She took off all her ornaments and put on a plain black gown, and instead of wearing her much-adorned cap and large bows of hair, she brushed her hair down and put on a plain bonnet-cap, which made her look suddenly like an early Methodist.
However, it had seemed a question of no moment to him on that fine morning when he went to give a final order for plate: in the presence of other jewels enormously expensive, and as an addition to orders of which the amount had not been exactly calculated, thirty pounds for ornaments so exquisitely suited to Rosamond's neck and arms could hardly appear excessive when there was no ready cash for it to exceed.
And," she added, after hesitating a little, with a rising sob of mortification, "necklaces are quite usual now; and Madame Poincon, who was stricter in some things even than you are, used to wear ornaments.
They returned to the hall, that the chief staircase might be ascended, and the beauty of its wood, and ornaments of rich carving might be pointed out: having gained the top, they turned in an opposite direction from the gallery in which her room lay, and shortly entered one on the same plan, but superior in length and breadth.
The whole building enclosed a large court; and two sides of the quadrangle, rich in Gothic ornaments, stood forward for admiration.
The fireplace, where she had expected the ample width and ponderous carving of former times, was contracted to a Rumford, with slabs of plain though handsome marble, and ornaments over it of the prettiest English china.
Here, a little in advance, ever and again with his head to the ground listening, his great arms bare, pieces of eight in his ears as ornaments, is the handsome Italian Cecco, who cut his name in letters of blood on the back of the governor of the prison at Gao.
Every year, families across the US and the UK hang up quirky little pickle-shaped ornaments when it comes time to trim their Christmas trees.
It is not pomp or pretension, but the adaptation of the expression to the idea, that clenches a writer's meaning: ,,; as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; ,,; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger timbers, and more so than the mere showy, unsubstantial ornaments.
I took the large ornaments off next.
In ancient times, jade was only used for personal ornaments.
Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of cheques—splashing out on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.
You see the irony in guitars used as ornaments Anyone who struggles with gathering enough money for gear like I do will feel the pain of seeing a guitar hung on a wall with no intention of ever using it to play something.
Ethnic Clothing and Silver Ornaments Entitled "Silver Art-Costumes of China's Ethnic Minorities" ,the exhibition features over 100 pieces of clothing and silver ornaments, including those of southern ethnic groups such as the Miao and the Zhuang,and those of northern ethnic groups such as the Mongol and the Uygur.
Women's long hair had to be put in a knot type bun thing that the Chinese called a topknot that was held in place by hair pins and other fancy hair ornaments.
Styles have ranged from straight hair (Zhang Lihua), curly hair (Zhao Hede), ornate hairdos (Zhao Feiyan) to hair that is gathered up on top of the head and decorated with various ornaments.
Besides meat and fish, people also start to purchase cigarettes, wines, fruits, gifts and festive ornaments on the day.
shall I grow faster here, and keep on all these ornaments summer and winter?
I took the large ornaments off next.
Catherine though she must use her new things, and as she had no lack in the kitchen already without these, she knocked the bottom out of every pot, and set them all as ornaments on the paling which went round about the house.
