If the dress be a light-colored plain taffetas, the best arrangement will be to make the bands of the same color, but of a deeper shade, and the little ruche should be composed of narrow guipure instead of ribbon. ❋ Unknown (1865)
O the fine white wine! upon my conscience, it is a kind of taffetas wine, — hin, hin, it is of one ear, well wrought, and of good wool. ❋ Unknown (2002)
O the fine white wine! upon my conscience, it is a kind of taffetas wine, -- hin, hin, it is of one ear, well wrought, and of good wool. ❋ Fran��ois Rabelais (1518)
Certainly no ghosts that I can recall, just a lot of blue-haired ladies in their finest taffetas and minks, Kosher meals, waiters hand-picked from the finest universities, top-notch entertainment every night, and brightly-uniformed bellhops at our beck and call. ❋ Pamela Glasner (2011)
In the taffetas of the 1950s, the geometric trellises of the '60s, the teardrop paisleys of the '70s, the leopard and snakeskin prints of the '80s—gathered together and accompanied by fashion photographs of the clothes into which they were made—one begins to see the story, as John Milton put it, "of man's first disobedience." ❋ Laura Jacobs (2011)
Jane had practically buried herself in ruffles and frills and lace, and layers and layers of shiny taffetas, silk-embroidered net, heavy velveteen. ❋ Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011)
Dresses billowed from the bust, ruched at the hip and dipped dizzily above and below the knee — all in wonderful silks, satins and taffetas. ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2010)
In the side rooms, round tables have been outfitted with pastel taffetas in all the shades of pale rose, aquamarine, light green and citrus, inviting guests to enjoy the delicious cocktails and hors d? oeuvres amid the sweet atmosphere created by the tables? sugar flower centerpieces. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Other merchants imported finished luxury fabrics directly from Italy: taffetas and cloth of gold from Lucca, figured silks from Florence, ciselé velvets from Genoa. ❋ Julianne Douglas (2008)
He, making a reverse blow, falls upon my embossed girdle, — I had thrown off the hangers a little before, — strikes off a skirt of a thick-laced satin doublet I had, lined with four taffetas, cuts off two panes embroidered with pearl, rends through the drawings-out of tissue, enters the linings, and spiks the flesh. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Le papier étant sec, foncez-le pour le rendre plus uni, ensuite clouez le taffetas sur le chassis: le plus commode est le demi-Florence. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Qui veut faire deux originaux à la fois, mettra double taffetas, & aura soin de bien fondre & empâter son objet, & de finir le premier en huit jours, pour avoir la facilité de relever le premier sans endommager le second. ❋ Unknown (2006)
She presented to the rapid investigation of the count a face seamed with the small-pox like a colander with holes, a flat, spare figure, two light and eager eyes, fair hair plastered down upon an anxious forehead, a small drawn-bonnet of faded green taffetas lined with pink, a white gown with violet spots, and leather shoes. ❋ Unknown (2007)
She usually wears a grey taffetas gown and a white cap with lilac streamers; she is fond of good cheer, but not to excess; all the preserving, pickling, and salting she leaves to her housekeeper. ❋ Unknown (2003)
In contrast to the undisciplined pattern were the luxurious fabrics and formal colors—silks, velvets, brocades, and taffetas in black, burgundy, navy blue, and brown. ❋ Jennifer Chiaverini (2003)
