| 单词 | epaulet |
| 例句 | They consisted of a wide belt and a strap that crossed the chest and passed under the left epaulet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On the fences the shiny blackbirds with red epaulets clicked their dry call. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers’ tunics were unbuttoned and their belts were threaded through their epaulets. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain said something that we couldn’t hear, then he pulled the sword from his scabbard, and sliced the epaulets off Hickey’s shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a fancy white uniform with gold fringe epaulets and a breast of medals like an actor playing a part. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a blue and red uniform with elegantly polished black boots, and his epaulets gleamed gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a frilly white shirt, a pair of breeches, and a long wool coat with epaulets. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They came accompanied by soldiers in blue uniforms with silver epaulets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He used to wear a military-style khaki suit replete with epaulets and gold buttons, and carried a baton like that made famous by Field Marshal Montgomery. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z General Baligant’s army is already most of the way to the border, cooling their heels and dusting their epaulets while they wait for your orders. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I was wearing a newly altered, totally revamped military-style jacket with epaulets and brass buttons, and I’d embroidered the back, by hand; it read, in a loose script, people are strange. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z While discussing the disappearance of an 8-year-old girl in Cleveland with his team in the opening scene, Cooper wears a double-breasted leather motorcycle jacket with epaulets and cunning leather-covered buttons. Television Review: On the Scent of Psychopaths: Penetrating the Criminal Mind 2011-02-15T22:51:38Z After so many prim bonnets and noble epaulets, I sent myself on a scavenger hunt for freak-show specimens. A history spree in Ellicott City, Md. In the men’s atelier, seamstresses hemmed ample brocade capes and attached rosettes, sashes and epaulets to jacket shoulders. Christian Lacroix Puts Opulence into a ‘Midsummer Night’s’ Ballet 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z And a classic schoolgirl knit had been boned and molded to the body, shoulder pads moved outside like epaulets, paired with a black-and-white feather skirt, the pieces strung together like a luxury clothes line. Armani, Margiela and Female Strength 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z And not by Max Mara, whose dream of outfitting a female James Bond mired the brand in very-last-century men’s wear tropes, all military tone-on-tone three-piece suiting complete with epaulets, waistcoats, giant utility pockets and ties. ‘Too Much Fashion, Too Much Clothes, Too Much Everything’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z They are clad in furry animal costumes, military dress with epaulets or cloaks and flat blue masks. John Bankston's surreal storytelling on parade at Walter Maciel Gallery 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z And by epaulets, I’m really thinking of the things that accompany them: a steadfast demeanor. Perspective | John Kelly and the myth of the ‘adult in the room’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z His fate at the company that he has served for so long has been determined: His epaulets have been ripped off, and he will return, diminished, to the base camp of MSNBC. Brian Williams, in Raw Form, Delivers an Apology on ‘Today’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z He was wearing what I always thought of as the unofficial uniform of male cartoonists: a khaki safari-like coat with epaulets and a belt. The Beautifully Macabre Cartoons of Gahan Wilson 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z One thing we can say about cruise ship captains is that they tend to be dashing, and this is not only by virtue of a officer’s cap or fancy epaulets. T Magazine: The Biggest Boat 2010-12-01T14:00:00Z There were also hourglass-shaped trench coats in navy pinstripes, with a swishy fringe in lieu of epaulets, shrunken bowler hats hung with a bride's veil, and beaded jumpsuits accessorized with knee-length ropes of pearls. Thom Browne bends the genders with 'Cabaret' show 2011-06-27T17:14:31Z Two clumps of leafy green trees, one on each side of the torso, are placed like ornamental epaulets on a soldier’s uniform. Diego Rivera's Cubist masterpiece arrives at LACMA 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z I wonder if we get distracted by epaulets. Perspective | John Kelly and the myth of the ‘adult in the room’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Beyoncé, shaking the epaulets on her shoulders and flipping her hair, was taking power not for herself but for her entire gender. Music Review: Beyoncé’s ‘Mrs. Carter Show’ at Izod Center 2013-08-01T16:19:36Z On a recent evening, an off-duty doorman hovered by the counter, his jacket with epaulets unbuttoned and swinging. Sariling Atin in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z A bomber jacket in a desert camouflage or a sleeveless linen blazer topped with leather epaulets were two standout designs. Special Report: Fashion: A Raft of Champion Ideas 2011-06-23T17:07:01Z Some of the crew wore crisp white short-sleeved shirts with epaulets; others wore sweatshirts. Rockaway Ferry 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z "Charlie's meltdown was so bad, Al Gore's making a documentary about it," quipped comedian Jeffrey Ross, who was dressed as Muammar Gaddafi in a military outfit with fringed epaulets and a sash. Charlie Sheen smiles through Comedy Central roast 2011-09-11T11:46:04Z He cuts the occasional corner, ignoring minutiae such as epaulets and bedroll straps. Re-creating the Battle of Waterloo, with 250,000 six-millimeter-tall toy soldiers That journey takes us to a 1925 parade where Marcus Garvey, riding as High Commissioner General for the Universal Negro Improvement Association, stares sternly from the page in his medals and epaulets. T Magazine: Harlem Revisited 2011-02-04T14:00:12Z But these were only a fraction of what was shown, sandwiched between swishy, deep-pile corduroy suiting with nipped-in waists, big pleated pockets and epaulets on the shoulders; extravagantly fringed chunky knits and hand-painted leathers. What Makes Sustainable Fashion? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Were Hamilton’s gold epaulets really sold at auction for $1.15 million? In ‘Downtown Stories,’ Theater That Uses New York as Its Stage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z He made a dinner jacket with spoons for epaulets and a cruise-themed cocktail dress with inflation valves. At Moschino in SoHo, a Tweety Bird Sweater and Other Charms 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z This Jackson wears the chips on his shoulder as if they were epaulets, and he moves like a self-charmed snake. 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson': Public Theater Stages a Populist Musical 2010-04-07T04:12:00Z The problem is what was offered instead: shoulders — big ones, sometimes complete with fringe-bedecked epaulets. At Fendi, Raising the Bar in Farewell 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Tabbert studies images on the Internet to determine, for example, the exact embroidery on the epaulet of an opposition leader’s military uniform, and provides some actors with wristwatches to signify the wealthier townspeople. Up Close: Providing Costumes for Military Trials 2010-06-23T22:33:00Z Lizzie’s mother is also heavy and takes her daughter shopping at an awful plus-sized store where she searches desperately for clothes without ruffles and sparkles and epaulets. ‘13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl’: Stories of a life defined by weight 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z I was about as ambivalent as a Civil War re-enactor so determined to avoid anachronism that he drives 3,000 miles to find the correct epaulets. Modern Love: Casting Call: Bit Player, Male 2011-03-10T22:08:55Z There were clusters of buttons on shoulders that aped epaulets and that were also used on cuffs as a witty riff on the bands of braid that signify military rank. 2010-01-20T00:05:00Z The new exhibition, “People of the First Light,” will include birch bark boxes and canoes; beaded epaulets and moccasins; silver coin brooches, birch root clubs, rawhide snowshoes, stone adzes and sweetgrass baskets. Dressed to Kill: The Power of Leopard Prints 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z In many ways, it also functions as a uniform, with military-style epaulets. New Looks in ‘Frozen 2’ for Sisters on an Adventure 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z There were forty-nine other shades of carotene and chlorophyll, including the ruby sheath, with a rhinestone epaulet on one shoulder, worn by Dakota Johnson, who stars in … well, you know what. An Oscar-Fashion Report Card 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Officials said at the time that the stolen items included a large diamond brooch and a diamond epaulet. Germany: 5 sentenced to prison for $129 million jewelry heist 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z However, some important parts of the collection — including a significant diamond, an elaborate brooch and an epaulet — are still missing and others are damaged or oxidized. German Court Convicts Five Men for Green Vault Jewel Heist 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Some of his work subverts Soviet propaganda, grafting it with American consumerism: Colonel Sanders in Red Army epaulets, a logo for “Stalinbucks” coffee. Perspective | D.C. artist floats pro-Ukraine message above local statues 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Sister Honey Allee, IMA’s nursing director, is 76, with a mischievous smile, a white hijab, and a white suit with purple epaulets. Small victories: South Africa is struggling to improve kids’ health decades after apartheid’s demise 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z After Ukraine’s independence in 1991, Kyiv painted green Soviet carriages blue and redesigned the uniforms and epaulets, but little else changed. Ukraine’s 15,000-Mile Lifeline 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Kim appeared in his white military marshal’s uniform bedecked with golden buttons and epaulets. North Korea Holds Military Parade With Nuclear Threat 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Seven years ago he decided to dress up as Captain Obvious, a character from a commercial, wearing a white captain’s outfit complete with epaulets and a red sash with Obvious stenciled on it. Season and hope on hold for Nats fans as MLB lockout delays Opening Day 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z He gathered his high school and college rings, airline captain epaulets, a great-uncle’s World War I Purple Heart and odds and ends from his best friends from high school, warning, “Don’t ask any details.” Meet the man who won a trip to space and gave it to a friend 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Gantz also met with the Moroccan military chief-of-staff and was greeted by a color guard of soldiers clad in red tunics, blue slacks and gleaming gold epaulets. Israeli, Moroccan defense ministers meet in landmark visit 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z He began the season with dueling corporate epaulets — senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager — and is now president of baseball operations. Baseball’s Wall Street-Style Executives Get Titles to Match 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The Guardians’ dress uniform, which features a dark navy waist-length coat with a diagonal row of six buttons and shoulder epaulets, is described by the service as a “modern, distinctive, professional uniform.” Space Force’s new uniforms face Twitter deluge of sci-fi comparisons 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z It tapped into all of the frailty that hides beneath the epaulets, badges and symbolic ribbons. Perspective | Tears and anger for America 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The day’s testimony began with a Black woman with shoulder-length dreadlocks dressed in a Capitol Police uniform, with its epaulets and badges and her gold shield. Perspective | Optics aren’t everything. Sometimes they are the only thing. 