there are also many men in uniform , and splendid uniforms they are-grenadiers , lancers , hussars , light cavalry , dragoons , cuirassiers-all plumes and cockades and tight trousers and boots and epaulets and bright turnbacks and snowy lapels ... and that is just the men , the women are- `` come back from there , jacqui , '' orders zoe , taking me by the shoulder and pulling me back from the curtain .