O.Henry describes a landlady pointing out the lambrequins
in a room, to a potential renter.
lambrequin ['læmbrýkýn, 'læmbə-]
noun
1 an ornamental hanging covering the edge of a shelf or the upper part of a window or door

2 a a border pattern giving a draped effect, used on ceramics, etc.
b (as modifier)
example: a lambrequin pattern


3 [often pl] a scarf worn over a helmet

4 (Heraldry)
another name for: mantling
[ETYMOLOGY: 18th Century: from French, from Dutch lamperkin (unattested), diminutive of lamper veil]