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z It is about an election that was stolen by men in embroidered epaulets with a history of treating the country as a personal fief. Opinion | Support the Resistance in Myanmar 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Some young people posted videos of themselves clad in police uniforms, tearing off epaulets. In Russia’s messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin’s allies plod along on state TV. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z A previous pooch of his wore a uniform with epaulets but that’s because he held the military rank of air chief marshal, according to a leaked American diplomatic cable. Bangkok Opens Up as Virus Caseloads Drop, and Pretty Pups Benefit 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z It was sleek, shiny and slim, with knitted trim, narrow shoulder epaulets, a button-snap collar strap and a stylish brand name emblazoned on the breast pocket. Herb Goldsmith, whose Members Only jacket became an ’80s fashion staple, dies at 92 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z A large diamond brooch, a diamond epaulet and other treasures were taken by the robbers. Dresden museum $1.1 billion heist looks like inside job: reports 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Officials in Canada unveiled the items, which include epaulets from a lieutenant’s uniform, ceramic dishes, a hairbrush, and a pencil case, this week. Shipwreck from doomed 1840s Royal Navy Arctic expedition reveals its secrets 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The epaulets, the only item left behind in an officers’ cabin, may have belonged to Third Lt. Shipwreck Yields Artifacts of Missing Seafarers in Canada’s Arctic 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Its various elements — the lapels, epaulets, belt — were misplaced and reworked. The trench coat is back — but probably bears no resemblance to the one in your closet | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z They even had No. 16 in the epaulet of the shoulder pad. Column: Tales from 100 years of the NFL: A look inside 49ers glory years 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z There’s also a faux fur collar and epaulets. The chair, wallpaper and sandals that are Etsy’s best | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The look: Trim, buttoned and belted, often with random epaulets on the shoulders. Rainwear beyond Gore-Tex, from Olivia Pope’s trench to the Queen’s beloved Barbour 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z There was a bit of sealing wax with a fingerprint, a brush entangled with strands of hair, and a set of lieutenants’ epaulets. Shipwreck Yields Artifacts of Missing Seafarers in Canada’s Arctic 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z ST-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — What better outfit to wear to the first Ryder Cup in France than a bicorn hat, an officer’s waistcoat and gold epaulets? What Gives This Ryder Cup ‘the Feel of a Football Game’? 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z It didn’t matter how many stars were on their epaulets. ‘Resolute in his beliefs, even pugnacious’: McCain remembered as tough on military brass 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z There are the epaulets Hamilton wore after receiving a promotion. Perspective | His name was ‘Alexander Hamilton.’ New exhibits recount his words and deeds. 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z At the top of the hexagonal control tower, staff dressed in neat white uniforms with officers’ epaulets keep watch, looking over the sweep of countless storage tanks and ships. An Oil Giant Is Taking Big Steps. Saudi Arabia Can’t Afford for It to Slip. 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The department — like the fire and police departments — is a quasi-military organization, which uses military time, and whose chiefs wear up to four stars on their epaulets. So Let It Snow: The Strongest Are Ready 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Pick and Brown were trudging off with the masses toward other greens and grandstands, their bicorn hats and epaulets firmly in place. What Gives This Ryder Cup ‘the Feel of a Football Game’? 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Will a mock uniform with epaulets be next? Opinion | Trump’s parade plan isn’t just another distraction 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Railway employees are supposed to wear crisp, white Myanmar Railways shirts with epaulets. A Slow Ride Through (and Around) Yangon 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z They stripped my epaulets after that, as they say.” Stephen Sondheim and Meryl Streep Side by Side at the PEN Gala 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z They dressed the building employees in braid-trimmed uniforms with epaulets; the staff began to look like a Hispanic version of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Nora Ephron’s Apartment: A Love Story 2006-05-29T04:00:00Z The clothes are as humble as the surroundings: military-influenced shirts with epaulets, naval peacoats, boxy shirts with clipped ties and lots of sportswear pieces emblazoned with Cyrillic characters. Back in the U.S.S.R.: Russia’s Fashion Resurgence 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z But just as the Malta affair, epaulets and all, was cover for more deadly Vatican intrigue, it was also a distilled instance of the world-historic conflict that Donald Trump has so stupidly escalated. Pope Francis Is the Anti-Trump 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z He’s a small, balding, neckless man, and he wears a camouflage uniform with stars and crossed sabres on the epaulets. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “He was so proud to put on that uniform,” Howell says, holding Evans’s cherished cadet epaulets. What drove a British dairy farmer to the Syrian frontline? 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The rare items include a circa 1790s sword with Hamilton’s name on it, his mahogany writing box from the early 19th century and an epaulet from his Continental Army uniform. Alexander Hamilton items on display at NY’s Fort Ticonderoga 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z To a secular layman such as me that sounds like cashiering a general while allowing him to keep his epaulets and continue to run your war. At Baylor, Charity Toward Kenneth Starr Follows Outrage 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Bergdahl sat attentively Tuesday in his dress blue formal uniform, his infantry cord looped under the epaulet on his right shoulder, during the brief hearing. Bowe Bergdahl Will Be Court-Martialed Under Next President 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Bergdahl, 30, sat attentively in his dress blue formal uniform, his infantry cord looped under the epaulet on his right shoulder, during the brief hearing. Bowe Bergdahl trial delayed until February – under next president 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z In sartorial terms, the single-breasted mac provides a simple alternative to the double-breasted trench with its epaulets. Macintosh Raincoats: A Guy’s Shopping Guide 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z In the photo, he is wearing a white shirt with epaulets and a necktie. College Student Missing After Plane Lands in a Long Island Harbor 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z He took meetings in his uniform, appearing at public events with his epaulets glinting in the sun. This is the battle that made Los Angeles — and a great newspaper war 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z And voiding the election because someone doesn't like the results is what they do in South America just before "El Presidente" swaps his business suit for the jacket with the epaulets. Trump's Waterloo? 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z "It's trendy now to be seen with epaulets on your shoulders." Russia's military clubs for teens: Proud patriotism or echoes of fascism? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The former school principal sits ramrod stiff at his small wooden desk, wearing his uniform beige trousers and sweater with epaulets bearing the words Kenya Administration, and his large Samsung watch on his wrist. Kenyan chief's Twitter feed helps round up stolen cows and lost phones 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The man wore a white shirt with epaulets, Ms. Klein said. College Student Missing After Plane Lands in a Long Island Harbor 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Though this is the only jacket of the bunch to include that quintessential military detail, epaulets, the leather is a major deviation from standard-issue cotton. A Guide to Hunting Down the Ideal Field Jacket 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z For special occasions, he would dress in a stained Union officer’s coat with gold epaulets, and a tall beaver hat with an ostrich plume, a cavalry sword at his hip. Who Is Emperor Norton? Fans in San Francisco Want to Remember 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In their red jackets and thick gold epaulets, the men proceed to the grave of David Humphreys, an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The Nation’s First Planned Burial Ground 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Other items in the collection include a Pittsburgh-made snare drum carried by Company H musician Jesse Morris of the 140th Pennsylvania Volunteers and what may or may not be Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s shoulder epaulets. Displays keep alive memories of Civil War soldiers 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Its restaurant was frequented almost exclusively by middle-aged men, some in camouflage with epaulets. Russia’s role in Ukraine seen shifting to training rebels 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z In her black headscarf and gray uniform with silver and red epaulets, Bayaz cuts an impressive figure. Afghan Women Dread Departure of U.S. Forces 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Lord knows the political media is drooling at the prospect of Jeb Bush throwing on the old epaulets and ermine robes and getting the family back into the presidentin’ business. Frank Bruni’s “Bush worship” is back: Why this Times scribe must not cover Jeb 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The smiling exterminator is a symbol of American enterprise in a simpler time, with his Norman Rockwell-era white, starched uniform, his red epaulets and his way with cockroaches. Inside An $8 Billion Family Feud: Who Poisoned The Orkin Fortune? 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Military was in fact a theme of the collection largely in part to the epaulets and the utilitarian pockets on the shirts. NYFW Spring '15: Victoria Beckham, Diane Von Furstenberg 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Pants suit with cargo pockets and epaulets in eclectic, electric pink Pop art blooms. New York Fashion Week: Victoria Beckham takes a shore leave 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The suspect led police to a garage containing neatly pressed white shirts with epaulets, black trousers and jackets, like those worn by pilots. Italian police arrest fake pilot 2012-09-23T08:08:25Z In a knit cap with rhinestone skull and crossbones, a jacket with golden epaulets and a scruffy and ashen beard, he hoisted his Budweiser in a toast: “To the captain!” Jamaica Bay, Where Pirates Can Dock and Dine in New York 2012-08-27T23:29:39Z It should be recorded that the most spontaneous cheers of the night, apart from for Team GB entering to Bowie's "Heroes" in their gold epaulets, were for the volunteers who made this happen. Ceremony review: How did Danny Boyle do? 2012-07-28T02:06:23Z On the bench, a chip seems to sit permanently on Mulkey’s shoulder, like an epaulet on one of her jackets, Auriemma suggested. Women's Tournament: N.C.A.A. Women?s Final Four : Baylor Coach Mulkey Has Fire and Glow 2012-03-31T16:11:25Z A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, Ð being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Every third or fourth child in the gardens was dressed in the full uniform of the National Guard—helmet, sword, epaulets, and all. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Yes, my epaulet—a lieutenant's commission—this year; you know what I mean, Miss Venour. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Team GB's gold epaulets were designed by Stella McCartney. Ceremony review: How did Danny Boyle do? 2012-07-28T02:06:23Z In these times," said the Governor, clasping his cloak over his epaulets, "it is a pleasure to meet with modest loyalty in the younger generation. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z “Ay,” said another, “we serve in an army where crowns are military distinctions, and the epaulet is only the first step to a kingdom.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z He embarked for America, a captain of dragoons in the regiment of Lorraine, and here won the epaulets of a colonel. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z With splendid words, with magnificent mythological imagery, he musters the heavenly militia—puts epaulets on the shoulders of God, and describes the Devil as an artillery officer of the highest rank. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Then there was such buckling on of spurs, and bracing on of swords — such displays of epaulets and aiguillettes, as would have surprised any one not accustomed to West Indian militia “turn outs.” 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 The best of such items went into his personal collection, which included rare firearms, powder flasks, insignia, epaulets, military caps, and the like. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z It is not here, nor now, that I am going to tell why I wear the epaulet no longer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Sentinels in white uniforms, black gaiters, and woolen epaulets tramped in little paths of their own making. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Captain Rames was of the middle height with a squareness of build, which his gold epaulets exaggerated at this moment, and he was square, too, of face. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He was usually dressed in an old military green uniform, epaulets, plumed cap, with red sash, and on state occasions, a sword. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Similar eagles of a smaller size are known on epaulets of the same period. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z There were no epaulets or sashes, but at no moment of time could an observer have been in doubt as to who was in command. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z That this be safely guaranteed each man must learn to estimate his brother-man, not by epaulets and coins, but by immortal standards, such as only living persons can achieve. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z And he dresses to inspire confidence, sporting a light gold fedora, and beneath his neon jacket, a white button-front shirt with black epaulets and pocket flap. Johannesburg Journal: South African Car Guards, Part Valet, Part Hustler 2012-01-16T01:14:35Z And of course the display of epaulets is great.” Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z "I knew you when you wore a different-looking epaulet than that there," said Giorgio, "and when you carried one of your father's meal-sacks on your shoulder, instead of all that bravery." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He wore medals and stars, one in the centre of his chest; he had a profusion of lace in curling cords, so to speak, upon his sleeves, epaulets and shoulder-knots. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Some uniformed officers wore white gloves, while others placed them through the shoulder epaulets of their blue blazers. City Room: A Viewing for Officer Peter J. Figoski, Killed in a Robbery 2011-12-18T02:44:45Z The capital letters denote the different arms: a is the mouth, a´ the œsophagus, b the stomach, b´ the intestine, f the ciliated lobes or epaulets, c the young sea-egg. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z The adults are recognizable at a long distance by their black plumage and snow-white epaulets—majestic birds of massive, powerful appearance. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z One of the bullets would have struck him in the heart if Captain Ranken had not at the moment changed his position, and it struck his epaulet. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z "He shares my taste," said M. Chevalier, patting the stout man on his epaulet. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z He looked as calm and well satisfied in his white cuirassier's uniform, with its pale yellow collar, plain stool helmet, and major's epaulets, as if he were at the highest point of popularity. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Those were the days when officers of all grades wore epaulets when in full uniform, but, except in one or two swell messes, full dress was not considered requisite for either dinner or hops. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z But the effect of our table was superb, all the gentlemen being in full uniform—such a range of epaulets and sashes! Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z “Charlie’s meltdown was so bad, Al Gore’s making a documentary about it,” quipped comedian Jeffrey Ross, who was dressed as Muammar Gaddafi in a military outfit with fringed epaulets and a sash. William Shatner, Mike Tyson among those roasting Charlie Sheen for Comedy Central TV special 2011-09-11T09:31:59Z Thus thought those who saw them in church, and for some reason more readily and cheerfully made way for them than for men in thick epaulets. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Arrayed in cooked-hats, epaulets, and swords, we all assembled to witness that helpless child in his agony. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z But they are not very comfortable partners, for one rubs one's face against their epaulets unless they are just the right height, and you've no rest for your left hand. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z About the middle of the evening, the girls espied at a distance, among the crowd of gentlemen near the door, the glitter of a pair of silver epaulets. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z But the avowed simplicity never matched his lifestyle, prone as he was to epaulets, billowing robes and shirts emblazoned with green maps of Africa. Behind Walls, Gilded Traces of Qaddafis 2011-08-28T00:01:07Z Suspicions ran deep enough that when asked to explain a murky sequence of events this year, Mr. Erdogan’s officials tapped their shoulders, signifying a general’s epaulets. News Analysis: Turkish Prime Minister Climbs a Higher Perch in Wake of Resignations 2011-07-30T16:59:32Z Soon they came up, and a brisk little man who had the epaulets of a lieutenant, but whom they called "Major," began to ask questions. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z He is dressed up in his military coat, standing collar, an epaulet on his shoulder; and there are strewn around him, in the background, armies, artillery, drums, and banners. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z However, he was in full uniform, and had two epaulets, and wore the U. S. button. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z To-night the great publisher had no chance, with epaulets to right and left. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Up there was a beardless French youth of twenty-three, with the epaulets of a major-general. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Who, in fact, shall dispute an epaulet of Miss Pierrepoint’s? and when Mr. Myers has achieved a collar, who shall call it in question? Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z He wore two massive epaulets, an old Revolutionary cap, shaped like the moon in its first quarter, from which a white and red feather curved over his left ear. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z "In future I shall hate the sight of two silver epaulets." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Then he went into his cabin and donned his best new uniform, with a shining pair of bullion epaulets. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Access to him would be easy enough, especially to those who wore epaulets. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z On one side was a gay display composed of the epaulets of Commander Martin, his arms of war, and his military hat, whose two bullet holes bore witness to its wearer's intrepidity. 