| 单词 | epergne |
| 例句 | And presently I realized the long tables, and all that there was upon them, and was especially delighted to perceive some flowers mounted upon the epergnes. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z There were also many other devices on the table, in silver baskets, vases, epergnes, porcelain figures, etc.; it was so crowded that our little dwarf could not have easily walked on the table this time. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Marquis and Marchioness Townshend, whose marriage had taken place a few weeks previously, were welcomed with great enthusiasm on their return to Rainham, and were presented by the tenantry with a handsome silver epergne. 9.—Mr. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z From buttons to epergnes, we find this apparatus every where. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z As for him, seated in the centre of the table, overshadowed almost by a towering epergne, he felt like a king on his throne. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z The epergne is supported by a base representing the genius of America. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Many a more gorgeous epergne has not yielded one hundredth part of the delight. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Hildegarde could just see the tip of her aunt's cap above the old-fashioned epergne which occupied the centre of the table; but her tone sounded cheerful, and Hildegarde hastened to tell of her delightful morning. Hildegarde's Harvest Howell and James would send him the epergne they had designed for a czar. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas And the silver plate, the chased epergnes, the flowers, the lustres!... Devil Stories An Anthology Ere it was ended Elsie came in, bearing a waiter on which stood a silver epergne filled with fruit, a basket of cake, and a goblet of iced tea. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part It is indispensable to have candles, or plateau, or epergne, in the middle of the table. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. This is a convenient auxiliary to the cook: it may be arranged as a pyramidical epergne for a dormant in the centre of the table, or as a travelling store-chest. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual He was separated from Nan by a vast silver epergne, that fully screened her from view. Not Like Other Girls The presentation took the shape of a silver epergne. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn The cloth was removed as in England, and the table covered with dried fruits, confectionary, and coffee; a tall silver epergne supporting small bottles of capillaire, and sweetmeats in cut glass. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 For fruit, silver-gilt baskets, or epergnes of glass are especially pretty. Etiquette A tall silver epergne surmounted the mound, in the centre of which was a cut-glass basket, holding fruits, and on the sides vases of flowers. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Conspicuous in Summer by their golden green leaves, and their striking epergnes of bright emerald blossoms, the Wood Spurge, and the Petty Spurge, adorn our woodlands and gardens commonly and very remarkably. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Nevertheless it was decided to present the epergne at a select concert or musical evening, with Mr and Mrs Leslie Walker sitting on the platform, where the audience could gloat upon them. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Seen in company, and used sparingly with white flowers for epergne work, the effect is unique; and I ask those who possess it to try it in that or a similar way. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. The flowers in the tall gold epergne in the centre of the table, and the wreath of scarlet camellias that swung down to meet them from the green bronze chandelier, began to dance a saraband. Infelice On either side of it were tall gilt candelabra bearing eleven wax lights each, and beyond these large gilt epergnes overflowing with Marechal Niel roses. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis An epergne, or a low dish of flowers, graces the centre; stands of bon-bons and confectionery are ranged on both sides of the table, which complete the decorations of the table. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Thus the garbage has been cleanly laid on a fashionable epergne, and found quite to the taste of certain lovers of authentic history! Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The dining room was also handsomely decorated with flags, draperies and flowers, while the table itself was elegantly laid with exquisitely decorated china and silver, and ornamented by beautiful bouquets, candelabra, and epergnes. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 There are also models of carriages, ships and machinery; a magnificient epergne of glass, with some large pearls, from Ireland. The World's Fair Noble epergnes, filled with the choicest plants, found their reflections in plates of glass cunningly inlaid here and there upon the surface of the table. The Mississippi Bubble There were fifty covers laid; in the middle and at either end were shallow baskets, full of flowers; between these towered tall epergnes, filled to overflowing with crackers in gilded and colored paper. A Love Episode You produce gold-watches, jewelleries, silver- forks and epergnes, commodes, chiffoniers, stuffed sofas— Heavens, the Commercial Bazaar and multitudinous Howel-and- Jameses cannot contain you. Past and Present In the manufactory may be seen the whole history of a plated dinner service, from the pickle fork to the epergne, or vase, which crowns the centre of the table at a grand banquet. Rides on Railways This room showed the same care as the upper one, and the table was laid out with Hamilton's plate and glass and four beautiful epergnes held the flowers. Six Women It had a big fireplace, where logs were blazing, for the night had turned cool, and a long table with a big epergne of wrought silver, filled with roses, in its centre. D'Ri and I In the centre stood two large epergnes, heaped with fruits and flowers. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He is replaced with the same regularity and indifference as fresh snuff is put into a snuff-box, or fresh flowers are set out upon the epergne. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 547, May 19, 1832 It was particularly beautiful, being composed almost entirely of the rich summer fruits in elegant baskets, with epergnes of lovely flowers arranged in exquisite taste. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes A corpulent straddling epergne, blotched all over as if it had broken out in an eruption rather than been ornamented, delivered this address from an unsightly silver platform in the centre of the table. Our Mutual Friend Dropping on the white counter like horn notes Through a web of violins, The flat yellow lights of oranges, The cube-red splashes of apples, In high plated 'epergnes'. Men, Women and Ghosts On the table stood a couple of little glasses, a decanter containing liqueur and a small epergne, loaded with fruit and pastry. Bertha Garlan The dinner epergne remained at chambers, and figured at the banquets there, which the Colonel gave pretty freely. The History of Pendennis On the continent, vases or epergnes filled with flowers are invariably placed down the centre of the dinner-table at regular distances. The Book of Household Management The epergne was Phoebus Apollo in his chariot of the sun, with four horses galloping perpetually along the table without moving. Memories of Hawthorne The table, hastily cleared by the caterer's men, was empty of the china and glass which they had supplied, but still retained the candlesticks and epergnes that were Vicky Van's own. Vicky Van Adhering to the rocks are thin, flaky, brittle growths resembling vine-leaves, brown and golden-yellow; goblets and cups, tiered epergnes, distorted saucers, eccentric vases, crazily-shaped dishes. Confessions of a Beachcomber No, sir, no more than I dread the epergne. Love Me Little, Love Me Long They were arranged on an immense sheet of glass, like the trees in miniature on some table epergne, and their reflection could not be more perfect. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon Beyond them lay the length of the Turkey carpet darkening away under the long biscuit-box and the large epergne made her feel guilty and shifting, guilty from the beginning of things. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 A massive gold epergne of choicest Italian art, the gift of La Pompadour, stood on the centre of the table. The Golden Dog I imagined, for instance, that at Belshazzar's feast, the loftiest epergne of gold, surrounded by flowers and jewels, carried the monarch's proudest possession, a cake of carmine. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments The epergne was a beautiful thing of crystal and gold, a celebrated work of art, regarded as an exquisite possession. T. Tembarom Overpowering her dire confusion, in obedience to him, she looked at the epergne, and listened. The Heir of Redclyffe The huge epergnes, with automatic or even living figures within them, are either mere curiosities or are intended to convey some clumsy moral lesson. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy The modern ornaments of epergne or plateau were supplied by images of the gods, wrought in bronze, ivory, and silver. Last Days of Pompeii A huge epergne of gilded bronze from Thomire's studio overshadowed the table. The Magic Skin And just then his eye fell upon the epergne, a very old and beautiful piece of silver, that graced the dinner-table. Soul of a Bishop |
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