The plastered walls had been painted a marbled russet color, an elegant backdrop for the many gilt mirrors and lighted torcheres.

Despite the Hahnenkamm's X-Games sensibility, Kitzbühel offers an elegant backdrop with classic European charm.

The grand staircase and a luxuriously proportioned main room as well as attractively furnished smaller spaces make Le Château an elegant backdrop for catered group events - weddings, business meetings, anniversaries and such.

Today the apartment provides an elegant backdrop for a spare but select group of highly prized pieces, most from the 50's - curvy hotel armchairs, streamlined sofas and warm sculptural lighting that highlights the apartment's spaciousness.

In the Vivaldi, he provided an elegant backdrop, and he contributed fully to the fabric of the Prokofiev.

Henry Flagler's 1921 hotel provides an elegant backdrop for Miss Bishop's contemporary jazz and blues from 9 P.M. to 1 A..

Behind him is his pensive cast of 26 disciplined performers and the glow of flickering candles, an elegant backdrop to an artist's prayer for peace.

But on one recent Friday night at the Hudson bar, there was little indication that anyone was interested in the books as anything other than an elegant backdrop.

Earlier this fall, the blue asters were an elegant backdrop for the golden spikelets of a native grass called wild oats (Chasmanthium latifolium).

If Natasha had been given a guess, she would have been on target with his preference for a quiet, elegant backdrop and discreetly speedy service.