She seems to be doing nicely," glancing between the portieres where Johnnie bent before one guest or another, offering her tray of cups.

The portiere was thrust aside and an elderly lady entered the room, seating herself quietly at the window, and, after a single glance at the form upon the couch, beginning to embroider patiently upon some work she took from a silken bag.

Shade N. shade; awning &c (cover) 223; parasol, sunshade, umbrella; chick; portiere; screen, curtain, shutter, blind, gauze, veil, chador, mantle, mask; cloud, mist, gathering.

John Prather passed leisurely into the drawing-room and John Wingfield, Sr. stood guard by the door, his hand gripping the heavy portieres for support, while his gaze was steadily fixed at a point in the turn of the stairs just below where Jack was obscured in the shadow.

He sent his name down to the subterranean restaurant, and Mr. Spragg presently appeared between the limp portieres of the "Adam" writing-room.

[They go out, and as the last, Perkins and Bradley, disappear stiffly through the portieres, the curtain falls.

Can't we have those dining-room portieres to hang in front of it? Yardsley.

Dining-room portieres always look well, whether they're in a conservatory or a street scene.

But I say, Thad, we want those dining-room portieres of yours.

Dining-room portieres!

And the dining-room portieres are wanted to cover up the fireplace? Yardsley.

You can see at once what a dining-room portiere is good for.

If ever I am cast away on a desert island, with nothing but a dining-room portiere for solace, I hope you'll be along to take charge of it.

Enter Perkins with two portieres wrapped about him, and hugging a small stepladder in his arms.

Of course we don't expect you to hang on to the portieres and the stepladder while you are pushing the piano, Thad.

Drop the portieres.

That's one reason why I think the portieres will look well there.

Barlow, you can nail those portieres up.

Temporarily, though, Barlow, you might hang those portieres from the picture-moulding. Barlow.

The pictures are piled up on the floor, the furniture is topsy-turvy, and the portieres lie in a heap on the hearth.

Enter Yardsley through portiere at rear of room.

(The portieres are parted, and Jennie, the maid, enters.

[As Yardsley speaks the portiere is violently clutched from without, and Jennie's head is thrust into the room.

[Jennie pokes her head in through the portieres again, and follows it with her arm and hand, in which is a feather duster, which she waves wildly in an endeavor to attract Yardsley's attention.

As he disappears through the portieres Yardsley follows, and, holding the curtain aside, looks after him until the front door is heard closing.