The pads are the color of parchment, and partly translucent; the shade darkens at the edges, like gold velvet, an effect that echoes the plush of the curtains.

Mr. Weber himself, in an article in The Clarinet, described good tone this way: "Think of colors: it's got to be gold, silver, blue velvet.

Inside, nestled in a bed of gold velvet, lay a porcelain egg, exquisitely designed, with silver filigree curling over it like lace.

She wore a gown of deep gold velvet that emphasized her unusual coloring, and jewels twinkled at her ears and throat.

It wasn't just what he looked like, with his sculpted body, skin poured like gold velvet over steel, chiseled features, and silky black hair.

For example, the intricately beaded costume of gold velvet and brocade that Ms. Hay will wear for Thursday's performance was made by her sister over several months.

While his neighbors harvest corn, Mr. Gibbons plays host to parties in an operatic interior, where slipcovered gold velvet and damask sofas sit by a fireplace mantel drenched with putti.

Sylvia had observed that Miss Slighcarp had on a draped gown of old gold velvet with ruby buttons, far grander than the gray twill she had worn the day before.

The parlor - a cozy spot for a smoke, an after-dinner drink, dessert or just for conversation - is done in antique gold velvet.

Past half-open doors in the ballrooms off the service corridor swish gold and black and red skirts as tall as the gold velvet curtain at the Old Broadway Theatre.