Accoutrements

All quiet on the integrity frontline; Steve Dennis finds his zeal for discipline unfulfilled as he spends a day with the stipendiary stewards.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England); 12/13/2009; 1569 words; ...else. The stewards and the stipes congregate in the parade ring before the first race, ascertaining that all the manifold accoutrements a horse can carry about his head are present if declared, making sure that punctuality is observed. As the jockeys are...

Cut-price kilt lets the air in.(Sport)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 12/7/2009; 413 words; ...even cheaper version, in a polyester and wool mix, for pounds 24. They were also selling, he says, all the necessary accoutrements such as belt, socks and sporran. By heck missus, but this is the sort of bargain no Caledonian can grumble at. And there...

Nyanza trustees hire consultant in Ashland
The Boston Globe; 12/6/2009; 2841 words; ...perform as Englishman Thomas Hutchinson, amateur thespian, complete with English accent, clothing of the period, and other accoutrements. A shortened version of the original reading script, the performance at the hall on Oak Street will also include children...

It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and it occurred to me recently that, as a result of our reduced national circumstances, we may see fewer houses bedecked in reams of garish festive lights this Christmas.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 12/5/2009; 1470 words; ...appear three nights running on Channel 4 showing us how to save money by making or cleverly sourcing most of the Christmas accoutrements. On the BBC, the values of the past are summoned in a historical reality show called Victorian Farm Christmas, while...

Baby, what a difference ; LOUISE KENNEDY; A decade later, a lot has changed in the world of motherhood
The Boston Globe; 12/5/2009; 878 words; ...just in all those adorable little outfits (now far cheaper and more accessible than in the dark ages of 1997) but in every accoutrement of infant life. Designer diaper bags? For 200 bucks or even more? When I knew that, no matter how stylish, in a year...