| 单词 | washstand |
| 例句 | I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Through a blur of tears Nat saw a narrow bed with a patchwork quilt, a washstand with a bowl and pitcher, a small table, and a chair. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa walked over to the washstand and poured some water into the big flowerdy bowl, but I just pulled off down to my union suit and turned back the covers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Miss Gussie put her lamp down on the washstand, struck a match, and lit the lamp on the bed table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His wives had slabs of brown marble off of washstands. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Two beds, a washstand, and a wooden trunk with frayed leather straps nearly filled it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With a flap of his flippers he jumped from the tub to the washstand, and stood there for a minute surveying the floor. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Quickly she ran to the washstand and tucked a towel inside the seat of her pants. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I carried a pitcher of water to the washstand upstairs to bathe as best I could from the basin. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she stood and took from the washstand beside the bed a little square-shaped object, a music box painted with roses and lilies of the valley. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I twisted around to see myself in the washstand’s oval mirror, but all I could make of the rash was a stain a shade darker than the surrounding skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the front room there were three beds and a washstand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stared at me, then put his razor down on the washstand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His bedroom, like the kitchen, seemed to have been decorated some time in the 1920s: there was a washstand and a pitcher beside the chest of drawers and mirror. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Between the two beds was a washstand with a stoneware pitcher and bowl. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mae Tuck didn’t need a mirror, though she had one propped up on the washstand. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There being only one washstand, Grandpa and I had to stay in the little room with the door shut while Miss Love bathed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then they went to the table by the bed, to the washstand, then back to the sleeping woman. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Rinaldi went across the room to the washstand and brought back two glasses and a bottle of cognac. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, with one of her most audible sighs, she stood up and, grim and duty-bound, moved into the washstand area Zooey had vacated. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “Hold the candle,” said Mr. Rochester, and I took it: he fetched a basin of water from the washstand: “Hold that,” said he. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the largest collections of furniture in the world, it is a fascinating and well-curated collection of clutter, including imperial travelling thrones, commodes and washstands. 10 of the best museums close to railway stations in Europe: readers’ tips 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z A thick crown molding dressed it up, as did the Jet Black paint by Benjamin Moore and the Restoration Hardware washstand in antiqued wood, metal and marble. A small, turn-of-the-century co-op gets a big dose of girly glam 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The new study covers tables and chairs with elaborately flared and turned legs, and necessities as humble as corn-shuck brooms and painted wood washstands. Antiques: Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture 2010-12-10T00:01:00Z And the jug on the washstand smiled at me: It was not a friendly smile. Poem of the week: The Candle by Katherine Mansfield 2010-07-19T11:11:00Z Alternatively, it could be supported by a washstand, with legs but no cabinet, for a similar feeling of airiness. How to use drama to make the most of a powder room | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Being that the washstand used to be in the family, Light bent one of his principles and placed a bid on the washstand himself. Auctioneer Buddy Light says he’s tried to be honest salesman 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z A claustrophobic, narrow painting of a bathroom washstand, with an opaque window, from 1944, might be read as reflecting the rigors of occupied Paris. Reaching Out to Touch Space 2013-03-27T03:57:43Z A little miscellaneous furniture, including a bed, a washstand and chest of drawers, a table and one or two chairs, lurked in the obscure corners of the den or ventured furtively out into the open. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z Closing the door behind her, she went in and placed the jug of hot water she carried by the washstand, and then turned round to arouse her mistress. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Don't sleep in a room provided with stationary washstands. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Each had two single beds, half-a-dozen chairs, a plain wooden table, and a tripod washstand holding the smallest basin and ewer we had seen outside France. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Each room likewise contains a washstand, with faucets for hot and cold water, the latter supplied from a cistern on the roof, the former from the office heater. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The washstand exhibited strong symptoms of a desire to dance the Jenny Lind polka on Bull Dogge's head. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z It had an upper and a lower berth on one side, and a tiny washstand and some clothing hooks on the other. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z The remaining pieces of furniture were a washstand with bowl and pitcher, a chest of drawers with a small mirror over it, two wooden chairs of ordinary height and two little ones. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z It startled us, and he seemed to grip the sides of the washstand to steady himself. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z At the same time the objects about him—the cupboard, bed, washstand, and the sticks standing in the corner—appeared to grow small. