 | 1853 - 1042 pages
...on pieces of leather (such as are worn by footuieu when they clean the knives) to save their laced ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light, and to prevent tumbling their hair, wore liigh-crowued straw hats with broad brims, and adorned with flowers and ribbona; masks to conceal their... | |
 | English essays - 1854 - 754 pages
...They put on pieces of leather (such as are worn by footmen when they clean knives) to save their laced ruffles; and to guard their eyes from the light, and...hair, wore highcrowned straw hats, with broad brims Mini adorned with flowers and ribbons ; masks to conceal their . emotions when they played at quinze.... | |
 | John Timbs - London (England) - 1855 - 1026 pages
...(such as are worn by footmen when they clean the knives) to save their laced ruffles ; and to gnard their eyes from the light and to prevent tumbling...brims, and adorned with flowers and ribbons; masks toconceal their emotions when they played atquinze. Each gamester had a small neat stand by him, to... | |
 | 1859 - 890 pages
...put on pieces of leather (such as is worn by footmen when they clean the knives) to save their laced ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light and...hair, wore high-crowned straw hats with broad brims, adorned with flowers and ribbons ; and masks to conceal their emotions when they played at quinze.... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1861 - 348 pages
...greatcoats, or turned their coats inside outwards for luck. They put on pieces of leather (such as are worn by footmen when they clean the knives) to save...ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light, and prevent tumbling their hair, wore high-crowned straw hats with broad brims, and adorned with flowers... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1861 - 338 pages
...when they clean the knives) to save their lace ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light, and prevent tumbling their hair, wore high-crowned straw...broad brims, and adorned with flowers and ribbons ; and masks to conceal their emotions when they played at quinze. Each gamester had a small, neat stand... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1864 - 378 pages
...outward, for luck. They put on pieces of leather, (such as are worn by footmen, when they clean their knives,) to save their lace ruffles ; and to guard...from the light, and to prevent tumbling their hair, they wore high-crowned straw hats, with broad brims, adorned with flowers and ribbons ; and masks to... | |
 | Arthur Bailey Thompson - Great Britain - 1865 - 748 pages
...outwards for luck. They put on pieces of leather (such as are worn by footmen when they clean their knives) to save their lace ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light, and to prevent tumbling (heir hair, wore high-crowned straw hats with broad brims, and adorned with flowers and ribbons; masks... | |
 | Scotland - 1905 - 1170 pages
...put on pieces of leather (such as are worn by footmen when they clean the knives) to save their laced ruffles ; and to guard their eyes from the light and to prevent tumbling their hair, wore high - crowned straw hats with broad brims and adorned with flowers and ribbons ; masks to conceal... | |
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They began by pulling off their embroidered clothes, and put on frieze greatcoats, or turned their coats inside outwards for luck. They put on pieces of leather (such as worn by footmen when they clean the knives) to save their lace ruffles; and to guard... 
