Dark blue silks-the same blue-black the sky takes on before the dark- masked the internal workings of the machine, while depressed into the padded silk was a crude human shape.

None of his companions around the table appeared to notice the heat at all, despite coats that looked even heavier than his, with fat, swollen sleeves, all padded silks and brocades and satin stripes.

Lifting it to her face, she discovered that it was lined in fine padded silk.

As he watched, Whiskers Lu climbed up into the wide, deeply cushioned seat and settled back among the padded silk.

He turned from a hands-on examination of the contents of her dresser table to finger the padded Oriental silks of her garment.

Donna Karan's collection is exotic and feminine, built around the kimono in sensuous padded silk Jacquards and velvets in rich tones of plum and tobacco to combine with black.

Inside, embedded in bright-red padded silk, were three rows of tiny black-wrapped packages, Han pictograms embossed on the wrappings in red and blue and yellow-a row of each color.

This results in a total environment of conspicuous but elusive richness, encompassing painted screens, samurai jackets and Kabuki costumes that sag under acres of padded silk and gilded thread.

He wore a tunic of padded yellow silk and striped pantaloons of red and gold.

The inside was lined with padded silk, and the ball fit as neatly as the breakfast egg in His Lordship's cup.