| 单词 | damask |
| 例句 | She had dressed me in my favorite gown of yellow damask over a petticoat embroidered in her own hand, her final gift of kindness to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When she opened it, she found piles of the finest velvets and damasks the Free Cities could produce . . . and resting on top, nestled in the soft cloth, three huge eggs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The walls were all heavy wainscoting and damask wallpaper, while the four-poster bed was fitted with fine linen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Folding tables were hurried out while hot foods were rushed forth and plates and fine damask napkins and good silverware were laid. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had never seen the eunuch dress in anything but silk and velvet and the richest damasks, and this man smelled of sweat instead of lilacs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its white birchwood sides remind me of my Belle-trunk, but its gilded edges and damask pattern allow it to blend in with the rest of the luxurious room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And instead of the white oilcloth and paper napkins of the dining room, Faye’s table was covered with a white damask cloth and the napkins were linen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tall glass doors with shattered panes stood open into the garden, torn damask curtains flapping like a loose tongue in the wind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This vacant eye, listless hand, this damask cheek dusted like a doughnut with plastic powder, had to have a memory or a dream. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z An older man moved forward, richly dressed in a damask tunic with silver fastenings and a cloak lined with foxfur. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Many of the fabrics that we know of today came to Europe via the Muslims, and their names still show their origins: damask from Damascus, muslin from Mosul, gauzes from Gaza. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He then sat down in a red damask chair, crossed his legs, and put his hands to his face. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z When daylight broke, I arose and put on my yellow damask gown. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He gave orders that a damask table-cloth should be draped over the ping-pong table, and in the end it looked really quite elegant after all. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The main room is paneled in walnut and outfitted with damask furniture, a dinette, and a Pullman kitchen. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A noble elf strode into the gray tent, wearing robes of costly damask. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The table was set for four, with a lavish display of candles and damask and heavy silver. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He dusted off his robes of priceless damask. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They reported that the Africans lived like kings, even wearing the fabrics of royalty: velvet, damask, and brocade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The red damask walls of the queen's tea salon display her royal emblem—a six-pointed crown with a glittering ruby and chrysanthemum in the center. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A damask dressing gown—and Mr. Lyte’s best wig on a wig rest. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Next I slipped out of my damask gown and wrapped my shorn hair and my clothes in a tight bundle for Horatio to destroy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The long windows were covered with shimmering damask curtains. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Esteban pulled back the threadbare damask quilt and saw his mother’s legs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Down along the river was a pile of roses, a huge pile of damask roses, the autumn-flowering ones. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Her gardens are full of roses—sprawling, old tangled bushes, quite a few of them autumn-flowering damasks with their last flowers still nodding and drooping in the rain. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The meal was served in enormous helpings on damask tablecloths by the skilled Italian waiters Major de Coverley had kidnaped from the mainland and given to Milo. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The house is a showplace for the Kwangs’ many guests and visiting dignitaries, trimmed in heavy damask and chintz, with freshly cut flowers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He delights — if a man can swoon, Kinsky swoons — over her blood-red damask frock from Worth and the Cartier star of diamonds that was her fashion trademark. History Lives in Fiction: From Jennie Churchill’s Britain to Jacksonian Cincinnati 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The scent of blossoms hung in the air, not just from damask roses but pinks, Persian lilacs and jasmine. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z It can take an entire day to produce just 15 inches of a fabric like damask, with its intricate designs. A Glimpse Inside a Florentine Silk-Weaving Workshop 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Mixed in with bonded tweed coats and trousers or short full skirts in white double crepe, which was embossed, she showed blue damask jacquard pieces that had a similar graphic clarity. Fashion Review: Stella McCartney, Givenchy, Herm?s and Giambattista Valli Strut Their Collections 2012-03-06T00:32:21Z “The fabric is a type of linen damask that in the late 19th century was used for table linens,” Rothkopf said. ‘Flea-market’ Renoir returns to museum after mysterious disappearance 2014-03-29T22:21:57Z The pattern is a traditional damask, but with a ’70s spin, which is that the pattern is flocked.” Making a Mess Off Broadway 2010-06-07T00:18:00Z Plain silk, traditional florals and damasks all lacked the sense of freshness she desired. How Microbatch Textiles Became Cool 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z An 18th-century green embroidered damask coat featuring Ottoman design, Chinese fabric and Russian lining hangs among Javanese sarongs and royal attire from South Asia. A Taiwan Museum Featuring All of Asia 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z I was led away to a smaller drawing room within the palace where about 20 or so other writers had been forgathered in a loose ring, backs to the damask walls. Diamond jubilee: writers reflect on growing up Elizabethan 2012-06-01T21:50:02Z One worker who was weaving a cream-colored damask from a design named for the Renaissance painter Pinturicchio could be expected to complete only 80 to 100 centimeters of the fabric per day. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z She said the fabric is similar to a red damask once used by George Washington, which is one of the reasons she chose it. Designing the White House: The Trumps pick a decorator 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The cargo was quickly fished out of the water, and only the red damask upholstery was ruined. Antiques: A Portraitist Considered the ?Titian of Louisiana? 2011-12-15T21:47:17Z With distressed damask walls, red leather banquettes and jade-and-gold-checkered floors, the décor channels a 1930s Shanghai speakeasy, but not without irony. | Mister H at the Mondrian SoHo 2011-02-09T14:00:20Z Logan wants us to know, too, that damask was so expensive in Ben Jonson’s day that a single tablecloth cost as much as a pile of bricks big enough to build a two-mile-long wall. Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The lobby is airy with gleaming floors of marble and mosaic tile with an eclectic damask design, a pattern found throughout the hotel. Hotel Review: The Sorella in Kansas City, Mo. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Beneath all the seigneurial duty and damask, this British series about aristocrats and their servants is at heart as American as Apple computers or the Magic Kingdom. The TV Watch: ‘Downton Abbey’ Returns for a Fourth Season 2014-01-02T21:12:16Z Gibson cut down her mom’s old Brunschwig & Fils curtains to fit her kitchen windows and made the rest of the damask into pillows for a guest room. How to upcycle furniture for a one-of-a-kind look 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The same fabric spilled from a long black cutaway, seams visible and splitting; was transformed into an abstract bolero atop cobwebby black lace; and got spliced with zebra stripes, old damask and brocade. What Do Women Need Now? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z A real aristocrat is at home whether the damask is fraying or fresh. T Magazine: Ghosts of the Hudson Valley 2012-12-19T21:46:44Z My grandmother also brought her mother’s fragrant damask rose to this farm. When moving means uprooting 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z It looks delicious, with Persian-miniature style, jewelled satin and organza costumes set against abstract backdrops of raspberry-coloured damask and curving, speckled mirrors. Teresa Carre?o Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Benjamin Grosvenor, LSO; Promised End; Radamisto 2010-10-16T23:07:00Z “When working on the Renaissance period, I need more ruffles and velvets, damask and lampas,” she explained, referring to a patterned material like brocade. In Venice, Capturing the Brio of Festivities Past 2013-04-23T05:49:12Z There's a formal dining room anchored by a long table and 10 carved chairs, an elegant living room with damask sofas, and several bedrooms - including the one where Jackson died. Michael Jackson fans leave tribute at auction site 2011-12-12T02:21:09Z His 19-year-old only son, Félix, who lived with his mother in the flat below, helped him cook and set the table with a beautiful white damask tablecloth and assorted napkins. Claude Lanzmann: the man who told the story of Shoah 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z The backdrop of the lovely rich red damask curtain imparts a stateliness. How an impeachment unfolds: Inside the 1974 Nixon hearings, day by day 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The one in the library springs open to reveal a drawing room hung with yellow damask; another conceals a staircase that spirals up to a bedroom. Travel Through Centuries of Design at Ireland's Birr Castle 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The ensemble dancers were nearly buried under Renaissance-inspired costumes of heavy damask and velvet. Misty Copeland packs Wolf Trap with the power of love 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z The walls are covered with red silk damask and decorated with wainscot panelling. Stuffed full 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Her guests cheered her on as she slipped a pale silk damask coat over her black utility jeans. The Star of ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Picks a Few Come-Hither Dresses 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z An unmarked door leads into a smallish bar with gaudy damask wallpaper, pressed tin ceilings and silk couches intended to invoke the feeling of a Lost Generation social club. Bo?te: Bathtub Gin, a Speakeasy in Chelsea - Review 2011-10-12T22:34:14Z “We even discussed putting damask everywhere and recreating some of the rooms, in a kind of Barnes way,” Salomon adds, referring to the Barnes Collection’s nuts-and-bolts duplication of its founder’s suburban Philadelphia house. The Frick Savors the Opulence of Emptiness 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The hostess greeted everyone in a damask hoopskirt, and the refreshments were made from Colonial recipes. Mariette Himes Gomez Decorates a Historic Washington, D.C. Home 2014-01-13T05:00:00Z This one, made in 1756, is a delirious patchwork of satin, linen, chenille, silver thread, damask and embroidery stitched into sinuous, layered patterns of checks, ribbons, flower blossoms and fruit. Art Review: At Museum of Biblical Art, the ?Glory of Ukraine? 