Sometimes loose flowing robes were worn over these, reaching to the ankles--those of the upper classes being of very fine textures, and prettily embroidered.

Some of the women wore veils made of fine thread of the aloe, or that spun from the hair of rabbits and other animals.

Others had their faces entirely exposed, their dark tresses falling luxuriantly ever their shoulders.

These, Roger learned afterwards, were Aztecs, the rest of the women of Anahuac mostly wearing the veil; which was, however, extremely thin, and scarcely concealed the features.
The guards ahead with difficulty cleared the way through the crowd, until they at last arrived at the king's palace, a building of extraordinary splendor.

A number of nobles, in gorgeous attire, received the party at the entrance; and passing along a stately corridor, they entered a vast hall.