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 "He wears a black velvet tunic all sprinkled with diamonds, and he has epaulets of emeralds as big as walnuts," romanced another. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z Do you know, you look quite warlike with these epaulets! Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z He was aiming at the resplendent figure in gold epaulets, carefully as one aims at a target, and at last he pulled the trigger. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The soldier blushed deeply, but promptly replied, "Every thing," and then touching his left shoulder with his hand, he added, "you can change this worsted into an epaulet." Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Powdered white, the Marquis's hair was dressed in 'pigeon-wings'; his little queue bobbed up and down on the collar of his bourgeois' coat with gold epaulets. 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 This was not all by any means, for there were pink epaulets, pink satin bows, gold lace, a silver baldric, and a hat with long white ostrich feathers. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z A massive gold chain, which he rarely wore, encircled his shoulders above his epaulets, while medals presented by his Sovereign, for services in eastern wars, adorned his breast. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Captain James Lawrence, the guest of the evening, was in full uniform, with epaulets and great gold buttons as big as half-dollars. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The governor of the Bastille was a gaoler on a grand scale, an eating-house keeper wearing epaulets, who added to his salary of sixty thousand livres sixty thousand more, which he extorted and plundered.... Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Con, in spite of your epaulets and your twenty years. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z The youngest had even brought back from this country ride a branch of hawthorn, which he had slipped under his flat epaulet, on the side near the heart. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z We also find a tight sleeve gathered in a circular puff at the shoulder or set in a rolled epaulet. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z It was to be found in parlors, saloons, beer-shops, and in all public places,—representing him as a hero in gold-embroidered coat, epaulets, chapeau, and nodding plume. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The silver tassels of his epaulets quivered and glittered like little snakes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I can't marry her till I am of age and wear rosettes on my epaulets; and that won't be for two years yet. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z Soon their tongues are down each other’s throats and doves of peace are pooping on their epaulets. George Saunders: “Escape from Spiderhead.” 2010-12-13T05:00:00Z About 1630 shorter waisted bodices came in, with full, loose sleeves set in epaulets: the neck shape was rounded or square. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z In May, for example, this column told the world about Blank Label — a Web venture that lets men customize their dress shirts, from epaulets to French cuffs. Prototype: We Got a Mention! Now Let?s Panic 2010-10-03T01:42:00Z I chose the cut, the size, the placket and the collar; I opted for single-button cuffs, no pockets and no epaulets. Prototype: Putting Customers in Charge of Designing Shirts 2010-05-15T20:11:00Z By 16, she was recruited into the Sea Org, so named because it once operated from ships, wearing a Navy-like uniform with epaulets on the shoulders for work. Breaking With Scientology 2010-03-06T23:30:00Z DCI Cravens said Mr Geary was wearing a distinctive black zipper G-Star Raw cardigan, with epaulets and white writing above a patch pocket on the left breast. CCTV appeal over teenager's death 2010-03-01T11:22:00Z The heavy puffed sleeves became tight and started from a small epaulet or puffed roll; some of these had a small cuff at the wrist or a frill. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Mamma, with a lace tippet over her long-waisted bodice, papa with epaulets and a general's whiskers. The Undying Past With the facilities and gayeties furnished by the Union Club, these gentlemen of the sword and epaulet manage after a fashion to exist. The Story of Malta At any rate one would have a little fighting then—a chance of a broken head or t'other epaulet; and that is better than carrying a sabre one never has to draw. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 He wore the blue and buff uniform of the staff, with a pair of epaulets, a buckskin belt, and broadsword. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Sleeves were fairly tight and started from slightly larger epaulets, and were usually set at the wrist, either with a small ruff or turned-up lawn cuff, edged with lace. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Blanket coats in winter, adorned with beaded epaulets, scarlet woollen stockings pulled up over the legs to fend off the snow, and Indian moccasons, were considered quite the proper thing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 And you are an officer, too,” she added, glancing at his epaulets. A Daughter of the Union He was a huge old man, still regal and straight in his dark blue uniform, with his gold epaulets sparkling on his shoulders. Piper in the Woods Ximenes, the greatest poltroon that ever disgraced an epaulet, came back with the most exaggerated stories of the formidable preparations that were making to receive us. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The epaulet on this pattern is only a ¾-inch piece, braided with two narrow braids, and the bows on tabs are of ribbon, 1½ inches wide. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z He also had a single epaulet that had come in a box of cast-off clothing. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North She was clad in a suit of gray cloth consisting of a skirt and close fitting jacket with epaulets upon the shoulders. A Daughter of the Union Ewell was taken to "the brick tenement" to have his wound treated and in the confusion lost his shoulder epaulet. A History of the Town of Fairfax He appeared tall and sat very erect, wearing his scarlet uniform, richly trimmed with gold lace and heavy epaulets. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. The flamingo is called the English soldier-bird by the natives because of its habits, and its pink epaulets, which tip the body joints of its otherwise snow-white wings. The Pearl of India Really," says Samyule, irritably, "I don't think there's any other country where old women would be allowed on the field of battle without epaulets on their shoulders. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 On a frequented perch he half spreads his wings, fluffs out his scarlet epaulets, bursting into bloom, as it were, when he utters his notes—a singing flower! What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season It was found there later and due to the importance and historical implication of this incident that it represented, the epaulet was cherished by people of the town for many years. A History of the Town of Fairfax I shall, in all likelihood, be stationed here for three or four months, during which you may have advanced a stage or so toward those epaulets my fair friend desires to see upon your shoulders. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 You go ahead, Eric, and do the big stuff in rescue work, with uniform and epaulets and all the rest of it. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Some, with military stalk, moved slowly to and fro—swords, epaulets, plumes—all distinctly traceable. The Red Moccasins A Story Then Tecumseh stripped off his red uniform coat, bearing the gold epaulets of a British brigadier general. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Mark me, when I was at Toulon, I had not the price of a pair of epaulets; but instead of them I had on my shoulders my mother, and I know not how many brothers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. “Come along, corporal,” cried I, “we’ll win your epaulets for you;” but he turned away without a word; and not waiting further, I pushed out the skiff, and sent her skimming down the stream. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 One member of the class, in particular, had the notion that the Academy was a matter of books, smart uniforms, and a preparation for epaulets. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers On his right shoulder a single epaulet, with long silver bullion, marked his rank as that of lieutenant of free corps. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Bending over in his old blue army coat with the tarnished epaulets, he prodded the pile of leaves, where the scented smoke hung low in a cloud. The Romance of a Plain Man This let in a ray of hope upon our despondency; and we resolved that, so soon as the epaulet was on my shoulder, I should hazard a confession to the colonel. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 “I’m sure he is better worth his epaulets than any I have seen on your staff.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The Farmer's Brother, "was fully regimented as a colonel, red faced with blue, as belonging to some royal regiment, and equipped with a pair of the best epaulets." The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 This bird, with its broad, flat bill, bare head, and rosy plumage with carmine epaulets and tail coverts, seem more like the fanciful creation of some artist than a real bird of flesh and blood. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. He wore an old, tightly fitting army coat of Union blue, bearing tarnished gold epaulets upon the shoulders, and around his throat a red bandanna handkerchief was wrapped closely to keep out the "chills." The Romance of a Plain Man The physical and moral pretence of warfare, the cheap splendors of epaulets and feathers, shrivelled at the single touch of the satire of the Biglow Papers. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Officers were walking to and fro,—one middle-aged, with a colonel’s epaulets, evidently commanding the troops nearest the Mystic River. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Both, like epaulets or tassels, were worn lightly and befittingly. The Strollers "I know that, too," said the veteran, with an expression of impatience, "that General Bonaparte will give every boy his epaulets, before an old and tried soldier." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. When in flight the bird is exceedingly conspicuous, showing, with every bend and twist of his body, his gorgeous epaulets. The Meaning of Evolution And again, after a few words apparently with the officer with the epaulets, the trumpet was raised to his lips, and he asked, “Have you seen any vessels lately?” 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 “And so you are a lieutenant?” queried Tom, looking at the epaulet on his shoulder. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance One frayed strip of an epaulet yet hung from his shoulder. The Road to Frontenac Confronting her was a tall and handsome youth with the gold-and-black epaulets of his majesty's service at the shoulder-straps of his splendid white uniform. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China He liked all the signs of display,—busts, epaulets, medals, marks of honor of all kinds. Paul Jones The one who followed him was apparently a much older man, with grizzled locks, a dark, stern face, and without epaulets. 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 In front of the barricade a huge fellow reined in his horse and turned, white-gloved hand raised, red epaulets tossing. The Maids of Paradise By my major's epaulets, when a man has eaten breakfast, the best relish after the stewed beef is chatting with such fair ladies as you fair ladies! Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Adolf suddenly stretched across to take up a decanter, and catching the glass with the edge of his heavy epaulet, knocked it from Unziar's fingers. A Modern Mercenary "Ah," said the captain, throwing an apparently careless glance at the drinkers, "here are some soldiers who have but little respect for an epaulet." The Regent's Daughter Now, gentlemen, let me get off this heavy coat and epaulets. 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 For instance; I said just now, "You see the sun's epaulets before the sun." Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving He made a third experiment, on the promise that he should obtain audience; but he found the Archbishop enveloped in a circle of epaulets, grands cordons, and mitres. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Mirrors with dingy and broken frames loomed ghost-like up in the dusky corners; tarnished epaulets and sword hilts told pathetically of forgotten honors; there were clocks, tall and stately, without works or pendulum. Killykinick A magnificent male bird, black as night, and with scarlet epaulets burning on his shoulders, swoops at us, while his inconspicuous brownish consorts vibrate above the reeds, some with grubs, some empty mouthed. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Come, bear a hand, or I’ll let these awnings fall on your new gold epaulet.” 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 He had been a private soldier, and had won his cross and his epaulets on the battle-field. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 As the sunlight fell upon the bright scarlet uniform, the gold laced hat, the gold epaulets and the handsome scabbard which contained the colonel's sword, the child gazed in great amazement, not unmixed with admiration. Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days One individual that I afterwards saw wore a scarlet epaulet, which was almost concealed by the other plumes when the wing was closed, but was clearly seen when it was extended. Our Bird Comrades He still wore his full Captain’s uniform, its heavy epaulets flashing their gold in the unearthly light, his beastly jaws half covering the gold braid on the collar. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan He slammed the door with violence; he tore the epaulets from his shoulders and threw them beyond the bed; he ripped his coat and kicked it across the floor. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution The Wildcat removed his long parade-leading Prince Albert with the red plush sash and the yellow epaulets and donned the white jacket. Lady Luck "How tired he looks, the brave little boy!" said Greta, picking up the foremost of the company, the tiny man in the epaulets, now covered with the dust of the roads. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time And they jumped to it when a German spoke—excepting two of their officers, who refused to take down their epaulets when ordered to do so. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland The full-dress officer’s uniform, with its gold epaulets, yellow stripes, and glistening sword, only accentuated the coarse bestiality of Gus. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan On his shoulders he wore the epaulets and about his waist the sword knots General Washington had presented to him the preceding May. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution To command men thus equipped there were extemporary generals, whose epaulets were obtained from the wardrobe of the Opera Comique. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 M. de Faverges had fallen back on the National Guard, without obtaining the epaulet of commander. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life She had the pleasure of having four officers in her house, men who sported epaulets and red sashes, accompanied by a negro woman, at whose disposal all articles were placed. A Confederate Girl's Diary Thus ended Bravo's first battle; and I think you will agree with me, that many a general with epaulets would not have done any better. The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 Nor did she fail to observe that he wore a buff cockade on his left breast and gilt epaulets upon his shoulders. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution The snow stuck to their hats and clung on their shoulders, making streaks there like fleecy epaulets done in the colour of peace, which also is the colour of cowardice and surrender. The Thunders of Silence On his broad shoulders he wore massive epaulets, a sword hung by his side, and his hat was crowned with nodding peacock feathers. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California The top of her head came just above Orne's dress epaulets. Operation Haystack On each side of his neck he has a bare orange-coloured spot, and near it a downy epaulet. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America He had laid aside his buff and blue uniform, with the epaulets and sword knots, and was clad in a suit of silken black. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution My dear, Your majesty forgets— This morning we played grenadier With grandpa’s epaulets. The Jingle Book "Oh! won his epaulets, you mean," said grandma, gravely. Cricket at the Seashore Besides the products of our prison industry, they craved watches, rings, gold chains, silver spurs, gilt buttons, genuine breast-pins, epaulets; anything that was not manufactured in the Confederacy. Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 The candlelight streamed on his red-brown hair and shone on the gold-fringed epaulets of his scarlet uniform. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Indeed, she was very soon taking consolation in the admiration excited by a pair of shining epaulets, which began about this time to gleam with considerable frequency in their neighbourhood. Janet's Love and Service Two immortals in epaulets and sashes in the background are only wanted instead of one. Edmond Dantès Oh! you should have seen him come on board last night, with his new-fledged honours thick upon him, in the shape of an epaulet on his left shoulder. The Rival Crusoes He hadn't epaulets nor a sword, like our traps, but for all that there was a sort of family likeness, and the same busybody expression. My Friend The Murderer Swords, watches, jewels, and money were promptly confiscated by the captors; and they even ripped the epaulets from the shoulders of the officers' uniforms. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Certainly he could be no less than a captain in the navy, with those epaulets and sleeve-bands. The Lure of the Mask How his tiny boots shone, his tawny moustache bristled with importance, and his golden epaulets glittered as he shrugged and pranced! Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Spero, clapping his hand joyfully into the proffered one of the Zouave, cried out laughingly: "I shall do my best to earn my epaulets!" The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I On the third floor of the colonel's house I could see a splendid drum-major in full uniform, with large epaulets, his chest bedizened with broad gold braid and his hand resting upon his heart. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Just listen to the man, he had two pips on each epaulet, he�d only been there a couple of weeks and already he owned the joint, my parade ground indeed.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 The little spinner was habited in a plain but handsome uniform, with one gold epaulet on his right shoulder, whilst the delighted approver had a coat splendid with broad white kerseymere facings. Rattlin the Reefer “At all events, you might have brought away my epaulets,” replied he; “but you youngsters think of nothing but gormandising.” Peter Simple From the left shoulder part of an epaulet hung, and a scabbard without any sword in it was tied around his waist. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I As if he could not see my epaulet.” The King's Own Officers of all grades, from post-captains with glittering epaulets to midshipmen with white patches on their collars and simple cockades in their hats, were hurrying, with looks of importance, through the streets. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The Colonel himself was in gorgeous attire, wearing a brand new uniform with much gold lace, very large epaulets on his shoulders and a splendid silken sash around his waist. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond You remember that you left me, as you and I supposed, dying in the privateer, with the captain’s jacket and epaulets on my shoulders. Peter Simple He has had no respect for ermine, lawn, or epaulets, in his assaults upon the monopolies and sinecures of Church and State, circumlocution offices, nepotism, patronage, purchase, and routine, in army or navy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 “Go on as you have begun, and I venture to prophesy that it will not be long before I shall feel justified in giving you t’other ‘swab,’” pointing, as he spoke, to my single epaulet. A Pirate of the Caribbees And their mustaches, and their epaulets, and their uniforms, and some even have spurs with bells.... A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections Gone were the epaulets, the plumes and the swords in sheath. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond “How do you mean?” inquired I. “Why, have I not fallen dressed like an officer and a gentleman?” said he, referring to the captain’s jacket and epaulets. Peter Simple His dark-blue military coat of finest cloth was set off by heavy epaulets of gold and by a broad azure ribbon crossing his breast and bearing the jeweled insignia of the Legion of Honor. The Rose of Old St. Louis Once more my mother leaned on my arm, and, looking up at her tall, broad-shouldered son, with his epaulets of a Colonel, bronzed face, and hardy bearing, seemed proud and happy. The Tory Maid Soon they came up, and a little, conceited man, who had the epaulets of a lieutenant, but whom they called major, undertook to question me. