11.   Along with producers and other Rockettes officials eyeing the hopefuls, a flock of bona fide Rockettes in green velvet elf costumes was on hand.

12.   But her anticipation was not as palpable as the contentment she exuded from the depths of the green velvet couch.

13.   Green velvet seats around the counters invited customers to pause.

14.   Green velvet was the twin of a pool table.

15.   Head north on the well-maintained Pan-American highway and you pass by verdant mountains that look like lumpy mattresses blanketed in green velvet.

16.   Her finely tapered fingers wove eloquent circles in the air above the green velvet couch.

17.   He wears an understated Las Vegas jumpsuit and cape of what seems to be green velvet, cut full, though he no longer has a belly to hide.

18.   It was paired with a plush green velvet ottoman.

19.   Kurtz wears Vera Wang, a mix of Herve Leger and St. John Knit dresses, as well as a green velvet bias-cut Zandra Rhodes gown.

20.   Red or dark green velvet chairs flanked the tiled fireplace, and to amuse themselves, the Ballantines had books and games, which were always on display.