| 单词 | tidiness |
| 例句 | Nevertheless there’s a rustling, a rank undertone of cats and their huntings and furtive scratchings, still going on behind the deceptive tidiness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The scene left Art with the ominous impression of an extreme, too-silent tidiness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The archive reflects the human need to document every deed and directive, to place a veil of administrative tidiness over the disorder of famines and plagues and natural disasters and crimes and wars. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The rooms seemed neat and spare, but not cold with tidiness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Her passion for tidiness was also satisfied, for an unruly world could be made just so. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At the camps, the boys were taught the virtues of being a good soldier: cleanliness, tidiness, teamwork, and obedience. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But Emma was worth it; so, as his daughter Henrietta wrote much later, he “made up his mind to give up all his natural taste for tidiness.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jon turns me into a model of tidiness and efficiency. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The people who lived in the house came to look on her as a quiet child who had a queer complex about tidiness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They steal food from neighbors and swear off laundry, tidiness and artificial lighting. To Sayaka Murata, Nonconformity Is a Slippery Slope 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The tidiness of the medical triptych is a bit pat, but the performances snap with messy vitality—especially Jackson’s, which elegantly indicates the great mass of feeling sequestered behind Elektra’s flawless façade. “Pose,” Reviewed: In Ryan Murphy’s Latest Musical Melodrama, Elektra Abundance Steals the Show 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z There is an old-fashioned tidiness to Mr. Lopez’s plot devices that matches the ripe visual style of the production. | 'The Whipping Man': Candles, Matzo, Wine and Some Unusual Hosts 2011-02-02T03:30:37Z This shadow sonnet, with its intricate and entangled complexity, seemed to have come a far distance from the tidiness of the often anthologized “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” a poem that appeared in her first collection. Adrienne Rich’s Poetic Transformations 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Because the manufacture of butter requires “immaculate conditions, or else it spoils,” this necessitated perfectly clean dairy rooms, which helped foster a Dutch culture of exceptional neatness, tidiness and purity. A new perspective on the birth of Europe in ‘The Edge of the World’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z It’s hard to end a popular show in this country, especially if it’s merely in the name of narrative tidiness. It’s Time for “House of Cards” to Come Crashing Down 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z But the tidiness of the narrative is also a limitation. Review: ‘The Lesson’ Is a Test of Conscience and Patience 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z In each case, we see the subject defying norms of tidiness and organization in order to innovate and even revolutionize. Are You a Slob? That Could Be a Great Thing 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Norman’s studio often becomes strewn with manuscript paper as he works through sketches; its relative tidiness in late October was explained by the complete draft of “Split” that rested on his work table. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Instead, she suggests reorienting your definition of tidiness. Marie Kondo makes tidying look easy. These devotees hit a few bumps on the road to joy. 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z That quest for tidiness has prompted me to pick up a few tips and tricks along the way. 13 organizing hacks for your tidiest fridge yet 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Readers trade the orthodoxy of consumerism for the orthodoxy of tidiness. The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z But tidiness is tangled up with status and messiness is loaded with assumptions about personal responsibility and respectability. Social media "pantry porn" becomes all the rage 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “Hooligan Sparrow,” which Ms. Wang also shot and skillfully edited, has the pulse of a mainstream thriller but without the pacifying polish and tidiness. Review: In ‘Hooligan Sparrow,’ a Chinese Activist’s Hair-Raising Defiance of the State 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z In her professional capacity, she always wears white, for its association with cleanliness and tidiness. Shopping at Anthropologie with Marie Kondo 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z There’s a tidiness to that scene that feels more screenplay than natural intimacy. ‘Sorry We Missed You’ Review: The Human Toll of That One-Click Buy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z She writes about balancing her taste for boundaries and tidiness — for staying within the margins — with a competing lust for disorder and clamor. ‘In the Margins’ Offers a Path Into Elena Ferrante’s Mind 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Each holiday, birthday or major life event invites us to once again return to the process in order to maintain tidiness. Marie Kondo makes tidying look easy. These devotees hit a few bumps on the road to joy. 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Despite her claims that everyone should find their own version of tidiness, she critiques those who follow “erroneous conventional approaches” to cleaning. The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The tidiness of writing creates the illusion that speaking is a deliberate placement of words in sequence, like setting a table. The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z In this context, where tidiness and sense-making are the worst of all vices, "arbitrary" and "meaningless" are terms of praise. The Guardians: An Elegy by Sarah Manguso – review 2012-07-06T21:55:15Z It’s a coming-of-age story without the tidiness typical of such endeavors, painted by Arnold with the bright colors, neon lighting, hip-hop soundtrack and nervous energy of Trump-era Middle America. ‘Flux Gourmet,’ ‘The Meddler’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In “Apocalypse” Mr. Duvall’s performance “upset the moral tidiness of the film,” Mr. Shone said, complicating the “peacenik” proceedings “with this charismatic, full-throated, fantastic hawk.” Film: Robert Duvall, in ?Get Low,? Still a Hollywood Darling 2010-07-23T22:27:00Z A “Modern Love” column she wrote for the Times, a few years before, culminates with similar tidiness. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Past imperial ages—chiefly Byzantine and Ottoman—laid down complex, and mostly harmonious, layers of languages, ethnicities, cultures and religions, erased in the name of nation-building and tidiness. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z But give me narrative power and ambition over tidiness any day. ‘Heart Berries’ Shatters a Pattern of Silence 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z In her view, inspiring her clients to tidiness is the key to a scheme’s lasting success. A British Interior Designer’s Tricks for Staying Organized 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Put Mr. Murray in any setting where order, tidiness and rationality are taken seriously, and he becomes the consummate anarchic slob; that’s enough to keep ”Ghostbusters” going, like ”Stripes” and ”Meatballs” before it. When Ghostbusters Came Out 30 Years Ago, Reviews Were Scarily Mixed 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Who knows, perhaps all this tidiness is some genius ploy to lull fans in before unleashing some random moment of terror. Game of Thrones has lost its evil streak – and it's a crying shame 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z If free-associating collages are the equivalent of random Web-surfing, the tidiness of the compositions is offset by surrounding them with found objects, blocks of lumber and strands of beads. In the galleries: A towering exhibit offers a new definition of domestic life 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z While I can't guarantee that this little green box will change my too-lazy-to-press ways for good, I sincerely appreciated its simple functionality and tidiness. Tofu: To press or not to press? 