 That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle, of black silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness. Instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar,...  The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 2611795Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1904 - 314 pages
...and her stature neither tall nor low; her air was stately, her manner of speaking mild and obliging. As she went along in all this state and magnificence,...whether foreign Ministers or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian ; for, besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin,... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1904 - 434 pages
...shot with silver threads; her train was very long, and the end of it borne by a marchioness; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels." As she swept on in this magnificence, she spoke graciously first to one, then to another, and always in the... | |
 | 1905 - 292 pages
...shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a Marchioness ; instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels....whether foreign ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian ; for, besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin,... | |
 | Richard Davey - 1906 - 718 pages
...shot with silver threads : her train was very long, the end of it borne by a Marchioness : instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels....whether foreign ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian : for, besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin,... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1907 - 494 pages
...shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness ; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels. As she went along in all this state and magnilicence, she spoke very graciously, first to one, then to another, whether foreign Ministers,... | |
 | Harold Clifford Smith - 1908 - 702 pages
...these exist. A catalogue of them has been drawn up by Mr. FM O'Donoghue, of the British Museum. Instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels." To a courtier who knelt to her, "after pulling off her glove, she gave her right hand to kiss, sparkling... | |
 | Henry Thew Stephenson - 1910 - 552 pages
...shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness ; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels....whether foreign Ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian; for, besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin,... | |
 | Julia Welles Griswold - 1912 - 172 pages
...silk shot with silver threads ; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a marchioness; instead of a chain she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels....whether foreign ministers or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French or Italian; for besides being well skilled in Greek, Latin and... | |
 | Gladys Edson Locke - 1913 - 316 pages
...shot with silver threads, her train was very long, the end of it borne by a Marchioness, and instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels. . . . She spoke very graciously, first to one and then to another, whether foreign ministers or those... | |
 | University of Pennsylvania - 1915 - 612 pages
...marchioness. Instead of a chain she had an oblong collar glistening with gold and jewels. As she went along in this state and magnificence she spoke very graciously,...whether foreign ministers or those who attended for various reasons, alternately in her mother tongue, in French and Italian; for, besides being well skilled... | |
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