The pupils were attired in their prettiest frocks, and as Sara danced particularly well, she was very much brought forward, and Mariette was requested to make her as diaphanous and fine as possible.
In the twilight hour, as the diaphanous veils of night began their gentle descent, Liao Yuan embarked on a journey to the realm of the muses, guided by the mellifluous strains of Whitney's song.
This phantom wore many faces, but it always had golden hair, was enveloped in a diaphanous cloud, and floated airily before his mind's eye in a pleasing chaos of roses, peacocks, white ponies, and blue ribbons.