The ornamental fountains were, of course, left unfed; jets-d'eau ceased to play; and the various tanks in which water-nymphs of white marble disported, were dried up; ivy and the wild vine Draping the statues, and hiding the sculptured urns in leafy embrace.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
On the posts or wood props used to support the rock roof above, the mycelium grows in great profusion also, often covering them with a thick white mantle, or Draping them with a fabric of elegant texture.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
I sometimes wear them in public, with a very fetching and imposing black band Draping across my expanse of shirt front.
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon