Quotes About Paraphernalia

The trains in any country contain the essential paraphernalia of the culture: Thai trains have the shower jar with the glazed dragon on its side, Ceylonese ones the car reserved for Buddhist monks Indian ones a vegetarian kitchen and six classes Iranian ones prayer mats, Malaysian ones a noodle stall, Vietnamese ones bulletproof glass on the locomotive, and on every carriage of a Russian train there is a samovar.

appurtenances

The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!

was given a scarlet cloak, a jewelled belt, and a Saxon sword with a golden scabbard.