The peak moment of an undeniably luxurious yet stimulating holiday awaits us at the end of a choppy 45-minute powerboat ride to Tenggol Island, where we don flippers and masks to go snorkelling in an exquisite, gem-like bay.
You'll find Method-style tics à la James Dean (that would be Mr. Hawke); quintessentially British classicism; droning monotones in the manner of secondary characters in offbeat sitcoms; wild-and-crazy guy frenzies that would fit right into a remake of "Animal House"; and a few exquisite gems of calmer, multilayered portraiture (most notably from Joely Richardson as Ivanov's ailing wife).
A complete contrast to Cowley, Barnsley House is an exquisite, cosseting gem that opened last July in the quaint, off-the-beaten-track village of Barnsley near Cirencester, deep in the southern Cotswolds.
But he owed his fame to his conversion of a 40-by-100-foot lot into the exquisite gem called Paley Park, on 53rd Street near Fifth Avenue.
Organized in chapters devoted to each of her wildly imaginative collections -- Excentriques, Belladone Island and Harem, to name a few -- the book combines Christian Dior lore with Ms. Castellane's exquisite gem-heavy interpretations of it.
Voltaire, in addition to his political and philosophical works, produced exquisite gems of occasional verse, epistles, and light satires for the enjoyment of his royal friends and patrons.
Organized in chapters devoted to each of her wildly imaginative collections — Excentriques, Belladone Island and Harem are just a few of them — the book combines Christian Dior lore with de Castellane's exquisite gem-heavy interpretations of it.
Variety film critic Andrew Barker, who described the film as "an exquisite, beautifully acted gem", gave particular praise to the film's "dexterous editing", given that it "contains nary an extraneous detail, while still managing to luxuriate in the tender and awkward silences of young love".
Beneath a cloud of golden-crusted marshmallows were banana-toffee gems, tapioca pearls, and an exquisite layer of liquid honey.
