Chaplets too, resembling in their arrangement the strawberry coronal worn by an English peeress, and composed of intertwined leaves and blossoms, often crowned their temples; and
bracelets and anklets of the same tasteful pattern were frequently to be seen.
But as if by magic she had already donned them-- necklace, ear-rings,
bracelets, and all.
At that moment, one of her
bracelets became unfastened and fell.
All wore strange protruding girdles of dried grass about their hips and many were loaded with brass and copper anklets, armlets and
bracelets.
Balashev was only two horses' length from the equestrian with the
bracelets, plunies, necklaces, and gold embroidery, who was galloping toward him with a theatrically solemn countenance, when Julner, the French colonel, whispered respectfully: "The King of Naples
With a little cry she struck him full in the mouth with the massive
bracelets that circled her free arm.
On the summit of a frothy castle of hair a purple plume stood erect, while her short neck was encircled by a black velvet ribbon knobbed with gems, and golden
bracelets were tightly wedged into the flesh of her fat gloved arms.
Moreover, the City glitters with beautiful gems, which might far better be used for rings,
bracelets and necklaces; and there is enough money in the King's treasury to buy every girl in our Army a dozen new gowns.
I can put them in my pocket if I feel too much dressed," said Polly as she snapped on the
bracelets, but after a wave or two of the fan she felt that it would be impossible to take them off till the evening was over, so enticing was their glitter.
The coverlet which hid his deformity matched the jacket in pale sea-green satin; and, to complete these strange vagaries of costume, his wrists were actually adorned with massive
bracelets of gold, formed on the severely simple models which have descended to us from ancient times.
Then all their jewels, their rings and
bracelets, necklets and crowns were brought, but they, too, were equal.
Dorothy was presented with a pretty coronet and made a Princess of Oz, and Tiktok received two
bracelets set with eight rows of very clear and sparkling emeralds.
She went to great expenses in new gowns, and
bracelets, and bonnets, and in prodigious feathers.
She was fascinating in her simple black dress, fascinating were her round arms with their
bracelets, fascinating was her firm neck with its thread of pearls, fascinating the straying curls of her loose hair, fascinating the graceful, light movements of her little feet and hands, fascinating was that lovely face in its eagerness, but there was something terrible and cruel in her fascination.
One gleam of light lifted into relief a half-submerged mast, on which sat a cormorant, dark and large, with wings flecked with foam; its beak held a gold
bracelet set with gems, that I had touched with as brilliant tints as my palette could yield, and as glittering distinctness as my pencil could impart.