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure He had often narrowly escaped losing his stripes as a corporal or a sergeant, and he needed all the chance, all the license of a campaigning life to gain his first epaulet. Ten Tales As Mr Phillott observed, the captain’s epaulets had made him a mark for the enemy, and he had fallen in his borrowed plumes. Peter Simple The seat of the pants hanging so low, Lacy said looked too bare, whereupon she tacked the epaulets on that part of the pants, with the yellow and red fringe hanging down. Watch Yourself Go By True, your ladyship," I said; "the toga does not fit a young man so well as the buckled sabre and glittering epaulets. The Tory Maid He would have ordered his officers out in epaulets and the full dress "Kossuth" hat of the period, but epaulets had been discarded during the war and not yet resumed on the far frontier. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Her act of cruelty over, she spoiled her victim of his rings, epaulets, buttons and gold lacing, and, having placed them in her basket, proceeded elsewhere. Scottish Ghost Stories The barber was a stiff-looking officer in epaulets, who heated a sword red-hot in an oven, while Frank preached to him a neat little sermon over his ration. The Drummer Boy Ajax grabbed him by the nape of the neck and seat of his uniform, nearly ruining one of the epaulets. Watch Yourself Go By "It is, lieutenant," answered Ted Strong, eying the epaulets on the officer's tunic, and reading his rank. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur The recent conquering hero, with his dashing uniform and epaulets, had become a somewhat seedy-looking individual with shoulders prematurely stooped, and shuffling gait. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers The emperor's costume consists of a blue velvet coat, ornamented with gold epaulets, and trimmed with gold fringe, while the right breast is adorned with the cross of the legion of honor. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Then the epaulets changed to a pair of roosters with flaming red combs, that flapped their wings and crowed. The Drummer Boy The shoulders of the jacket seemed to fit to suit Lacy, therefore she used the epaulets from the shoulders of the old soldier's uniform elsewhere. Watch Yourself Go By Bands of red, yellow, scarlet, mauve and black were embroidered upon the cloth, and upon the shoulders were scarlet tufts resembling epaulets. The Plunderer His uniform dress is a blue coat with two brilliant epaulets, buff-colored underclothes, and a three-cornered hat with a black cockade. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Prince Albert is costumed in a scarlet military coat, with heavy and rich decorations, gold epaulets, crimson sash, buff vest and breeches, side arms and chapeau. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants And he told all about the barber, and the epaulets that became roosters, and the red-hot sword for a razor, etc. The Drummer Boy He plucked at one of the epaulets while Davy Crockett was supposed to be holding the cabin door against the wolves. Watch Yourself Go By Then he straightened himself up to his magnificent height, and threw out his broad, round chest, as if the gash in his shoulder were an epaulet or a band of stars instead. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems It was not long before her friends began teasing her about "the little lieutenant with the big epaulets"—and while she laughed and blushed she didn't seem to mind. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers The soldier is costumed in the suit that we described in the Farewell, with the addition of a red sash about the waist, gold epaulets on the shoulders, and a showy plume in his hat. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants His golden epaulets were a miracle of splendor, but it was the plume, the great white plume, that held the boy enthralled. Captain Jinks, Hero When Alfred spoke to Lacy as to the advisability of changing the location of the epaulets she explained that they had nothing suitable to replace them. Watch Yourself Go By Well, personally I fail to see why Fagin is any more of a scoundrel than some of these other fellows in gilt epaulets. My Lady of Doubt You can then strip away my epaulets if you choose. The Lighted Match Allen's costume should be of finer material, with an addition of sash, epaulets, plume, and side arms. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants An officer, his coat richly decorated with gold braid, wearing epaulets, and having a short sword dangling at his side, paced back and forth across the top of a little house near the stern. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France Then, tearing off his epaulets, he threw them on the floor, stamped on them, and beckoning to an officer who stood by, gasped out,— "A guard, a guard!" The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales He was dressed in his gala uniform, the epaulets of which were studded with diamonds. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 As he looked around for some officer, he saw a middle-sized man with mustache, wearing epaulets, who was walking behind the crowd. The Awakening The Resurrection Washington's costume consists of a black velvet continental coat, buff vest, white hose, shoes, knee and shoe buckles, white cravat, ruffled bosom, black chapeau, sash, epaulets, side arms, and white wig. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants A pair of dripping epaulets followed; and then the Admiral stood up, knee-deep in water, and swore and spat alternately. The Astonishing History of Troy Town Marsyas suffered not more when Apollo removed his skin than Muggs did when the landlord stripped off his coat and epaulets. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Yes, there is plenty for the smart military policemen to do, and their burnished swords and bright shoulder epaulets flash in the sun as they 'chivvy' the crowd out of danger. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron Soon the rower came in sight, and by the stripes and epaulets of the wearer she recognized him as a military officer, whose strong, rapid strokes were rapidly taking him citywards. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces Costume consists of a crimson coat, decorated with gold epaulets and lace, white silk hose, buff breeches, low shoes, knee and shoe buckles, red sash, side arms, and chapeau. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants He has, we hear, torn off the epaulets of some of those scoundrels, and placed them on good serjeants. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 Every epaulet that sparkled there graced the shoulder of a man who had won his grade by exposure, gallantry, and intellect. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The helmet or cap serves to protect the head, and the shoulders are somewhat defended by epaulets. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. Bravery and seamanship he rated at their true value, whether in peer or peasant; but he never could abide the fops and fine gentlemen who thought they became officers merely by donning epaulets. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow This man was clothed in a white uniform, heavy with gold stripes and gold epaulets. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty "And a pair of yellow worsted epaulets," added another. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island I had been plundered of my epaulets and uniform, and they took me for a common soldier. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Will you not guard those mighty blessings, your epaulets and feathers! Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. We needed no epaulet then but the shoulder that is muscular, and we needed no commanding officer but the steadiness of our own nerves. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him He wore a blue coat with buff facings and buff underdress, a small sword, rich epaulets, a black cockade in his three-cornered hat, and a blue sash under his coat. In the Days of Poor Richard They sparkled, in most lavish profusion, upon their buttons, their buckles, the scabbards of their swords, their epaulets, and many even wore a triple row as a band around the hat. The Empire of Russia A scarlet cap was on his head, a white belt tied round his body, and red flannel epaulets decorated his shoulders. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play His coat was of superfine green cloth, heavily ornamented with gold epaulets and gold lace. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain At once he tore the epaulets from his shoulders and flung them at his superior's feet. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The coat is of maroon broadcloth with frogs and epaulets of black braiding. Etiquette General Braze tore off his own epaulets and presented himself to Quinnox as a soldier of the file; lords and dukes, pages and ministers, followed the example of the head of the War Department. Truxton King A Story of Graustark For epaulets he arranged pieces of black cloth, the center of each being brightened with a strip of red. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play And to think of sending such a crew into the field against soldiers who have won their epaulets under the baptismal fires of battle! The Nameless Castle Each man purchased a genteel blue uniform, decorated with epaulets of gold, which, together with his accoutrements, cost about 17l. An History of Birmingham (1783) For he knew that all those titles had their origin and nomenclature from military services, and belong to military men, like their epaulets and spurs and chargers. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Rosalie watched it, wooden spoon in hand; while Zephyrin, his head bent and his breadth of shoulder increased by his epaulets, continued cutting out the pictures. A Love Episode His dark-blue jacket, fitting tightly at the waist, was adorned on the shoulders with epaulets, and in the back with designs in colored embroidery similar to those that embellish the vests of the Breton peasantry. Ticket No. "9672" Like the army—and, thank God! that is still intact, none but a man of decent pretensions claimed a gown, no more than a linen-draper's apprentice now would aspire to an epaulet. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Upon it lying a goodly man, The govourner or the captain as it seemed, Dead in his stiff gold-broider'd bravery, And epaulet and sword. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. As Ted finished dressing the flesh wound, Jack saw coming toward him a naval officer whose epaulets showed him to be a Lieutenant-Commander of the United States Navy. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet Despite his epaulets he retained his rustic awkwardness and heaviness; the barracks had taught him nothing as yet of the fine words and victorious attitudes of the ideal Parisian fire-eater. A Love Episode A heavy, elderly man, probably Jewish, who paraded the streets in a dingy uniform with conspicuous epaulets, a plumed hat, and a knobby cane. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment The fights fought of yore Famed him, and laced him with epaulets, and more. John Marr and Other Poems His tunic was embroidered, too, and his epaulets were heavy with gold. