they do look splendid together , i got to admit-clarissa in a dress of white with touches of pink here and there , low cut in the latest french style , her shining blond hair piled high with cunning little ringlets to the side , and randall is the very picture of male beauty in a velvet coat of the deepest crimson with white lapels and white lace at the throat and cuffs , snow-white breeches , and black boots to the knees .