 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 Retrospective Review - Page 181820Full view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1840 - 740 pages
...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...chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels. A she went along in all this state and mag nificence, she spoke very graciously, firsi to one, then... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...she was dressed in •trite silk, bordered with pearls of ibe size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver threads; her train was...by a marchioness : instead of a chain, she had an ublong collar of gold and jewels. \> she went alung in ull this state and magnificence, she spoke very... | |
 | 1840 - 504 pages
...bordered with pearls of the size of be»ns, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot with silver thread; her train was very long, the end of it borne by a...instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold jewels. As she went along in all this state and magnificence, she spoke very graciously, tirst to one,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...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...to another, whether foreign ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian; for, besides being well skilled in... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1843 - 776 pages
...obliging. 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...oblong collar of gold and jewels. As she went along, she spoke very graciously, first to one, then to another, in English, French, and Italian ; for besides... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1843 - 970 pages
...while silk, bordered with pearls the size of beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shot « it h silver threads ; her train was very long, the end...chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels. While we were there, W. Slawata, a Bohemian baron, had letters to present to her ; and she, after pulling... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pages
...beans, and over it a mantle of black silk, shol wilb silver threads ; her train «as "¡' long, Ihe end of it borne by a marchioness; instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of t- • ! and jewels. -- While we were Ihere, W. Slawata, a Bohemian baron, had letters lo presan i... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1847 - 606 pages
...this living pageant ! for she did not move along like a puppet, but, as she walked towards her chapel, she spoke very graciously, first to one, then to another, whether foreign ministers or others; and English, French, Italian, Spanish, Scotch, and Dutch, came alike easily and fluently to... | |
 | Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - Great Britain - 1845 - 512 pages
...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...to another, whether foreign ministers, or those who attended for different reasons, in English, French, and Italian ; for, besides being well skilled in... | |
 | Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - Costume - 1846 - 508 pages
...size of beans, and over it a mantle of blush silk, shot with silver threads ; her train was very long. Instead of a chain, she had an oblong collar of gold and jewels." During this reign, an upper dress of velvet, frequently embroidered and trimmed with ermine, was much... | |
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