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand "Whom have we here?" exclaimed a sallow, evil-visaged fellow, who wore a pair of tarnished epaulets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 His red epaulets moved up and down, and his bullet-shaped head, with its huge projecting ears, swayed to and fro over his yellow collar as though it were the head of some Chinese idol. A Love Episode "Why, I am a soldier's wife, myself!" said the gorgeously attired lady, laying her hand upon the governor-general's epaulet. The Grandissimes Many also came who had won their spurs and epaulets and shone bravely in the bright glitter of both. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" The Aunt Tomasa remembers seeing him in the cloister with his helmet with horse-hair crest, his sergeant's epaulets, and his rattling broad sword. The Shadow of the Cathedral I think I can see a gleam of the sun on an epaulet. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border That is the one reason why the males fly about so boldly, showing their glossy uniforms with the red and gold epaulets. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners It was the fault of the Ministers, of the Camarilla, of the army, of the big epaulets, of the King. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 As a farewell token he presented me with an epaulet from an officer he had killed, and a pin from a German woman spy he had captured. In the Claws of the German Eagle Then he proceeded to indicate my ribs with lines of cotton, and to cap my shoulders with epaulets. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Through the fog came a slight gleam of metal from his epaulets and belt, and, although the face was indistinct, Robert knew that it was Jumonville. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Once an epaulet showed behind a bush and then a breadth of tanned face which he was sure belonged to De Courcelles. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods There'll be all the more shoes for those who haven't any, and epaulets for the ambitious fellows who know how to read. Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder One of the chiefs of the home band, called Sassaba, who was generally known by the sobriquet of the Count, appeared in a scarlet uniform, with epaulets and a sword. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The Negroes were allowed to wear chevrons, but not shoulder straps or epaulets. History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest "With gold epaulets and a sword?" he asked. Tik-Tok of Oz A furious rage seized him and he sought eagerly for a shot at the epaulet, but it disappeared. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods For a woman to dream that she is introduced to a person wearing epaulets, denotes that she will form unwise attachments, very likely to result in scandal. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition All the boys in the country side were there, armed with wooden swords, and decorated with epaulets made of gilt paper. The Red Fairy Book He can wear epaulets, and be entitled to all the rights and privileges 'of an officer and a gentleman;' he is no longer doomed to inferiority. History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest My fancy pictured all sorts of opportunities, turned to the best account, - my seniors disposed of, and myself, with a pair of epaulets, commanding the smartest brig in the service. Tracks of a Rolling Stone Upon his shoulders were brass epaulets such as are connected only in one's mind with the ancient chorus ladies of the light operas of fifteen or twenty years ago. The Mucker For a man to dream of wearing epaulets, if he is a soldier, denotes his disfavor for a time, but he will finally wear honors. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Its leader was most stunningly arrayed in the same colours, elaborated, however, with epaulets and a belt of silver, with a short sword dangling at one side. Sister Carrie: a Novel There was not room for side-whiskers and epaulets both, and so I let the whiskers go, and put in the epaulets, for the sake of style. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories Death appeared to him with large epaulets, and he almost made the military salute to him. Les Misérables There will be no stars and epaulets for the hero of our story. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy Wellmere fired, and the bullion flew from the epaulet of the trooper. The Spy They were sprawling one day outside their cottage when an officer came along, gorgeous in epaulets and gold lace. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy Be assured they shall have their epaulets as soon as possible—that is, if their conduct is at all equal to their pluck. The Young Buglers He was an immensely tall man, in a showy uniform all covered with gold, with colossal epaulets and a towering plume of rainbow-coloured feathers. Life in Mexico The color of the coat could still be distinguished; it was red, and the epaulets showed that it had belonged to a British officer. Cord and Creese Upon the coffin of an army or navy officer, the hat, epaulets, sword, and sash are placed, and it is customary to use the flag to cover the coffin. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. As soon as he found it, health, strength, spirits, energy, returned to him, and with the tap of the epaulet on his shoulder he sprang up an altered being. The Virginians Another, formerly commander of a revenue vessel, —a man of splendid epaulets and very aristocratic equipment and demeanor; now out of service and without position, and changed into a brandy-burnt and rowdyish sort of personage. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. By one of the citizens, a sash and pair of epaulets were produced, which were worn by Lafayette when he entered the American army. Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824. Every man is a soldier and wears his square-rigged hat, sword, epaulets, and military uniform. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders He was dressed in a plain blue uniform, with gold epaulets, and acquitted himself extremely well, conversing freely on European politics, and giving his remarks with great shrewdness, and a very peculiar naivete. Tom Cringle's Log Nay, how do we know what is high and what is low? and whether Jack's currycomb, or my epaulets, or his Royal Highness's baton, may not turn out to be pretty equal? The Virginians Seeing an artillery private near him, he said: "What are you doing among the epaulets?" The Companions of Jehu Her husband, however, had nothing to complain of, for one fine morning he picked up the stars of his epaulets in some sacristy or other. The Grip of Desire He thought his staff would forego epaulets and other military gewgaws. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) His coat was an old blue artillery uniform one, with a small bell hung to the extreme points of the swallow—tailed skirts, and three tarnished epaulets; one on each shoulder, and. Tom Cringle's Log "Sea-flower, you will see the beautiful horses, and the epaulets, the white plumes, and the shining swords, but they need not think to turn your brain with all their splendor." Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds Bedlam is not pleasant to one's ears; yet to see the staid mountain herdsmen, attired in plumes, petticoats, epaulets, and goggles, blowing mightily with puffed-out lips on bamboo flageolets, is worth a long journey. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Their mustaches, and epaulets, and uniforms, and on some of them even spurs with little bits of bells. Plays Truly, I thought myself much happier in that white jacket of mine, than our old Commodore in his dignified epaulets. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The judges, he of the black robe and those of the epaulet, communed together. Tom Cringle's Log Now treason and cowardice are two epaulets to which a general sometimes becomes reconciled, the soldier—never. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness One gold epaulet was gone, and the other was so mud-besmeared that one could scarce tell what it was composed of. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established "He only had a blue and red epaulet on his white drill tunic, there was no red cross on his arm." Sketches of the East Africa Campaign I wore an epaulet then; we had the same state-room, you know, sir. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The fierce mustaches, pale faces, glazed shakoes, blue uniforms, and red epaulets, of the French infantry, glanced for a moment, and then all was dark again. Tom Cringle's Log We passed by a group of men with huge epaulets. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness The welt was at first a sort of epaulet, but grew longer and often set out, thus deserving its title of wings. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Worse still, but this Kate did not mention—it was Boone's own work that kept Jack from his expected epaulets. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Many a poor sailor, at the guns of that quarter-deck, must have received a bullet intended for some wearer of an epaulet. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War I could discern the very sparkle of the epaulets. Tom Cringle's Log On the evening of the 2d of December the colonel said to a lady, "This morning I earned a hundred thousand francs and my General's epaulets." The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Yesterday morning, directly after guard-mounting, Faye put on his full-dress uniform—epaulets, beautiful scarlet sash, and sword—and went over to the office of the commanding officer to report officially. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Wesley, by the mere right to epaulets, would be of the acknowledged gentility. The Iron Game A Tale of the War At the gangway, the Emperor was received by our Commodore in person, arrayed in his most resplendent coat and finest French epaulets. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War He wore two immense and very handsome gold epaulets. Tom Cringle's Log He was laden with two huge epaulets, and displayed his scarf, not that of a Representative, but of a general, which scarf, being too long, trailed on the ground. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Only the highest stages of colored culture could compass it; on the tongue of the many it was transformed mystically as "amulet," or ambitiously as "epaulet," or in culinary fashion as "omelet." Army Life in a Black Regiment For one part of the population crosses, decorations, epaulets, offices, prestige, power, importance, dignities began to whirl about like butterflies in a golden atmosphere. The Social Cancer At this juncture the Most Serene Commodore himself happened to emerge from the after-gangway, his gilded buttons, epaulets, and the gold lace on his chapeau glittering in the flooding sunset. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War "And the fat English coachman, with his white wig and brown livery, with silver lace and epaulets like a colonel!" Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 A man who was a stranger to the Assembly, in uniform, wearing the epaulet of a superior officer and a sword by his side. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Mr. Burroughs remembers his first day in this school, and the little suit he wore, of bluish striped cotton, with epaulets on the shoulders which flopped when he ran. Our Friend John Burroughs I suppose you will hardly tarry here long—and get your epaulets, sir. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker When a sparrow alighted upon his shoulder, he exclaimed, "I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn." History of American Literature In the last it was his fortune to receive on the shoulder a sabre-cut which promised to be a painful though not a dangerous wound, his epaulet having broken the force of the blow. His Sombre Rivals The majority could only listen to a regular organized resistance, a military resistance in uniform and in epaulets. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness As Harry straightened himself on his feet a bullet went through the brim of his cap, and another clipped his epaulet. The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign After two years of imprisonment, home, freedom, and epaulets were suddenly within our reach. Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian Its leader was most stunningly arrayed in the same colors, elaborated, however, with epaulets and a belt of silver, with a short sword dangling at one side. Sister Carrie He was attired in a gaudy uniform of some sort, with epaulets and a Spanish general's hat, and he carried himself with great dignity of manner. The Adventures of a Boy Reporter They only recognize honor in the form of a general's epaulets. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness "Why on earth, then, have you no epaulets?" The Clique of Gold "Speak louder," the colonel with shining epaulets shouts to him. The Kingdom of God Is Within You Some of our people had already torn off his epaulets, and, no doubt, had rifled his purse. Barry Lyndon As for the other," said the Journal des Debats disdainfully, "on what field of battle did he win his epaulets? The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X An officer who wore a captain's epaulets was standing by the steps. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Quite awake now, the midshipman, who had good eyes, had noticed, in spite of the darkness, the gold of the epaulets. The Clique of Gold For the present you have nothing; for your lieutenant's epaulets can be reckoned as nothing. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon What do I care for their epaulets or their excellencies? Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends "I would stake my epaulets that this fellow never was a soldier," he said at last. Monsieur Lecoq The captain himself lounged under a tree during the warm afternoons, pipe in mouth; thinking, perhaps, over old times, and occasionally feeling his shoulders for his lost epaulets. Omoo "You are ambitious to wear the epaulets of a captain, I presume?" Prince Eugene and His Times He was striding toward his friend's house when, on hastily turning a corner, he saw two men talking in a doorway, and on seeing the glittering of the duke's epaulets, both of them took flight. The Honor of the Name Stonewall Jackson wore a magnificent uniform of the richest gray, with heavy gold lace wherever gold lace could be used, and massive epaulets of gold. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide Fiddlesticks!" replied Blucher; "an octogenarian is entitled to more respect than a general's epaulets are. Napoleon and Blucher At home, it is deemed auspicious to go a-wooing in epaulets; but among the Polynesians, your best dress in courting is motley. Omoo A tall, elderly officer, in Austrian uniform, with the epaulets of a major, came to meet her, and bent down to kiss reverentially the hand which she offered to him. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times It was only the most modest who declared that he would be content with the epaulets of a lieutenant-general. The Honor of the Name His uniform, of the finest cloth, was heavy with gold braid and gold epaulets, and the great yellow silk sash about his waist supported his gold-hilted sword. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide In his stead came generals and officers, with gold epaulets and bright stars sparkling on their coats, and entered the king's chamber, without a word to the magistrate. Frederick the Great and His Family She is rich, very rich; and are you aware that, with your epaulets, your uniform, and your handsome sword, you must have money. Mohammed Ali and His House Kharash, wearing the epaulets of a captain, passionately demanded the floor. Ten Days That Shook the World In moving, his cloak fell a little open, and I could see for a moment his white-fronted jacket and one of his epaulets. Life's Little Ironies Swords, epaulets, watches, money, and clothing were stripped from the officers; and if the crew in the forecastle suffered less it was because they had less to lose. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty If you was to give Jupiter a pair of epaulets and a sword, and kind of work the clouds around to look like a blackberry patch, it wouldn't make such a bad battle scene. Cabbages and Kings There might be alloy in his gleaming buttons and bullion epaulets; there was none in his happiness. The Red Acorn Look at Colonel Philibert there, with the King's epaulets on his shoulders. The Golden Dog Tell me what find we to admire In epaulets and scarlet coats. Ballads Do you suppose this poor deluded little soul would have left her shop for a man below her in rank, or for anything but a darling of a Captain in epaulets and a red coat. The Book of Snobs Hardly had the Horse Guards passed Rostov before he heard them shout, "Hurrah!" and looking back saw that their foremost ranks were mixed up with some foreign cavalry with red epaulets, probably French. War and Peace Yellow gauntlets covered his massive hands and reached nearly to his elbows, and on his broad shoulders were great glittering epaulets—then seldom worn by anyone, and still more rarely by volunteer officers. The Red Acorn We hear you are going into the wilds where epaulets don't grow. White Lies Pleased with this courageous declaration, I said, "Go then, and you will recover your epaulets at the end of the bridge!" The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot One marvels that the pavement can support so many splendid vehicles, with windows like crystal, linings made of silk and velvet, and lacqueys dressed in epaulets and wearing swords! Poor Folk He was now in an adjutant's uniform with one epaulet and a shoulder knot. War and Peace At last he halted and shrugged his shoulders so that the tassels of his epaulets tossed like wheat. The Lost Road The sentinel lowered his voice, "Asleep, my officer," said he; for the new-comer carried two epaulets. White Lies The doctor found that my injury was serious and could have been fatal if the thick braiding of my epaulet, through which the ball had passed, had not deflected it and lessened its force. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot "And as I have rather long fingers, I shall be able to grasp both the epaulets and the treasure," laughingly responded Ribas. The Daughter of an Empress To the right and left of the post stood rows of French troops in blue uniforms with red epaulets and high boots and shakos. War and Peace When men and women glanced at his alert, well-set-up figure and shoulders, that even when he wore "cits" seemed to support epaulets, and smiled approvingly, Swanson thought they sneered. The Lost Road These epaulets, dear, I have never put them on. White Lies As he passed us, I noticed the epaulets of a colonel and the green cap with a visor. Beasts, Men and Gods But, first of all, help our little Joseph Ribas to his uniform and epaulets, that he may be properly costumed for a rescuer and benefactor. The Daughter of an Empress "Just look at him pulling his epaulets back to his shoulders, to show he is a captain," cried Gerard, laughing,—"as if his rank mattered!" The Chouans A smart sergeant of marines, in passing, cast one glance at the man who seemed always to wear epaulets, and brought his hand sharply to salute. The Lost Road Rose, faint at heart, consented in silence, and fastened on the epaulets. White Lies We examined him—his red whiskers—his collars turned down—his duck trousers, his bullion epaulets—with awe. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo You have honestly earned your epaulets, and to-day you will for the first time appear at my dinner-table as a Russian officer. The Daughter of an Empress He shook me by the shoulder, and my heart stood still for fear he should feel the epaulet under the mantle. The Adventures of Gerard No difference of epaulets could count between the two friends, who reached Frankfort just as Napoleon was disembarking at Cannes. Modeste Mignon I need none to carry my sword, my epaulets, and my love for you. White Lies The epaulets of several French officers were glittering through the mist, and the clank of spurs and sabres echoed incessantly from the brick floor. The Red Inn "I will myself conduct you to the spot and show you the house where a rich set of diamonds and some thousands of scudi are lying in company with your epaulets!" The Daughter of an Empress This is what we have gained by the Revolution!—a parcel of swaggering epaulets! Sons of the Soil "Ah! here he is!" he cried, bringing his big hand down heavily on his epaulet. Anna Karenina But you are her sister, and what are epaulets compared with what she will give me? White Lies A pen-stroke might demolish his civilian epaulets, his place at court, his sinecure, his two offices and their advantages; in all, six salaries retained under fire of the law against pluralists. Bureaucracy The first time I saw him he appeared to me like an old lieutenant who had grown mouldy under his epaulets. The Count of Monte Cristo His short military coat of fine blue cloth bore a silver epaulet on either shoulder. The Scouts of the Valley The uniforms of the older men were embroidered in the old-fashioned way with epaulets on their shoulders; they were unmistakably tight and short in the waist, as though their wearers had grown out of them. Anna Karenina The new colonel read the precious document across his horse's mane, and then he was going to put one of the epaulets on his right shoulder, bare at present: but he reflected. White Lies And, mademoiselle," said he, appealingly, "the day this epaulet was put on my shoulder in Italy, she died in Paris. White Lies I tendered my resignation, for when you have gained your epaulets on the battle-field, you do not know how to manoeuvre on the slippery grounds of the salons. The Count of Monte Cristo His epaulets was all the thieves could do any good with. White Lies If he was dead, they'd have whipped off his epaulets, and left him there. White Lies They gave me the epaulets of a colonel. White Lies The young man reflected for a moment, then an expression of sublime resignation appeared in his eyes, and with a slow and sad gesture he took off his two epaulets, the insignia of his rank. The Count of Monte Cristo |
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