2010-07-01T21:40:00Z How could I let on to my revolutionary friends that the blue damask on the walls of the O’Tooles’ suite — known as the “D’Annunzio-Duse” suite — made me feel curiously secure? T Magazine: Vexed in Venice 2011-12-01T00:10:20Z She had discovered that a fragment of a red damask in the same pattern was found in the Philadelphia house occupied by George Washington when he was president. Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Coiled around its base, like a fat, drowsy serpent, is a tufted green damask banquette. T Magazine: Year of the Couturi?re 2010-12-01T17:25:00Z The isotopes in her tooth enamel reveal that she was actually born in Rome, and the jet beads, rich damask and gold thread of her shroud suggest she was an aristocrat. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z My rather cheerless 22nd-floor superior king room boasted beige wallpaper, an armchair in chocolate-brown damask, and a TV atop a functional-looking dresser of ash-gray veneer. Hotel Review: The St. Regis Toronto 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z A large-scale floral, damask, tribal textile or embroidery — any of these would work. An effortless bohemian bed is all about colors, textures and patterns 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z And for such a rich restaurant, the tables, covered in white damask tablecloths and not much else, look severe. Review | Mirabelle, on the fast track to sublime 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z But to modern eyes, the gilded antiques pop on red damask walls. Antiques: Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont as Impulse Buyer 2010-05-06T20:50:00Z When her makeup was done, she walked downstairs to a room she reserved for video shoots—crimson curtains, damask wallpaper, a piano decorated with mannequins and candelabras. The Stylish Socialist Who Is Trying to Save YouTube from Alt-Right Domination 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A silk design for a brocaded damask by Anna Maria Garthwaite dated 1744 The growing collections were divided, largely according to the materials of which they were made, into curatorial departments. Natalie Rothstein obituary 2010-04-20T18:10:00Z The two beige linen damask sofas he designed for George W. Bush’s office later served Obama for almost two years and Trump for four years. Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z He selected his own gray damask Oval Office wallpaper — a Trump staffer dismissively told a reporter that the Obama striped wallpaper was too stained to keep — and seems to be doing some revenge decorating. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z At least three streams traced paths down the lumpy mountainsides, a lacy damask fingering toward straight-drop waterfalls that led to the lake and its little river draining into the bay to the west. Climbing the summits of Irish literature Seeing his future in damask brocade and mohair, he wants nothing to do with it. ‘The Stowaway’ Appeals to the Thrillseeker in All of Us 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The silk damask draperies and sumptuous beds felt opulent and a nice flourish to the end of the byway and a way to rest up before heading back to Seattle the next day. An OR road trip through Swiss-Alps-like mountains 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z The damask tablecloth didn’t come until relatively late: the 12th century. For china collectors, it's always so many place settings, so little space 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The current exhibit piece, Seattle-based Hungarian artist Timea Tihanyi’s “Like Love,” continues through the end of August, and features a deconstructed damask tablecloth adorned with hands in honor of Hungarian embroidery work. At Ballard’s free Das Schaufenster, ‘The Middle Seat’ is a window into Ukraine-Russia tensions 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “If something could be leafed in gold or upholstered with damask, it was,” Mrs. Trump wrote in “Raising Trump.” Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z This image is placed in tension with an emerald green 18th-century-style backdrop, swagged to bursting with damask fruit that lends a gorgeousness, and an imprimatur of mainstream probity, to the otherwise discomfiting scene. How Today’s Queer Artists Are Revising History 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Even grand chefs were buckling under the expense of laundering their damask tablecloths to snowy Michelin standards. The rise and fall of French cuisine 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Maybe we are meant to suppose that, ever the innovator, he was the first Englishman to plant sweet damask roses with his chin. Why Make Movies About Writers? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z In Ireland, the designer spent months procuring finishes such as petrol-blue damask silk wallpaper and a mix of Regency and William IV antique furniture for the drawing room of Picerne’s Capard House. Special Report: As their landlord profits, soldiers battle unsafe... 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The tattered Penguin paperback — along with a damask bag designed to stop photographers snapping the judge carrying the scandalous tome — sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday. ‘Lady Chatterley’ copy from famous trial sells for $72,000 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The tattered Penguin paperback - along with a damask bag designed to stop photographers snapping the judge carrying the scandalous tome - sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday. ‘Lady Chatterley’ copy from famous trial sells for $72,000 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The paperback was kept in a damask bag, hand-stitched by the judge's wife, for discretion as it was carried into court each day. Judge's copy of Lady Chatterley up for sale 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Come spring, a blanket of velvety pink damask rose blossoms shroud the hills with their romantic scent. The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The owner has redecorated the residence in gilded mirrors and blue damask wallpaper with the help of a renowned interior designer and is having a personal golf course installed on the verdant grounds. Special Report: As their landlord profits, soldiers battle unsafe... 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Designed to reflect the designers’ Italian heritage, the tony shop also features floors of volcanic ash from Sicily, walls lined in rich damask and Italian marble in Bordeaux shades throughout. Dolce & Gabbana & 'Giselle': South Coast Plaza soiree celebrates Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z At the time of her death, she owned 18th-century antiques, fine rugs, damask curtains and many pieces of art, including a Renoir. Niece, heiress to Greta Garbo fortune, dies at 85 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The morning after the dinner, the sales reps reconvened in a dreary conference room with red tablecloths and damask carpeting. The C.E.O. of H.I.V. 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Guests sat at tables covered in spring green damask and topped with centerpieces of grapes and tall, slender taper candles. First lady Melania Trump says no politics at the black-tie dinner for governors 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The East Room, with its chandeliers and gold damask drapes, is the largest room in the White House; it might also be, to use a word favored by the President, the most elegant. Inside Trump’s Surreal Press Conference 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Frontiersmen climbed up on the damask furniture to catch a sight of Jackson. Watching Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z By the end, laughter was echoing from the room’s gilded moldings and silk damask draperies. Presenting America’s Newest Comedy Team: Mel Brooks and Obama 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In other poems and letters, she refers to “my little damask maid” and “Sweet Sultans,” which were not servants and royalty, but the intoxicatingly pungent Damask rose and a pomponlike relative of the sunflower. The Lost Gardens of Emily Dickinson 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The richly patterned Albemarle line, suggesting damask textiles, is popular in the U.S. Homeowners Get Stuck on Wallpaper 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “If a wing chair is in damask or orange rayon, forget about the fabric and focus on the silhouette of the piece and its scale,” said Mr. Carter. The Heirloom Challenge: Working Inherited Furniture into Your Décor 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Shakespeare writes of "gloves as sweet as damask roses" in "A Winter's Tale". Turkish rose farmers struggle to keep tradition alive 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The dining room, with its white coffered ceiling, red and gray damask banquettes and distressed mirrored columns, fills up nightly. 10 Reasons Why Telluride Is A Secret Foodie Hot Spot 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Opulence through generous and new ways of using fur, from the opening fox fur bathrobe style coat with ombre sleeves to the brown mink coat sheared to look like damask. NYFW Fall '15: Michael Kors, Delpozo, Bibhu Mohapatra 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Much of the furniture - Empire style - is what she acquired, as are the silk damasks on the walls. Scandalous tales from the British embassy in Paris 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z The stunning two-story lobby walls are covered in red-on-red damask, a dark wood coffered ceiling and similar wood accents add richness, and deep purple velvet sofas under the gold chandelier invite you to relax. 5 Top Hotels For Oktoberfest In Berlin 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The shop window was ablaze with red as a mannequin displayed the cardinals’ ceremonial outfit, and a splash of red silk damask fabric was being sliced across the counter inside the front door. Influx of cardinals good news for Roman tailors 2014-02-07T23:45:03Z Damascus streets used to be filled by jasmine, damask rose and the branches of the Barada River. Egypt’s Morsi Warns Assad: ‘Your Time Won’t Be Long’ 2012-09-05T20:25:46Z One wall is covered with a black damask wallpaper that upon closer inspection reveals small LP's and guitars embedded in the pattern. Virgin Mobile flagship store ready in Lincoln Park 2012-07-18T22:22:00Z This latter remark will apply also to damask table-linen, and to all similar materials, as well as to dress fabrics, and draperies such as window hangings; but of these we shall say a word shortly. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Alys has a damask cheek, as you may have noticed, but nowadays there's a worm in the bud. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z The red damask curtains, decorated with large flowers worked in embroidery, and looped up with gold bullion, permitted me to behold the fair dead, lying at full length, with hands joined upon her bosom. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z There hills of emerald are seen, And damask vales, that smile between, And all the beauties of the sky In elegant assemblage lie. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z There was the superb fire of coal and oak blocks, throwing a glow on the massive family plate and fine, spotless damask: such a silver urn and teapot were not often seen. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Simplicity of pattern naturally accords with a simple mode of production, and the means of producing pattern in damasks is certainly most simple. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Their fathers surrounded them with bulky mahogany furniture, and green and blue woollen damask. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The curtains were dark and damask and dusty. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z This has been put on the market in the most varied kinds, and also with cloth-like impressions, under the names damask, brocade, and Leipzig end papers. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z It was a richly garnished room, with berth hangings of crimson damask and amber colored silk, a gorgeous carpet from the looms of Brussels, and furniture in keeping. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z In our simple spot we have those elements which may be extended into the richest and most artistic damask patterns. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z In the cavalry the standards of regiments of Dragoon Guards are of crimson silk damask, embroidered and fringed with gold, and their guidons, anciently called "guydhomme"—a swallow-tailed flag—are of crimson silk. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The thought that flooded Elizabeth's face and neck and ears with damask was one quite inconsistent with the calm eating of bread-and-butter. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z She was dressed in a low frock which seemed manufactured of lace and muslin, her hair fell loose down her back to her knees, and her hands were full of damask roses. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z At this time, the upper end only was covered with a rich damask cloth, where the lady and her guests took their seats; the other half of the table extending bare beneath them. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Were I asked whether I approve of these damasks as wall coverings, I should say, "Certainly not." Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z A fat man with a large nose jumped—actually jumped—at their appearance, and began to fold a pattern of damask in front of him exactly like an automaton that is suddenly set going. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Man in a white cravat showed us to a pew; floor covered with carpet, and seat covered with damask, with little stools to kneel down upon. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The Peeresses leave their damask chairs, and approach the bar, to get a better view of the orator. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Rare crystal and fine foreign glassware flashed and sparkled under the shaded lights standing on damask like snow, to which hot-house fruit and flowers added an exquisite note of colour. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Nothing is better than leather for dining-room chairs; Utrecht velvet, either plain or embossed, looks well on library chairs; silk and satin damasks, rep, plain cloth, and many other fabrics are appropriate to drawing-room furniture. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Four pork-fat lamps burned brilliantly; ostentatiously paraded were old worsted damask curtains, hunting knives, rifles, chronometers, and beer-barrels, which, as they glowed in the light, astonished the natives. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z If the bear steak was hard to masticate, at the same time it was a camp dinner, not one served on a damask tablecloth, with cut-glass, and silver, and napkins to boot! Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z It has two Roman Catholic churches, a synagogue and manufactures of damask and velvet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The officers were struck with surprise in viewing the multitude of cushions and divans covered with the finest damasks and silks, and ornamented with golden fringe. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The old furniture standing about was richly carved, and covered with faded green damask. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Ladies, instead of brocaded damasks, wore muslins and flimsy materials. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Vainly he sighed; yet no worm fed upon his damask cheek. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The roses had deepened from pink to damask on the cheeks of the Dublin fair--the young officers of yeomanry and militia had reached the stage of aberration which follows thirst and precedes coma. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Their white damask coverings, and the glass and crystal vessels on them, were of the greatest beauty. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z She bent again over the plant she was tending, her eyelids and her damask cheeks drooping. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Sèvres and Dresden porcelain, the finest damask, and antique and exquisitely beautiful silver adorned the table. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z "I don't care at all, I shall walk in my stockings," then came another little kick, and the slipper disappeared, rolling underneath a heavy damask curtain. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The term is perhaps now best known in reference to damask table-cloths, a 786 species of figured cloth usually of flax or tow yarns, but sometimes made partly of cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The governor’s pew is very neatly fitted up with crimson damask, and contains some gaily coloured ottomans; over the pew are the royal arms of England. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Her wet eyelashes fell on her blushing cheeks; they were like a damask rose glistening in the morning dew. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z The images of Christ and the Virgin would be attired with all possible magnificence of damask and ermine, gold and jewels. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The curtains were drawn across the windows, and clusters of candles in graceful silver holders were arranged on the table, shedding a warm light on to the white damask and the shining covers. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Cotton damasks, which are made in Paisley, Glasgow, and several places in Lancashire, are used for toilet covers, table-cloths, and similar purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Not to mention the crimson damask curtains with gold fringe, framing the 11-foot windows with their tranquil view of brownstone Brooklyn. Regal Office in Brooklyn Is Envy of Judges 2012-01-26T02:31:02Z They both looked at her; she was standing underneath the light of the chandelier, the rich damask colour mantling in her cheeks. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Their rooms are very fine, one hung with beautiful crimson damask. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The royal fingers were dipped into it and dried on a fine damask napkin, which the "gentleman" carried on his arm. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Silk damasks for curtains and upholstery decoration are made in the silk-weaving centres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In front of it was the governor’s pew, highly ornamented, lined with China silk; the cushions and chairs therein were covered with crimson damask, and the window curtain was of the same material. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The Assisans sent out their best carriages with horses ridden by postillions to meet her, adorned their palaces with flags and damask hangings, and rang all the bells as she approached the Basilica. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Landing near the mouth of the river, he attired himself in a gorgeous damask gown, decorated with gayly colored birds and flowers, expecting to meet mandarins who would be similarly dressed. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The industries include machine shops, breweries, and the manufacture of spirits, linen, damask, cloth, hosiery, beads and leather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The finest results are obtained when the so-called double damask weaves are used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Picture of Our Lady, dressed in a red mantle; the background of green damask. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z It pleases Time to fold his wings Around our best and brightest things; He'll mar your damask cheek, as now He stamps his mark upon my brow. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Now get thee to his lordship—concealment, like a worm i' the bud, no longer preying upon thy damask cheek. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z It is one of the chief manufacturing places in Rhenish Prussia, its principal industries being the spinning and weaving of cotton, the manufacture of silks, velvet, ribbon and damasks, and dyeing and bleaching. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The small figure here shown to illustrate a small section of a damask design is composed of the two single damask weaves; these give a maximum float of four threads or picks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The Dauphin, clothed in a robe of white damask lined with black velvet, married the little princess, and placed a ring upon her tiny finger. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z A century later, silk, lace and damask weaving were introduced by French refugees, and became very important industries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Mrs. Grice, engaged in a bout of what looked like a game of catch-as-catch-can with Mr. Grice and the tablecloth, immediately extricated herself from her damask winding-sheet and came respectfully to attention. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He was quite a conspicuous object sitting on that knoll in the midst of warriors, for he was wrapped in a robe of red and yellow silk damask cloth. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The art of producing damask steel has been generally practised in Oriental countries from a remote period, the most famous blades having come from Isfahan, Khorasan, and Shiraz in Persia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z She received the congratulations of the assembled guests lying in her state-bed, which was hung with green damask and covered with a gorgeous quilt of brocade. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z She carried one hundred and twenty-two thousand pesos of gold and a great and rich store of satins, damask, and musk. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z A large hall of wood was accordingly erected on the open space before the fort, and hung with fine damask. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Shall damask flowers lose their beauty, shall silver lace be tarnished and broideries lack lustre because Ripple has commanded the impossible? The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z And Batiste was silent, while the seven-headed monster, folding itself up again on the sofa of damask, was whispering, preparing the sentence. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The damask patch had spread to Lucille Haldane's forehead, but instead of being downcast her eyes were filled with light. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z There is an old story that tells how his sea-worn ships came up the Thames, their masts hung with silk and damask sails. