单词 | gaudily |
例句 | Two gaudily painted pullman cars stood on the track. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With its running water, closed sewers, and gaudily painted walls, Tiwanaku was among the world's most impressive cities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Cloaks of turkey feathers fluttered from their shoulders; huge feather diadems exploded gaudily round their heads. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Texts and images depict the Teotihuacanos as gaudily martial figures with circular mirrors strapped to their backs and squared-off helmets sweeping protectively in front of the jaw. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So I didn't know whether or not Gatsby went to Coney Island or for how many hours he "glanced into rooms" while his house blazed gaudily on. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The pageantry that goes along with it—the monologue and the speeches and the production numbers—is a gaudily decorative sidebar, a kind of secondary performance that reveals character independent of art. Live-Blogging the 2017 Oscars 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Julius Shulman's gaudily colored images show an idealized modern lifestyle for the "Case Study Houses" program in California from the 1940s through the 1960s. A world of change in 250 photos at London exhibition 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z In another scene the two actors are sitting like acrobats on a swing – as pert, poised and potty as Gilbert and George, if more gaudily attired. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z Those bad things prove to be fire and fuel for “Triple 9,” one of those productions in which much of the creative energy has been funneled into gaudily inventive displays of violence. Review: In ‘Triple 9,’ an Appealing Cast Can’t Rise Above the Violence 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Like Leth himself, you'll never want to leave these bronzed sands and return to the noisy ugliness of the picture's suffocating, gaudily concocted world. 'Zero Theorem' adds up to almost nothing 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Beneath the gaudily supersize chandelier swaying over the bar, the chatter turned to Jacqueline Bisset’s bizarrely emotional acceptance speech for her win as best supporting actress in the TV movie, “Dancing on the Edge.” Scene City: At the Golden Globes After-Party, Some Stars Behaved Oddly 2014-01-15T21:21:09Z The sisters toddle around, often arm in arm and in gaudily colorful matching outfits, greeting friends, strangers and presumably clients. Movie Review: ‘Meet the Fokkens,’ a Documentary on Dutch Sisters 2012-08-07T22:23:32Z The prefab, gaudily costumed 1970s group the Village People and its big hit “Y.M.C.A.” are enduring symbols of the disco era. A Village Person Tests the Copyright Law 2011-08-16T22:15:27Z Inside a gaudily lit dance club, guests watch a 38-year-old woman swaying to the songs they choose, usually traditional folk music but sometimes a Bollywood number or two. Dance bars, mobile phones and Chelsea jerseys: changing face of Bhutan 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Inside a gaudily lit dance club, guests watch a 38-year-old woman swaying to the songs they choose, usually traditional folk music but sometimes a Bollywood number or two. Dance bars, mobile phones and Chelsea jerseys: changing face of Bhutan 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Saying much more would mean giving away at least one huge surprise that this willfully provocative, gaudily transgressive and altogether staggering new play by Jeremy O. Harris has in store. Review: Race and Sex in Plantation America in ‘Slave Play’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Her greeting is also gaudily weighed down by the oversized jewelry she’s wearing. Twisted takes on summer wear at Winston Wächter 2013-07-25T22:41:01Z Specifically, the movie evoked that evanescent moment when the piñata’s gaudily colored candied contents fly in the air, right before scattering to the ground in an unholy mess. In Cannes, Filmmakers Contend With Despair and Beauty, Too 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z David Harrower's astute new script, not gaudily phrased but politically idiomatic, cleverly questions democracy itself, and the danger of X Factor politics. Public Enemy; These Shining Lives; The Hothouse – review 2013-05-18T23:07:16Z Bellows had no need to measure himself against the wild natural spectacles that earlier painters – Frederick Church at Niagara Falls, Albert Bierstadt in Yosemite – strained to celebrate on widescreen canvases in gaudily iridescent colours. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z His gaudily fringed clothes suggest a passion, but for some reason I rarely leave his shows knowing more than when I went in. Fashion Review: In Paris, Sensuality Saves the Day 2011-06-29T21:36:00Z His funniest — and most conceptually aggressive — series may have been his “wall-walls,” sections of gaudily colored aggregate wall that could be mounted on walls of their own. Ashley Bickerton, Whose Art Evoked Humor and Wonder, Dies at 63 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z But everything, from cakes to underwear, was made of roughly moulded plaster, gaudily painted. James Franco to work in Christmas shop – but is it art? 2012-11-20T11:58:04Z A painting of a tightly framed, gaudily made-up eye has an undeniable reptilian mien in its carefully detailed sheen and wrinkles. A ‘Nasty Woman’ of Contemporary Art Fearlessly Renders the Body 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Verdi’s chorus of witches does, indeed, gaudily set the scene by opening the drama with cackling weirdness, forecasting the futures of Macbeth and his fellow general, Banquo. Plácido Domingo's sound and fury in L.A. Opera's 'Macbeth' 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Instead, working with the cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, he goes high and low, shifting between street-level grunge and the city from high above, sweeping across the gaudily lighted night and eerily belching smokestacks. | 'Contraband': ?Contraband,? With Mark Wahlberg - Review 2012-01-12T23:08:20Z But 3-D is definitely part of the cinema’s past — never as gloriously and gaudily as in the approximately 45 stereographic features released by the American film industry between 1952 and 1955. ?Classic 3-D,? Straight From ?50s, at Film Forum 2010-08-12T22:45:00Z Boulevard is key to Rechy’s book, which opens with the line, “Later I would think of America as one vast City of Night, stretching gaudily from Times Square to Hollywood Boulevard ….” Why artist Tim Youd is spending his nights on Hollywood Boulevard retyping John Rechy's hustling novel 'City of Night' 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z In the ’60s Frey incorporated kitschy found objects — like figurines, toys, animals and other knickknacks — into rambunctious, pedestal-scale, gaudily glazed assemblages. 2010-02-16T22:40:00Z The sites flaunt gaudily apocalyptic graphics, bristle with audaciously punctuated headlines, and urge you towards reams of densely argued revelation, often published in eye-wateringly light text on a dark background. Pop stars and their conspiracy theories 2011-07-21T20:48:00Z Visiting this demure, borderline drab wage slave, he finds she lives in a gaudily decorated apartment, wears slinky outfits and pursues the secret life of a sexual cougar. Todd Solondz's Dark Horse: Misery Loves Comedy 2012-06-08T10:45:56Z Others said the program would mean the demise of the gaudily decorated and brightly colored jeepneys, which have been regarded as Manila’s “King of the Road” and a showcase of Philippine culture on wheels. Drivers stage strike over plan vs aging Philippine jeepneys 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Defensive and self-pitying, Parker narrates this long and gaudily overstuffed tale of a King and his Kingmaker, arguing — unpersuasively — that he isn’t the villain that history has made him out to be. Baz Luhrmann's unruly 'Elvis' shakes up the Cannes Film Festival 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Kabul’s wedding halls, gaudily decorated buildings where grooms could drop