This done, the Cardinals de Gondy and de Sourdis descended from the platform, and took up their position on the left of the altar, while the Princes were marshalled to their places by the royal ushers; and meanwhile the musicians of her Majesty performed divers melodies suited to the place and the occasion.

"Signify, gentlemen, signify!" cried the genial usher, and all but Mr. Clarkson held up a hand.

Distracted ushers tried to find places for the endless stream of ardent culturites, until even the stage was invaded and packed in solid rows.

*** The Timber Commission reports a grave shortage of birch, and a number of earnest ushers are asking, "What is the use of the censorship?" *** It is now declared that the high explosive found on Countess MARKIEVICZ'S "green scouts" was not intended for destructive purposes.

An intelligent usher is therefore detailed to curse them into a comprehension of their duties, after which they applaud with a discretion which produces almost exactly the effect of spontaneous enthusiasm.

But this suited not the gold-laced Ushers of the royal tomb, Where the princely House of Weimar Slumbered in majestic gloom.

"Waste and prodigality!" muttered the Alderman, when this extraordinary little usher presented himself, in answer to the summons of Tiller.

This moode will make you mad, For melancholy ushers franticke thoughts.

A well-dressed lady near me said 'Good evening,' most cheerfully, as a polite usher showed me into the pew.

As a result, with the exception of some rare usher or janitor who has had charge of the museum for years, no one has ever been known to get any advantage from the lessons memorized with so great effort.

There is a proem, as it is termed, supposed to be written by Jedediah Cleishbotham, the schoolmaster and parish clerk of the village of Gandercleugh, in which we are given to understand that these Tales were compiled by his deceased usher, Mr. Peter Pattieson, from the narratives or conversations of such travellers as frequented the Wallace Inn, in that village.

As the wedding march rose soft and clear, two stately ushers led the way; then a group of Vassar classmates, gayly decked in silks of different colors, followed by the bride and groom.

We find again that she outrages the public by the presence of decent and civil ushers, who neither insult the male spectators by their surly impudence, nor annoy the lady visitor by coloring her train with tobacco juice.