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Plenty of sky-rockets will go up, there will be illuminations, the pillars of the churches will be clothed in red damask according to the local usage, and numberless wax-candles will be burnt. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Each cloud had the damask glow, without its fleetness, that we see in the scales of a darting trout. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z And alternating with the fruit were all the entremets in covered dishes, placed on long slips of damask the whole length of the table. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Though the rich damask had deepened in her cheek, there was a significant question in her eyes. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Maria still stayed obstinately at the window, shielded from the eyes of her friends by the great damask curtains. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z "Have you a carpet of silk, satin, damask, or some more than ordinary stuff to cover the Table with at all times?" Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The walls were hung with red damask, the carpet also was red, and at one end were three gold chairs. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Each servant handed the things in his white kid gloves, and with a damask napkin under his thumb. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z She was glowing with excitement, and I had never seen anything equal the fine damask in her cheeks. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Scarcely ever had the parlors of the Elorza mansion presented a more brilliant appearance; all the sofas of flowered damask were occupied by richly dressed ladies with bare arms and bosoms. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The simple Jesuit Fathers were shocked to see such velvets and silks, such luxurious beds of crimson damask, such extravagance in the trappings of the saddle-horses. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The corner drawing-room, where she received us, flooded with light, showing off the old red damask of the walls and the splendid ceiling. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z "Feed on her damask—" "Tablecloth!" shouts Harry, brilliantly but indiscreetly. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z There was a scarf of damask thrown over one of the tables and two or three pieces of magnificent plate sat upon it. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Aaron Tallmadge clutched the red damask curtains, with a stifled groan. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Why, then, I am partly in starched cambric, good mouse, if you must know, and partly in damask, and partly in taffeta of popinjay blue. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z One can't imagine them reclining in ladies' boudoirs on satin cushions, with silk and damask hangings. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Seeing it was in vain to oppose her, Catesby assented, and the sufferer was accordingly carried thither, and placed within the bed—a large antique piece of furniture, hung with faded damask curtains. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z There were both damask and lace curtains at the windows, but not a vestige of carpet was anywhere to be seen. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Suddenly the perplexed eyes widened; the vague design of the satin damask had wrought itself into her brain. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The table was covered with a cloth of snowy whiteness, and loaded with delicacies; and here and there stood a little China vase, filled with white and damask roses. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z As Mr. Alexander swabbed his dripping face and hair on a damask towel, he shook his head dubiously. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z The room took its name, evidently, from the red damask hangings and upholstering of the furniture. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z It was covered with fine white damask, and literally glistened with silver and glass. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z In the corner of the red damask lounge by the fire, a little old book. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Oh, I shall get one of those damask silk shawls which are now so fashionable. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Louis XIV. had on this journey "a chamber of crimson damask," for ordinary use, and another "very magnificent" where greater accommodation would be had. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Enswathed in the light of endless bloom, Her brow outpaling falling snow, Her cheeks like the blushing damask rose, Her lips with budding love aglow. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Englishmen, Hollanders, Germans, Russians, Tartars, Turks, Armenians, and even Persians came, bringing stuffs, linen, damask, brocades, furs, jewels, perfumes, and sweetmeats. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z This was a gown of white damask with large white satin flowers outlined with real pearls. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Well," said Elizabeth, "will you go out to-night with me, and we will look at the bonnets, and also the damask silk shawls? Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z We reached the top floor, and were shown by the twins into an apartment containing a double bed with a stuffy canopy of damask. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z The rosy-coloured damask curtains, which form a baldachin over it, are tied to the branches of enormous jasmine trees by heavy golden tassels. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z On the wall hang a basket and a bird-cage, and a magnificent damask curtain with large flowers falls in graceful folds from an outside ring. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Then they brought them splendid velvet and flowered damask garments embroidered with gold and crusted with diamonds. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z There was a crystal jug filled with cold water and sunshine, and it threw a wavering light on the damask. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "I have," he says, "two footmen in handsome liveries behind my coach, and my apartment is hung with damask." English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Thick curtains of light blue damask, covered with roses, softened the glare of the daylight. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z His alcove bed is supported by ebony columns and closed in with green damask curtains. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Come, maids, and buy my pegs and props, Or lines to dry your clothes, And when they are dry they’ll smell as sweet As any damask rose. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The bed was of rich, though faded damask, with a lofty tester, and stood in a niche opposite the bow-window.... The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z The top of this stone had been made perfectly level, and over it a rich damask cloth had been spread so as to make it answer all the purposes of a table. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z The forest maiden was disconsolate; but, unlike Viola, she told her love, nor "let concealment, like the worm i' the bud, feed on her damask cheek." Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z The ladies often took down the damask and other curtains and made dresses of them. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z A cheery fire of pine knots blazed a greeting from the hearth, while two long boards supported on trestles and covered with a shining damask cloth, represented the table of Pioneer days. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z As she did so her bright, clear, dark eyes grew brighter than ever, and her young cheeks became full of the lovely color of the damask rose. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z They could touch the lute and virginal, sing "Like to the damask rose," and their breath was as sweet as their voices. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z The walls will be hung with silk damask, either of a dark crimson or a dark green—according to the style of art for which the room is destined. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z Maxwell was a little confused to notice that Bonita had overheard; for a second the long lashes dropped across her eyes, and again there was a flicker of damask in her cheek. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The sofas and chairs were of richly inlaid walnut, covered with faded but heavy yellow damask. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The whole room was lined with shelves and drawers, the former of which were for the most part sheltered by heavy crimson damask curtains. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The entire room formed a tent of crimson damask shot with gold and gathered in huge folds to a rosette in the centre of the ceiling. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The sun was rising gloriously, and the east was one sheet of gold and orange damask, shot with sapphire, as the sturdy workman rose. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The damask warmth deepened just a trifle in his companion's cheek. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z It was very silent and lonely; the setting sun shone upon the yellow damask furniture, and the roses in the flower-stands exhaled their fragrance as usual. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Where now will you see a girl like Viola's sister, who let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, feed on her damask cheek? A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z It was a spacious octagon apartment, in the style of the tower chambers of the Middle Ages, opening on to a balcony, which was likewise separated from the room by blue damask curtains. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Articles of luxury such as musical instruments, mirrors, brass fixtures, silverware, table linen, and damask hangings were frequently found in the houses of the wealthier planters. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The furniture was of rosewood upholstered in pale blue damask. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The next day Robert went fishing, and Theodora put in order the china, crystal, and fine damask, and the books and ornaments she had brought down to Inverkip. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Perhaps some of the dancers found fault with the draught from the archway, for Jessie saw Warren Provost and Mr. Hurst let down the damask curtains which had been looped back from it. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z A pleasant bluish twilight reigned in the room as he entered it, caused by the heavy blue damask curtains that draped the high bow-windows. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The table flashed with silver and crystal on snowy-white damask and was brilliant with colored candles. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The tea-table, a damask moon on the lawn of the vicarage, was laid awaiting their arrival and the white-haired woman who presided welcomed Phil with the simple cordiality of a near relative. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z She’s let concealment, like a worm i’ the bud, prey on your damask cheek.” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z Indeed Hef's black silk pajamas, wine-red damask robe and slippers are not the mark of retirement but quite the opposite, a signal that he still considers himself both playboy and player. Knee-to-Knee with Hefner: An Interview with the Oldest Playboy 2011-06-06T23:20:00Z In the center was a table covered with a splendid damask cloth and set with the most motley and variegated pieces of glass and china 87 ever beheld together outside of a curiosity shop. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z Walls were now more covered with hung damask, brocade, silk, and wallpaper or plain paint rather than by wood paneling. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z It is not "fast of its smell," as Bacon says of the damask rose, but gives it so lavishly that one cannot pass near a plant without being aware of its gracious presence. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z The furniture, except for the sofa which was upholstered in faded yellow wool damask, was covered with flowery chintz like that in the dining-room, and at the windows were the same faded yellow hangings. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z By daylight, the old damask paper looks all stained and discoloured, and the draperies hang fainting and turning grey and brown and to all sorts of strange autumnal hues in this bright spring sunshine. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z All she saw confirmed her suspicions; for in the keeping-room a table was set forth in great style, with the silver tankards, best china, and the fine damask table-cloth, which the housewife kept for holidays. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Esquires and gentlemen with possessions to the value of 800s. per year, daughters of a person who has possessions to the value of 2,000s. a year damask, silk, kerchiefs up to 5s. in value. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z Then there were other odd chairs and tables and shaded lamps and curtains of rose-colored damask hung over white net. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z And, indeed, I had felt, as I saw it coming in, how out of keeping its shabbiness was with all the satin damask, the gilding, and the lace. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z The curtains were of heavy silk damask, the walls and ceilings covered with gilded tapestry, the lamps of rolled gold, the furniture throughout upholstered with silk damask of the most beautiful material. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z She hated to darn, infinitely preferring to read, or study Latin with her brother, instead of repairing old damask, muslin gowns, and the family hose. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z During the last hour the river had widened, and along its banks tufted cocoa palms were woven with the brighter foliage of bananas into the rich green damask of the bordering jungle. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z A family’s support does not necessarily involve sumptuous fare, purple and fine linen, damask and rosewood. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z In the small and distant light of the lectern lamp he stood gazing at the damask hangings, the green frontal, the silver candlesticks, the flowers from his own garden—the flowers he grew for this. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z It was a large tent, hung with damask, and divided into two parts by a heavy curtain. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The table was resplendent with its fine old damask and silver and with its load of good things. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z In these were laid tables spread with cloths of crimson damask, and covered with every luxury that could tempt the palate or gratify the eye. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z The following day Eglah returned to Washington, and two hours before the departure of the train she drove to Twenty-third Street, where she and Mrs. Mitchell usually made their purchases of damask, ribbon, and lace. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Most of your knights, now-a-days, keep a greater rustling with their sumptuous garments of damask, gold brocade, and other costly stuffs, than with the coats of mail, which they should glory to wear. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z The heavy damask curtains were drawn aside by two knights in waiting, and Raymond heard the sonorous voice of the herald repeating the title and style of the Constable and his squire. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Constance, brilliant in amber, with damask roses at her breast and in her hair, thought her friend looked very school-girlish, and wanting in style. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z She let concealment feed upon her cheek—which, to be accurate, was not damask, but rather of the quality of sarsnet. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z The walls of the dining-room are hung with crimson and gold satin damask, against which are several of his own pictures. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Pale-blue curtains of satin damask shut out the wintry prospect, and the softest and richest of foreign carpets hushed every footfall. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z Still he wore his velvets and silks and damasks; still he blazed with jewels: no dusty prisoner, but a splendid knight, pacing the terrace while summers and winters went. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z One window must have been open behind the drawn curtains, for the heavy damask hangings waved gently in the sudden current of air, caused by the opening of the door. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The Baptistery appears in the background; and on the piazza are ladies and young men, clad in damask and rich stuffs, with jewels and fantastic head-dresses, joining hands as though in act of dancing. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z And lastly, to the young lady I gave one piece of damask, two pieces of China taffity, and a piece of fine striped muslin. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z The floor was bare but clean, the chairs of a plain wooden variety, and the china, glass, and damask very suitable to the room. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Somehow, the damask of Violet’s flushed cheeks banished the dull tints in his. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z His hand had wandered up the damask curtain, gently drawing its heavy folds from out her clinging fingers. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z It employed three thousand eight hundred looms in the fabrication of damasks and brocades; the gardens and plantations of its environs embraced an area of four hundred square miles. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z I was lying in a great bed with damask curtains. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z I had plenty of fine bedding, and table damask, china and plate, some favorite books, and bits of bric-a-brac, a few pictures and rugs, and a good deal of Berlin wool work, and fancy needlework. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Other Industries.—The staple manufacture is linen, ranging from the finest damasks to the coarsest ducks and sackings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Her gloomy sentence has ended in a suppressed cry of joy, and her cheeks have changed from pink to damask. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The curtain consisted of several worn old yellow damask porti�res sewed together, upon which the 'wicked fairy' herself had painted various fantastic flowers to conceal the threadbare spots. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z High-backed, with curving arms and twisted legs, covered with faded gold leaf, and upholstered in tattered damask, they too were a part of the symbolism, and struck Dyson with surprise. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z I brought out my best damask, and the richly gilded china that Robert’s mother had given me for a wedding present. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Mr. Dingwell was holding the piece of damask curtain between his finger and thumb, and she fancied was sniffing at it gently. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z The high windows were hung with heavy green damask, now black with dirt and age. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The damask was beautiful; the silver rich; the glasses crystalline. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z It was no ignoble blood which lent the damask tint to cheeks upon which he gazed with complacent responsibility for their being. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z I had still some beautiful bed clothing, and table damask, and a few books; and books and an open fire are the best furniture any room can have. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The quick colour mounted into her cheeks and deepened their blush rose hue to damask. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z It was a pleasant, cheerful room, with bright pictures on the walls, and rich crimson damask hangings in the window. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z One's first impressions were of gilding and red damask. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Only the two children of the fat daughter of the merchant could tumble around on the sofas, with their fiery-red, woolen, damask covering, and could help themselves from all the dishes. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z She's real damask, she is; worth taking a good deal of trouble with. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z As I understand the poem, old Sarcophagus comes down out of the cerulean fire, and goes in for a little damask earth. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z Yet think me not thus dazzled by the flow Of golden locks, or damask rose; more rare The heartfelt beauties of my foreign fair! The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z It even yet upheld a heavy tester of faded crimson damask, gathered to the centre under a great golden star of tarnished splendor. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z There he sat down in a mahogany arm-chair upholstered in faded yellow damask, crossed his legs, rested his tall shining hat on his knee and looked around him. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z "I have enough—almost——" "Ah! the 'almost' betrays the canker feeding on that damask cheek!" laughed Mrs. Lannis. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z "It must be the sunlight that freshens your beauty and puts that damask upon your skin." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z She drew back the heavy, green damask curtain, and through a large corner window, streamed into the room the full dazzling glow of the midday sun. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z The table cover and napkins must be of snowy damask, the glass clear as crystal, and taste must preside over each detail. 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 They had been left untouched; but to them had been associated costly damask or satin hangings, heavy velvet curtains, rich gilding, all of which, illuminated by innumerable wax-lights, produced a really dazzling effect. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Her hair preserved its pristine blackness, and was on this evening covered by the hood of a damask mantle, violet like her trailing robe, which exposed a front of brass. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In the luggage of an officer who lodged in our house there were damask curtains, plates of old Strasburg ware, and even children's clothes, all of which came from that castle. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The two rooms—a sitting room and a bed room—were furnished in heavy, old fashioned English furniture upholstered in delicately faded blue damask. The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure 2011-01-13T03:01:17.050Z These she drew forth and set upon the table, turning from the oven after a careful inspection of its contents with the complexion of a damask rose. