The best table cloth made its appearance on this occasion, a wonderful heavy damask that had been sent to my mother from England, with napkins to match that would easily have served for table cloths on ordinary occasions.
The table was resplendent with its fine old damask and silver and with its load of good things.
She could not rest until she had seen the silver and crystal and fine damask put away in safety; and she thought it no shame to look--as her Lord did--after the fragments of the abundant dinner.
Soon sashes began to be raised, blinds flew open, and the tall ladies were seen standing on high chairs hanging curtains of rich damask and exquisitely wrought muslin, before the deep bay windows.
Rising, she drew aside the heavy folds of the damask curtain, and gazed for a moment forth on the sleeping earth.
Laying aside hat and gloves, he sat down by the sofa, and commenced playfully poking the long, wavy ringlets that lay on the crimson damask pillow with the gold tip of his tiny walking-cane.
He drew a damask fauteuil opposite the one on which she was reclining, and sank among its downy cushions.
A young girl stood in the deep recess of a large window, with the rich, blue-wrought damask curtains wrapped closely about her slight, fragile form, gazing intently on the splendors of the midnight heaven.
The sun was shining brightly through the bluedamask curtains when she awoke, and Sylva was bending over her, parting away the rich masses of auburn curls which had fallen over her face as she leaned her head over the arm of the chair.
I found nothing remarkable in this procession, unless it were the hangings and the awnings to keep off the sun, which were of the richest damask and brocade.
One day, Don Pedro de Medicis is reported to have paid a visit to a married lady, to whom he had presented some damask curtains, and he was wearing at the time some taffeta hose which made a creaking as he walked.
The making of damask for gay-coloured curtains and turbans for the women kept busy as many persons as the articles above-mentioned.
Let kisses in their close, Breathe as the damask rose, Or sweet as is that gum Doth from Panchaia come.
As lilies shrin'd in crystal, so Do thou to me appear; Or damask roses when they grow To sweet acquaintance there.
You're the maiden posies, And so grac'd To be plac'd 'Fore damask roses.
It is not "fast of its smell," as Bacon says of the damask rose, but gives it so lavishly that one cannot pass near a plant without being aware of its gracious presence.
Damask and Provence, Moss-rose and Sweetbriar, besides tall-grown Lilacs and Syringa.
The little mahogany tea-table opened its brown wings, and from a drawer came forth the snowy damask covering.
She rose and we to dinner, after dinner up to my chamber, where she entertained me with what she hath lately bought of clothes for herself, and Damask linnen, and other things for the house.
The complexion was dark, almost brown; but even at the distance of two hundred yards, I could perceive the flash of a noble eye, and note a damask redness upon his cheeks.
Her beautiful head rested upon my knees; her soft damaskcheek was pillowed upon the robe of jaguar-skins, and my eyes were upon it.
You're the maiden posies, And so graced To be placed 'Fore damask roses.
She had taken one of thedamask buds from her belt and was daintily nibbling at the folded leaves.
They are laid in white damask or linen embroidered in a Japanese design, the center is occupied by a circular mound of red blossoms which symbolize the emblem of the Flowery Kingdom's flag, combining the national colors also red and white.
You probably have somewhere laid away a wonderful olddamask cloth which dates back at least half a century.
Ere the bursting bud is grown To a rose nigh overblown, And the wind of the autumn eves Comes blowing and scattering all The damask drift of the dead rose leaves Under the orchard wall.
They did so, and clicked their glasses together with such force as to break them both, and spill the wine upon the fine damask table-cloth.
It was made of a very thick and rich damask silk, additionally ornamented by embroidery in gold and silver thread, and the handle and points of the supports were richly gilt.
We had not been long out of the shop but the mercer missed his piece of stuff, and sent his messengers, one one way and one another, and they presently seized her that had the piece, with the damask upon her.
I had made a prize of a piece of very good damask in a mercer's shop, and went clear off myself, but had conveyed the piece to this companion of mine when we went out of the shop, and she went one way and I went another.
In this little creature with her sudden flame, eyes all fire and cheeks of the wine-colored damask rose, he seemed to find a corroboration of his power of divining character.
She betrayed the sharpness of the wound only by a deepening of the damask flush.
The damask red which had ebbed surged slowly back again.
Letty colored to the eyes--her deep, damask flush.
But if they cannot render thee this service, then I will render it thee, and then thou shalt see that my wisdom and my wit is sharper than a damask blade, and stronger than a lance of steel.