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z What distinguishes Blitz from the other stores — in addition to size, tidiness and range of items — is that its stock has been laid out like a contemporary art installation. In Transit Blog: A New London Shop Specializing in Vintage 2011-08-29T10:00:08Z The ultimate quality of “Gotham” will largely depend on where it lands on that spectrum between network tidiness and more ambitious intrigue. 'Gotham' Recap: 'Batman' Before Batman 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z What beauty, order and tidiness conceal under their glossy surfaces is the premise of Anders Emblem’s meditative film. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Dear Carolyn: For 55 years of marriage, our main arguments are around her tidiness — to a point I would call anal — and my sloppiness, which my wife would call "pigsty." Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The same argument for decades, but on this they agree: No therapy 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Then there are his "tidiness issues", which stem from a part-time job as a restaurant pot washer while at art college. David Gray: 'I'm trained to wash up' 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z I didn’t like the tidiness of the sentiment. Angola Prison and the Shadow of Slavery 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z My first reaction was to mock your tidiness, your organised ways, so completely different from mine. A letter to … the woman whose husband I stole without thinking 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Diane threw herself wholeheartedly into the family business, but was soon bored and frustrated by the sanitized tidiness of the layouts that she spent hours crafting. A disturbing new image of photographer Diane Arbus 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Deliberate mistakes — misspellings, crammed lettering where not enough space was left — cheerfully figure in Ahearn’s method, inserting a telling flaw in his aspirations toward tidiness. Artist confronts gun violence, gender roles through embroidery 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z How does extreme tidiness square with the idea of a harmonious family life – or of becoming a centenarian? Optimism, friendship and tidy socks – the secret to living to 100 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z There are moments when you worry he is making a fetish of his clear, careful sentences, moments when tidiness comes awfully close to somnambulance. Books of The Times: Feeling at Sea on the Roads of New China 2010-02-23T22:41:00Z With complexity sacrificed to tidiness, the show flickers but seldom flames. Pressure Drop 2010-04-25T22:05:00Z "It's basically about entropy," Hill says of the essay, "and why things naturally go towards chaos rather than towards tidiness." A stroll with sound/video artist Gary Hill through his new show 2012-05-02T22:15:08Z Yet there’s a tidiness to how the various elements are juxtaposed, and sometimes set off by grid patterns. Review | In the galleries: Biennial survey celebrates Mid-Atlantic artists of many mediums 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In these conversations we learn that he values order, tidiness, moderation and routine — and not just because he’s past 80. Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of the science fiction world 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z There are so many grand forces at play, forcing the moment into uneasy tidiness. Our new late-night wars: How Hillary, Bernie and the Donald are battling it out for bedtime TV dominance — and who’s winning so far 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z She’s like a cartoon character come to life to bless you with tidiness. Marie Kondo transforms into a comic book character to sell you KonMari 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The Twitter account Room Rater assesses lighting, angles, tidiness and accessorizing and then assigns a score out of 10. The ‘Credibility Bookcase’ Is the Quarantine’s Hottest Accessory 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “That’s great,” I told him, unnerved by the tidiness of this ending and not sure what to do next. Perspective | He thought white men were vanishing from TV. I disagreed. So we conducted an experiment. 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z A splash of topicality is always welcome, but only if it is leavened by sentimentality and structural tidiness. ?Next to Normal,? Drama Pulitzer Winner, Is in Some Way 2010-04-13T21:11:00Z They did not perform manual labor of any kind, and insisted on the highest standards of cleanliness and tidiness in their appearance and their homes. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "Her link-up play is something that has really improved, the tidiness of it. She finds herself in the box always between centre-halves and is really difficult to pick up." Who will win race for WSL Golden Boot? 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z He said in an interview that, for him, cleaning was tied to his emotions, and that the tidiness of his home reflected that. Spring Cleaning Was Once Backbreaking Work. For Many, It Still Is. 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z That tidiness no doubt accounts for much of “Top Gun’s” appeal, even if it’s looking less and less likely that conventional appeal will put the film over the top on Oscar night. Perspective | When it comes to this year’s Oscar movies, more is more 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Neatness, tidiness and straightness will be among judges' criteria at the Irish National Ploughing Championships, which opened at Ratheniska, in County Laois, on Tuesday. County Laois: Irish ploughing championships return after Covid break 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Neither orchestra nor singers maintained tidiness at Ollikainen’s unrelenting tempos, but the fury had its own quality of Beethoven overcoming adversity in finding joy, Elysium’s daughter. Review: The exult and ecstasy of Beethoven's Ninth at the Hollywood Bowl 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z And they enforce tidiness rules, sometimes using physical force, so as not to draw undue attention from city code enforcement. 'Not safe anymore': Portland confronts the limits of its support for homeless services 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z There’s plenty of room inside for a plethora of gadgets, including a laptop, but the tidiness potential is huge. 2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz electric microbus revealed: less flower, more power 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z It is environmental disregard in the name of tidiness. Opinion | Montgomery is all noise and no action on leaf blowers 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Larsen’s book parachuted into Hall’s life as the actress was herself feeling unsure about the tidiness of her boxes. ‘Passing’ questions race and identity. Writer-director Rebecca Hall is still figuring out the answers. 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z These two families do not mesh together particularly well, with one valuing privacy, tidiness and progress and the other being, well, crude. Review: A maximalist family romp in ‘The Croods: A New Age” 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z If the back-up was infected — and oh byte me but that possibility was huge; Seeker wasn’t one for regulation tidiness. What you do for a friend 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z She gestures at her kitchen and insists tidiness is beyond her, absently fielding a dropped toy from the floor to confirm the point. Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Having to bury a child must be unlike anything else’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Such positive language fits squarely with the tidiness mantra displayed on popular Instagram accounts like The Home Edit, A Bowl Full of Lemons and I Heart Organizing. It’s time to deal with that holiday clutter hangover | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z The desolation is deepened by Japanese tidiness with shoes waiting in doorways for absent owners. Tokyo being billed as ‘Recovery Olympics’ — but not for all 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z There are many ways to do this, beginning with casting off the obsession with tidiness in parks and gardens and making more wild areas. We need to protect nature to stand any chance of tackling climate chaos | Caroline Lucas 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Each praises the other’s warmth as a parent, plus a variety of respective quirks—Charlie’s tidiness, or Nicole’s knack for opening jars. End Times in “Terminator: Dark Fate” and “Marriage Story” 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z He questioned the incessant demand for tidiness and “perfection” in a garden, which leads many to pinch off shriveled flowers before seed heads can form. The Barren Charms of a Winter Garden 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Grand, Clybourn, Lincoln, Ogden, and several other streets cut jaunty angles across the city, disrupting the tidiness of the grid and saving pedestrians and cyclists a few steps or twirls of the pedals. In Praise of Chicago’s Hypotenuses 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z “All Is True” is a rueful movie but finally a joyous one, as sundry loose ends are put right with a Shakespearean combination of tidiness and wishful thinking. Review | William Shakespeare, ordinary human, is the flawed hero of ‘All Is True’ 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z He’s just yet another reminder that people like the tidiness and catharsis of seeing heroes kill bad guys on film. It doesn’t actually matter whether Batman kills people 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The retouched left image lies to the viewer about the background and the tidiness of the earphones, but does that matter? "Fauxtography" is now a fact of life 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z This "Now Spinning" display is perfect for the record collector who also appreciates tidiness, minimal design and products made in the United States. The ultimate holiday gift guide There is a depth to this decision that goes beyond metrological tidiness. Perspective | The inevitable, tragic — and ultimately necessary — death of the kilogram 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The result doesn’t entirely avoid a certain schematic tidiness; even summarizing the various arcs and symmetries of the plot can feel like balancing a math equation. Review: Steve McQueen's 'Widows' is a heist thriller with a vengeance — and a conscience - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Gorder notes that everyone has different standards for tidiness, so it’s best to go pro. RIGHT AT HOME: Preparing a swoon-worthy vacation rental 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The band’s latest LP, “Underwater Pipe Dreams,” is its best-recorded and most ambitious work yet, a 19-song sprawl of an album, but nearly every song is refined down to three-minute tidiness. Inglewood's Inner Wave a promising, needed voice on the local rock scene 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In the second start of his big league career, Buehler could not replicate the relative tidiness of his starting debut earlier this week. Dodgers unleash the offense in 15-6 win over the Giants in first game of doubleheader 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z The homemade and store-bought cookies were arranged in perfect lines, reflecting the tidiness of the kitchen they sat in, while piles of town history and news compiled by a friend and history buff flanked them. Wisconsin men remain friends for nearly a century 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z "My memory of that day is perhaps more of the principal keeper's beautiful little house - his friendly dog, his budgie in the cage, the neatness and tidiness that prevailed," he said. Little Ross island lighthouse keeper murder recalled - BBC News 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z There’s something about the tidiness of the cross hatching that... Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Author Margot Lee Shetterly’s Favorite Laptop Is Not a Mac 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The “spark joy” standard for tidiness depends on the individual. Marie Kondo: How to Choose Happiness 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z What does your book adds to that discussion, on physical tidiness, particularly in the workplace? Why you shouldn’t organize your email 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The tidiness of that schedule might suit all parties. Brexit Demands a Delicate Sense of Timing 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The only other hint that the local economy has changed—that the town is full of engineers—is a tidiness that verges on the obsessive, even by the standards of southern Germany. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z Before the game, Roberts spouted the usual rhetoric about the tidiness of St. Louis’ play. Yasiel Puig finds a groove as the Dodgers top the Cardinals, 8-4 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Leave aside the question of whether tidiness, an essentially aesthetic value, is a sensible political goal for a complex continental nation. The GOP needs new rules for picking its nominee 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Known for their reverence of order, quiet and tidiness, the Japanese have at times struggled to adjust to the more freewheeling Chinese tourists. For Chinese visiting Japan, bargains make it easier to overlook nations' ill feelings 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z However, most of us today probably associate the aphorism with dour Puritans who, while quite fond of tidiness, would have frowned upon any hint of magic. The hidden religious promise behind Marie Kondo’s decluttering ‘magic’ 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Even with its problematic staging, it’s certainly possible that this production, which runs two hours and 50 minutes including one intermission, will improve by losing some of its tidiness and stiffness. Review: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ Goes for High Jinks and Low Comedy 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “Kigali is often praised for its cleanliness and tidiness, but its poorest residents have been paying the price for this positive image,” said Daniel Bekele, African director for HRW. In Rwanda, 're-education' means detention for homeless, hawkers and other undesirables 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z "The first thing I would say to people living in cramped conditions is understand the level of organisation, tidiness you need," says Neve. What can a submariner teach you about living in cramped spaces? - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Synthetic intellects suffer no such constraint, and their impact will turn tidiness to turmoil in many aspects of our lives. Robots are coming for your job: We must fix income inequality, volatile job markets now — or face sustained turmoil 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Its order and tidiness is all the more striking in the barren scrubland that surrounds it. Dry run 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The more turbulent the inner life, the more tidiness appeals. Decluttering: a load of junk? 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Best polish it off, just to keep on top of fridge tidiness. ‘Special occasion’ drinking: the 12 times you just have to crack open a bottle | Michael Hogan 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z But he also insisted on tidiness and good behaviour - and personified the country's ban on chewing gum. Why Singapore banned chewing gum 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Among many, many errors of science on TV, it's the tidiness of the labs they show that really get me. Readers' gripes about TV depictions of their jobs 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z There is a tidiness and even a propaganda sensibility to it, with dutiful nods to the paper’s blog, its array of political scoops, its steadfastness of mission. Review: Scorsese Hits The Books With HBO's 'The 50-Year Argument' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z At a personal level, he adds: “The more turbulent someone’s inner life is, the more tidiness appeals. It isn’t tidy minds that go for tidy exteriors. It’s chaotic minds.” Decluttering: a load of junk? 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Foy said she was impressed by the girl’s responsibility, cooking ability and tidiness. Man accused of bludgeoning girlfriend to death 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Mexico’s organisation was matched by their tidiness in possession and they knitted together plenty of pleasing stuff, getting the wing-backs forward and the midfielders into shooting positions. World Cup 2014: Brazil fail to find a way past marvellous Mexico 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Simple principles of tidiness and self-discipline are among the foundations of an approach that so impressed the late prime minister Meles Zenawi that he adopted it as national strategy. Japanese philosophy at work in Ethiopia 2014-03-25T00:17:36Z Sometimes a modern tidiness goes too far, though. Restaurant Review: Lafayette in NoHo 2013-06-25T19:26:05Z They may just be strips of fabric but they have come to symbolise tidiness, respect and professionalism. What does the tie-less G8 reveal? 