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z De Lacheville threw his napkin down upon the spot of wine that had splashed from his upraised glass upon the damask cloth. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Hem the corners with the flat hem and the sides with the damask hem. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z We took out of its dark hiding-place a damask cloth and eighteen napkins. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z D�collet� corsage trimmed to correspond, and a damask rose worn in the hair. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z Slumber came at last, but as the clocks were striking twelve a little ghost emerged from Portia's room, and gliding to the hall window vanished among the heavy damask curtains. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The dessert was over; they passed into the drawing-room, which was hung, like that of the Mar�chale, in yellow damask in the style of Louis XVI. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Do not confuse the hemming stitch with the blind stitch, or the damask hem. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z My wife had improvised a table of a board laid on two casks; on this was spread a white damask tablecloth, on which were placed knives, forks, spoons, and plates for each person. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The wine-glasses, finger-glasses, and decanters; the silver knives and forks, the polished damask of the tablecloth, and the prisms of the chandelier drops above it, glitter and sparkle in the light of many wax tapers. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z "Now don't laugh at this relic, for it is very curious, though you won't appreciate it as a woman would;" and Dolly unfolded an old-fashioned housewife of red velvet, lined with faded yellow damask. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The curtains, like the upholstering of the furniture, were of maroon damask wool. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z The table gleamed with snowy damask, strewn with leaves of light formed by the pierced shade of the hanging lamp. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The outside is covered with rich black damask, adorned with an embroidered band of gold. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z On the broad veranda, which is shaded from the morning sun by a damask awning, stands a cradle hung with dainty white curtains; and in the cradle sleeps a little baby. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z We towzled our hair into mops, dressed in floppy garments of damask and brocade with enormous sleeves, and held meetings among ourselves to talk nonsense about art. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z And let’s see, there’s a very pretty china tea-service that I certainly would get, dear, and a few of those damask table-cloths and napkins.” Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The plated silverware gleamed on the fresh damask, and the aroma of golden bananas came from the fruit basket. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z “That seems difficult to grasp,” she demurred, and 72 he nodded his head, abstractedly sketching lines on the damask cloth with his oyster fork. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Such were the damasks and velvets of Granada. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The morning sunlight danced on the coffee table's snowy damask, the silver hot-water kettle hummed and hissed, and the smoke from Leo's cigar rose lightly in transparent rings to the ceiling. The Undying Past A lady, who lived opposite, says she saw raw meat cut and hacked upon her mahogany tables, and her superb damask curtain and cushions exposed to the rain, as if they were of no value. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams I've always had, as it were, two souls in my breast; the one which—" she hesitated a moment—"well, which you know; and another which craves self-restraint and white damask and so on. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z On the left, and back, is a door hung with heavy damask, and in the wall opposite, another. Yolanda of Cyprus In the dining room over the heavy damask cloth, is stretched a quaint old German table runner, reaching from end to end of the table. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Shirley said no more, and facing each other in the candle-glow, across the spotless damask, they talked, as with common consent, of other things. The Valiants of Virginia She put another pair of cushions before the table, covered with a white damask cloth into which the crest was woven, and set the heavy silver candlesticks straight. A Sister's Love A Novel The upper third of the wall above the wainscot is covered with a reproduction of an old-time scenic paper in greens and grays, and the window hangings are of corresponding colors in damask. Remodeled Farmhouses He brought me the satchel of brown damask that contained the whole of my fortune. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Afterwards you come to the Princess of Monteleon's chamber, which is not larger than the others; but her bed is of gold and green damask, lined with silver brocade, and trimmed with Point-de-Spain. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The centre of the room was filled with a table, not rough, as was his own, but snowy with damask, and asparkle with glass and silver, under the softened light of many candles. The Tempering The imitation damask curtains at the windows had a costly look, and the wide bed with its silk-lined lace covering and great puffy pillows seemed a thing of royal comfort. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Caned work was used for seats and was varied by coverings of needlework, morocco, striped and variegated horsehair, damasks, and fine printed silks. Remodeled Farmhouses The hangings were of the same colour as the bed-curtains, and the cloth on the table which was either of velvet or damask, black, red or violet, as the case might be. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster It was covered with a cloth of richest damask that should have adorned a royal dining-room, and set out with china, glass, plate, and cutlery of corresponding elegance. The Wreckers of Sable Island Then she took a piece of blue damask out of the pile of things, and threw it like a cloak over her white shoulders. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. And when discovery marred the best disguise He winced a sigh, bowed to a spoiled deceit, And donned the damask draperies of defeat To woo dishonour as an enterprise. Sonnets from the Patagonian She stands in the large, handsome room, alone, a long, low room, with a carpet of rich, dull crimson velvet, curtains of dull crimson satin damask, papered walls, dull crimson, too. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The courtesans sell their wares at a high price, for they stroll about attired in velvet, damasks, silks, and resplendent in gold. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster A yard square is none too big, and pleasantly recalls the Parisians, whose liberality in damask is proverbial but not a characteristic in anything else. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Meantime Marguerite had instinctively thrown the damask coverlid of her bed over La Mole, and withdrawn from him. Marguerite de Valois The colour that came and went in her damask cheeks was very like that in her pink dimity gown. The Master's Violin Near the centre of the apartment stood the bed, tall, broad, quaintly carved, curtained in green damask, and on it, cold and apparently lifeless, lay the wounded man. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Hundreds of miles away she felt the cool wind blowing through the garden, and the scent of the damask rose was on it. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story It was all just as it used to be--the gilding on the mirrors and picture-frames, and on the furniture; and the beautiful hangings of green damask with a large raised pattern on it. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales He laughed again with a shade of sarcasm, and pointed to where a large hole in the damask table-cloth was only partially concealed by a splendid salt-cellar of Irish silver. The Gambler A Novel To see such gymnastic feats performed by men in long damask nightgowns and with wide trousers is uncommonly droll. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 There are heavy curtains of dark, rich damask draping the windows. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir She hurried the housekeeper and the servants, and she brought out the silver and the damask, and the famous crystal cup in its stand of gold, which was the lucky bowl of Ambar-Side. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story All the rooms were carpeted with beautiful carpets—the walls were hung with silk damask—each room a different color, with curtains, sofas & chairs to correspond. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The damask rose, that sprouts before the spring, Is fit for none to smell at but a king. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 In the room where the Duke of York died there was a broad bed on a platform, curtained and canopied with heavy damask, and surrounded by a gilded railing. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Pale-blue curtains of satin damask shut out the winter prospect, and the softest and richest of bright carpets hushed every footfall. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The Castle still stood in the damask light of the twilight, like a dark picture on an illuminated curtain. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands One room was hung with white damask, & the chairs & sofa were covered with beautiful embroidery—the ground of which was white, wrought by the Queen & her maids of honor. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Eberhard stepped to the window, on tiptoe, and drew aside the green damask curtain. On the Heights A Novel The Lama now mounted across the bench, and soon carried it, or, as was commonly believed, it carried him, to the very tent, where he ordered the damask to be produced. Custom and Myth New Edition It is said that his sailors were clothed in silk, his sails were damask, and his top-mast covered with cloth of gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" It is impossible to describe the strange allurement of the glowing, yellow gems, thus pressed against the soft damask of the young cheek. Shadows of Flames A Novel Many naked bodies were covered with beadwork, silks, damask, and even red and green table-cloths trimmed with gold and silver. The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith It shall be cover’d with velvet red, And cloth of fine gold all about your head, With damask white and azure blue Well diaper’d with lilies new.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Where soft upon each flowering stock The butterfly spreads damask wings; And under grassy loam and rock The cottage cricket sings. One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue Without a second glance, he averted his gaze until he had drawn up the edge of the snowy damask cloth over my stained and crumpled treasures. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The robe is of some wadded damask, the waist just below the arms, supplemented by a very short skirt. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia ‘Commit the war of white and damask in their nicely gawded cheeks to the wanton and spoil of Phœbus’ burning kisses.’ English Costume By the time I had discovered that a profusion of nickel-plating, plush, and damask does not compensate for closeness and dust, the train ran into the daylight on the banks of the Sacramento River. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel "Well, here it is in the paper that new concern, Weldon, Jones & Company, is selling to-day napkins at three dollars a dozen—the best damask napkins," he concluded. The Competitive Nephew Katrine’s eyes shone, her pale cheeks blazed a damask rose, the firm lips gaped, showing a flash of small, white teeth. An Unknown Lover She turned to exchange a casual remark with Jean, and behold, Jean’s cheeks were damask—flaming, as if with a fever. A Question of Marriage The damask silks were greatly in use, and were nearly always covered with the peculiar semi-Spanish pattern, the base of which was some contortion of the pomegranate. English Costume The great sitting-room opened into another apartment, where the heavy damask curtain had just been drawn back. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine We are told on excellent authority that at this time the "Southern dames, especially of Annapolis, Baltimore, and Charleston, were said to have the richest brocades and damasks that could be bought in London." Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) He was attired richly in damask of a lovely, soft blue with the same slashes of crimson that the servant livery had shown, but in this case of finer material. The Lost Door The windows were covered with yellow damask curtains and the footfalls made no sound on the thick carpet. Fairfax and His Pride They jumped upon the fine damask sofas in the drawing-room, stirred the fire till it was in a blaze, and rushed out on the balcony, upsetting one or two geraniums and a myrtle. Holiday House A Series of Tales I spread fine damask table-cloths, and have my own gilt-edged cups. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine There was a great display of precious garments and silk damask. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) I knew that outside the red damask, two huge candles were burning, but the curtain shut out their light and I was smothered in darkness. The Lost Door He does not let disappointment, like a worm in the bud, prey upon his damask cheek. Here and There in London You and your mother have a spirit of honour and honesty that might shame many who are lying on sofas of silk and damask. Holiday House A Series of Tales In the niches made by two small chimneys were brown, stuffed damask seats and sofas. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine A wooden table of the rudest workmanship stood near the furnace, but it was covered with a white damask table-cloth of the finest description, and adorned with a service of the purest silver plate. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" In it, the most beautiful woman I had ever seen came and parted the red damask curtains. The Lost Door In its radiance the curtains were damask, the old carpet a Persian-hued luxury, and the preparations for cooking an Arabian Nights' display. Anne There was no door to this inner apartment, only curtains of heavy damask, such as church banners are made of. Black Diamonds He was a little blinking fellow, and in colour patched like damask. The Three Mulla-mulgars They were, indeed, only of the better class London lodgings style: mirrors, and gilt, and white, and damask. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The same weaves are used in both damasks and dices, but simpler 209 weaves are generally employed for the commoner classes of the latter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Miss Lois never loved the wild ones as she had loved the old-fashioned cinnamon-scented pink and damask roses of her youth, but she gathered and dried these leaves of the brier from habit. Anne Egmont was dressed in a crimson damask robe, over which was a Spanish, mantle fringed with gold. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He always dressed according to the fashion of the day; wore very little silk, satins, or expensive damasks; but the whole of his garments were plain and very neat. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Item, a muffler of purple velvet embroidered with pearls of damask gold garnished with small stones of sundry sorts and tied with white satin. Ten Girls from History The illustration B shows the two double damask weaves arranged to form a dice pattern, while A shows a similar pattern made from two four-thread twill weaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" A further touch of delicacy to the repast is often provided by perfumed herbs scattered over the rich damask tablecloth. Women of England Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells; so that you may walk by a whole row of them, and find nothing of their sweetness; yea, though it be in a morning's dew. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time The more wealthy townships have the vestments of choristers, the chasuble and the full canonicals of a priest, mostly of velvet damask or silk, and of various colours and manufacture. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Rich stuffs, cloth of gold or silk woven with gold, webs of damask wrought with stripes or rays and figured with patterns are brought in from the ports. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" It is only in the finest cloths that the double damask weaves B are used for dice patterns, the single damask weaves and the twill weaves being employed to a greater extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The royal box faces the stage, hung with damask. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia He wore a blue damask gown lined with silk, a white stock, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satin small clothes, white silk stockings, and red morocco slippers. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 "Let me open it for you, my dear," said the captain, and doing so brought to light a tablecloth and dozen napkins of finest damask, with Violet's initials beautifully embroidered in the corner of each. Elsie in the South “And you look it,” said Cora, brightly, as she noted the damask cheeks of the bathing girl. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea The different effects in the adjacent squares or rectangles are due to precisely the same reasons as those explained in connexion with the ground and the figure of damasks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Her lute—the one her touch he taught To wake beneath the stars a song Of swan-caught music—is as naught And on yon damask lounge is flung. Blooms of the Berry Upon a damask napkin laid, What exhalations superfine Our gustatory nerves pervade, Provoking quenchless thirsts for wine! Second Book of Verse A table was bountifully spread for tea; the cloth of snow-white damask, the shining plate, above all, the home-like hissing tea-kettle, had a most inviting look. The Lamplighter A moment ago they were pale as Lenten lilies, now they are dyed as deep as a damask rose. Portia or By Passions Rocked The term damask is also often applied to cloths of this character, and especially so when the figure is formed by rectangles of different sizes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Voluptuous, languid with perfumes, As were the beauties that of old, In damask satins, jeweled plumes, With powdered gallants here that strolled. Blooms of the Berry A great fire of sandal-wood was kindled, the queen put on her damask kitchen apron, and soon the most delicious aroma of pudding-broth rose steaming out of the kettle. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Lower down, dressed in black, with punctilious wigs, and shaven faces, like two grave notes among the gay silks and the figured damasks, are seen the bailiff, Thomas Arnoton, and the notary Master Ambroy. Devil Stories An Anthology The light went out of his eyes and the rings of shadow round them grew visibly darker as he turned his head painfully on the damask cushion. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome The rest of the party started in to spread the feast on a big damask table cloth that Miss Betsey had arranged on the grass. Madge Morton's Trust The naked other on the damask cloth,— White, smooth, and light as the light thistle-down, Or the pink, fairy, fluffy evening moth On June-drunk beds of roses red,—lies thrown. Blooms of the Berry One of cloth, another of silk or damask. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries She wore a bright red gown trimmed with yellowish-green flowers, over that a dark blue, double-bordered damask apron, and a black silk bodice with puff sleeves. Eyes Like the Sea The light blue damask on the walls was dark in the gloom, and there was not much furniture to break the long surfaces. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome Her beauty was of a peculiar type—dark, passionate, and picturesque like that of the pomegranate, the damask rose or the passion-flower. A Mad Love A veil was usually worn, and in some parishes this was provided by the church, for an inventory of goods belonging to St Benet’s, Gracechurch Street, in 1560, includes “A churching cloth, fringed, white damask.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The four pursuivants are also created by the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl Marshal, when they take their oath of a pursuivant, and are invested with a tabard of the Royal arms upon damask. Old and New London Volume I Baby Douglas, who lived out of doors, had cheeks like a damask rose, while his mother gained gracious curves which added to her already radiant beauty. Banked Fires Ellen went out, and passed on till she came to the door of an elegant house, whose damask and muslin window curtains indicated a fashionable residence. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Raven had seen his place laid in the dining-room with bravery of damask and old china. Old Crow We don’t expect to carpet our house with Axminster and hang our windows with damask, but at least we must have Brussels and brocatelle,—it would not do not to. Household Papers and Stories For every feast the steward provided five fat hams, with spices and cakes, and the chief butler seven dozen gilt and silver spoons, twelve damask table-cloths, and twenty candlesticks. Old and New London Volume I When she came back again it was with a troubled face and a very ragged piece of damask in her hand. Anxious Audrey Feed on her damask cheek: she pin’d in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Their delf cups might have been Dresden, the black ware teapot solid silver, the coarse table-cloth damask—for the very air which he spread around the breakfast arrangements. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Nothing would delight me more than to put an unlimited credit to Marianne’s account, and let her work out the problems of harmonious color in velvet and damask. Household Papers and Stories Still as when Tickell sang, every walk "Seems from afar a moving tulip bed, Where rich brocades and glossy damasks glow, And chintz, the rival of the showery bow." Old and New London Volume I The hangings were also very ancient, but there was a modern damask counterpane spread over the mattress. The Grandee Another flag, belonging to a company of Massachusetts cavalry, seems to have been something quite out of the common, for it was of damask and silk and adorned with silver fringe. The Little Book of the Flag You will have lost the damask flush of youth. The Co-Citizens The boat, with damask cushions and silken awning, invites them upon the lake. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Cover the table with the prettiest, whitest damask, and over this lay lace-trimmed or openwork doilies, with a foundation of pink satin underneath. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions So also in painting: Michael Angelo, in the Sistine Chapel, would not have willingly painted a dress of figured damask or of watered satin; his was heroic painting, not admitting accessories. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) Out turned crimson velvet breeches, green damask coats laced with silver, or cinnamon damask with broad gold lace, while ladies in failles, lena gauzes, velvets, lace and ribbon took their places beside the dandies. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Wax tapers, set in silver candlesticks, shed their chastened brightness on the damask of the tablecloth and the remains of a cold collation of the rarest delicacy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) "Eyes more deep than the mysteries of twilight shadows in a woodland pool!—oval cheeks more damask than the rose which steals its fragrance from her hair!—lips whose Cupid's bow——" "Here," I good-naturedly protested. Wings of the Wind Nothing but white damask is used by gentlewomen. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Although the table-cloth and the napkins were of fine damask, the knives were of a common sort, and the forks of steel. Skipper Worse Built in the days when Virginia was a man's world, when men who wore satin, velvet and damask were masters of the art of fighting, riding, drinking, eating, and wooing. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Little Billy was completing his steward's task by spreading over the table the damask cloth that graced the board between meals. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story All the splendid Italian brocades and velvet damasks were of conventional patterns, and like their Arab and Sicilian models, and also like their Spanish contemporaries, represented, and sought to represent nothing on earth. Needlework As Art You probably have somewhere laid away a wonderful old damask cloth which dates back at least half a century. Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions A chenille cover, now, here and there, a bright drape or two, would transform this room; all this old red damask is terribly antiquated, my dear. Mrs. Tree The robe was a fine Persian or India damask, the ground white, and the flowers blue and gold, and the train held five yards. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana A maple had broken into bloom and leaf; a chestnut was unfolding his gummy buds; the cottage gardens were full of squills and hepatica; and the mezereons were all thick with damask buds. The Thread of Gold But in the fifteenth century it was transferred from its original purple silk ground to one of dark-blue damask, and altered to the form of a chasuble, as we see it now. Needlework As Art He seized an armful of the damask drapery as he spoke, and felt a slight form struggling and trembling in his embrace. Mabel's Mistake He laid the damask napkin across his knees, and winced at the touch of it, as at the caress of a long-forgotten hand. Mrs. Tree We followed into a great tent, hung all round with damask linen. Phemie Frost's Experiences It was pleasant to be tended so, and the fine, soft, sweet damask was pleasant, with which the drying was done. Trading The Indian poui, with its saffron-colored flowers, was strikingly conspicuous, and there too was that pleasant little favorite, the damask rose. Due South or Cuba Past and Present There was no answer, not even a rustle of the damask. Mabel's Mistake It was hung with sky-blue damask, embroidered with fine pearls. Old French Fairy Tales There were windows hung with beautiful damask curtains, the carpets were of rich velvet, and a center table and several cupboards under the seats completed the furnishings. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew There were damask Roses, and yellow Roses, lilac Crocuses and 77 gold, purple Violets and white. The Happy Prince and Other Tales The lily's stateliness thou dost not own, Nor glow voluptuous of the damask rose, Thou canst not emulate the laurel's crown, Nor, like the Cereus, watch while all repose. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 Not only are there no damask roses, but there is no place for them now-a-days, no "home," only villas and rented houses. Amaryllis at the Fair The more the flag is torn the more our damask curtains will flutter. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 And over their coffee and cognac and cigarettes, surrounded by his tasteful belongings, shut in by the heavy damask hangings, under the graceful wreaths of smoke, they formed a very pretty picture. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Curtains of red damask, faded and ragged, hung at the window, excluding the daylight, and on a small table a kerosene lamp had burned itself out. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West As Clara said this, tears swelled from those blue eyes that had been slowly filling, and dropped to her cheeks like rain upon damask roses. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals I think in despite of the nurseryman, or cemetery-keeper, that with patience I could get a damask rose even now by inquiring about from farmhouse to farmhouse. Amaryllis at the Fair The card-case, pale damask, lined with pale silk, the man brought him. The Paliser case The bedsteads are of iron and beautifully wrought; the curtains are of blue damask, and fastened to the four corners by bunches of ostrich plumes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It had black velvet panels and a tan carpet with angora rugs spread at perilous intervals; there was a flowered-silk chaise-longue, bright yellow damask furniture, and an Italian-Renaissance screen before the marble fireplace. The Gorgeous Girl Thora is busy about her napery––the finest of Irish linen and damask. An Orkney Maid Consequently they had damask roses, bees, and birds about them. Amaryllis at the Fair A room called the hall of Iturbide is hung in rich crimson damask, displaying the eagle and serpent, which form the arms of Mexico. Aztec Land The pillows are made of stuff spun in the castle, and are to be covered with crimson damask, besides which they will have an upper case of Holland cambric, trimmed with lace. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Small silver dishes that Benvenuto might have designed, filled with succulent and aromatic meats, were distributed upon a cloth of snowy damask. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories The Archbishop of Bourges was seated at the entrance of the church in a chair draped with white damask. Henry IV, Makers of History There are no damask roses now, like there used to be in summer at Coombe Oaks. Amaryllis at the Fair Besides her long, flowing black dress she wore a width of bright red-flowered damask tied around her waist, caught into the stirrup on either side and flowing a yard or two behind. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 They are generally made of huckaback of moderate fineness; but some ladies prefer making them of a coarser kind of damask. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet Esther, seeing them go by, looked after them in a consternation real enough to blanch her damask cheek. The Prisoner Flinging, flinging, The snow-ball, its white, pretty blossoms on me, Springing, springing, The damask rose climbs to the lattice to see! Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad No call for damask roses—wouldn't pay to grow they. Amaryllis at the Fair For this reason he always kept on a suit of armor under his long satin and damask court robes. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan Now, let the ardent lover clasp his fair, New flush the red rose in her damask cheek, Light up the glad beam in her rolling eye, And bid all pain and sorrowing be gone. The Battle of Bunkers-Hill Silks, laces, Cashmere shawls, damask, heavy and sumptuous velvets of bright colors, and fit for a queen's train, muslins of bewildering beauty, dresses at £200 a piece, and handkerchiefs of Manilla of almost fabulous value. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Only there were lines upon his face—the lines of thought and care; whilst hers remained as smooth as damask, typically and wonderfully beautiful. The Traitors The black scholar's gown, with its trimming of black fur, discloses his rich damask doublet and white collar. Holbein As they hurried along, Wilson caught glimpses of massive furniture, gilded mirrors, costly damask hangings brought over three hundred years before when this was the most extravagant country on the face of the earth. The Web of the Golden Spider The smell of this mixture is not unwholesome, and may be applied to the finest damask bed without any fear of soiling it. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The table was now rolled out into the centre of the saloon, laid with a snowy-white damask cloth, and covered with the equipage for a banquet. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life On one pure white damask napery was enlivened by low baskets of maidenhair fern, and sprays of the same delicate plant tied with baby ribbon of green gave a cool look to the whole. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The background is a green-diapered damask curtain most significantly drawn aside to show a silver crucifix high up in the left-hand corner, above the man with the dagger and sword. Holbein Here be beside cloth of silk and damask fit for the Queen. The Manor House School Take two pecks of damask rose buds, pick off the green part, and strew in the bottom of a jar a handful of large bay salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The heavy curtains, drawn back now from the windows to let in the morning sun, were of a fine ruby damask. Mr. Wicker's Window Amber glasses, creamy damask, all the tints from white to bronze, can be used in the dishes. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The beds were all four-posters with carved pillars and silk damask curtains, and there were sure to be the loveliest things to make believe with in whatever room you happened to be put into. Oswald Bastable and Others This operation left streaks of a lighter color upon the dusty cheeks and several dingy marks upon the damask towel which he applied to dry them. Divided Skates Then he drank, and looked at the garden ablaze with flowers—blush-roses and damask roses, and sweet-williams and candytuft, white lilies and yellow lilies, pansies, larkspur, poppies, bergamot, and sage. Harding's luck In his father’s time a few of the rooms had been modernized and refurnished, the damask drawing-room for example, a handsome billiard-room added, and two or three bedrooms fitted up according to nineteenth century taste. Wee Wifie Flowers: white water-lilies, camellias, or the darkest, duskiest, damask roses, and none of these in such profusion as to appear conspicuous.-402- Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The damask red which had ebbed surged slowly back again. The Dust Flower But I guess you're right, Linden—the description of you can be made quite captivating—and her cheeks glowed like damask roses with some sort of inspiration. Say and Seal, Volume II And the table linen is a pleasure to see, just the damask; it is so white, and so fine, and so smooth, and woven in such lovely designs. Nobody His eyes traced the intricate red-on-red floral pattern of a damask wall hanging. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Over this is to be laid the heaviest, snowiest damask cloth that the linen closet affords. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society She betrayed the sharpness of the wound only by a deepening of the damask flush. The Dust Flower |
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