Behind her, models were stripping off sheer, sugar-almond shaded versions of the same outfit, sometimes embellished with embroidered pansies, or layered with delicate duster coats, and handing long, sparkling earrings back to their dressers.
Once the opportunity arose with Mr. Duhamel's offer, the museum nearly nixed it, fearing that the plaster was too delicate to coat with silicone to make a mold.
The warm, rich, pudding under its delicate, thin, sugary coating is also the only sweet made on the premises.
To the window, maybe, but at her own peril; what the skies giveth, in the form of a delicate Monday-afternoon coating of snow on sidewalks and branches, they taketh away by apoplectic, skyscraper-shaking rainstorm on Tuesday morning.
They are looking for that delicate, suave, mouth-coating feel, but never really aggressive.
In actuality, the delicate basil sauce coated a handful of crisp vegetables rather than the powdery, overcooked chicken, which could have used it.
In recent years, scientists have tried using carbonate-producing bacteria to coat delicate stonework with a tough layer of calcium carbonate.
NV Domaine Michel Sarrazin Blanc de Noirs Crémant de Bourgogne Brut ($23.99): 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Aligoté; fresh notes of red berries, under-ripe stone fruit, and trailing toast; elegant with delicate mousse that coats the mouth in refreshing acidity; salinity on palate begs for food; dazzling.