2013-06-18T11:53:14Z Fernandez, a bright orange glove flapping on his left hand, could not match Harvey’s early tidiness, though he nevertheless secured a similar outing. Marlins 2, Mets 1: Mets Fall to Marlins in 20 innings 2013-06-09T01:38:54Z The answer depends on a variety of factors, including the type of earthworm and the location and tidiness of the amputation. If an earthworm loses its head, will it grow another? 2013-06-03T21:20:43Z A Freudian reading of the humble pun, then, might suggest it is a response to despair, a subversive device whose tidiness enhances the illusion of self-mastery. The pun conundrum 2013-01-16T00:55:26Z Older residents, perpetually anxious that the younger generation is losing their values of tidiness and mutual respect, now had visible evidence of social erosion. Lessons in Community From Chicago’s South Side 2013-01-07T18:29:57Z Maybe it was the tidiness of the tale. Cape Cod Paper Apologizes for Reporter’s Misdeeds 2012-12-28T17:09:25Z Mr. Than Tin, 91, remembers visiting what was the small-claims court in the 1930s, when he was in his teens, and being so impressed with the teak paneling and tidiness and efficiency of the place. In Myanmar's Makeover, Politics Is Just the Beginning 2012-10-04T20:32:47Z Once again, salvation came through the heavenly intervention of Mary Poppins, the symbol of goodness, kindness and a caring sense of order and tidiness. Letters: All hail Danny Boyle's joyful celebration 2012-07-29T20:00:03Z I've not been into a Mango store for a long time and was nicely surprised by both the sale range and the tidiness of the shop. Store Wars: Zara and Mango 2012-07-06T07:45:01Z Chatham has more than a hundred block groups, citizen volunteers who monitor the tidiness of neighborhood lawns, garbage, and noise, as well as organize events, Mr. Tate said. Lessons in Community From Chicago’s South Side 2013-01-07T18:29:57Z She said to herself that it must be the well-bred voices, the conversation about the weather, the trimness, the tidiness, the tea, the tennis, that were insufferable to her chagrined heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The furniture speaks of Scotch economy, and the whole face of things of more than common Scotch tidiness. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z My father used to say that it was the absolute necessity of tidiness in the cramped space on the Beagle that helped "to give him his methodical habits of working." Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z As it was, it was difficult to distinguish objects; but Alfred, glancing round, was struck with the scrupulous tidiness of everything. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z In his small personal affairs he shows a certain old-maidish tidiness and the prudence of an experienced old bachelor, who manages his little pleasures without scandal. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Advice for Martinets.—Military authorities should consider whether it would not be advisable to abate a little of their solicitude for the tidiness of a regiment, and pay somewhat more attention to its mess. Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z The miner himself was clean, too, and the cottage was the pink of tidiness and order. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Miss Jones was extremely orderly, and always folded her clothes with scrupulous tidiness. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z The classical tradition in philosophy is the last surviving child of two very diverse parents: the Greek belief in reason, and the mediæval belief in the tidiness of the universe. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z “One can get plenty of tidiness everywhere else, Jemmy, and I like coming to the den to be a beast.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Jane was, in her way, also a managing woman: she kept her house clean, her husband's clothes in order, her child neat, and herself the very pink of tidiness. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z They vie with each other in the tidiness of their gardens, their porches, and verandahs. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z A ship in dock, before the passengers come aboard, and while the thousand and one preparations are being made for a voyage, is seldom an example of tidiness. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z All about it an awkward attempt at tidiness is visible. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z I think I could enumerate a few, but for the moment the vicious side of tidiness is so strongly borne in upon me that I need go no further afield. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z She must first woo him there by all the arts of affection,—by cheerfulness, tidiness, orderliness without excess: by a clean-swept hearth, a bright fire, flowers upon the mantel, a well-set table and well-cooked food. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z His own apartment, Mr. Brunet said recently, is “somewhere in the middle” on the tidiness scale. Children of Hoarders on Leaving the Cluttered Nest 2011-05-12T15:57:05Z I believe with many persons tidiness is an acquired virtue; it requires some sort of education, and certainly not a little discipline.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z And the rates of asthma varied among countries with very similar histories of cleanliness—indicating that there was more to it than tidiness. Why Are Asthma Rates Soaring? 2011-04-14T11:45:00.210Z Separated from home and all familiar faces, I had a miserable heart-ache, even in the reception-room, but the sight of the awful tidiness of the dormitory chilled me to the very soul. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z The most humble, in brown brick, are pretty by dint of tidiness; the windows sparkle like mirrors; there is nearly always a green and flowery patch; the front is covered with ivy, honeysuckle, and nasturtiums. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z He, who had been so particular about tidiness, began to neglect his appearance. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z "When you came here first, a reg'lar young rip, I took to you, taught you what was tidiness, which you didn't know any more than the babe unborn, did you?" Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z "And he doesn't carry tidiness any way at all," said Elizabeth, who had followed Buff into the study. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Well, toys are a very good means of teaching children tidiness; but the true mother-heart must be lacking when the young ones are robbed of their childish joys for so selfish a reason. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z When the children entered the open door, they were for a moment dumb with amazement at the confusion that had in so short a time usurped the tidiness whereof they had left the room possessed. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Now, Sarah had been brought up, quite properly, to think tidiness one of the greatest virtues; however, she said nothing, and trotted happily away with her jacket on her arm. Sarah's First Start in Life. 2011-01-26T03:00:24.470Z Everything about him breathed tidiness and scrupulousness, though it would not have mattered if he had been less well groomed. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The devil of slovenliness certainly would find difficulty in entering a Welsh cottage if the tidiness of its doorstep is borne out in the interior. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The mother who deprives her small daughter of a doll sacrifices more than she knows to the demon of tidiness, and she robs herself of much delight. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z In the interests of tidiness, the club made a point of doing the clean sweep by clinching a domestic Double as well. Inter's Rafael Ben?tez uses 'milk' analogy to turn sour on Liverpool 2010-10-19T19:34:00Z They tell me they admire his integrity and accuracy, but they say tidiness is not his strong point. 2010-02-15T19:28:00Z They relate chiefly to the tidiness of this room. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Spent most of this afternoon trying to instil some measure of tidiness into my servant. Our Battalion Being Some Slight Impressions of His Majesty's Auxiliary Forces, in Camp and Elsewhere But the point is that tidiness should not overcome us to the hurt of others, and consequently our own. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z She did not appear to be feeble; the only change I noticed was a relaxation in the severe tidiness of her dress. The Window at the White Cat This pleased the wood-fairies even more than her thoughtful tidiness had done, so, when her second boy baby came, they sent him a loving-cup of pure silver. In Story-land The Frau Professorin Valentin lived in a pretty new house, and occupied large neat rooms, which however, to an artistic eye, with all their tidiness had a somewhat gloomy, cheerless air. The Children of the World This again was another phase of his extreme tidiness; it was also the outcome of his excessive thoughtfulness and consideration for others.” Springtime and Other Essays Here tidiness is not absent, but its rigours are avoided. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z Sailors were hard at work—the last bales and boxes were being lowered into the hold, ropes were being coiled up, and tidiness restored to the deck. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Her character for tidiness had never stood high. Ayala's Angel His coat-sleeve served, even if its ministrations did not add to the tidiness of his countenance. The Book of Susan A Novel In spite of her strictness and extreme prejudices in favour of tidiness, Miss Parrot was popular with her form; and real regret at losing her so unexpectedly was mingled with sorrow for her illness. Just Gerry The school dress of little girls, the tidiness of both boys and girls, school lunches, the plays of the noon-hour, are all suggestive. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women The invitation was for four o'clock, and by half-past three Mrs. Marshall had succeeded in getting the prospective guests into what she considered a sufficient state of tidiness for the occasion. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story In an honest world, however, one might brush a nobleman's clothes not out of servility, but out of tidiness. The Book of This and That THE studio, looking very cheerful for Jenny's birthday, had achieved a Sabbath tidiness. Carnival She gave one the impression of great tidiness and cleanliness, together with the possibility of that caustic speech which so often characterizes the good housekeeper. The Rosie World Beyond its neatness and tidiness, Puerto has other features to recommend it to the traveller. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) They kept the cottage tidy enough, yet it was a dreary tidiness. An Isle in the Water As regarded the matter of tidiness, Elizabeth had made reforms. Under False Pretences A Novel It was, to be sure, a tidiness more apparent than real, inasmuch as it consisted of pushing every disorderly object into a corner and covering the accumulation with an old Spanish cope. Carnival Each day she has innumerable opportunities to express the Christ in her—her spirituality—in the neatness of her apparel, and in the tidiness of her home and yard. The Colored Girl Beautiful The state of the furniture was discreditable in the extreme, and there was a general absence of tidiness throughout the hospital. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles The tidiness and orderly habits of the Dutch were effective in putting limits to the disorder and dirt which are so often the nuisance of seaports. Rembrandt's Amsterdam There is no painting, and in and out of doors no taste or tidiness displayed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Comfort had come to dejection, tidiness had been restored to beauty. The Bondboy His linen certainly did credit to Mrs. Bumpkin’s love of “tidiness,” and altogether the prosecutor wore a clean and respectable appearance. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit She had a knack of tidiness, with279 which she had infected the Doctor; everything was in its place; everything capable of polish shone gloriously; and dust was a thing banished from her empire. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Her clothes were scarcely whole, yet put on with an evident attempt at tidiness; her bonnet was not a bonnet, but the unshapely and discoloured remains of what had once had the distinction. The House in Town The two were sitting in the foreman’s cabin, a small but roughly comfortable split-log hut, where elegance and tidiness had place only in the more delicate moments of its occupant’s retrospective imagination. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "It was what Hautboy called the tidiness of the horse." Marion Fay But it was of the tawdry order that was unconvincing, and lacked both refinement and tidiness. The Twins of Suffering Creek Patrols should wipe out all these marks as they pass them for tidiness, and so as not to mislead them for another day's practice. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 This habit did not correspond with his teachers’ ideas of tidiness, and punishment followed punishment. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad But this was carrying tidiness too far; she'd even removed the ashtrays. The Doorway The new Byron would achieve an effect, if he gained the reputation of always being ten minutes late for everything; but the pose offended Eric's sense of tidiness. The Education of Eric Lane If only Miss Frazer had not such a tiresome love of tidiness, they might have reached the lantern room in time, and be now in possession of the information they wanted. The Manor House School The broad asphalt traffic lanes were gone, and so was the tidiness of the park lawns. Mr. Wicker's Window The surroundings of every home of intelligence and tidiness should indicate that it is not the abode of the vulgar and ignorant. The Road and the Roadside Books were bestowed in tidiness, lunch-baskets hung in place, and in every house in the village there was simultaneously preferred the request: "May I go out to play?" The Brass Bound Box "Lady Barbara, your conception of tidiness——" She opened her eyes wide at him in unfeigned surprise. The Education of Eric Lane The extreme tidiness of German rooms is a constant source of surprise. Home Life in Germany The landlady came; a fit spirit to rule over such a domain—the beau-ideal of tidiness and good humour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 His was a shabby tidiness that spoke of a Woman and little means. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He might have stayed and talked over their secret scheme, which Deacon Meakin was unconsciously furthering by his ultra tidiness. The Brass Bound Box There is an air of tidiness in his dress, and of comparative cleanliness on his person. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Mary's house was as pretty as ever, but had lost much of its immaculate tidiness. In Orchard Glen He was a slave of habit, a stickler for scrupulous tidiness. The Scarlet Feather The door was opened by a girl who, to judge from her dress and appearance, was a maid-of-all-work, and with whom tidiness was apparently not a cardinal virtue. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Want of tidiness; experiences in an Indian Priest's parish. India and the Indians And if the room was neat, that applies only to its natural and normal condition; for if neatness includes tidiness, it could not be said at present to deserve that praise. The End of a Coil The women, therefore, find it worth while to cultivate a certain tidiness in their persons, which extends to their homes. Change in the Village For tidiness, the title page of each chapter has been transcribed but the repeated chapter headings have been removed. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions The streets are, like all French streets, narrow, and the houses have a look of antiquity, and a want of all repair; nothing like comfort, neatness, or tidiness, in any one of them. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. We were also invited to look at Bulwantrao's gardens, and though the tidiness which distinguishes a cared-for English garden was missing, they were highly cultivated and contained a varied assortment. India and the Indians He was quite unprepared for the colorful gleam of Navajo rugs, the curtained windows, the general air of swept and garnished tidiness which seemed almost luxury. Shoe-Bar Stratton This again was another phase of his extreme tidiness; it was also the outcome of his excessive thoughtfulness and consideration for others. My Father as I Recall Him It was a musty old place, without even as much tidiness as is usually found in barns, and there was a dank smell about it, as though generations of haymows had decayed there. Humorous Ghost Stories Grey had insisted on their being made tidy for the occasion, but the tidiness was of a superficial kind. Tom Brown at Oxford Even his inveterate want of tidiness indicates a careless mind. India and the Indians Our own standard and habit of tidiness, decorum, and uniformity may be quite recent developments; barbarism, in the sense of decay and pollution, may have existed together with prosperity. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life His “studies” were always cheery, pleasant rooms, and always, like himself, the personification of neatness and tidiness. My Father as I Recall Him The first thing you have to do, essentially; the real 'good work' is, with respect to men, to enforce justice, and with respect to things, to enforce tidiness, and fruitfulness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Also, being occasions for which the soldiers dress up and appear spruce and trim, they inculcate habits of tidiness,—they teach a lesson in cleanliness of body and clothes. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The pervading aroma of alcohol had left it; airiness and a certain formal tidiness now reigned in place of stuffiness and neglect; but the room was perhaps more depressing than before to a sensitive mind. A Sheaf of Corn Helpful, business-like, she approached the table, a gleam spelling order and tidiness in her eye. Antony Gray,—Gardener Then the Father and Dr. Marsh began to look in on me through the window, telling me I was overlooked when the gift of tidiness was being distributed. Grey Town An Australian Story A state of order, tidiness, and good discipline. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They know every plant and its value, but they care little about tidiness. Last Words A Final Collection of Stories Men never know why they fall in love with a woman; more often than not they mistake tidiness for beauty. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel The regularity and tidiness are conspicuous, and have been noted by me with great satisfaction. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland There was something almost awful about the sleek, quiet tidiness of the others, who were all standing in a row outside the cottage to welcome Mrs. Bax. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune The furniture was poor, but everything was neat—it was the only neat room in the house, indeed, for tidiness was no besetting virtue of Aunt Jane's. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Almost any open material may be used, that will not offend our ideas of tidiness in appearance. Making a Garden of Perennials He liked the bijou privacy of the Court, its greenness and tidiness, and the absurdity of the narrow windows which glinted at him like spectacles. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel On the whole, the ancient Chaldean sepulchres of the three first kinds are distinguished by greater care and tidiness. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Low-slung as he was, the Nipe needed no tables or workbenches; all his work was spread out on the floor, with a neatness and tidiness that would have surprised many human technicians. Anything You Can Do ... At Miss Arabella's they had an old serving maid and the kitchen was not a place of tidiness and beauty. A Little Girl in Old Boston In an evil hour, for the tidiness of his school-books, he came across the ballad of "Aiken-Drum," with its rather terrible mixture of humour, realism, and the supernatural. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It was wilder—infinitely wilder—than Warwickshire, and at the same time less unkempt; far more savage in outline, yet in detail sober almost to tidiness. Shining Ferry Some of the dwellings seemed to be occupied, but the tidiness of old times was gone. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War One of the doctors went so far as to congratulate Mr. Dramm upon the tidiness of his handicraft. From Place to Place It took them three days to get the ship to tidiness again, and during all that time the peculiar tawny jet remained. Sand Doom A rustic porch, covered with twining plants, conceals the door, and a general air of tidiness marks all the surroundings. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood “Hallo, lass, up already!” exclaimed the strapping fireman as he entered the room, which was a perfect marvel of tidiness, despite washing-day. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade It was not characterized by great order or tidiness. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes With the love for tidiness and kemptness that was a part of him he would smooth out its creases, then sit down on his veranda to read it. From Place to Place Bedroom tea-parties were indulgences only given to winners of three weeks' dormitory records, so the less fortunate occupants of the Brown and Rose rooms were really profiting by the tidiness of their hostesses. The Princess of the School No one did; and from that hour a new form of tidiness was observed in Mrs Mostyn’s garden. A Life's Eclipse It was uncanny, this tidiness, this calm, this passivity. Clayhanger Her sleeves were short, her elbows always grazed, her cap anywhere but in the right place; but she was scrupulously clean, and “maintained a kind of dislocated tidiness.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The day in the country had not been conducive to tidiness. Molly Brown's Orchard Home In its poorest quarter he had never seen such a lack of tidiness as the interior of Dirk Sharp's house presented. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught Nowhere can a vast body of men live bachelor-like as soldiers do and maintain the degree of tidiness and general sanitary healthfulness, as the thorough arm of camp inspection and discipline maintains in the army. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces The chamber had an aspect of freshness and tidiness that made it almost gay—until he looked at the object in the smoothed and rectified bed. Clayhanger She had her own servant, whose excellent cooking and, above all, whose scrupulous cleanliness and tidiness, astonished her after the rough meals and haphazard arrangements at Netherstock. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee We must develop in ourselves a moral tidiness, and an aversion to all the manifestations of the brute principle in man, such as the wolfish, degrading hatred for people of other races. The Shield Some of the students boarded themselves in the dormitory, which did not add to the tidiness and order of their rooms. Confessions of Boyhood A list of honorable mentions was also established for general tidiness at "bunk" inspections. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces The only flowers were three oleanders in tubs, and these partook of the general tidiness. The Story of the Big Front Door If any commandment was issued especially to the French, it enjoined tidiness; but this child was so quietly attired that her cleanliness seemed a matter of nature, not of command. Bohemian Days Three American Tales But she would have been surprised, indeed, had she seen them, half an hour earlier, slip out of the back door, in a condition of exemplary tidiness, dressed in their Sunday best. The Terrible Twins This came, in a great measure, from the freshness and tidiness of their accessories—the brightness and tightness of uniforms, the polish of boots and buckles, the newness of leather and paint. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 She surveyed his neglect with satisfaction, noticing his dirty clothes, his long fingernails, stained with paint, all the details which revealed lack of tidiness, forgetfulness of his person. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Not even the lowest forms of life would escape the crusade of tidiness: you would walk round and round the jellyfish, looking for a place to put in shirt-links. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Moreover, as any one acquainted with certain chapters in Gypsy's past history will remember, her premises were not always celebrated for the utmost tidiness. Gypsy's Cousin Joy There was a tidiness about the inclosure peculiar to places inhabited by women. The Lady of Fort St. John These works are usually domestic occupations, as cooking and the preparation of victuals, the keeping of the house in becoming tidiness, the proper care of children, of beasts of burden and domestic animals. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Their yellow lustre showed the tidiness of the shop, and the penny merchandise arranged on shelves with that exactness which has been thought peculiar to unmarried women. Old Kaskaskia I often think of William Morris, the great craftsman and charming poet, who had much at heart the happiness of all people, especially the poor, and his exclamation, "My eye, how I do love tidiness!" A Girl's Student Days and After Within I found a very pretty and comfortable room arranged with unexpected tidiness. The Story of Bawn A bad beginning, as many of our rules had reference to tidiness. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances And, for another point, watch the young person you would honour with your hand for the slightest inkling of economy or tidiness. Certain Personal Matters I was at once struck with the exceeding tidiness of everything. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business He tolerated no wastefulness, and expected to be well fed and comfortable; and comfort with this Yankee mother's son implied tidiness. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Nothing has been more notable than Tommy's desire for cleanliness and tidiness. Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters In all but one or two schools classes are too much mixed to make a gentlemanly tone possible, and such little refinements as tidiness of dress are out of the question. Town Life in Australia Cottonwood, willows, and even the pretty catalpa are to be shunned in the interest of tidiness. The Complete Home Mrs. McCormick had "cleared it up," so that there was at least a surface tidiness and cheerfulness. The Other Girls The remarks already made on the necessity for tidiness and the quick disposal of all decaying refuse apply as forcibly to this month as to October. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition This, no doubt, was the disorder which Marion had always foreseen; to prevent which she had practised her insane tidiness. The Judge In fact, I believe there is nothing so disenchanting, so contrary to ideal young womanhood as a lack of neatness and tidiness in person and dress. Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls You must open your eyes to your duties,—practising, sensible reading, tidiness, and daily unselfishness. Stray Thoughts for Girls He enjoyed litter and hated the devastating tidiness of housemaids. Jaffery The emptiness and tidiness surprised him, and he began to wonder what the Postmaster-General's room was like. The Devil's Garden Finding none, he mechanically gathered up the two parts of the newspaper, with a man's instinct for tidiness in printed matter, and smoothed out the crumples that Emmy's hand had made on the outer sheet. Septimus But the impression above all others that the room gave was of perfect purity and sweetness and health; and this was due to the beautiful tidiness and cleanliness everywhere apparent. Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls His mania for tidiness often forced me, against my nature, to a counteracting negligence. The Dangerous Age What licks me," said I, "is the difference between this and the old-maidish tidiness of his other papers. Jaffery The country under the June sunshine was neat and bright as an old-world garden, with little fields of corn surrounded by dog-rose hedges, and woods and small rushy pastures of an infinite tidiness. Mr. Britling Sees It Through All this deserves being examined from the novelty of the systems employed and from the exquisite order and tidiness which everywhere reigns. A Summary History of the Palazzo Dandolo Your health should be of far more value to you than your ideas of house tidiness, but you have reversed the importance of the two. Quit Your Worrying! At two periods of the day Marthe, with great effort and for professional purposes, achieved some degree of personal tidiness. The Pretty Lady The poor remnants of the Castle are now an excuse for picnickers who are not always reverent, in point of tidiness, towards what was once a palace of the Saxon Kings. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End The entire demesne lay white and green with tidiness under yellow sun and azure sky; for fences and outhouses, even the trunks of trees several feet up from the ground, glistened with whitewash. The Mettle of the Pasture Cleanliness and neatness were insisted on by her master, partly through the seaman's instinct for tidiness and partly out of a pride and desire to show a contrast to the reeking hovels of the Maori. The Long White Cloud Your health and self-poise should come first, the comfort and happiness of husband and family next, the more or less spotlessness and tidiness of the house afterwards. Quit Your Worrying! Something in the sight of her sleek, smooth tidiness, joined to the consciousness of my own miserable, blowsed disorder, stings me more even than the rain-drops are doing. Nancy As seen from the railway-carriage window, one is struck, too, by the comparative tidiness of the English landscape. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays Whichever explanation was correct, there were many armfuls to be removed and then the interior of the cave had to be subjected to a thorough sweeping before the girls' ideas of tidiness were satisfied. Ethel Morton's Enterprise The whole of Knutsford breathes the fresh and bright tidiness one always involuntarily associates with such ladies as "Miss Jenkyns," and every house rejoices in a beautifully neat garden. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The bed was made, and the flat generally had a superficial air of tidiness. Sacred and Profane Love "I mean really: if you hold a vague threat of paying us a visit over our heads, you will keep us in a state of unnatural tidiness for days." Nancy After this experience Katherine decided that tidiness might be too dearly bought, and set to work to re-arrange matters after a more practical pattern. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods My little sister, who had already the feminine craving for tidiness, crept out of her corner and meekly gathered the chessmen from under the feet of the combatants. The Ghost Ship He seemed to have made a resolute effort at tidiness of attire, and his sister, a robust, florid woman with a splendid joviality about her, kept eyeing his freshly creased clothes apprehensively. Alexander's Bridge Wery good little dinner, sir, they can get ready in half an hour—pair of fowls, sir, and a weal cutlet; French beans, 'taturs, tart, and tidiness. The Pickwick Papers Blenkiron had a private room, where we were to dine; and a more wonderful litter of books and cigar boxes I have never seen, for he hadn't a notion of tidiness. Mr. Standfast It is thoroughly in character with the exquisite cleanliness and tidiness of the houses at Lubeck. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography She had a knack of tidiness, with which she had infected the Doctor; everything was in its place; everything capable of polish shone gloriously; and dust was a thing banished from her empire. Merry Men In such a place the sea had something of the monotony of a blue-green dado: for the chambers themselves were ruled throughout by a terrible tidiness not unlike the terrible tidiness of the sea. The Wisdom of Father Brown Now, our rules might include tidiness of person and order generally. Wild Kitty Rags and tidiness, filth and cleanliness, lay almost touching. K There was a look of tidiness about the collection which was very characteristic of the man. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The thing ought to be removed, if only in the interest of tidiness, but there is no call to make a pother over it. The Jewel Merchants A Comedy in One Act Pao-yü, however, screened his face, and, waving his hand, bade her leave the room; for knowing her usual knack for tidiness he did not feel inclined to let her get a glimpse of his face. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books The tidiness and cleanliness of it, however, bore witness to her recent occupancy. Gloria and Treeless Street Within was order and quiet, the fresh-down bed, the tidiness of his ordered garments. K At Long Barton the Reverend Cecil had strayed into Betty's room, now no longer boudoir and bedchamber, but just a room, swept, dusted, tidy, with the horrible tidiness of a room that is not used. The Incomplete Amorist I well remember how troublesome the parchment was for a long time; but at last I conquered it, and succeeded very fairly in my endeavours to restore to tidiness the garments of ancient thought. Wilfrid Cumbermede Her dress was nowise trim, and suggested neither tidiness nor disorder. Heather and Snow The great neatness and tidiness of the country people, and the absence of vagrancy, are very striking. The Roof of France The food was rather good, certainly plentiful; and even his squeamish morning appetite could find no fault with the self-respecting tidiness of the place. K She wanted to give you girls a lesson in tidiness, so she put me into her pillory. The Golden Calf The room to which he led me was small, but disfigured with no offensive tidiness. Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 The room in which I slept was a large one, perfectly dreary with tidiness. The Portent & Other Stories Wherever we found a little smartness and tidiness, there we were sure to find also a decided falling-off in the cuisine. The Roof of France The housewife also was a picture of tidiness, her cotton gown carefully patched and scrupulously clean. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne You tink in England alway too much of your pin in your dress, too little of our taste—too little of our elegance, too much of your what you call tidiness, or God know what! Tales and Novels — Volume 10 He drank the poisonous liquors of those pot-houses which swarm about the docks; he drifted about in whatever company came in his way; he let heedlessness develop into a curious disregard of personal tidiness. The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson With a memoir by Arthur Symons At the same time, I daresay I was provoking, for I never was given to tidiness myself. The Portent & Other Stories Her make-up box was a model of tidiness. The Mountebank As we drove through the line of dung-heaps and liquid manure rising above what looked like barns, I was ill-prepared for the comfort and tidiness prevailing within. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne But she wore a sailor's blue stocking-cap, and it brightened existence when, for economy's sake and for the sake of general tidiness, she was allowed to wear a white woollen jersey. The Christian A Story She had a love of neatness and scrupulous tidiness, and it hurt her to know that everything was not perfectly in order in her room. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Foster reigned on the top floor and was quite oblivious of neighbours, landladies, tidiness, and the view—he cared, by nature, for none of these things. The Cathedral Andrew's orderly soul felt aghast at this mathematical tidiness. The Mountebank The poorer inhabitants, too, are very un-French in appearance, wanting that personal tidiness characteristic of their country people in general. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne In the tidiness of these rooms we gain some evidence of the character of Aztec women. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines She used to sew, and mend, and darn, and look after the servant: she had a mania for tidiness and cleanliness. Jean-Christophe Journey's End He wondered stupidly at the cleanliness of the yard and the tidiness of the new buildings. The Created Legend In his nursery days his precision had given him the name of ‘the old bachelor,’ and he had all a sailor’s tidiness. Chantry House No amount of tidiness, nothing could ever alter that sound. Light O' the Morning Mrs. Kinloch now, for the first time, observed the wig, the unusual look of tidiness, and, above all, the flower in his hand; she also saw the crucified smile that followed his last remark. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 They know absolutely nothing about hair or the necessity for special tidiness on Sundays. Up the Hill and Over Pearl was bringing back "the room" to the state of tidiness it enjoyed during school hours, moving about with joyous haste, yet with strict attention to every detail, which did not escape her mother's eye. Purple Springs Much attention was given to training children in good personal habits, cleanliness, tidiness, punctuality, etc., and to moral training. The Child under Eight Sow grass seed plentifully upon the back premises, and induce tidiness in the domestics by having the kitchen door open upon a well-kept lawn. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics He had a great many housewifely ways, and his tidiness was a satisfaction to Grandma Padgett. Old Caravan Days Talking never mended matters; Jack was at the hoiden age, and had to grow into tidiness and womanhood by-and-by. Esther : a book for girls The green tidiness and culture of England here gives way to a wild and rugged savageness of beauty. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe The meals should be laid, waited on and cleared away, and the dishes washed by the children themselves, and they should be responsible for the general tidiness of the room. The Child under Eight She all at once had ideas of tidiness. Theresa Raquin You might not believe it, seeing he lived in a coal cellar, but really he liked tidiness and always played his pranks upon disorderly or slovenly folk. Types of Children's Literature You might not believe it, seeing he lived in a coal cellar; but really he liked tidiness, and always played his pranks upon disorderly or slovenly folk. The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales Further, the walls have been carefully cared for, showing an interested and capable housekeeperly instinct and traits of extreme orderliness and tidiness. Vicky Van One was in the bold, superior scrawl of a boy, the other ineffably feminine in its painstaking regard for legibility and tidiness. Quill's Window But they did not resemble the Canadian; they lacked his tidiness, and his brains, and his gentlemanly ways, and his resolute spirit, and his humanities and generosities. Following the Equator — Part 1 The fuchsias, geraniums, and so forth, are of the nature of luxuries, and they will follow in due time: but grass and gravel are the foundation of rustic neatness and tidiness. The Recreations of a Country Parson It is conceivable that this systematic recording of his deeds—even of his misdeeds—was in some sort analogous, sprung from a morbid tidiness of mind. Through the Magic Door The coat lapels stood out with that medium tidiness which excellent cloth possesses. Sister Carrie Very good little dinner, sir, they can get ready in half an hour-pair of fowls, sir, and a weal cutlet; French beans, 'taters, tart and tidiness. The Inns and Taverns of "Pickwick"; with Some Observations on Their Other Associations, The ominous tidiness of the deserted bed-chamber bespoke a fearful story. Leah Mordecai Indeed, at the best, we are constantly with broom, brush, or besom in hand; but the men will not perceive it, and we receive no credit for our tidiness. Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper There began much business of closing tents and reducing the camp to superhuman tidiness. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders I put it back in the same place -- for the sake of tidiness -- sat up, and looked down at my feet. The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 Such mastery infers a passion for tidiness which was not in the boyish Saki's equipment. The Chronicles of Clovis I will not have a dog all over the place, and I do like tidiness in women. Peg O' My Heart Ethel diligently lifted it up; and while Norman exclaimed at her tidiness, Margaret told how a new leaf was to be turned, and of her voluntary forfeits. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations I put it back in the same place — for the sake of tidiness — sat up, and looked down at my feet. The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1 Kirsty was big and strong and willing, but she had not the most elemental ideas of tidiness. The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa He boasted of her tidiness and of the way she had picked up her English and learned to read and spell, with little Lucy for her teacher. The Rise of David Levinsky The room withal had a sort of desperate tidiness; in a large cupboard, slightly open, could be seen stowed all that must not see the light of day. Fraternity Everything bore an impress of tidiness and good management. War and Peace Mrs. Adams is a perfectly honest, industrious, painstaking person, who earns a good deal of money by washing and charing, and spends it in other luxuries than tidiness,—in green tea, and gin, and snuff. Our Village For the mother of the family had in perfection almost the best genius a woman can have—the genius of tidiness. John Halifax, Gentleman My father used to say that it was the absolute necessity of tidiness in the cramped space of the "Beagle" that helped 'to give him his methodical habits of working.' Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 And yet some one has had a wild impulse for tidiness here, since it happened. Sight Unseen Habitually the least systematic of mortals, Allan now and then awoke to an overwhelming sense of the advantages of order, and on such occasions a perfect frenzy of tidiness possessed him. Armadale Still, the beholder was soothed a little by the tame air of order and tidiness reigning over the arsenal. Tartarin of Tarascon Rum idea this is, that tidiness is a timid, quiet sort of thing; why, tidiness is a toil for giants. Manalive He grew passionate in his praise of tidiness and propriety. The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare Followed his going not only quiet, but a wretched tidiness. The Amazing Interlude It was impossible to discipline J. As a very young child he resisted his mother's efforts to train him into tidiness or restraint. The Foundations of Personality Day after day I used to see everything, even the furniture in constant use, always standing in the same place, and this uniform tidiness pervaded the smallest details. The Country Doctor Even the tidiness and neatness she had so observed, and upon which she had insisted to her women, became, in the light of Fay's smile, habits that now lost their importance. Riders of the Purple Sage Likewise, both window sills were studded with little heaps of ash, arranged, not without artifice, in rows of more or less tidiness. Dead Souls Here we learn about personal tidiness or the reverse, foppery, dandyism, gluttony, asceticism, etc. The Foundations of Personality |
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