| 单词 | baize |
| 例句 | He wondered if they were going to kill him, and his hand trembled, just a little, and one of the quarters dropped from his fingertip onto the stained green baize of the card table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He set it down carefully on the baize cloth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A little bald man was seated fully clothed at a round table draped in ivory baize, his hands neatly folded beside an untouched silver coffee tray. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All he noticed was that there were two small tables straight in front of him, each covered with green baize. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the center of the thickly carpeted room, directly beneath an adjustable ceiling lamp, was a large round table covered with green baize. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each man stared at his hands on the table; you could have heard a mosquito crawling across the green baize. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Animated by this new certainty—choosing the right dress had surely helped—she crossed the hallway, pushed through the baize door and strode along the checkered tiled corridor to the kitchen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, walking on my toes and trembling terribly, I passed through the green baize door and entered the sacred precincts where the Headmaster lived. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “A gloomy wood,” according to the one playbill, was represented by a few shrubs in pots, green baize on the floor, and a cave in the distance. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I am stunned to discover Christie is allowed beyond the green baize door, let alone in a capacity other than canape circulation. What Donald Trump’s butler saw: behind the scenes of a real-life Xanadu 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z A long, narrow table covered in green baize that serves as the shop’s work space is arrayed with several thousand loose stamps, waiting to be sorted. In Paris, Passion Battles the Decline of Stamp Collecting 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The late Alex "Hurricane" Higgins jolted snooker out of its staid Pot Black era, cutting a flamboyant figure on the baize. Vintage TV Launches 2010-08-31T23:05:00Z It was the sort of place that had baize green croquet lawns, deep porches that seemed miles long, a tidily lettered sign at the foot of a drive making clear to interlopers its exclusionary nature. My Life in Hotels 2011-12-02T14:36:36Z This is a day sale, so comparatively small, and in the low light paintings blaze from the black baize walls. Auctioning off utopia 2013-07-14T22:00:00Z But what might an instant pub bar and beer pong baize, in tablecloth form, add to the decor of a normal home? Kitchen gadgets review: a tablecloth to transform your home into a lousy pub – cheers! 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z He stopped showing on catwalks in 2014, but unlike many who have rolled the dice on the baize of London Fashion Week, Mr. Rocha came out of the game independent and successful. Fashion’s Favorite London Canteen 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z He was tall and beautiful and wore things like capes and bottle-green suits made from the baize that covers billiard tables. Review: In Tracy Tynan’s Memoir, ‘Wear and Tear,’ Feeding on Explosive Drama 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z But away from the green baize he has hit the headlines for his unorthodox preparation, with just 15 minutes of practice under his belt and then getting "drunk as hell" midway through the tournament. Trailblazer Brecel steps into 'unknown' in world final 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z "They would have the whole conversation, then he would go home and type it all up. Then they would meet at Broadcasting House across a green baize table and read the script to each other." Lost Desert Island Discs: Collector finds more than 90 missing recordings 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Like most sports, women's snooker ground to a halt when the coronavirus pandemic struck but after an 18-month break, England's top competitors are back on the baize. England's top women snooker players return to the table 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Its green baize surface is all but obscured by papers and manuscripts – even, sometimes, a folder or two containing fragments of ancient papyrus. A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Emma and her guests sit round a table with some tiny plastic cricketers playing on a green baize pitch. New Zealand v England: Cricket World Cup final 2019 – live! 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z The parlor we are in reflects the 18th century, with its deep red walls and marble fireplace flanked by green baize card tables. This Dublin Block Tells the Story of the City 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Gamblers fed coins into slots and threw chips onto the baize, apparently oblivious to the raging storm. Battered Macau Struggles to Come to Terms With Typhoon Hato 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Other parts of the baize had readings of 2,300 counts a second. Alexander Litvinenko and the most radioactive towel in history 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The dean reached across the baize table to hold my hand and break my silence. Giles Fraser: my hopes for the Occupy St Paul's drama that puts me on the stage 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z “From the 16th century on,” Mr. Pastoureau writes, “gaming tables were covered with green baize, the color symbolizing chance, the stakes, the ante, and the money to be won or lost.” Our World, Ever Green 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Bristol's Trump was tipped to be the new O'Sullivan of the baize after his breakthrough year, in which he won the China Open, UK Championship and reached the World Championship final. Trump needs 'perfect' play in final 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z But just as styles make fights in boxing, styles make matches on the baize. Selby wins snooker's battle of styles 2014-05-06T06:23:25Z But Apple got skeuomorphism-drunk, plastering the screens of its futuristically minimal devices with incongruous faux wood, leather and green baize. What is skeuomorphism and why has Apple ditched it for its iOS7 system? 2013-06-12T16:24:08Z Featuring seven breaks over 70 and rounded off by two centuries, it ended with O'Sullivan 5-3 up and voicing concerns about the speed of the baize. Hawkins fights but O'Sullivan leads 2013-05-05T22:20:30Z But when Hearn was asked how big a boon O'Sullivan's return to the baize was for the game, he found it difficult to contain his irritation. Ronnie the Rolling Stone 2013-04-20T22:16:10Z For now, the focus is a 17-day marathon on the green baize, one which begins in earnest against Scotland's Marcus Campbell on Saturday. 'Running is a good addiction for me' 2013-04-18T09:18:48Z Unburdened by the injuries that slowed him in later years and still magnificently blond and curled of hair, he seemed to glide over Aigburth's baize outfield, eschewing mere mortals' need to plant foot on turf. Before they were famous: recalling the early days of world class cricketers 2013-03-19T12:41:07Z Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle is a crumpled baize of lofty peaks and lush valleys straddling the triptych borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma. Obstacles Ahead in Burma's Opium War 2013-03-19T05:20:22Z Carter made 50 in the next, but saw Murphy come to the baize and hit back with a 59 to take the frame. Murphy seals dramatic comeback 2012-12-07T22:25:54Z Jimmy White, who looked like he lived under a snooker table, a green baize hermit-crab. Ronnie O'Sullivan, snooker's last James Bond, will surely be back 2012-11-09T19:30:55Z Hope he gets his act together and returns to the green baize. O'Sullivan to miss rest of season 2012-11-06T14:24:16Z “Have you, my dears, ever seen the picture under the green baize?” The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Grey cloth and brown baize will not hide him from me," replied the boy, with an intelligent smile, "though when I saw him, it was crimson velvet and gold. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z As for Hopkins and Hargreaves, they were like butterflies emerging from those two pup� that waited on the other side of the baize door separating the world below stairs from the world above. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The young fellow's head rested against the faded red baize, his eyes were half closed, his brows had relaxed, his mouth almost hinted a smile. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z And the little that was known of these uttermost parts of the earth never passed the green baize doors of the inner smoking-room of the Explorers' Club. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Both, however, will appreciate in proportion to the increase of manufactures of worsted, flannels, baizes, and the like. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z I beheld my boxes in one corner, and my violin-case strapped to the largest; but all Santonio's luggage consisted of that case of his which had been wrapped up warm in baize, and one portmanteau. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z A caucus being assembled to nominate town officers, one old fisherman came into the town hall in his baize apron, just as he had got out of his dory. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z In the inner smoking-room, through the green baize doors, where guests were not admitted, both the conversation and the company were at once remarkable and unique. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z We are now in the old building and, I might add, the only building to live in, but observe this green baize door. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z Walter followed him through the baize door and down the stone passage. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z The members were to sit on benches behind tables covered with the obligatory green baize. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z There was one long table in the center of the room, and a shorter one running in the opposite direction, forming a T, and both were covered with green baize. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z He went to one of the green baize doors at the other end of the room, opened it, and looked in. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Having opened a baize door which muffled sound, he held it open for me to pass into a large room lit by green-shaded electric lamps that hung from the low ceiling. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z His brains had been scattered in shreds on the green baize and on the faces of his neighbors, and even on the frock coats of the croupiers. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z It had been lined with baize, and a few brass rings had been fitted to hold on by. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Friends remember Louisa Turner going about her ministrations in clogs, and during one particularly sharp winter she writes: “I am in a castle now of double cotton wool petticoat and thick baize drawers and waistcoat.” Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z As he was engaged in lighting this, a green baize door swung back and there entered one of the most extraordinary men that it was ever the lot of the young medical student to behold. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z The same familiar sentry-box, hung with the same green baize, hides the same mysteries which are known to every body. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z He would glance over the troop of girls in the gambling rooms, who kept one eye on the green baize, while with the other they watched the men who were walking about behind them. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Its chief manufacture is that of flannels, baize, and similar fabrics; indeed it may be called the centre of this industry in Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z He was to have at least two bags of leather well lined with baize or cotton, and a horn to blow "as oft as he meets company" or four times in every mile. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z At that moment, one of the green baize doors swung open, and Captain Crouch limped into the room. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Tables covered with p. 186green baize and marked with figures; the gamblers or players crowded round every table, staking mostly five franc pieces; sometimes one five franc piece and sometimes five. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z So many times did those confounded monarchs affront him face upwards on the serene baize that he began to suspect Vernon of being a sort of gamester Warwick, a maker and unmaker of kings. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z She could see Wallack's and the Union Square, each with its small court and the baize doors beyond. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z A ragged baize door at the end of the tunnel opened into darkness that smelt of rat-holes, and was patched by a square or two of moonlight. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Over the door and scuttles the dark-blue baize curtains had been drawn. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Here four roomy folding bunks, a swing table, plenty of lockers and racks had been fitted, while the linoleum-covered floor, the red baize curtains, and the polished brass lamp imparted an air of comfort. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z At the table sat Vernon and Lovely face to face, and the green baize made a prim battlefield for the debonair antagonists. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The long expanse of green baize cloth stretched away on either side of her. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z If you go through the door on the far side of the inner hall beyond the grand staircase, you will find yourself in a short passage with a baize door at the farther end. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Three faro games, each with its inlaid table, its impassive dealer, its armed "lookout," and its ring of silent players, lay beyond the baize doors. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z The properties consisted of a kitchen chair, a threefold screen covered with black baize, and a coil of rope. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z "A gloomy wood," according to the one play-bill, was represented by a few shrubs in pots, green baize on the floor, and a cave in the distance. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z On either side, from the screen up to the very entrance of the Lady Chapel, were pews made of oak lined with green baize and studded with brass nails. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z Wallingford, in perfect confidence, rattled the box high in the air and tossed the five little ivory cubes upon the baize; and a dash of cold water fell on his confidence. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z Massingale rose, tossed a coin to the bar, and passed quickly to the rear, where a pair of baize doors opened silently and engulfed him. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Now while this council was sitting round the green baize table of the district court, a special messenger arrived with a letter from Hankowce, addressed to the Governor. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z The baize door swung open, a light warmer and brighter than the moon rays gleamed through, and a figure stood full in the boy's sight. The Green Casket and other stories 2011-07-27T02:00:30.510Z So poets can't the baize obtain, unless their tailors choose; While grooms and coachmen not in vain each evening seek the Mews. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z An imposing altar raised on many steps, and decked with tall candles and shining crucifix and rich draperies, took the place of the old trestle-board table with its worn-out baize cloth. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z On the left of the stage, end-on to the audience, is a long library table over which is spread a dark-green baize cloth. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z One wore a blue coat, and his companion, a stout intemperate-looking man, appeared in a thick jacket of green baize. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z The notary departed with his green baize bag apparently bursting with documents. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z One, who had ever made me long—a muffin man and old— I watched into a public-house, he called for whisky cold, And for one moment left his stock within green baize enrolled. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z He shook them in the palm of his hand and spun them on the baize, clipping his fingers sharply. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z We then repaired to a conference room in the guesthouse and faced each other across a green baize table. Henry Kissinger on the China Challenge 2011-05-13T22:39:34Z You can finish the Bank Holiday weekend in a baize of glory by tweeting me or tweeting with the hashtag Get the texts in to 81111 to boot. Live - Trump v Higgins 2011-05-02T17:50:05Z Their flowing hair hung down about their shoulders in curls as charming as the sun's golden rays, and circled on their brows with garlands of green baize and red-flower-gentle interwoven. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Here's to a sweet afternoon on and off the baize. World Snooker live - O'Sullivan v Higgins 2011-04-27T13:19:48Z A bit of safety battle to start with, so in the mean time why not catch up on the baize action from this morning. Live - O'Sullivan v Higgins 2011-04-26T13:33:12Z In winter, swinging double-doors, covered with dark baize, shut out the cold air and the chill, damp mist which sometimes crept up from the river. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z On a ponderous elephant-legged green baize table near at hand were several copies of the Times, the current Punch, an inkpot of solid brass, and a paper weight of lead. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z The boys will be back on the baize in about 15 minutes. Live - O'Sullivan v Dale 2011-04-19T13:23:01Z Lever, as president, occupied a chair placed upon a dais covered with baize, with a representation, in brass-headed nails, of a sword and tobacco-pipe crossed. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Dewsbury, a town, England, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and 30 miles south-west of the town of York, chiefly engaged in the manufacture of heavy woollen cloths, including blankets, carpets, rugs, flannels, and baizes. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Verdict: When's he on his game, there is little that can stop the man with the finest hair on the baize. Players to watch 2011-04-13T22:39:38Z They saw at last ahead of them a closed door—not a glass door but a baize one. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z I mean the one with the blue baize patched on the shoulder, the Widow Mackie,—she makes a nice thing of it,—won twelve and fourpence since the first of the month. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Many men were at desks writing, but no one spoke, and I walked forward, until I came to a door covered with green baize, and pushed it open. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z He put down his hat on the red baize cover of the big table, and sat down a few chairs further from Alice than he need have done. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z His gaunt jaws almost touched the green baize skirt that floated train-like behind her. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z She had been one day in the convent, and Madame Davidoff had accompanied her to the outer door, and was standing engrossed with last words, leaning against the green baize door leading into the church. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z After some delay, Hemming, in a linen coat, with a green baize apron, came in astonishment to the door. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z He led us through a long room piled to the ceiling with bundles of wool, and through a green baize door into a handsome office, where the young man of my dream sat writing. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The President and his counsellors, a number of the apostles and other church dignitaries sat on the stage in front of the green baize drop curtain. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z In windy weather the "breezy side" was protected by green baize, so draughts were prevented, and a degree of comfort obtained. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Square green baize cushions were put down in front of each of the "quality" for them to kneel upon, and were taken away as soon as the performance was over. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Before the Kemble time a green baize, a couple of chairs and a table, sufficed for all furnishing purposes, whether for an inn or a palace. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z Under the window was usually a wooden table covered with green baize, a three-legged stool, a cupboard, and nails for hat and coat. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z “Blow, gentle gales,” said he, and as Gray answered the apostrophe with a loud snore, Lee laughed and lay down, taking care to appropriate to himself a goodly portion of the green baize coverlet. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z "Let us go into the library: the baize and that large screen stifles sound." Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Mr. Dalzel does not look a day older, but he sat at dinner with a green baize cloth before him to save his eyes. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The whole of the inside of the pew, together with the screen by which it was backed, was lined with dark green baize or cloth. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z And, closing the box-office door, he felt for the baize ones leading to the auditorium, pushed one leaf open and entered, drawing Sybil after him by the hand. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z The 33-year-old Fu looked set to pull one back with a 42 in the fifth frame but a missed red allowed his opponent to jump back to the baize and steal it with a 48. Fu Masters comeback shocks Allen 2011-01-15T17:34:49Z There were two or three comfortable chairs covered in yellow-flowered chintz, and in the centre an inlaid library table with a baize top and an assortment of writing utensils. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z It looked like a baker's, and had some name on it, and there was a bit of green baize, and a basket or two, and a few loaves to keep up the illusion. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z Mr. Cook being desirous of knowing to what animal it originally belonged, offered the Indian for it a piece of red baize. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z A long table of rude workmanship is usually placed before the lord-lieutenant's chair; this table is as usually covered with any odd pieces of green baize that happen to be found in the council-house. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z "Is she from London, laden with serge, baize, and flannel, think ye?" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z She seized a green baize cloth and threw it nimbly over the cage. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z “Stop a moment; I know,” whispered Mr Hampton; and he went down the passage, and unhooked a baize door fastened back against the wall, the effect being that the sound was deadened, though not destroyed. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z But yesterday he took a symbolic step forward when a couple of men arrived at his home in Bothwell to re-cover his snooker table with fresh baize. The hardest thing is people doubting me 2010-09-20T23:06:00Z Events away from the green baize have conspired to cast a dark cloud over the final of snooker's World Championship. Will Scandal Sink Snooker? 2010-05-04T23:01:00Z As the dice rolled across the green baize of United's home, Dimitar Berbatov must have felt the cold dawn of rejection. Manchester United dealt a red card to ruin Alex Ferguson's big gamble 2010-04-07T21:06:00Z Aunt Elizabeth, fearing that worse might follow, picked up the baize cover and blotted the bird out effectually. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z “Gertrude!” he groaned, and he made for the passage, only to be driven back by Saul, who passed him and tore through the baize door, which banged to behind him. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z The first day of qualifying sees a surprise return to the baize for former Crucible semi-finalist David Taylor, 66, who will play his first competitive match for 13 years when he faces Paul Wykes. Snooker greats eye Crucible spot 2010-02-25T17:20:00Z White, was given an entry following some decent displays on the baize and his exploits on reality television show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! 2010-01-11T06:48:00Z The altar was surrounded by a balustrade covered with red baize, and at the foot there was a praying stool. The Undying Past “That’s very true, Salome,” the little man would say with a sigh, and then set to work in a green baize apron, and was soon be-rouged up to the eyes as he polished away. A Double Knot He pointed to an oblong chest, covered with green baize, and with a couple of broad leather straps across it. Lady Maude's Mania Girls had green baize bags and always swung them like pendulums as they talked. Deep Moat Grange In dull weather the light obtained is good; but on most days I find it advantageous to shade the lower half of the window with a green baize screen. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students Cuirassiers wearing women's dresses of coloured baize, like Spanish mantles. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. We had a large pew, lined with green baize, close beneath the clergyman’s desk, and so near the clerk that we got the full flavour of his tremendous amens. Springtime and Other Essays Cashmere, baize, waterproof ponchos of fine wool and silk, and many other fabrics are made by the Indians of the Andean departments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I want you to notice here, as with the oil, that a large bubble oscillates much more slowly than a small one when knocked out of shape with a bat covered with baize or wool. Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them That functionary, however, had acutely vanished behind a stiff flap of green baize which Mrs. Gereth had not yet had time to abolish. The Spoils of Poynton It was now time for the meeting to open, and the gentlemen were all seated around the low green baize table that occupied the centre of the room. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life As he pursued his contemplation Mr. Gandy saw the outer doors pushed open, admitting a stream of yellow sunshine and with it a little bald-headed man with a red nose and green baize apron. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle Beyond the dining-room was the kitchen, the corridor to which was endowed with a swinging baize door considered by the landlord to be the finest feature of the house. Plashers Mead A Novel The most striking items of his costume were a red neckerchief and a green baize apron and leggings, giving to his appearance a slight flavor of a horse-boy in an illustration to Dickens. Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance The great baize covered screens opened as if by magic, revealing a large square room, carpeted with velvet and smothered with deep piled rugs. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Mr. Gryce however limited himself to a muttered, humph! and a long and thoughtful look at a spot on the green baize of the table before which he sat. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life He wore the green baize apron of his class. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle She could hardly contain her impatience; and she wondered why Miss Finlayson did not go on, instead of being so particular about the fastening of the baize door. The Youngest Girl in the School A baize door, obviously leading into the servants’ quarters, creaked eloquently upon its hinges. What a Man Wills A moment later they were standing in front of a table covered with green baize, and with a number of books and blue papers all neatly arranged upon it. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War At the end of a passage stood the baize door which gave entrance to Martin’s sanctum. Lady Cassandra "You want to see one of our men; you don't know 'is name, but 'e's a rather bald little man, with a green baize apron an' a red nose?" replied the foreman blandly. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle She hurried the child through the baize door into the front hall, and pointed out a room that was close to the foot of the stairs. The Youngest Girl in the School There they found Mr. Sheridan standing at a long table covered with green baize and laden with papers. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" He had not flinched, yet there were many scores of pairs of eyes fixed upon him, when that green baize covering was removed. The Heart of a Woman Swift in the path their majesties would tread The showman flung green baize and turkey red. King Cole Outside the Dove and Easel he lifted his green baize apron, a finger and thumb at each corner, and made a few shuffling movements with his feet; then he winked, grinned, and finally laughed. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle As Babs was puzzling over it, they reached the baize door on the opposite side of the hall, and Miss Finlayson stooped and fastened it back, disclosing a long passage beyond. The Youngest Girl in the School There was a stage at one end of the room; a fall of green baize hung in front of it. The Third Little Pet Book, with the Tale of Mop and Frisk He drew away the long narrow strip of green baize in front of him, revealing a snake-wood stick, with ferrule stained and tarnished. The Heart of a Woman This was on the ground floor, and all I knew of it by sight was a door covered with red baize. The Brightener Simply enough, when the secret is once known—four yards of green baize, with two gentlemen armed with wooden rakes, and a box full of five-franc pieces. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The schoolmaster had a snug fireplace, with a good divan on each side of it, of blue cloth or baize. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant When the baize was drawn up once more, the small house was gone, and a high desk was set on one side of the stage, with a bench in front for Col. The Third Little Pet Book, with the Tale of Mop and Frisk The opaque veil of green baize was not to be lifted; that certain long Something was not to be revealed, the Something that would condemn Luke irrevocably, absolutely, to disgrace and to death. The Heart of a Woman At last I heard a sound behind the baize. The Brightener A baize board and a crafty 'and, And a racing print or two; Didn't we once just understand, The sporting gents to do? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He wore his green baize apron, his nose was as cheery and ruddy and his smile as persistent as ever. Adventures of Bindle A board along the top, covered with red baize, impairs its beauty at present. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Their chattering was heard faintly echoing through the baize doors. The Heart of a Woman In that case, the red baize door would never again open to my knock. The Brightener They might lay the long odds, he lays longer odds still, A baize board and counter, and weeds very stale, Are the sole stock in trade of bold Ripeforajail. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Before she could reply, approaching steps were heard, and a youth of some nineteen years, wearing the coarse pea-jacket, red baize shirt, and glazed hat of a sailor, made his appearance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 In those days my private room in the rear of our office suite was connected with the main rooms by a short hall, from which it was separated by a green baize and glass-panelled door. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients The passage was a arbor of green baize and garden stuff. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Now, a surface of baize is difficult to pound upon with any hope of being heard at a distance. The Brightener Craig, with a look of alarm, pointed to the green baize door which shut off the back regions. Leonore Stubbs Over all, right round, ran a frieze of blue baize, save where the scene was, above which was a canopy, likewise of baize, which covered the whole court. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero In the background the lamp, the desk, the papers, and the brass-nailed green baize door, jet black in the night light, stood out clearly. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients The wheel raced; the ball danced madly about its rim; the crowd stood bating its breath; and the scattered piles of gold lay in doubt on the green baize diagram. The Portal of Dreams Gently as I could, I closed the baize door, which locked itself automatically; and the child being safely barred out from his own quarters, I broke it to him that we must delay seeing Kramm. The Brightener A couple of chairs, a washstand and a little table covered with a green baize spread completed the furnishing of the room. Their Son; The Necklace On that frieze of baize, above every painted story, were the arms of some of the most illustrious families with which the house of Medici had kinship. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero And then Jeff, further constrained by old Maggie's hand, was marched away up two flight of stairs, through a long corridor and double baize doors, then down another narrower passage into a large square room. A Little Hero I had passed through the baize door with Mr. Wright, so that I could see a person at the corner of the wall at the outer door. Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. Cicely opened her door softly, crept along the corridor and through a baize door leading to a staircase away from the bedrooms of the house. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons The shutting of the baize door, and of another door beyond it, scarcely penetrated to her brain. Under False Pretences A Novel "Poor creature," I said as she disappeared through a baize door. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon It is important to have a thick baize cover for your parrot's cage, and to put this over it directly the lamps are lit. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes I do not think the baize door closed on you before Mr. Wright came. Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. As it was, ten more minutes beside that greasy baize cleared me down to the lining. The Recipe for Diamonds She wished that the baize door had not been closed, and she chid herself for nervousness. Under False Pretences A Novel Knights in armor kept watch over billiard tables whose green baize had survived the fadings of two hundred years. Memoirs of Life and Literature At the farther end, a flight of stairs mounted to a door covered with red baize; and through this, Mr. Utterson was at last received into the doctor’s cabinet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Edward Walters rested his hands on the desk, and looked over the baize screen. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It Ah! one is rich as he pushes past the green baize swing-door, and through the crowd of seamen and sharks who cluster like flies round that same green door. An Ocean Tramp They mounted two flights of stairs and came out upon a narrow landing, where there were three doors: one of them a thick baize door, the others narrow wooden ones. Under False Pretences A Novel Two doors covered with crimson baize, a strip of crimson carpet down the steps, contrasted with light-coloured walls and white floor, made the little interior look clean and fresh. Shirley Mrs. Norris thoughtfully carries it off to her cottage, where she happened to be particularly in want of green baize. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen A coarse cloth coat, either red or blue, lined with baize, and having regimental cuffs; and a waistcoat and breeches of baize. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The rest of the directors sat around a long, green baize table and talked eagerly one to the other. Daddy's Girl From the sound that followed, it seemed that he had gone through the baize door. Under False Pretences A Novel Bending over the green baize cloth on the table, he pushed away a pile of examination papers, and raised the wick of the lamp. The Romance of a Plain Man And having paid his fee, he pushed open a swinging baize door, and they entered a very long room or gallery, where the sounds became to be sure very unmistakable. The House in Town The dark baize door within stood ajar, and she could see the faint twinkle of distant lights and smell the escaping odors from the last mass. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life So Jacob threw the sovereign on the preacher’s desk, and it lay on the green baize, a yellow, evil-looking thing. A Singer from the Sea Why didn't he hang a curtain over that ugly green baize door? Audrey Craven She eyed him demurely, as she covered with historic green baize her brave harp. Melomaniacs From the kitchen beyond a savoury odour of steak and coffee penetrated the green baize swing-door which stood at one end of the room. The Hound From The North Lefever was ready; and as he sat in a chair sidewise at the table, one arm flung across the green baize, he looked every inch his devil-may-care part. Nan of Music Mountain I insisted on pa having it partitioned off from the rest of the room—though, as you see, only by a sort of green baize screen that doesn't reach to the ceiling. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real A carpet, hearth rug, or green baize table cloth, quickly wrapped round the head and body, will be an effectual preservative; but where these are not at hand, the other method may easily be adopted. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Had it been possible to cover him over with a piece of green baize, like a canary, when one had had enough, he would have been even more desirable. Daisy's Aunt The seat was covered with yellow baize, and the canopy was formed of the hangings of Mr. Mumbles' best spare bed. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Silence having been obtained, I made a bombastic speech, which Brother Pratt afterwards declared to be the best he had ever heard delivered in front of the "green baize." My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Diana opened the green baize door, and Archibald struck a light. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Dining tables should be covered with mat, oil cloth, or baize, to prevent staining; and should be instantly rubbed when the dishes are removed, while the board is still warm. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families She flitted past down a long gallery hung with portraits, presently stopped before a baize door, paused for a second, then opened it swiftly and went in. Frances Kane's Fortune He says: Formerly small bags of baize were used to percolate coffee. All About Coffee He pulled the violin and bow out of the old baize bag and fiddled as we walked. The Belovéd Vagabond Morgan stepped into the tiny vestibule, which was fitted with a little oak table, and passed through a door in the green baize into the attic itself. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real To preserve them from rust, when not in use, they should be wrapped up in baize, and kept in a dry place. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families He broke off, as the baize door on his left opened noiselessly. Hurricane Island The greasy baize altered the quality of the coffee, and in spite of all efforts to keep it clean the coffee had a tarnished appearance very disagreeable to the view. All About Coffee A square table covered with green baize stood in the centre of the room. The Love Story of Abner Stone No pompous wear was in those days Of gummy silks, or scarlet baize, Their beds were on some flow'ry brink, And clear spring-water was their drink. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II There was a table here covered by a green baize cloth, and an officer in uniform writing at it. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar Grasping my good ammonia gun I followed him up a wooden stairway to a green baize covered door. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders And indeed everything was warm and bright and shining, from the glittering new electroliers suspended from the pink ceiling, to the crimson baize doors which swung inward so hospitably at one's approach. The End of the Rainbow Then a lady's maid suddenly appeared through a green baize door and beckoned me to follow her. The Master Mummer A green baize door separated the kitchen and offices from the hall. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius On the contrary, it was considerably “scuffed;” and the green baize wrappers upon his limbs were faded to a greenish brown. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness A faro bank needs no charter, no further preliminaries to its establishment than to light up a table, spread a green baize over it, and commence operations. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The moment the baize door had closed behind his late colleagues, he made silently for the stairs. Anthony Lyveden Then he brought his hand down on the green baize of the table before him. Captain Desmond, V.C. She felt for the green baize double-door which shut off the kitchen from the other parts of the house, opened it, and groped her way down the passage. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The Court House.—An arm-chair at the back, in front of which is a large table, covered with baize.—On each side a gallery.—On the right of table are chairs. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle The following are its leading features:— A green cloth or baize covers the table. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The door of his study was a thick one, and it was, moreover, protected from outside noises by a large baize door, and the student of men had heard nothing. Bones in London Table baize is a kind of oilcloth used as a cheap and easily-cleaned covering for tables. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Very quietly he pushed back the swinging baize door and looked in. The Slave of Silence We immediately rushed for a green baize door, but saw no one. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 "You'll find us at our studies, you see," said the Doctor, as he opened the first baize door. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers It is true that the great men who sit around the green baize cloth at the Bank of England and arrange the bank rate knew not Bones nor his work. Bones in London The figure of fun was a middle-aged man of small stature, and very bandy-legged, dressed in a blue coat and brass buttons, and carrying a great bass-viol bigger than himself, in a rough baize cover. Tom Brown at Oxford It was only necessary to swing back the baize door to hear all that was taking place in the study. The Slave of Silence Most of them had nothing on but the usual strip of cotton; some few had on red baize jackets. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery But she went swiftly past these two closed doors, and made her way along a short passage which terminated abruptly with a faded red baize door giving access to the chapel. Studies in love and in terror We retraced our steps, Eugene closed the iron door with its baize covering, and we went into one of the front chambers and sat down, looking at each other. Black Spirits and White A Book of Ghost Stories Unequal as were the odds, with all these Roaring Dragons in scarlet baize on our trail, we had still a most desperate fight for it. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Macbean had risen, lifting the lamp; holding it on high he led the way through baize doors into the banking premises. Stingaree Whenever there was question of lending him anything else, the Father would say very quietly: "I think I lent you a green baize bag." Cardinal Newman as a Musician Then they rolled out one of the boxes that were piled up at the back, placed it lengthwise, so as to form a rostrum, and covered it with a baize cloth. The Hero of Garside School The library table should be massive and the top laid with crimson baize. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources They went round the pillar of the dome to the south transept where there are almost always a number of benches set along the edges of a huge green baize carpet. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 He put down the spoon he was polishing, discarded his green baize apron, donned his coat, and made his dignified way to the library. Antony Gray,—Gardener There were a good many books upon the green baize table-cover; pious books mostly, Vixen saw, with a strange revulsion of feeling; as if that were the culmination of her misery. Vixen, Volume III. In the daytime it was draped in a coarse green baize spotted with ink and grease. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 The way was covered with green baize, and about a dozen children walked before them strewing flowers. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 As he disappeared, she noiselessly opened her door, guardedly passed the baize door of the west wing, descended the stairs, and met him in the hall. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster A dilapidated man in a green baize apron emerged from the dining-room and took Aristide’s valise. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol When a skin is properly cleaned and finished, it may be lined with red or black cloth, or baize, and a "pounced" border of cloth attached. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. This was covered with red baize, or canvas painted red, and called the top-armour. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "That was why you covered him with green baize one evening?" Tongues of Conscience The Governor's silver, wrapped in green baize, was, unfortunately, placed in the same hole. World's War Events, Vol. I The man in the green baize apron knocked at Mr. Ducksmith’s door and entered the room. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol The green baize doors swung open in her face, and Berta and Laura came loitering out, their arms around each other, their heads bent close together affectionately. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls “Do you see this baize door, dear?” she said. A World of Girls The Story of a School He got up, went to a corner of the room, picked up a piece of green baize and threw it over the cage. Tongues of Conscience The tablecloths became mixed up with the baize. World's War Events, Vol. I Shrieking inarticulate anathema, he rushed downstairs, the man in the green baize apron following at his heels. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol There was no sound in the house except the faint sound behind the green baize doors, which never wholly ceased. The Dark Tower How I ventured beyond the sacred precincts of the baize door and hid inside the porter’s room? A World of Girls The Story of a School While he was looking at the baize, Guildea suddenly jerked up his head, and, taking his hands from his knees and clasping them, said abruptly: "D'you think I'm an attractive man?" Tongues of Conscience The girl paused in the porch of the hut to read the typewritten regulations which were fastened by drawing-pins to a green baize board. The Keepers of the King's Peace The sight of the swords lying in their baize cover on the empty seat opposite suggested reflection. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 It reminded him of the sound behind the green baize doors in the hotel. The Dark Tower She pushed aside the baize door, and found herself in the great stone hall which led to the play-room and school-room. A World of Girls The Story of a School Father Murchison observed that he was staring towards the green baize that covered the parrot's cage. Tongues of Conscience Through the baize doors, and under the portico, but no sign of the brougham with the pair of greys that was to bring the bridegroom. Witness to the Deed Every jolt of the hired conveyance over the paving of the square brought into sight an ominous long case of green baize projecting beyond the lowered hood of the carriage. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 He was only digging at the red baize with one of his feet. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 They crossed the stone hall together, and now passing through another baize door, found themselves once more in the handsome entrance-hall. A World of Girls The Story of a School In saying the last words he raised his voice sharply; then he walked quickly to the cage, and, with an abrupt movement, pulled the baize covering from it. Tongues of Conscience It was locked up afterwards because the treacle got all over the green baize and the little drawers inside it while we were waiting to begin to make the pudding. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune And instead of silver dollars, gold eagles and doubloons—the last being the great guns—are flung down upon the green baize, with a rattle continuous as the firing of musketry. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Nothing in their own free lives hitherto had suggested baize doors through which they "ought not to go." Queensland Cousins The ethical distinctions are positively bewildering between balls of ivory and balls of wood; between mallets and cues; between green baize and green grass. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training I will pull away the green baize when we are hidden. Tongues of Conscience Both rings are covered with baize or flannel wound round them till the inner one can only just be passed through the outer. Handbook of Embroidery They prefer the easier, and cleaner, method of gathering it across the green baize of a gambling table. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Somehow those baize doors were suggestive of everything irksome and disappointing; they were of a piece with all the other changes which the twins began to feel from the outset. Queensland Cousins One of red baize was accordingly given to him, and seemed to afford great satisfaction. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The latter, as soon as they were hidden, stretched out his arm, drew the baize down from the cage, and let it fall on the floor. Tongues of Conscience Judy opened a baize door, which shut behind her with a bang. A Young Mutineer She led them past the foot of the great staircase and through a swing door covered with green baize. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 And that's when the dice jumped straight up off the baize, a good six-inch hop into the air, and came down Snake Eyes, the old signal. Vigorish Outside the green baize door was a chattering mob of girls, all apparently talking at the top of their voices. Judy of York Hill As he held the match to the tobacco, bending forward with an enquiring expression, his eyes fell upon the green baize that covered Napoleon's cage. Tongues of Conscience But when Belasez reappeared, Abraham drew the bolt, and closed the inner baize door which shut out all sound. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century He still walked back and forth, and, as he spoke of drawing the line, he drew an imaginary one with his fingers on the green baize of the flat-topped desk. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic She shut the baize door behind her, and hurried across to the vestry, for vases, then out to the tap, for water. The Lost Girl Aquilius.—It is a mere lovers' quarrel, and is only the prelude to more folly, like the blank green baize curtain, between the play and the farce. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 When he reached it he put out his hand, took hold of the baize and began to pull it away. Tongues of Conscience And Abraham drew back the bolt, and opened the baize door. