It served to conceal the lights in the daytime, and at night the glare of electricity was immensely softened and made harmonious by passing through it.

It gave a note of quiet to the picture, which caused even these men and women, who had been here and there and seen many things, to draw in their breath sharply.

Altogether the effect manifestly made an impression.
Such an environment had its influence upon the company.

It went far toward making the dinner a success.

From far in the distance came the softened strains of Hungarian music, and never had the little band played the "Valse Amoureuse" and the "Valse Bleue" with the spirit it put into them that night.