thousands of afghanis on parties lasting well into the early morning, have shifted celebrations to daytime hours. The bursting 'Ka-bubble': Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The restrictions imposed three months ago barred most public transport, forcing the gaudily decorated jeepneys off the road. AP PHOTOS: Virus sidelines iconic Philippine jeeps, drivers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Sadly, in recent years, this most unostentatious and proletarian of foods has been gentrified and made to dress up gaudily with superfluous additives such as honey, Nutella and cinnamon. Time to recognise that western greed is one of the causes of global hunger | Kevin McKenna 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z What once was the most inclusive holiday in the nation’s capital threatens to become just another Trump rally, providing lots of gaudily patriotic imagery for use in his reelection campaign. Opinion | Trump plans to turn the Fourth of July into a political rally in honor of himself 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z The plays are oddly constructed; perversely off-kilter; gaudily offensive and random. Young Jean Lee’s Unsafe Spaces 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Attendees hear some of the best drummers in the world as they watch massive and gaudily decorated floats roll by, while beautiful people - some wearing very little - sing and dance to samba music. Rio Carnival evolves into low-cost street party extravaganza 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z The G430 is lightweight and not too gaudily designed, but the real selling point is the surround sound feature. How to pick the best accessories for your gaming PC 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Like most air shows, it promised to entertain spectators with the sight of gaudily painted fighter jets performing impossible stunts in close formation. Why Vine Was a Bad Match for Twitter 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z In both periods the rich were getting richer and flaunting it gaudily. Games of sex and deceit sizzle in ACT’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Where once there was a deserted riverbank, now pickup trucks roared up to discharge people into boats, while gaudily painted buses waited for them on the other side. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The one element of his life that sparkles, at least intermittently, is that he has wangled his way into a job with West Berlin’s celebrity architect and theorist, the gaudily named N. I. Rosen-Montag. Novels of Desire 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z It's winter in Mumbai, which means the Queen's Necklace, the nickname for the sea-hugging boulevard whose street lamps evoke a string of pearls, is lighted more gaudily than usual. In Mumbai, club weddings call for grand receptions 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z This is the trip Velvet experiences in ‘‘The Mare,’’ the same shock of tumbling out of the sweltering city into a world so tended, so white and gaudily green. Mary Gaitskill and the Life Unseen 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z In the meantime, each man gaudily challenged that establishment by running for mayor of New York City—Buckley in 1965, Mailer four years later. Mailer and Buckley’s Combative Camaraderie 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The complex here, which served as the headquarters for the U.S. occupation, is vast and gaudily ornate. What a Trip to Iraq Reveals About Obama's ISIS Plan 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Miss Penny described a circle in the air with her gaudily jewelled hand. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z They are one of the sport’s young, rising and gaudily gifted teams. 2012 Nationals: Terrifically talented but ultimately unproven 2012-04-04T18:42:00Z When we went through the Moorish palace, its restorations seemed so gaudily done that again I felt the sensation that this was trumpery. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Most of the men were reading the gaudily illustrated Sunday newspapers; some of them were smoking. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z She was a tall woman, gaudily handsome, conserving in clothes and coiffure the fashions of her prime as queens do and barmaids who become the wives of publicans. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The master, coolly clad in shirt and drawers, the former loose about his neck, lay in his hammock, smoking a long gaudily painted wooden pipe. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z There a small villa, standing by itself, shone gaudily in the heart of the blackness. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z He was gaudily dressed, as were also some who seemed to be his lieutenants. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The furniture is not gaudily rich, but elegant enough to harmonise with the decorations. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The elephant, which was richly caparisoned, was intended for the prince; the palki the framework of which was silver and was gaudily adorned, was meant for the princess; and the horse for the minister’s son. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The captain in charge of the boat—not Captain Bogue, but a vainly dressed fellow from the East—was accompanied by a woman, more gaudily attired than himself, whom he introduced as his wife. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z On foot, near the weighing stand, is a tall, powerful, and clumsy fellow, got up gaudily—a fellow with a lowering red face, in loud good-humour, very ill-looking. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z A ramshackle frame house down the street was glaringly illuminated, and Gerald, entering, found a number of men and one or two women in two gaudily furnished rooms. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z These were to him English works of art, decorations of great English houses, in keeping with the gaudily covered chairs and meaningless glass ornaments. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Not that she was gaudily gowned; on the contrary, her dress was simple, but her personality, her smile, her animation, are a constant delight and surprise. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The walls were often inlaid with lapis and malachite, like the decorations of some Eastern temple, and the ikons were painted gaudily upon metals. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Ms. Stockholder is known for sculptures made with cheap, gaudily hued objects and materials — things you would find in a discount store. | Connecticut: At the Aldrich, Six Exhibitions on Collaboration ? Review 2011-11-06T00:42:48Z It must not be supposed from this that the real Ainu never wear any clothes at all, for indeed on grand occasions they dress gaudily enough, but always in a rude, elementary kind of way. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Faint music was heard on every side, and gaudily painted and luxurious automobiles flitted noiselessly along the polished roadways. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z A gaudily garbed person who seemed to be in an advanced stage of inebriation was being propelled through the door by a stocky man with a reddish and 119 determined face. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Then he too followed, and laughing and chattering the two men disappeared behind the gaudily painted draperies. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z He pointed to where a little gaudily painted house nestled under one of the great feet of the first tower. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z No matter, that gaudily dressed and luxuriously fed tempters had beset her and led her in. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z The rushing water was crowded with leaping boats, all gaudily painted; and even the sunshine, moving rapidly on quivering white sails and the white hulls buoyantly swinging, was a kind of shaking laughter. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z “It is a very nice basket, little ladies,” said the younger Gypsy woman—she who was so gayly dressed and gaudily bejeweled. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z And this was our first meeting: I a bashful boy; she a strange woman, too gaudily dressed, entering my father’s house at a strange hour. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Here a gaudily painted gable thrust itself out of the white sheet; there, through a proscenium of clinging wool, one saw the gray interior of a machine-room. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Nothing but the gown remained; a gaudily flowered silk, useful enough for dramatic purposes, but too extravagant in colour and pattern to bear inspection by daylight. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z About two steps in advance of the servant was a tall, elderly lady, dressed in an antique brocade silk, with enormous flowers gaudily embroidered upon it. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Resisting the pressing invitation of a party of gaudily dressed ladies seated in the huge cage-like window of a house hard by, we find ourselves, by a sudden turn, in the Cathedral Square. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z I should never have thought so from glancing at that unhappy, gaudily dressed girl. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z It was gaudily carpeted, uncomfortably furnished, stuffy for want of use and air, and crowded with gimcracks. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z There were plain mugs of creamy earthenware, mugs gaudily and oddly painted with garlanded goats, with hunting scenes, with towering castles, with flaming posies of flowers. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Mona, rising, pushes Violet gently into her own chair, a little black-and-gold wicker thing, gaudily cushioned. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The walls, that should have been sweeping and clean, were adorned with gaudily framed pictures which in themselves were dim and drab from many summers' accumulation of dust. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z The vast interior, like the exterior, is entirely without distinction, though gaudily decorated. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Sally’s frightened eyes fluttered from one to another of that bedraggled, pathetic quartet, but she might as well have appealed to the gaudily painted banners that fluttered over the deserted booths outside. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Sections of several walls have been painted gaudily to depict scenes from the Bible. Act of devotion 2010-12-30T08:17:25Z Johnny Bench, for one, stood waving, clad gaudily in a red blazer; Joe Morgan, in muted colors, appeared not to have gotten the memo about dressing like a great Cincinnati Red. A Quaint Parade to Honor the Greats 2010-07-25T03:50:00Z Who assigns such value, who chose these craven avatars if not the miraculous hand of the marketplace, whose torn cuticles and gaudily painted fingernails resemble nothing so much as our own? 2010-01-04T05:00:00Z Ships sailed there; dolls hung gaudily and smilingly aloft; giant parti-colored balls rounded out their harlequin sides; tiny dishes for pygmy festivals were piled with delicious carrots and artichokes on little white, blue-rimmed platters. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode A fleet of gaudily emblazoned native boats shot hither and thither over the near surface of the bay. The Story of Malta The little room was gaudily decorated and redolent with the lingering odors of many dinners. The Hillman It was pushed boisterously against him, and, beyond his amazed back, Garth had a glimpse of a gaudily colored skirt. The Gray Mask They were seated in a gaudily decorated car, drawn by oxen. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 The stranger often meets in the streets of Stockholm a conspicuous class of peasant women dressed very neatly but somewhat gaudily in stripes and high colors, wearing a peculiar head-gear. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The chairs of state were then filled with gaudily dressed officials. The Story of Malta Two gaudily painted fishes faced each other over the arch, and there was little except glaring colour ornamentation visible. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Both fired together, and gave a shout as they saw one of the enemy, a big man, gaudily dressed and feathered, fall to the ground. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War The streets are wide and well watered, the houses of stucco, gaudily painted in hieroglyphic designs, are two and three stories high. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 This outer covering itself was different from anything she had ever handled, being exquisitely soft in texture and gaudily bright in hue. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn This morning the leaves fluttered gaudily, reckless, giddy from the wind's dances, over the green picket fence and the three strands of barbed wire. A Pushcart at the Curb If his circumstances permit he is royally seated, it may be, upon a gaudily bedecked elephant, and she is conveyed in a closely covered palanquin. Oriental Women Indeed, in its wooden framework, gaudily painted, its quaint carvings, and its bamboo roof, it was the very type of what one sees in a comic opera. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The front of the villa was adorned with stucco and gaudily painted. Women of England No one was gaudily or even strikingly attired. An American Girl Abroad O I would weave of words in rhythm A gaudily wrought pall For the curious cataphalque of fate. A Pushcart at the Curb The pillars as well as the canopies and the figures themselves are possibly entirely Gothic, but one glance at the gaudily inlaid backs shows Arab workmanship. Cathedrals of Spain There are a series of uninteresting tombs, and there is a high altar, gaudily rich with trappings, which would be a disgrace to a stage-carpenter. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Her lip hung pendulously, as she slowly shook her gaudily turbaned head. Checkers A Hard-luck Story As he was gaudily dressed, and possessed all the arts of vulgar flattery, Miss Bragwell eagerly caught at his proposal to wait on her father next day. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales He examined the portraits and the little fancy pictures, of slight merit but gaudily framed, that covered the green wall-paper almost to the ceiling. Their Son; The Necklace During our walk we visited an old Armenian church, which was gaudily decorated with red brocade hangings and very antiquated paintings quaintly representing scenes from Bible history. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise And immediately I saw walking towards me a little, dark man, wrapped up in a big capa, with the red and blue velvet of the lining flung gaudily over his shoulder. Orientations Lately, I am ashamed to show the magazine to my friends because of the gaudily painted and repugnant creatures on the cover. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 A gaudily dressed chief was mistaken for him, until friendly Indians with General Harrison stated that the great Tecumseh had a ridge on his thigh, from a broken bone. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women He found an empty chair at the rear of the car, beside a gaudily attired woman, whose union disc proclaimed her a member of Local 47, the Recreational Companion Union. The Cartels Jungle He was a big man who dressed gaudily; even the tragedy had not served to remove wholly from his appearance the garish quality that proclaimed his type. The Mark of the Knife Never mind," whispered his sister, laughing, "he is dressed much less gaudily to-day. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won She was gaudily dressed for one thing, and Forrester hated gaudy clothes, and she wore long silver gipsy earrings and a string of bright green beads dangling from her neck. The Beggar Man I thought again of those gaudily dressed sailors; I thought of their inane felicity, and smiled again. An Ocean Tramp In those fat years it began raining red-wheeled buggies on Sundays, and smart traps drawn by horses harnessed gaudily in 64white or tan appeared on the streets. In the Heart of a Fool The token was of course the Virgin of Guadelupe in her flame of gold, as she had gaudily emblazoned herself on the blanket, or serape, of a poor Indian. The Missourian But the study had a redeeming grace in many Indian pictures, gaudily coloured and dear to young eyes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 From time to time soared above the trees flocks of parrots, gray, green, white, or a small bevy of gaudily plumaged toucans in a quiet, wavy flight. In Desert and Wilderness It was now seen that the approaching bands were composed in equal parts of the gaudily caparisoned workmen and their plainly dressed advisers. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 In the same canoe were two Indians gaudily dressed, and with round hats. Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Another course, however, had been proposed for her; and now she sat in that small parlor gaudily dressed, as I have said, but dressed evidently for a journey. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 This one had his fingers gaudily ornamented with rings and diamonds. Adventures and Recollections Two carriages hung with gaudily embroidered shawls, full of dominos and pierrots and harlequins who threw handfuls of confetti at people along the sidewalks, clattered into town through the dark arches of the gate. Rosinante to the Road Again The garments worn by the children were often gaudily printed with flowers. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island Along the side of one house is a gaudily painted serpent, signifying that an apothecary, or, as we should say, a chemist, lived here. Round the Wonderful World "Fan me," she added, offering Jim a huge fan gaudily painted in many colors. Good Luck The spire of his village is for the American like any other spire; in his eyes the newest and most gaudily painted is the most beautiful. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Above the swiftly whirling wheels gaudily dressed men and women sat motionless in attitudes. Rosinante to the Road Again Even Cazalet felt the influence and put on a pair of gaudily striped socks over which his sandals would not fit. The Belovéd Vagabond During the winter the Clermont was lengthened to one hundred and forty feet, improved in many respects, gaudily painted, and looked upon as a "floating palace." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Now and then a gaudily dressed rajah may be seen, with a long line of attendants, wending his steps towards the river's front. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months And the whole is firmly drawn and well, but neither gaudily nor pitchily, coloured. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Some were of a dingy green, or a light brown, while others seemed gaudily arrayed in plumage as brilliant and variegated as the rainbow. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements In another moment the room was empty, and the bride and groom were left side by side on the gaudily bedecked platform, to mix and partake of their first betel-nut together. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Though he had thrown aside the cloak in which he had previously disguised, I recognised the man whom I had already twice seen in the gaudily accoutred officer whom Afra now addressed as Hayraddin. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) The temple was gaudily decorated for the occasion with bold and vulgar caricatures, mingled most incongruously, the sacred with the profane. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Most of the others collected there seemed limp and taciturn, but three or four young people gaudily dressed made up for the quietude of their companions. Tales of Space and Time He is in holiday array, but there is little of holiday about him, save in his gaudily beribboned clothes. The Wagnerian Romances The actors are dressed in the costumes of ancient times, and are gaudily decked with cheap jewellery, velvet, leather, and gold-embroidered cloths. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The girls dressed gaudily, reveling in cheap finery. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) Behind these were numerous slaves, mostly Nubians, richly and gaudily dressed, some of whom held aloft large fans of the peacock's many-tinted plumes. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History She drew the glove, with its fringed gauntlet and its gaudily embroidered horseshoe from her shirt front and ran her fingers along its velvety softness. The Gold Girl It is grotesque to watch gaudily dressed persons going into ecstasies over the delicate coloring of a Botticelli, when the internal as well as the external evidence is against them. A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma Finally, the Salle de Spectacle completes the modern additions, and, while gaudily striking, is scarcely above the taste of a gilded café in some pompous Préfecture. Royal Palaces and Parks of France She was fairly conspicuous; there were few pedestrians this far from the city, and as Thark had told her often enough, she did dress rather gaudily. A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel But gamesters are, literally, soon played out at Monaco, and it is necessary to attract fresh moths to the gaudily glittering candle. Faces and Places Before all his men came a chieftain of them, clad in armour wrought gaudily and decked all with gold and silver, and with a great red horse-tail streaming from his helm. The Sundering Flood In an instant the chief executioner, a man of giant stature, gaudily attired and bearing a huge curved sword that gleamed ominously in the sunlight, stood before her, and bowing, answered: "Your majesty is obeyed." The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason The houses are mostly of wood, gaudily painted; the roofs are covered with glazed tile of various hues. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim He was not gaudily dressed like a vaquero, but everything he wore was possessed of a certain richness and was not lacking in color. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power He pointed to a gaudily striped electric music box that filled a corner of the tavern. Blue Ridge Country He climbed his vehicle to the very rim of the great cask, body out sideways, grinning and balancing, hands free, the squirrel tails flapping from his gaudily repainted old scooter. The Planet Strappers The bewildered and infuriated Michael now remembered that the few officers encountered in the railway station or the streets seemed to be far less gaudily attired than in former years. A Son of the Immortals See yonder painted Butterfly, How gaudily it soars on high, And seems to wish to reach the sky. Aunt Kitty's Stories The town, with its hordes of gaudily dressed and noisy blacks, was most interesting. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Each sleigh is drawn by four dogs, their backs gaudily decorated with saddle-cloths of various colours, fringed, and embroidered in the most fantastic manner, and with innumerable small bells and feathers. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Against the dingy black-red of the old wall, his yellow head stood forth as gaudily as a flower. The Rich Little Poor Boy To-day we found a rustic on his knees before a chapel, within which, gaudily painted and dressed, were waxen images of a Virgin and child. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Ida Mary would hold up something of staple quality, but they would shake their heads and turn to something gaudily wrapped. Land of the Burnt Thigh Its red and yellow banners shone gaudily in the hot sunlight of the summer afternoon, and the fresh sea breeze kept the tassels and streamers all a-flutter, like butterflies hovering over a bed of flowers. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine He was gaudily dressed, his countenance bore the traces of recent debauch, and his fingers were stained with henna. Mystics and Saints of Islam While Hill stood on the walk, telling himself that the gaudily painted dragon looked very much like an overgrown centipede, he suddenly caught sight of a man in an automobile. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California It was even primitive, but not in the fashion of the soiled but gaudily colored garments of Darth. The Pirates of Ersatz There are few women to be seen, but those few are gaudily arrayed in coloured handkerchiefs, their mournful eyes and purring voices touching the stern night to beauty. Nights in London The latter is the most gaudily marked of the Geckos found in the United States and is likewise the most abundant. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot The majority of the lodges were constructed of hemlock bark or of rough slabs, gaudily festooned with split salmon drying in the sun. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska "Oh, I don't know," objected a man, removing the toothpick from his mouth and his gaudily socked feet from the railing. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman Then came tumblers, and in preparation for another scene a gaudily dressed clown entered the ring. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus "Excuse-a me," repeated the stranger, who was gaudily dressed in many colors. Frank Merriwell Down South He looked the more cast down by contrast with the successful Mr. Pullwool, gaudily alight with satin and jewelry, and shining with conceit. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) Miners darted here and there toward the gaudily dressed women, and, seizing them about the waist, held them close to their sides, as a claim of proprietorship before the whole world. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life The women were not so gaudily attired as the men. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island They were made entirely of birch bark, and gaudily painted on the bow and stern. Hudson Bay Both head and tail were richly gilt; indeed, the whole vessel was gaudily painted. Erling the Bold Of course the Indians were arrayed in their best; several wore necklaces of the claws of the grizzly bear, of which they are extremely proud; and a gaudily picturesque group they were. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Its fez-crowned occupant gazed superciliously out as the gaudily uniformed members of his kavasse ran alongside yelling to the crowds to make way for the Pasha! The Tyranny of Weakness Entreat, and fleet Life gaudily, and so play out their play, Even with the triumphing May— The young-eyed, smiling, irresistible May! Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses Yet among these gaudily dressed women and men with the luster of wealth and ease upon them, others mingled. Tarrano the Conqueror While they were still conversing, they descried a gaudily dressed, rather handsome-looking squaw tripping lightly behind them. Adrift in the Wilds or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys He was a powerful, well-made man, of apparently about one or two and twenty, remarkably handsome in person, dressed richly, but not gaudily, in the cavalier fashion, and wore a hat with a feather. The Children of the New Forest Look at those fierce-looking fellows there gathered round the elephants and their gaudily dressed chiefs. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris As he did so, it struck me that he bore a strong resemblance to Manilick, though he was much more gaudily dressed than I had ever seen that young chief. Afar in the Forest Frequently, too, they halted to watch the motions of some tiny humming-bird hovering like a living gem over the cup of a flower, or the flight of a gaudily painted kingfisher or parrot. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer Otherwise the other acts of the performance take their course, and the banderilleros, bull-fighters armed with short gaudily decorated spears with barbed points, come on. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development At the head marched a girl bearing an icon of the Madonna, gaudily painted and bedecked with jewels. Rabbi and Priest A Story Now and then women passed, but they, also, were of the night, gaudily bedecked in tinsel and glittering finery that would have been fustian by day to the least discriminating eye. Trail's End Stockily built mechanics swaggered along with their simpering, gaudily dressed lady loves. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Terry laughed as the gaudily dressed occupants of the room crowded around him, and greeted most of the score of swarthy men and women by name. Terry A Tale of the Hill People Looking out toward the road, we saw four teams dragging large, gaudily painted cages that contained animals. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Douglass' imagery is fine—vivid—often gaudily painted. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) In a metropolitan music hall, gaudily bedecked and brilliantly lighted, it would have been tolerable from the lips of a black-face comedian. The Colonel's Dream They had made the turn into a road that would lead them to Deepdale when they came in sight of a man standing in the road beside a small, and rather gaudily painted wagon. The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley At present it looked like a camel-mart; but there were dozens of horses there too, gaudily turned out like the camels with red worsted trimmings on saddles and bridles. The Lion of Petra They are about thirty feet long, richly carved and gaudily painted. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World His head was surmounted by a gaudily colored plume of feathers held in place by a glittering band or tiara that encircled his brows. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Soon he was in a group watching a gaudily dressed individual doing a sort of sleight-of-hand trick with three cards on a table. The Cow Puncher Nature at this period is so gaudily clad that we may admire her for her excessive variety of tints, but cannot dare to copy her absolutely. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath Even without a gaudily lighted and trimmed tree, the Bunkers were pleased in every way. Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's Twice he paused to look in upon conferences of the gaudily wrapped and painted civilians, but, since he could not understand what they were saying, it was a waste of time to linger. Star Born Investigation disclosed a gaudily striped tent of considerable size set up in the street and illuminated by those flaring naphtha lamps they use in circuses. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The Carthaginian, smiling at the weakness and cowardice of the gaudily accoutred host, replied, "Certainly, I think they will be enough for them, however greedy they may be." History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour She looked at him, then turned it over, revealing the insides of the tin, revealing the gaudily printed tuna-fish label from the original can that it had been fashioned from. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Emerging from the dusk to the firelight was a white man, gaudily clothed in tunic of scarlet with steel breastplates and gold lace enough for an ambassador. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade We both turned and stared at an opening before which hung a sort of gaudily embroidered mat, as the sound of dragging footsteps, accompanied by a heavy tapping, announced the approach of some one. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor The interior of the room was exceedingly dirty, while the faded paper, which once gaudily adorned it, now hung in shreds from the walls. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution Inside, the sight of the hard, gaudily upholstered instalment-plan furniture did not disillusion them, and they continued to fear that they could never stop at this fine place. The Sport of the Gods The gaudily trapped saloons, cafés, and music halls, spoke a similar message. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman Roderigo looked at the dark hair and eyes and the gaudily colored dress before him, and shook his head. Lucia Rudini Somewhere in Italy These paintings are in water colours, upon rolls of vellum, very fresh--and rather gaudily executed. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three He is dressed in a short jacket of dark blue cloth, trimmed around the edges, and on the sleeves, with gold lace, and wide trousers of the same material, also gaudily ornamented. Frank Among The Rancheros It is bound in red morocco; a little too gaudily. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two Some of his barricades seem even abandoned, and stand lonely and quite silent without any of the gaudily clothed soldiery to enliven them by occasionally standing up and waving us their doubtful greetings. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation In each event the gaudily caparisoned Jack Purdy was at the fore, either winning or crowding the winner to his supremest effort. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Instead of the smooth bare ground which formed the floors of the other buildings, the palace was entirely covered with the skins of wild animals, gaudily stained. The Land of Mystery The tents they had brought stood gaudily in the hot sun, some white and some of cotton cloth dyed in brilliant colours, red, and blue, and yellow. Caste However, they were larger than a man's two fists, they were gaudily painted, and the alphabet was sprinkled upon them with prodigal generosity. Bruvver Jim's Baby The walls were whitewashed and bore some religious prints, gaudily colored. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad Here, again, the newly bought 'box' of the bride, with her initials gaudily emblazoned; and the showy, glittering chests of the Americans. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg My lord, you trifle precious hours away; The heavens look gaudily upon your greatness, And the crowned moments court you as they fly. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The corridors and staircases were gaudily decorated and the narrow halls and small rooms, shut off from proper light and air, gave one a sense of suffocation. Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst The man clattered down the steps of the gaudily painted little structure. 'Doc.' Gordon She wore a prodigious number of gaudily set rings; her neck and ears and girdle were ablaze with gold and jewels. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. This kind is generally a Captain, dresses well, but not gaudily, and smokes big cigars. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 5, 1892 The study had a redeeming grace in many Indian pictures gaudily colored and dear to young eyes.... The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls At times we passed by a lady, struggling with her skirts, unsteadily tripping along in her high wooden shoes, looking exactly like the figures painted on screens, tucked up under a gaudily daubed paper umbrella. Madame Chrysantheme A woman, gaudily bedecked in soiled finery, her face giving evidence of the frequent use of rouge and powder, watched her, and followed, pondering. The Girl from Montana There were three occupants, whereof two stood: an Egyptian, gaunt and of great height, clad in plain white linen, who was driving, and a handsome, gaudily dressed Greek youth, who was holding the parasol. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. But he did not look at all such a man as those awkward, gaudily dressed, unsteady fellows the boys had seen in Antonino's shop on the previous night. The Children of the King My reign might have been neat; it would never have been gaudily splendid. Lazarre The sailor fired first, and was professionally astonished to see the gaudily attired individual tossed violently backward for many yards, finally pitching headlong to the earth. The Wings of the Morning He had taken down the shutters of his employer’s store, and was hanging in the windows two very gaudily lettered placards, “A balm for all, Jenkins’s Soporific,” “The need of an aching world, Muggins’s Liniment.” The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Her aunt, Mrs. Farley, compared this to its disparagement with one already purchased by Lewis, on the gaudily embossed stem of which perched a squirrel with a nut in its mouth. Unleavened Bread Large numbers of animals, more especially insects, are gaudily coloured, either with vivid hues or with striking patterns, so as to be very easily seen. Darwinism (1889) We saw also the rows of Hindu shops open to the street, with their gaudily dressed children of blackened eyelids, their stolid dirty proprietors, and their women marvellous in bright silks and massive bangles. African Camp Fires Teata, Many Daughters, Weaver of Mats, and Flower, savagely handsome, gaudily dressed, were the only companions of her own age. White Shadows in the South Seas They were in a chapel with a low ceiling crossed by beams gaudily painted with coal-tar pigment. Là-bas He wore a Spanish cloak, the capa, and he flung the red and green velvet of its lining gaudily over his shoulder. The Magician Locusts and grasshoppers are generally of green protective tints, but there are many tropical species most gaudily decorated with red, blue, and black colours. Darwinism (1889) Then, tired of walking, he took his stand in front of the mantelpiece, in the centre of which a gaudily painted image of Saint Joseph occupied the place of a clock. Abbe Mouret's Transgression For the brevity of the tales, which were issued in chapbooks, readers were compensated by gaudily coloured illustrations and by double-barrelled titles. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance In the Corso we see a kind of temporary theatre, the deal sides of which are gaudily lined with Catania silk, and on its stage a whole dramatis person� of sacred puppets. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Foolish bird, to be talking about her prettiness to strangers, especially as she is not a pretty Poll, though gaudily dressed in green and yellow! Twice Told Tales Great boards appear at the University gates, on which pithy satires against one or other candidate, parodies on songs, quotations from their speeches, and gaudily painted cartoons are posted. The Firm of Girdlestone Inside was reclining a wax figure of our Saviour, gaudily dressed in silk and velvet; and there were also representations of the Last Supper, with wax-work figures as large as life. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The houses have windows looking towards the street; of these many project from the wall, and have their frame-work elaborately carved, or gaudily painted. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829 At the sight of this gaudily bedecked apparition, the cattle turned out of the trail, and Flood and I rode up to the chief, extending our hands in friendly greeting. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days It was a gaudily bound volume called "Treasures of Science," and Esther knew it almost by heart, having read it twice from gilt cover to gilt cover. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Two gaudily coloured "Sunday Supplements" of a certain newspaper combination in the United States were spread before me. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War The marchesa's room had flaunting green walls with a red border; the ceiling was gaudily painted with angels, flowers, and festoons. The Italians Through the whole line were seen many officials, gaudily adorned with plumes, gold lace, gilt fringe, swords, and coloured decorations of all sorts. Our Little Korean Cousin The next morning, before we reached the agency, a number of gaudily bedecked bucks and squaws rode out to meet us. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days The most conspicuous was a huge oriole, the size of a small crow, with a naked face, a black-and-red bill, and gaudily variegated plumage of green, yellow, and chestnut. Through the Brazilian Wilderness These people were waiting for the free advertisement sheets from the gaudily painted yellow Ullstein newspaper building across the square. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War On the summit of the hill a large cattle fair was being held, and crowds of people were gathered in and around a camp of gaudily decorated tents. Views a-foot Schumann describes that sunset more gaudily than ever chromo was painted. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 It has a fine church, much rebuilt and gaudily decorated, with a tower containing no less than thirty-five bells and a clock face so enormous that it occupies a goodly portion of the wall. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter All about that cookhouse dooryard spread a confusion of empty tin cans, gaudily labeled, containers of corn and peas and tomatoes. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Many of the squaws and papooses were gorgeous in white doe skin suits, gaudily trimmed with beads, and bows of bright ribbons. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate The melodies of unknown songsters enliven their spirits, and glimpses of gaudily plumed birds excite their desire to search those beautiful thickets; but time is urgent, and onward they must speed. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers She was neatly, but not gaudily attired, in the weeds she had worn when Mr Pecksniff had the pleasure of making her acquaintance; and was perhaps the turning of a scale more snuffy. Martin Chuzzlewit Each had a yew or hazel stave slung over his shoulder, plain and serviceable with the older men, but gaudily painted and carved at either end with the others. The White Company As a preparatory initiation ordeal he had to parade the principal business streets of Kingsport for a whole day wearing a sunbonnet and a voluminous kitchen apron of gaudily flowered calico. Anne of the Island She finished dressing and went out into the huge, grandly and gaudily furnished salon. The Price She Paid Once, as she was sitting there, she happened to see the gaudily painted and decorated show boat. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise A gaudily colored portrait of Madame la Presidenta, the noble and beautiful woman whom Alvarez, the President of Olancho, had lately married in Spain, was pinned to the wall above the table. Soldiers of Fortune But the study had a redeeming grace in many Indian pictures, gaudily coloured and dear to young eyes. Memories and Portraits The soldiers and the gaudily bedecked civil traders fell into procession before and behind, and I noted that a body of troops, heavily armed, marched on each of the mammoth's flanks. The Lost Continent She formed curious resolves on checking gay fancies in the matter of clothes, because it was inconsistent with her past life to blossom gaudily the moment she had become possessed of money. The Mayor of Casterbridge Part of the right wall is also lighted up, with stove, stove-bench, bedstead, and one or two gaudily coloured sacred prints. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I The costumes varied from the veiled and beruffled displays, that left one confounded as to what manner of creature dwelt therein, to the other extreme of mere gaudily ornamented nudity. City of Endless Night Mandy Calline, with her blazing splinter, lighted the lamp, quite a gay affair, with a gaudily painted shade, and bits of red flannel with scalloped edges floating about in the bowl. Southern Lights and Shadows They pointed to one of their number who was more gaudily dressed and somewhat drunker than the rest. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The little girl, the next youngest, had, in her absorption, dropped her gaudily dressed doll at her feet, and stood sucking her thumb, her big blue eyes wide with contemplation. The Vicar's Daughter Some parts of the walls and arches are gaudily painted, in stripes of yellow, red, and blue, as are also the minarets. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Foolish bird, to be talking about her prettiness to strangers, especially as she is not a pretty Poll, though gaudily dressed in green and yellow. Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") From where I sat I could perceive the circle of gaudily painted beasts that revolved about this musical atrocity. Ruggles of Red Gap Her tall form, which had been gaudily adorned, but now attired for the meek and lowly Saviour, was at times prostrated by divine power, and her regenerated soul filled with the rapture of heaven. Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er About two steps in advance of the servant, who still stood door in hand, was a tall, elderly lady, dressed in an antique brocade silk, with enormous flowers gaudily embroidered upon it. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 The houses are all two or three stories high, many of them gaudily painted, and containing spacious apartments. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Next in number to the dealers in beads were those who sold calico, or, as it is called in Africa, cloth, and gaudily colored kerchiefs for the head. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War With the flood of light Katherine's ease returned, and she laughed lightly as she pointed to a gaudily decorated sheet of music on the piano. The Short Line War In a word, God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white. Tremendous Trifles A troop of men and women saunter out, pausing to say farewell to the gaudily ragged tomes in the old book store. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago A woman, gaudily decked and painted, leant over the rail of her balcony, a living fire waiting for its moths. The Fugitive Hiram was busy putting order baskets in the gaudily painted wagon. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks It is like a grotto gaudily but dingily decorated, or a vast circus-tent curtained off in hangings of those colors. Familiar Spanish Travels The proprietress, clothed in gaudily picturesque costume, greeted me with a smile and the easy familiarity which I have since discovered to be natural to all these women. Old Calabria But he could not help the thought that the galleries were a little too gaudily painted, while the high pews in them astonished him. The Marquis of Lossie Comayagua by day was a lazy, silent place, chiefly barefoot, the few possessors of shoes being gaudily dressed young men whose homes were earth-floored huts. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond He was neatly, but not gaudily, dressed in a flat-brimmed hat, a coloured handkerchief, a flannel shirt, a bunch of ribbons, a haversack, football shorts, brown boots, a whistle, and a hockey-stick. The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England A Tale of the Great Invasion In gaudily lighted store-rooms that housed cheap suggestive shows pianos kept up a constant din. Marching Men Despite their dissimilarity, they had one point of resemblance—they were not plain and sombre-looking, like other buildings, but were gaudily painted in striking greens and blues, reds and white, like children's playhouses. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Passengers are often amused by the gaudily decked Indians who are seen at this station, which is quite near the reservation. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The shrine was gaudily decorated; but after a prolonged search, we found nothing of any value. A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 We were quite sufficiently clothed and fed to march through tropical underbrush, take several cities, and put our more gaudily equipped enemies to ignominious flight. From Yauco to Las Marias A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of Brig. General Schwan The other is a matron of Abyssinian descent, as her skin, scarcely darker than a gipsy's, her long and bright blue fillet, and her gaudily fringed dress, denote. First Footsteps in East Africa There were many women present, gaudily attired, but they were not the elite of the half-world. Sleeping Fires: a Novel He was a powerful, well-made man, of apparently about one or two-and-twenty, remarkably handsome in person, dressed richly, but not gaudily, in the Cavalier fashion, and wore a hat with a feather. The Children of the New Forest The one is about as different from the other as the slowly moving glacier of the Alps is from the gaudily decorated and artificially frozen concoction of the ice-cream vendor. Greifenstein You are like a polished corslet of steel; it shines more gaudily, but it is not a whit softer—nay, it is five times harder than a Glasgow breastplate of hammered iron. The Abbot She was gaudily dressed, with about 2,000 pounds sterling worth of diamonds on her head and neck, but the stones were so badly set they looked like rubbish. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II In the wide interspaces of the village were many men, some of them dressed in brown buckskins, others clad more gaudily. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism In this room, seated round a table, was a company of women gaudily dressed and painted, and with them were men. Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales With gaudily painted faces, bright blankets and buckskin suits, they made a picturesque group as they halted and surveyed the young man questioningly. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail The plates, saucers and coffee-cups were thick and clumsy and gaudily decorated with indescribable flowers and vines done entirely in green—a "set," no doubt, selected with great satisfaction in advance of the Striker nuptials. Viola Gwyn The alluring scent of gaudily painted toys pervaded the Christmas atmosphere, quite offsetting the hint of steam from more fortunate depths, and one could sniff the odour of freshly buttered pop-corn. Mr. Bingle Beyond all doubt it was Jaimihr's army, for his elephants were not so gaudily harnessed as Howrah's, and his men were not so brilliantly dressed. Rung Ho! They look still more wonder-stricken, and half-inclined to think me some supernatural being, as, without dismounting, I ride beneath the gaudily colored archway and down the suburban streets. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran Few of these gaudily painted ones have the chance to die naturally, for both birds and squirrels prey upon them, tearing away the delicate wings, and feasting on the big pulpy bodies. Moths of the Limberlost A complacent deity, carved out of white stone, and gaudily painted; a yellow robe, like the Lamas', dangled across his shoulders. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose Oh, to be so busy, so full of affairs, to move constantly from one place to another—now dragging a spangled gown, now gay as a peasant, now gaudily dressed as a page! The Story of Julia Page Panamanian girls gaudily dressed and suggesting to the nostrils perambulating drug-stores shuttle back and forth with their perfumed dandies. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers It glistened so gaudily in the blaze of sunlight. At the Villa Rose Younger members of the same property species are gaudily attired-some in silk, some in missus's slightly worn cashmere. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter Some parts of the walls and arches are gaudily painted in stripes of yellow, red, and blue, as are also the minarets. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 Here would be a sign: "Any Hat in this Window, Two Dollars," surrounded by cheap, dust-grained felts, gaudily trimmed, or coarse straws wreathed with cotton flowers. The Story of Julia Page The pole, having been gaudily embellished, was majestically reared aloft and planted firmly in the ground. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism A tall, gaudily appareled Indian, mounting a beautiful pony, came to town and offered for sale at our store several gold nuggets the size of hazelnuts. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales It was a miserably ugly little image, gaudily decorated. Brazilian Sketches The salon was luxuriously, if, according to Wilhelm's taste, somewhat gaudily furnished. The Malady of the Century And I dropped asleep at last in an unfamiliar bedroom hung with gaudily decorated texts, cursing myself for having wasted a day. In the Days of the Comet Next morning Keller went down the street and entered a wooden building filled with gaudily painted mowers and plows. The Girl from Keller's We visited the little joss-house, very gaudily decorated, the main feature of the decorations being two enormous red silk umbrellas, exquisitely embroidered in gold and silks. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Her long coal-black hair was soon adjusted in a simple knot, the calico dress belted tight to her slender waist, and her little feet concealed in their gaudily ornamented moccasins. The Deerslayer He took one of the gaudily banded perfectos from his host's box and accepted a light from the match the captain held. The Portygee Complacent, gaudily dressed, heavily wigged and ratted, with powder and perfume and flowers and jewels—and a dog. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Then, drawing one of the terrible three-foot arrows, steel-tipped and gaudily winged, from his waist, he laid it to the string. Sir Nigel The werowance drew out the arrows from a gaudily painted and beaded quiver, stuck them into his belt, and dropped the quiver into the water. To Have and to Hold He led her to a most elegantly furnished apartment, on whose high windows were reflected the expiring rays of the setting sun, which filtered gaudily through the dark green needles of the adjacent firs. Louise de la Valliere She was erect and graceful; but, as she turned towards the door leading to the offices, he distinctly saw the gaudily turbaned head and black silhouette of a negress. Clarence But it was soon discovered that these gaudily dressed horsemen were proclaiming James the Third. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 It conjured up the idea on what I must own to have been insufficient grounds, namely, a plain deal table and a set of questionably made, though rather gaudily upholstered chairs. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan It represented a gaudily costumed young man, standing on the topmost of three steep steps, smoking a large cigar. John Ingerfield and Other Stories The freight cars had been removed from in front of him and the rival car stood out gaudily in the morning light. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show Even in that uncertain light there was no mistaking the tall figure, the gaudily striped clinging gown and turbaned head. Clarence "There they are," he muttered, catching sight of a switch full of gaudily painted cars bearing the name of the Sully Hippodrome Circus. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South Two were placed in front of the springboard and over these a stream of gaudily attired clowns dived, doing a turn in the air as they passed. The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark On an upper shelf repose heads of the deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, and buffalo, mingling with curiously shaped and gaudily tinted Indian jars from the southwest pueblos. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it On July 4th of this same year the fort was again subjected to siege, when two hundred gaudily painted savages surrounded it for two days. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 I shall scheme and plot to make a big income that we may live like a couple of plump animals, that we may dress ourselves gaudily and parade our wealth. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green Some show little except polished brass, others are altogether inlaid with shells known as Venus's ear, and others are gaudily painted with contorted dragons, or groups of peonies, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, and mythical personages. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan For gaudily marked beasts the colobus were extraordinarily difficult to see. The Land of Footprints As you enter those gaudily furnished rooms you can perceive at a glance that they are not for ordinary use. Russia The perpendicular sides of the islands—that is, the upper, visible parts of the innumerable cliff faces—were of bare rock, gaudily coloured; but the level surfaces were a tangle of wild plant life. A Voyage to Arcturus Girty had not heard that stifled cry, for he continued his slow wading, and presently his tall, gaudily decorated form passed out of sight. The Spirit of the Border His moccasins and leggings were also gaudily adorned in the same manner; and the latter had in addition a line of long fringes, reaching down the seams. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life These gaudily marked beasts take queer aspects even on an open plain. The Land of Footprints His gaze sought the quiet figures, lingered hopefully on the captives, menacingly on the sleeping savages, and glowered over the gaudily arrayed form. The Spirit of the Border |
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