She wore a cool muslin that morning--white, with a waving vertical line of brown running through it; also a white
linen collar and the big straw hat which she had taken from the peg outside the door.
The nurse led the way--tall, lithe, graceful--attired in her uniform dress of neat black stuff, with plain
linen collar and cuffs, and with the scarlet cross of the Geneva Convention embroidered on her left shoulder.
Jo in maroon, with a stiff, gentlemanly
linen collar, and a white chrysanthemum or two for her only ornament.
He went with a new set, now, young unmarried fellows who were "sporty." Jurgis had long ago cast off his fertilizer clothing, and since going into politics he had donned a
linen collar and a greasy red necktie.
There was something ascetic in her look, which was augmented by the extreme plainness of a straight-skirted, black, stuff dress, a starched
linen collar, hair combed away from the temples, and the nun-like ornament of a string of ebony beads and a crucifix.
The Empress and the little Grand Duchess wore simple suits of foulard (or foulard silk, I don't know which is proper,) with a small blue spot in it; the dresses were trimmed with blue; both ladies wore broad blue sashes about their waists;
linen collars and clerical ties of muslin; low-crowned straw-hats trimmed with blue velvet; parasols and flesh- colored gloves The Grand Duchess had no heels on her shoes.
The smaller figure wore a
linen collar, a leather jerkin, and coarse trousers, and he was brandishing a sword.
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A portrait of the councillor and comptroller of the protector's household, Philip Jones, shows him wearing a long black coat (perhaps a riding coat?) fastened with twelve ornate clasps down the front, and at least two on each sleeve, with lace cuffs and a wide, plain
linen collar. The overall effect is both elegant and formal, and very suitable for one of the senior figures of court and state.
Oh, what a delight was that pie, a crisp crenellated, pastry crust covering a wonderful meaty mixture of thick, gravied, prime Northumbrian steak, chunks of tender ox or lambs kidney, all nestling in a brown, hot, earthenware dish, surrounded by a starched
linen collar. Then, there was the wonderful, aromatic, aroma that wafted up the dining car from the kitchen, this had to be experienced to be believed!