The band had just commenced as they entered, and the whole scene, the beautiful room with its soft draperies of Persian damask, the Venetian mirrors, the rich dresses of the ladies, and the soul-moving strains of the best band in London, for the moment overawed and startled the girl fresh from the primeval forest.
"Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir"
Charles Garvice
The Lintons have taken his most expensive suite, you know-the yellow damask drawing-room above the portico-and they have champagne with every meal!
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
Monsieur Grossart, after a few days of suspense, had the satisfaction of seeing them settle down in his yellow damask premier with what looked like a permanent installation of palm-trees and silk sofa-cushions, and a gratifying continuance in the consumption of champagne.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton