and draperies were covered with crape. Majesty A Novel They are pictures of Lincoln upon a tiny flag, bordered with crape. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl She was dressed in trailing robes of crape and bombazine, and the face, turned to the moonlight, was cold and still. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The veil may be cr�pe lisse or chiffon in place of crape. Manners and Rules of Good Society Or Solecisms to be Avoided A calm smile rested on his lips and he looked at the crape on his white hat. The Children of the World In deathly pallor he stared at the men there, at his feet, measuring out the crape and sending clouds of it up to him. Majesty A Novel If one uses the Christmas bell idea have the bells covered with scarlet crape tissue and swung from the chandelier. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions The hat was trimmed with crape, and the graceful figure wore dingy black. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir On the top of one pile lay a crimson Canton crape shawl. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story While so doing, the pins which had fastened the somewhat rusty piece of crape came out, and the sign of seven years mourning fell on the floor. The Children of the World He recalled his dream: the streets of Lipara overflowing with crape till the very sun reeled.... Majesty A Novel Her hair, tied with crape, hung over her shoulders, and she wore a crown of jasmine, mingled with a few marigolds. Tales of Passed Times My white silk's too short, the pink crape's quite crushed, the blue muslin won't look nice after it's washed, and my merino's hardly smart enough. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story I glanced hurriedly along the line for relics of crape—but she resumed my enlightenment. Love's Usuries If the mother can look down upon her child, she will think it natural if no crape is worn after this day. The Children of the World After his shower-bath, he dressed calmly, in his lancer's uniform, with crape round the sleeve. Majesty A Novel The old houses of the town, built of red brick and adorned with white porches, with pink crape myrtle blooming luxuriantly in their door yards, are particularly attractive to us. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway The measurements you will find enclosed; also those of another young lady, her sister, who must also be supplied with a white dress, the material of which, however, had better be of crape. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth I wanted to go and get some crape and hang it on my salary whip. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside True, you yourself still wear crape around your hat; in your case constancy may be in the blood. The Children of the World There revived within him the recollection of the fact that shortly after his marriage he had dreamt a dream more or less similar to his former dream: the sinister capital filling with crape. Majesty A Novel Masses of pink crape myrtle embower some of the old houses, and waxen leaved magnolia trees shade the door yards. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway It was the knot of black crape with which the shutters were tied together. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth Oh! yes; I have my best frock, the black bombazine, and my crape bonnet. Under the Mendips A Tale The men wore new, cheap-looking black suits; the wives and daughters had on heavy crape veils. John Marsh's Millions He gazed out before him: his presentiment quivered through him; he saw his dream again: the streets of Lipara filled with crape, right up to the sky, where it veiled the sunlight. Majesty A Novel The beautiful Matilija poppies grow in great luxuriance here, their tall grey-green stalks and white crape petals with golden hearts being very effective. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway "What do you mean by a knot of crape, and when was it you obtained entrance into William's room?" Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth Black crapes too, and sable hues, to harmonise with a world of sorrow and darkness. Fragments of an Autobiography The young man walking behind his old companion was tall and slight; he wore a long blue coat, and had crape on his arm and his hat. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. They brought her in, tenderly Mrs. Moore took off the crape bonnet; the girl cried bitterly, her head on Penelope's shoulder. East Angels The chestnut oak, the magnolia, the willow oak, the crape myrtle, the fig and the grape all flourish luxuriantly. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway "It's not the outside mournin' that counts for anything, missy; it's the crape you wear on your heart." Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole A few dress hats have been seen at dinner-parties and musical amateur meetings in the country, of transparent white crape, ornamented with a small elegant bouquet of marabones. English Costume He sat for a long time, as he told them afterwards, without drinking anything, the while he stared at his silk hat enmeshed in crape, and when he did drink he called for stout. Carnival The young man who walked behind was tall and slender, with crape on his hat and on the sleeve of his long blue coat. Edelweiss A Story The day was warm and bright, and the mulatto women with baskets of cakes, figs, pomegranates, bananas, crape myrtles and oleanders, filled the air with their musical negro cries as they vended their wares. A Daughter of the Union "It's the crape of the heart that counts," he repeated. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole When these dress hats are of coloured crape, they are generally ornamented with flowers of the same tint as the hat, in preference to feathers. English Costume The crape is doubled over a wire covered with satin, which is seen through the crape. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Mrs. Saphir waited for an interval of ten minutes and then she gathered her shawl about her; and with a final adjustment of her crape bonnet she shuffled out of the office. The Competitive Nephew Between the throne and the benches of the assembly was a block covered with black crape; an ax lay beside it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 “Yes,” said Mrs Fiddison, holding out the white crape starched grief before him, so that he might see the effect of her handiwork. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Upon his head is the usual tall-crowned, broad-brimmed, felt hat, which carries a hideous band of broad, rusty crape in memory of his deceased wife. Tales of South Africa The curtain is satin at top, and crape at bottom. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. After greeting him, he pointed to Eric's arm, saying:— "Take off the crape before you go." Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine No grief has crossed our threshold, Sue, No crape festooned the door, But health has waved its halcyon wings, And plenty filled our store. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. “A nice quiet, genteel business, sir; and if you don’t object to the smell of the crape, you’d not know there was anything going on in the house.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One She was dressed in mourning, and her face was covered by a thick veil, the thick crape concealing her features. Black Diamonds The body all round, and the front of the skirt are ornamented with crape bouillonnés sprinkled with jet beads. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. She shot in like an arrow and overturned the sausage peg that had been covered with crape. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series To complete the effect the four corners of the catafalque were banked with pink hydrangeas, and over all looked down, from a frame of crape, a lifelike portrait of the murdered man. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin “And so am I,” said Mrs Fiddison, removing a tear once more with a scrap of crape. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One He mourned for them not in black, not with crape on his hat. Black Diamonds When my poor husband died, I got a veil measured three yards, countin' the hem; good crape it was, too. Hildegarde's Harvest But a black band, twined unseen among the green leaves, and a streamer of crape hung down from it; for within the last few days the young artist had—died. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The conventuaries, wearing crape, followed the corpse to the sound of funeral music. Black Forest Village Stories “Thank you, sir,” said Mrs Fiddison, wiping one eye with a scrap of crape. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One This remark explained the many frames filled with crape. Black Diamonds I've wore crape enough in my time to bury me under, you might say. Hildegarde's Harvest Late in the autumn of the same year the governor was again sitting in the hall of his forefathers, whose statues remained, hung with mourning crape. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna They wore crape around their hats and a band of crape on the left arm. Gertrude's Marriage A very successful imitation of real crape is made in Manchester of cotton yarn, and sold under the name of Victoria crape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Several of the leaves, instead of portraits, had pieces of black crape inserted into the frames. Black Diamonds "A great deal of crape, my Lady, and in 'bouffes' down the dress." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Among them was one sweet young English face beneath an old crape bonnet. An American Girl Abroad And after all, if we approve mourning, and wish our friends to hold us in remembrance after death, can we not find a better way than by crape and bombazine? Maids Wives and Bachelors The wavy appearance of Canton crape results from the peculiar manner in which the weft is prepared, the yarn from two bobbins being twisted together in the reverse way. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" She wore a simple white-and-black dress of crape cloth; her hair was smoothly combed back from her young face, and hung down in a long plait; a white lace collar was round her throat. Black Diamonds But the Swedish flags intermingled with the long array were swathed in funereal crape. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 He wore a coat of black glass, and a long piece of crape fluttered down from his hat. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace It was only Andy, who, with a piece of ragged crape fastened round his arm, was slowly tottering towards her. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Canton crapes are used, either white or coloured, for ladies’ scarves and shawls, bonnet trimmings, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" She appeared in an azure silk garment, over which hung a transparent crape, on which were wrought silver stars; on her head was a crown of diamonds, and her hands held a sceptre of emerald. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Mr. Boxem, finding Mrs. Winslow's door ajar, quietly stepped in and reverently removed his sombre crape hat. The Spiritualists and the Detectives Even when it is only damp and misty—and you know it nearly always is damp and misty about here in the autumn—crape gets limp and wretched looking. Leonore Stubbs Kitty's wardrobe having been inspected, a delicate white crape was fixed upon. The Lamplighter The Chinese and Japanese excel in the manufacture of soft crapes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" I had everything ready but my crape when he died. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 They were all covered with crape, but the masterpiece by the unknown maker was not in its place, a wreath of cypress bung in its stead. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. It was a pretty, modest face that presently showed itself in the kitchen; but there were traces of sadness about the eyes and mouth, and the new housemaid's dress was trimmed with crape. For John's Sake and Other Stories. The Turks and Georgians embroider marvellously the lightest gauze or most delicate crape. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The crisp and elastic structure of hard crape is not produced either in the spinning or in the weaving, but is due to processes through which the gauze passes after it is woven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Dr. Murray thus defines cypress lawn, “A light transparent material resembling cobweb lawn or crape; like the latter it was, when black, much used for habiliments of mourning.” Minor Poems by Milton The orphan put aside the fold of crape which she was converting into a collar, and inclined her head slightly. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The dusky shadows had dropped like a black crape veil around her pale face. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine Another patient, whose hallucination consisted in believing himself to be dead, had his room hung with black crape, and his bed constructed in the form of a bier. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Commercially they are distinguished as single, double, three-ply and four-ply crapes, according to the nature of the yarn used in their manufacture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Her tresses, tied with crape, hung over her shoulders, and she wore a crown of jasmine and marigolds. Old-Time Stories She shivered, and he picked up a crape shawl lying in a heap under the table, and wrapped it around her. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Mrs. Luttrell sat silent, motionless, her white hands crossed before her on the crape of her black gown. Under False Pretences A Novel She had Lull's old crape bonnet on her head. The Weans at Rowallan The crape formerly made at Norwich was made with a silk warp and worsted weft, and is said to have afterwards degenerated into bombazine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Scarf of white China crape, beautifully embroidered, and finished with a deep, white, silk fringe. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 To terrify him the more, they wore linen hat-bands and scarfs, instead of crape. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed The stranger respected his emotion; he glanced once at the band of crape on Brian's arm, and then walked quietly away. Under False Pretences A Novel My trumpet looks so sad to-day, With crape around it winding; In a cage they put the player gay, Lay on him fetters binding. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. There are two distinct varieties of the textile—soft, Canton or Oriental crape, and hard or crisped crape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Drawn capote of white crape, adorned with clusters of the rose de mott both in the interior and exterior. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 At his grave there stood no single mourner;—but the young lord was there, of his right, disdaining even to wear a crape band round his hat. Lady Anna His stolid, well-fed face was the first familiar one she had met, and she wondered why he wore that broad band of crape about his coat-sleeve. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday To confirm this whimsical notion, the successful brother entered the room in evening dress, with a band of crape on the arm and a black tie. Aliens What must a child think of the Christian doctrine of life and death who has never seen life except through black crape? Household Papers and Stories Drawn capote of pink crape, adorned in the interior with half-wreaths of green myrtle. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The bonnet is lined with white crape, and the under-trimming consists of bouquets of lilac and white flowers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Dealers in crape will doubtless secure a handsome patronage. Thoughts on African Colonization He even had, as I saw later, a band of crape on his arm, which somehow I had forgotten to wear. Aliens In some of our cities, on the occurrence of a death in the family, all the shutters on the street are closed and tied with black crape, and so remain for months. Household Papers and Stories Around the hat was wound a strip of rusty crape. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 But the year had not elapsed, devoted to double crape and triple quillings, before Dely's mother, too, began to be consoled. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 People don't wear crape, Miss Muffler tells us, nearly so much as they used to do," said Miss Warrender, "or at least not nearly so long as they used to do. A Country Gentleman and his Family And I have a piece of crape Pinned on my dolly's hat, Tom says it is ridiculous For only just a cat. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 As a boy, I was chiefly familiar with Norwich crapes and bombazines and Norwich shawls, which at that time were making quite a sensation in the fashionable world. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Each wore, on his left arm, a band and rosette of black crape, and many had white hatbands and scarves. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign I have seen us sitting in broad sunshine on the Ross, and the rain falling black like crape upon the mountain. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI I wouldn't put any on your winter frocks, if I was you, for black materials are always heavy, and crape don't show on those thick stuffs. A Country Gentleman and his Family She could see Leslie, in Nile-green crape, eating an ice out in the hall with that American boy, the singer, whose conceit, by his looks, had not yet been made to totter. Aurora the Magnificent Off he went straight to the Barber, and made him shave his head; then he bought a piece of crape to tie round his left arm. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India The waiters who attended upon the guests were compelled to wear black crape around their arms, ‘in keeping,’ as it was observed, ‘with the solemnity of the occasion.’ Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Flags were at half mast and Market Street was draped in crape. In the Heart of a Fool She went downstairs after them, in her gown covered with crape, with her snowy cap, which gave dignity to her appearance. A Country Gentleman and his Family And in this cottage also was another man, whose face was concealed by an old crape mask, which covered his eyes and nose and mouth. The Landleaguers Her simple bonnet had been trimmed to correspond with her sash; her pretty but inexpensive scarf of white crape suited her dress. Shirley She saw the crape on the door, and came straight here to tell us. Mrs. Tree The body was taken from the funeral car and borne by soldiers up to St. James' Hall, where it was placed under a crape canopy, extending from the ceiling to the floor. The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President Only six months a widow, and not a bit of crape upon her! A Country Gentleman and his Family "And how," said I, "is your——" I paused, for I now for the first time remarked a black crape on his hat. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 The three frowning lines deepened across her forehead, and she stared straight before her with her perplexed and anxious look under her rustling crape. The Romance of a Plain Man Sure enough, there was crape on the door of Mrs. Tree's house—a long rusty streamer. Mrs. Tree You haven't got such a thing as a bit o' crape about you, have you, miss? East of the Shadows "Of a woman who wears no crape for her husband," cried Minnie, with an effort, in her bass voice. A Country Gentleman and his Family If I could covered up his face I’d been willin’ to used my best crape veil that I mourned for Mother Allen in. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife At the sink in the kitchen my mother, with her crape veil pinned back, and her bombazine sleeves rolled up, stood with her arms deep in soapsuds. The Romance of a Plain Man She—Mrs. Weight says there is crape on the door. Mrs. Tree There was a blue crape also, with which Miss Judy evidently fell in love. The House in Town The Master's gavel, the Wardens' columns, the Deacons' and Stewards' rods, the Tiler's sword and the Marshal's baton, should be trimmed with black crape. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. I sithed, “why is it that the apron strings of Duty are so often made of black crape, but yet I must cling to ’em?” Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife A thick tent of clouds stretched overhead, and the miniature box in the garden looked like flutings of crape on the pebbled walk, which had been washed clean and glistening during the night. The Romance of a Plain Man Mullins looked as though he could hardly believe his ears; his jaw, black as a crape hat-band this morning, fell in front of his grimy collar. The Camera Fiend "Mamma!—there is my red silk—and my green—and my blue crape." The House in Town A flowing cloak of China crape; Embroidered lining with enormous sleeves. L'Aiglon She mourns yet quite a good deal in her best dresses, and looked ahead, and didn’t want the price of crape and bombazine riz. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Sally turned with a cry, and the next instant she was clasped in Miss Mitty's arms, with her head hidden in the rustling crape on the old lady's shoulder. The Romance of a Plain Man And then, master, I saw for the first time that their faces were covered over with black crape. Hidden Hand The matron went out and returned with a bundle of clothes and a black bonnet upon which was some rusty crape; a huge, old-fashioned thing that framed in her silver-white hair like a pent-house. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals A hundred bottles of wine, torches, crape, and whatever else is necessary upon such occasions, were put into the long-boat, into which the captain entered, with ten sailors, six musicians, and myself. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Through the fleet they went––a fleet that was wearing crape for him––and from every vessel received a volley of cheers. The Harbor of Doubt There it is now—the one with that pink crape myrtle in the yard, and the four columns, you can see it with your own eyes. The Romance of a Plain Man There, there! the old woman in a crape veil. Melomaniacs The “brides,” or strings of her little muslin cap, flaunted in the breeze and a shawl of China crape fluttered from her shoulders. The Strollers It is all settled; and you are to have a new slip, and crape tucker and apron, and a best black cap. The Fairchild Family He might order his coffin an' the crape for his berryin, an' dig his own grave to save his widow the expense. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule "An' you're too big," retorted my mother, removing the long black pins from her veil, and holding them in her mouth while she carefully smoothed and folded the lengths of crape. The Romance of a Plain Man |
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