Tony was wearing an exquisite white chiffon and silver creation, with silver slippers and a silver fillet binding her dark hair.

She gazed with naïve satisfaction at the faithfulness with which her reflected appearance resembled that of the Parisian demi-mondaine whose photograph she had seen, and settled on her slim, delicately modeled shoulders the straps of shirred and beaded chiffon which apparently performed the office of keeping her dress from sliding to the floor.

The young woman who served them held the expensive, fragile chiffon of the garments up in front of her black uniform, her eyes wistful and unsatisfied.

Pourquoi donc a-t-il pris leur mère à ces chiffons? C'est gros comme le poing.

She took to wearing high, ruffled things about her throat, and softening, kindly chiffons.