Word: velour
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...been allowed to choose their own. Instead Sir George Bellew, Garter King of Arms, had chosen one of four designs shown him by the firm of Ede & Ravenscroft, Ltd., robemakers for the Kings of England since the coronation of James II in 1685. His selection: a tricorn lightweight black velour, ornamented on one side with a rosette of gold lace held in place with a small gold sequin button. Worn slightly tilted, it might have had a little style, but Sir George decreed that the hat must be worn "dead straight...
...long mahogany bench sat the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.* From the red velour hangings behind the bench to the great doors at the back of the room, every seat was filled. Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S., picked up a printed document from his desk and began to read in a firm, clear voice...
...stroke of noon, one day last week, Chief Justice Earl Warren strode through the red velour draperies that hang behind the long mahogany bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. As the Chief Justice and his eight associates took their places, Earl Warren's broad, friendly face broke into a quick smile. He beamed at Mrs. Warren, who had arrived from California the night before and was sitting among the spectators nearest the bench. For 65 minutes the court went through routine business. But in spite of the Chief's pleasant demeanor, there was an air of tension...
...nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court filed out from behind their velour curtain on "decision Monday" this week and took their seats with routine solemnity. Chief Justice Fred Vinson looked out across the crowded chamber and announced that routine business would be postponed until after the reading of opinions in "the steel case." At his words, the chamber buzzed with electric anticipation...
...last week, a crier in a cutaway coat cracked his gavel in the crowded marble chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. The electric buzzing of voices gave way to a soft shuffling, as lawyers and spectators got to their feet. Out from a break in a heavy red velour curtain came black-robed Chief Justice Fred Vinson, followed by the eight associate Justices. After each had settled into a high-back leather chair, Vinson hunched forward and read from the court calendar: "No. 744, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, et al., versus Charles Sawyer. No. 745, Charles Sawyer versus...