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century Twenty duck shot would not have mattered, if only the gun had been wrapped in green baize. The Gold of Chickaree Others that tried to pass through the swinging front-door screen into the street found a crowd already peering intently in through the open baize. Laramie Holds the Range It was the proprietor of the store himself, with his fiddle in its green baize bag tightly tucked under his arm; but his feet certainly were unsteady, and his head hung upon his breast. How Janice Day Won A green baize covering was thrown over it. Tongues of Conscience You see wrappers of coarse cloth, of flannel, and of baize: they are blue, and scarlet, and green. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Then he piled the books in the back part, leaving a cavity in front, which looked something like a bower in a greenwood, for it was lined with baize within and without. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Now, alas, You've no taste for simple ways, Much prefer green baize to grass. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 She reached the baize door, opened it, and soon found herself in the old nursery. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World A famous Viennese band played on a stage at one end, and around the sides were raised red baize seats for those who wanted to watch the dancing. The Ffolliots of Redmarley The best room may have had a carved oak chest, brought from England, a tent or field bedstead, with green baize, or white dimity curtains, and generous feather bed. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 On no account must you paint or varnish your shelves, unless, of course, you intend to cover them with baize or felt. The Book-Hunter at Home They are both covered with green baize, and send their best love. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record They pushed open the green baize door which admitted them to the sanctum of learning and came in. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World Mary mounted the red baize step and sat down beside the solitary one. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Bobby promised to be good, but with the sounds of such an unusual bustle in the house what small boy could resist peeping through the green baize door occasionally to see what was going on? 'Me and Nobbles' Make sure that it is thoroughly dry or covered with baize before you place a single volume on the shelves. The Book-Hunter at Home Paul was standing in a room in the old house in Church Vale, the room in which the fiddles hung around the wall in their bags of green baize. Despair's Last Journey Putting the ring in its morocco case, she opened the baize door which led to the nursery part of the house, and soon found herself in Mrs. Martin's apartments. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World He was followed by a small boy, who with some difficulty carried the 'cello in a big green baize bag. Aunt Rachel The green baize door was there still, but when he came into his old domain he drew a long breath. 'Me and Nobbles' My head is all in a muddle, it is true, but any help that I can give’— ‘What do you say to a baize door?’ replied Mr Martin, rather irrelevantly. Dickory Dock Cover strips of wood with baize, and nail them tight against a door, on the casing. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School There was a short, tense silence; and Andrews, who had been hovering unnoticed in the background, suddenly dived through the baize door and disappeared, as one who feels his presence an intrusion. The Making of a Soul Each green baize bag was closely tied at the neck, and suspended at an equal height with the rest upon a nail. Aunt Rachel We were shut away from the rest of the house by the baize door. 'Me and Nobbles' Miles better than a baize door and thick curtains. Dickory Dock For nearly five minutes she stood there, and then with a glance round, tiptoed quietly along the passage again, closing the baize door after her. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta This hopeful commentator on articles of war seized his cat: the handle was two feet long, one inch and three quarters thick; and covered with red baize. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer At this moment Reuben Gold came swinging along the road with a green baize bag under his arm. Aunt Rachel Sometimes he strayed along the big passage and peeped through the green baize door which led down the front stairs. 'Me and Nobbles' Still, a baize door inside your nursery door, and thick curtains inside mine would soften the disturbance—yes, would soften it. Dickory Dock He left me and passed through the green baize door to the servants' wing; while I went to my bedroom and changed my things. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta That was one day when Dingle came down in his green baize apron and carpet-cap, and had to wait till our employer returned from his lunch. To The West Reuben stood with waiting hands while the old man unknotted the strings at the mouth of the green baize bag, and all eyes watched Ezra's lean fingers. Aunt Rachel When Bobby was dressed and Nurse had gone downstairs to fetch something from the servants' hall, he ran to the green baize door and crept along the passage to his uncle's bedroom. 'Me and Nobbles' For it is my private belief that even curtains and a baize door would not have softened the piercing sound. Dickory Dock Farmers and laborers of those days wore green or red baize in the shape of jackets, and their breeches were made of leather or bed-ticking. Comic History of the United States She darted forward, half opened a baize covered swing door and peeped through. Priscilla's Spies Reuben on first entering his uncle's house had laid the green baize bag upon the table. Aunt Rachel And Sunday morning was his opportunity to slip through the green baize door and wander over the house, for his grandmother and uncle and aunt always went to church, and the house was empty. 'Me and Nobbles' He wore a checked shirt and a kilt of scarlet baize, edged with green, numerous ornaments covering his arms and legs, while on his head was a helmet of beads, crowned with large goose feathers. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley But meanwhile Admiral Belton had provided himself with a chamber candlestick and stolen softly down-stairs, through the baize door at one side of the hall, and along the passage that led to the kitchen. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea The arena, in each instance, might be described accurately enough as a platform, draped with screens and hangings of cloth or of green baize. Charles Dickens as a Reader He stepped back, raised his arm, and seemed about to plunge the knife through the green baize. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai For every cup or dish was kept in a green baize bag that fitted in one of the old ironbound oak chests, and these chests were lined with green baize. Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny Behind the chief sat a hundred women clothed in red baize, while his wife was seated in front of him. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley “All right!” he whispered, as he held the baize door for me to pass through; “nobody saw us, and the boys will not be up here.” Burr Junior Besides their cloths, however, they work up a considerable quantity of camblets, callimancoes, and baizes, chiefly red and spotted, for domestic consumption. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 On the baize cloth at the other end stood an indiarubber plant and four little artificial ferns. More about Pixie And all this being exceedingly old, the moths had got in; and pounds and pounds of pepper had been scattered about the baize, to keep them away. Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny A second committee meeting hit on the happy idea of transforming the platform into a miniature bower, by means of green baize and miniature fir-trees, plentifully sprinkled with glittering white powder. A College Girl We followed him, and as we turned through the baize door so as to go down the front staircase, Mercer and I managed to exchange a grip of the hand. Burr Junior The carpet was of red baize with a Turkish border, and figured in the middle like an harlequin's jacket. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 It fascinated her to see how the table was laid, with a white cloth spread diamond-wise under the tea-tray, and the different viands dotted about on the green baize. More about Pixie They were glad to get through the baize doors and let them swing together behind them. The Corner House Girls at School A person dressed as a sort of butler, very red in the face, emerged from a green baize door at the end of the passage and advanced wrathfully. Tom, Dick and Harry Theodore came out from behind the screen to try to offer some word of thanks, but Mr. Stephens had pushed open the green baize door and vanished. Three People The green baize door at the end of the hall opened, and Webster appeared. The Girl on the Boat So then Philip made his way into the regions beyond the baize door, where the servants' quarters were. The Magic City This so displeased the proud jarl that he sent Bengt a cloak, half of which was made of gold brocade and the other of coarse and common baize. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. This antique gentleman inhabited a musty little office, the only furniture in which consisted of a worn red carpet, a large engraving of the Hon. Jeremiah Mason, and a table covered with green baize. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble This will be the principal entrance, and it leads to the top of the gallery, which is entered by a door covered with green baize fastened with brass nails. Real Ghost Stories In that unknown world behind the green baize door more is known than we suspect, and there is often no surprise there when we who live above stairs are dumbfounded. Dross Whenever a vehicle passed, clouds of dust floated in at the windows and settled upon my books, my papers, and covered my green baize table with an infinitesimal section of H—— County real estate. The Statesmen Snowbound Louis had been collecting mineralogical specimens during his walk, all of which he had consigned to the depths of a large green baize bag which he carried with him. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys He had an impressive office in a marble-fronted building on Wall Street, doors covered with green baize inside and gold lettering outside, and he wore a tall hat and patent-leather shoes. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble The hall was galleried to the top; and, lo, the entrance door at the top was covered with green baize and brass nails. Real Ghost Stories We considered we should have occasion for some such things ourselves, and so we kept a good quantity of English stuns, cloth, baize, &c., for ourselves. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools When the doctor reached the first landing, he opened a green baize door, shut it behind him, and walked down a long, cool corridor which led in the direction of the nurseries. A Girl in Ten Thousand On the ground near him lay his green baize bag, and rolling about in all directions, some apples, one or two still remaining in the bag. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys Already made up and lying on the floor of the wardrobe was another parcel, very much bigger, rolled in dark green baize which might have been a small table cover. The Heather-Moon When he reached the green baize door to the hall, he stopped to wipe away the perspiration which stood on his forehead although his face was flecked with snow. The Eternal City The mound should be placed in the centre of the stage; it can be made of boxes, and covered with green baize; it should be two feet high, and four or five feet in diameter. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants The servant banged to the baize door, and Effie70 found herself alone. A Girl in Ten Thousand The guests bolt their food, gulp their liquors, and dart through the green baize doors as if their lives depended upon their speed. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The expanse of green baize was marked off with yellow lines into squares, numbered with yellow figures. The Guests Of Hercules Ogden and Kate visited him daily, but the baize door was always locked, and Ogden and Kate, on the subject, were dumb. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel On entering through a baize door one is called upon to contribute a few sous to the fund for making cannon. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris The nurse opened a baize door, which shut away the nurseries from the rest of the house, and a moment later found herself standing in Mrs. Harvey's luxurious bedroom. A Girl in Ten Thousand The bearded Germans of the orchestra hush their music, and the big field of green baize shoots to the cob-web arch. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City In all her life Mary had not seen as much money as lay on this one expanse of green baize. The Guests Of Hercules In the dead stillness, Rose heard a door open—the green baize door of Bluebeard's room. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel The church aisle was separated from the vestibule only by two green baize doors. Billy Whiskers The Autobiography of a Goat Presently they reached a baize door—the servant pushed it open, but stood aside herself. A Girl in Ten Thousand Are made of thick fearnaught, or of double baize, with holes through which to pass the powder; these holes to be covered by broad flaps of the same material. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. When the Earl of Essex was sent to Cambridge in Queen Elizabeth’s time, he was provided with a deal table covered with baize, a truckle-bed, half a dozen chairs, and a wash-hand basin. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The green baize door stood temptingly half open; no creature was to be seen—no sound to be heard. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel I felt in my pocket and found that I had one solitary lonely dime, and swinging aside the green baize door, I entered. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Her eyes were fixed vacantly on the green baize of the table. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 While imparting this knowledge, the speaker drew from a baize bag the instrument, and tuned it. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett His eyes were on the green baize, but his thoughts were elsewhere. Never-Fail Blake Not to her own room, though, but along the quiet corridor leading to the green baize door. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel So admonished, the curtains had to be drawn back, the baize door reopened, and Polly—a most unwilling hostess—had to receive her guests. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl And yet, forsooth, a gallant man, who sits him down before the baize and challenges all comers, his money against theirs, his fortune against theirs, is proscribed by your modern moral world! Thackeray The table was covered with green baize stretched tightly over it. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 Drawing aside a baize curtain which hung from the bottom shelf, I discovered a number of old card-board boxes. The Golden Scorpion Rose gave him a rapturous kiss, and Captain Danton walked away, unlocked the green baize door, and disappeared. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel The old wall-paper dropped in tatters, the ceiling showed patches where the plaster had broken from the battens, rats had eaten holes in the green baize table-cloth, and the whole place smelt of dry-rot. News from the Duchy The doorway in which she had sought refuge was a kind of lobby with an inner door covered with green baize. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Of the latter there is one to each width of green baize or of mining-cloth made for the purpose. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative She was sitting in a straight-backed chair,—for Mrs. Dale scorned the weakness of a rocking-chair,—before a spindle-legged table, covered with green baize and with a cherry-wood rim inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory. John Ward, Preacher Rose's room was near the corridor leading to the green baize room; and often awaking "in the dead waste and middle of the night," she would steal to that mysterious room to listen. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Nobody with ears could mistake the sound, with both my door and the baize door open between, as they are now. The Second Latchkey She had drawn back the little green baize curtain which hung before the small window between the shop and the parlour, and was peering in, her nose flattened against the glass. The Rectory Children At this juncture the green baize doors leading into the hall burst open and Morris himself leaped into the show-room. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures The orchestra, the foot-lights, and the green baize curtain, divide us. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country The baize door opened into a shorter corridor, terminated by a second door, the upper half of glass. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel There's just the short passage at the back, and then she'll be at the baize door that opens into the front corridor. The Second Latchkey Inside the room was a table covered with green baize, on which were methodically arranged in extended order a Bible, an inkstand, a sheaf of paper, and a copy of the Manual of Military Law. Leaves from a Field Note-Book When he reached the baize swinging doors, he saw the woman approaching him. Visionaries There was a long table in the middle of the room, its top covered with green baize, upon which many flat rectangular boxes of hardwood rested—some walnut, some rosewood, some quartered oak. Murder in the Gunroom A long corridor, lit by an oriel window, through which the rainy twilight stole eerily enough, led to a baize door. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel They are both covered with green baize, and send their best love. Memoir of Jane Austen I left the baize door open behind me while I peeped fearfully into one room after another whose doors led off from the corridor. The Story of Bawn He had doffed the first dress in which I had seen him; and the long pipe was reposing horizontally upon a table covered with green baize. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three When Iris reached the first landing, she turned aside from the spacious modern apartments and, opening a green baize door, ran down a narrow passage. A Little Mother to the Others The green baize door was unlocked, and her sister Kate came out, relocked it, and put the key in her pocket. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel As each piece was weighed, the third handed it to a fourth assistant, who wrapped it in a bag of green baize and laid it gently in an open suit-case. Berry And Co. I fled precipitately through the baize door and on to the staircase, which was lit by a skylight overhead. The Story of Bawn When she came to the last door on the left, close to the baize door Which shut off the commons from the living rooms, she waited a moment. What Timmy Did The yellow face withdrew behind the green baize. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth He passed through the baize door, before she had time to see his face, closed it after him, and was gone. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel The whispered conversation had taken the merest fraction of a minute and, during it, he had had full view of the green baize door which led down to the servants' quarters. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame At the head of the stairs I came upon a door which had once been of red baize, although now the baize was in tatters. The Story of Bawn Acting on an impulse he could not have analysed, he stepped back into the corridor and walked quickly towards the green baize door which led to the kitchen quarters. What Timmy Did Mr. Brymer was good enough to lend his specimen for the purpose of advertisement, and Messrs. Stevens enthusiastically fixed a green baize partition across their rooms as a background for the wondrous novelty. About Orchids A Chat I muttered, as the baize door swung behind me, and the sudden draught extinguished my candle. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 The animal was dressed up in a complete suit of miniature uniform, made chiefly of the coloured buntin used for flags with sundry bits of red baize purloined from the carpenters. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels Her maid on the threshold was carrying a small green baize box. A Prince of Sinners He found the green baize door that usually distinguishes the entrance to these secondary suites, and was presently lurching along its contracted passage. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour She did not see a broad-shouldered man in a dirty baize apron seated at his work-bench behind the pane. Hetty Wesley I crept noiselessly back up the corridor until my hand was actually on the baize door. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 Don Paolo descended the stairs and entered the apartments through the usual green baize door, which swung upon its hinges by its own weight behind him. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster She was not paying much attention to the play, though now and again she put a five-franc piece onto the green baize. The Chink in the Armour He was clothed in a coarse blue and white Manchester print edged with red baize, and arranged in large folds so as to look like a crinoline put on wrong side foremost. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 There were the usual tinsel things and red baize and sham flowers. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front The old king's favorite apartment in all his places of residence was his smoking-room, which was furnished with a deal table covered with green baize and surrounded by hard chairs. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen, But where is thy new Magazine, My Murray? Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals There were some large easy chairs, a wide comfortable sofa, and tables covered with green baize. The Measure of a Man Meanwhile the gramophone was open and ready, the record fitted on to the disc of green baize and her cavalier in impatient attendance. The Summons But let us return to the west-front; and opening the unfastened green- baize covered door, enter softly and silently into the venerable interior--sacred even to the feelings of Englishmen! A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Alone he inflicted the fines, while we sat and listened with eyes glued upon the baize table. Corporal Sam and Other Stories They fell and lingered on a card-table where some empty glasses decorated the green baize top. The Firing Line He brought a piece of green baize to her and a broken string. Verner's Pride She saw the green baize door; she heard the crying of the wind, the scuttering of the rats: she saw her father's blazing eyes, red-rimmed and mad. Captivity She made him a little cradle of green baize bound with bright scarlet, filled with moss as soft and fine as velvet, and covered with a dainty quilt of hare's-skin. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Two feet eight inches deep, two feet wide, and three feet long were the exact dimensions of the box, lined with baize. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. There is no pulpit in it, but a small table and a chair are placed for the pastor on a low platform covered with green baize. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made The transition as we emerged through the red baize door under the majestic panoply of the staircase, was quite startling. The Jervaise Comedy For three days he lived behind the green baize door. Captivity They were perfectly devoid of cloathing, yet seemed fond of ornaments, putting the beads and red baize that were given them, on their heads or necks, and appearing pleased to wear them. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) Here were tables covered with baize, and settles of common boards covered with matting. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828 And by following the curve of the corridor, Durtal came to a green baize door which he pushed open. The Cathedral He came out from under the staircase through the red baize door which discreetly warned the stranger that beyond this danger signal lay the sacred mysteries of the Hall’s service. The Jervaise Comedy But she soon lost that thought as she knocked at the green baize door and could get no answer. Captivity He was waiting for her by the baize door that led to the surgery when she emerged. The Keeper of the Door As the swinging baize doors banged at his heels, the crowd seemed to breathe again. The Just and the Unjust Of what might its members speak while they waited for the drawing aside of the piece of baize which hung between them and an Oriental camp? Audrey But no: a sharp turn, a couple of steps, and he came on an inner door, comfortably covered with green baize, through which issued a perfect hubbub of voices all talking at once. Nightfall Fits of glowering depression took the place of rage, and he never went behind the green baize door, though the barrel stayed there. Captivity We observed among them several beads, such as I gave them, and two pieces of red baize, which we supposed had been left there, or in the neighbouring country, by Commodore Byron. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time A little ripple of respectful comment had greeted his appearance; this died away when the baize doors at the back of the room swung open again to admit North and the sheriff. The Just and the Unjust Her finger drawn along the green baize table-cloth revealed the dust. Septimus The men often wear a long cloak reaching to the heels, always hanging open in front, and generally lined with bright green baize. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 But as she ran along the gusty passage to the green baize door all her pride rose savagely to think that guests should come, bidden autocratically to the house, and go away unfed. Captivity This cell was furnished with an iron bed, whose springs shrieked, with two cane chairs, and with a table that had a shabby covering of green baize. Là-bas In the long procession of evil-doers who had gone their devious ways through the swinging baize doors of his court, North stalked as the one great criminal. The Just and the Unjust Such rhymes as ‘calm’ and ‘charm,’ ‘baize’ and ‘place,’ ‘jeu’ and ‘knew,’ are quite dreadful, while ‘operas’ and ‘stars,’ ‘Gaútama’ and ‘afar’ are too bad even for Steinway Hall. Reviews Susy's skates were hung up in a green baize bag, to dream away the summer. Little Prudy's Sister Susy At first during his illness he had worried about the farm, sending messages to Duncan much more than he had done during the days when he was shut behind the green baize door. Captivity The judge sat upon a raised platform behind a rough board, sometimes covered with green baize, for a table on which to write his notes. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him There was a facsimile of it, swathed in green baize, stowed away somewhere in his father's house in Manchester. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods She saw that the scanty baize curtain was only half-drawn across one of the windows, and she got up to close it. Marcella And that the Squire might not be teased with it, Elizabeth had long since fitted an extra inner door, covered with green baize, to the door of the office. Elizabeth's Campaign The baize door swung back, and touched him very softly like a hand out of the dark. The Dark House For a long time afterwards Vorotov could not settle to work, but, sitting at the table stroking its green baize surface, he meditated. The Duel and Other Stories The box had an old green baize covering which was much frayed and worn. The Testing of Diana Mallory At last the door covered with torn baize was found, and I went into a little hall. Love Near the books there always stood a decanter of vodka, and a salted cucumber or a pickled apple lay beside it, not on a plate, but on the baize table-cloth. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Well, we all saw "Damon and Pythias" in Barnum's "Lecture Room," with real scenery that split up the middle and slid apart over a carpet of green baize. In the Footprints of the Padres Flannels and baizes are the principal woollen articles made in and near Halifax, together with cloth for the use of the army. Rides on Railways There were baize doors that opened both ways into side alleys, and there was a huge burly Englishman standing right in front of one of these doors and roaring like a bull of Bashan. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights Very snug and comfortable it was, with its square tables, each with a fringe of chairs, and the clean shining cards spread out over their green baize surfaces. The Firm of Girdlestone This hopeful commentator on articles of war, seized his cat: the handle was two feet long, one inch and three quarters thick, and covered with red baize. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer The whole figure when completed is placed on a square box covered with red or green baize. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do In return I gave him a mantle made of green baize, and decorated with broad arrows. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. "Come over here, Bub," said Mr. Lichtenstein and led the way to a mahogany table covered with green baize. The Penalty A moment or two later the green baize door flew open, and the young man came in, throwing his hat and coat down on one of the chairs. The Firm of Girdlestone We passed through a passage thickly carpeted, and paused before a green baize door. In the Days of My Youth The two lower pieces must be built up and padded out with straw, then covered with red cloth or baize to represent the legs. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do A green door of faded baize faced him on the upper landing, and another bell—a red tassel fastened to a bit of whipcord. The Italians The green baize door at the other end swung noiselessly on its hinges, closing itself behind the servant, and the boy was left alone. A Roman Singer An' there in the long hall sat all the saints together at a big table covered with red baize and plotted against us. The Delectable Duchy And his tired, sleepy eyes brightened at sight of the several tables covered with cards and dice, the guttering candles, the mountains of gold and small coin scattered on the green baize tops. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk They crossed the hall and went down the long stone passage beyond the dining room till they reached a swinging baize door, and so came to the dark stairs that plunged below ground. The Human Chord Linen cost two and fourpence, or three shillings a yard; flannel, four to six shillings; calico and chintz about the same; baize, three shillings and ninepence. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 A plain green baize carpet covered about half the floor, and the remainder was of red brick. A Roman Singer But let us return to the west front; and, opening the unfastened green baize covered door, enter softly and silently into the venerable interior—sacred even to the feelings of Englishmen. 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