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The furniture consisted of several chairs, a mirror, no carpet, a small stand, a large dining table, and in one corner of the room a bedstead, washstand, and bookcase, with writing desk on top. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z The room, on which the wallpaper hung in dank strips, contained a full-sized bed and a chair bedstead, a washstand, a samovar, a potpourri of a carpet, and certain mysteries of feminine toilet. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z There was no dressing-table where brushes, combs, collar and stud boxes could lie; no washstand with spotless towel and pretty crockery to hold his sponge and soap. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The family had three bedrooms, but none would permit the placing of a washstand in them. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z His eye had certainly travelled towards a syphon and bottle of whisky that stood on the washstand. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z “Did she send it to us?” he asked, placing it comically on the washstand and making queer “passes” in front of it. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z "I tried covering it with a gathered curtain," said Mabel, "but that made it look so like a washstand that I took it off again." Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z Involuntarily he glanced round for the English washstand for means to rid himself of the offending dust. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The bedrooms, dark, offer no space for a washstand. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z The Colonel went to the washstand to cleanse his hands. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z Then came the marble-topped washstand, into which the water would flow only at night, when the demand for Gotham's supply of Croton measurably subsided. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z "Now I shouldn't wonder if you didn't claim the washstand too." Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z A mountain of ashes choked the grate and spread out as far as the bed and the iron washstand in the corner. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Oh, mother, I am so glad I am coming back, where I can do exactly as I like,—eat my breakfast on the washstand if I choose, and sit up all night long. Daisy Thornton 2011-09-19T02:00:12.793Z Cautiously as he proceeded, his hand came in contact with the rickety washstand, and in the general hush the noise he made, though slight enough, sounded tremendous in his imagination. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z A little mirror was clamped to the wall above the washstand. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z "I do not mind," answered Agnes, looking up from under the washstand, "if you think it will look better." Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z “Miss Gray, I only left my ring on the washstand a minute, while I was washing my hands, and when I looked for it, it was gone,” said one girl. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z “I feel as if I had the yellow jaundice,” exclaimed Nancy, as she critically examined her features in a small wooden framed mirror back of the washstand. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z He saw her home; he called on her; he brought her salted peanuts; he took her to a concert in Central Park; he kept her picture on his washstand. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Haleema herself, half suffocated by the fumes of the ammonia from the harmless-looking bottle, had enough presence of mind to set it up on the marble washstand. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z The mug from the washstand was used as Becky’s tea-cup, and the tea was so delicious that it was not necessary to pretend that it was anything else but tea. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z He produced a leather medicine case, and, taking a tumbler from the washstand, proceeded to mix small portions of the contents of two different vials. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z A rude washstand was placed near the foot of the bed. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Above the washstand was a rack with glasses and a carafe. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The same carpet was spread upon the floor; the bureau, the bedstead, and washstand, were precisely similar. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z A leaning mirror that hung over a washstand reflected his head and shoulders, and gave me every expression that flitted across his good-natured countenance. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z She had locked her door after her brother left her, and she even dragged the pine washstand against it as a barricade. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z The museum shows the house's original pit toilet, and a 1950s kitchen, with a washstand and jugs for collecting water. Arnie museum opens in his Austrian childhood home 2011-07-30T12:22:56Z On the washstand was his mug of cocoa, and on top of the mug two thick sandwiches of bread and meat. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I said, but she would not answer; and I heard her get out of bed and go to the washstand, and pour ever so much water into the basin. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z She finally saw how she might move the bed between the door and the washstand, so that the latter would brace the bed in such a way that the door could not be forced inward. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z At least, she did not drag the washstand in front of her locked door as a barrier. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z "Why, yes, of course, the pitcher!" she cried, rushing to the little washstand. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Then the captain joined us, and I perched myself on the washstand. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z It was big enough for four ordinary bathrooms, and had, besides the copper-lined bathtub, with plumbing that must have been the first to be installed in South Carolina, a wardrobe, bureau, washstand and several chairs. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z She entered her room, locked the door, and pushed the bed as she had planned between the door and the stationary washstand. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z The two men were passing through the gentlemen's toilet-room; Ludovic turned his back to the marble washstand, and waited, with his head up, and the tips of his long hands resting in his trousers' pockets. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z Against rear wall to left a washstand half-hidden by a Japanese screen, shoulder height. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z A lump of soap made a flying leap from the washstand, and then slithered about the floor like something hunted and panic-stricken. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Mazaroff stood there, his hands apparently covered with pitch, for they were black and sticky, and he was looking round for the washstand. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z She took the trouble to brace the bedstead against the washstand as before. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z I moved the dresser to another room, then from an old washstand I made a little dressing table. The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics 2011-06-24T02:00:19.850Z Then, striking an attitude, I regarded myself in the mirror above the washstand. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z He felt a little sore at his aunt's cool manner, and was almost inclined to cry, as he turned to the washstand to follow his cousin's suggestion. Owen's Fortune Or, "Durable Riches" 2011-06-23T02:00:28.497Z Helen returned bearing a mirror which she had taken from above her washstand. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Mrs. Macleod sewed, with Marie's help, until she had provided every window with an inner set of white dimity curtains, every washstand, every bureau and table with a cover. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Now he went to the old-fashioned washstand, prepared for his nightly ablutions, and laid himself out a clean suit of pyjamas. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Without stopping to let herself think, she set about putting the place in order; brushed and dusted everything; washed up the furniture of the washstand; made up the bed, and hung towels on the rack. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Presently he came up alongside me as I stood beside my washstand basin, and before I knew what he was about had whipped a razor from his pocket and was trying for my throat. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z Bare white walls—no pictures allowed—and no wall paper—a black fireplace, a plain table, an iron bedstead, a washstand, two chairs, and a window is about the entire inventory. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z An uncommonly small, old-fashioned, wooden bedstead, a bantam-size "dresser," a washstand its shorter brother, a small table or "stand," and two half-grown chairs, mature before their season, were the principal articles of furniture. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Dr. Sammet, who had thrown his linen coat like a domino over his dress-coat, was waiting modestly and attentively by the washstand. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The water I took up this afternoon was for putting my room in order,—basin and pitcher and washstand, and wiping off dust. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Her clothes, her little bit of a looking-glass, her Bible and books and slate, even her little washstand, she managed to lug up to the attic, with many a journey and much pains. Little Nettie or, Home Sunshine 2011-04-29T02:00:07.153Z Then the washstand and bureau received attention, but without revealing anything of moment. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z The cripple hobbles across the room, and pulls the old washstand away from the wall, and lifts up an innocent-looking piece of the wall paper that you’d think was stuck down for fair. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z A massive font served as a washstand, and a broken stone cross formed a coat-rack. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He found soap and a razor resting behind the washstand, and with these started to make himself presentable. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Babbitts and Stevens were ordered to search the floors and walls, which was easy as the furniture was gone and the place was bare except for the radiator and the washstand. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z There, now,” he said, as he threw the towel on the rail by the washstand, “I can’t waste another moment, I must get my tub, charming as your conversation always is.” The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Billy Kane stepped swiftly to the washstand, and, preparatory to pulling it away from the wall, lifted up the crutch—and the next instant was examining the latter critically. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Polly flew up to her feet and stumbled over to the washstand. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z It held a bed, a washstand, a small table, and one chair; and so it was very fortunate that I had few visitors. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z In one corner was an elegant, gold-embossed screen, that, when I spied behind it, I saw hid a washstand. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Upon the washstand, have two pitchers full of water, a cup, tumbler, soap-dish and soap, basin, brush-dish, and a sponge, wash rag, and plenty of clean towels. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z He set it down and pulled out the washstand; then, picking up the crutch again, he slashed it along the line of the wall where the washstand had been. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z A chiffonier retired as coyly as possible into the embrace of a recessed doorway; a washstand of Lilliputian dimensions occupied an infinitesimal fraction of a corner. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z One was very spacious; besides two beds it contained a sofa, wardrobe, bureau, washstands, and two cushioned easy-chairs. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z A tall cedar clothes press, a washstand, six chintz-covered cushioned chairs, and a huge bed which had to be clambered into by the help of a chair, completed the furniture of the room. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z If it is in winter, have a good fire, hot water on the washstand, and see that the windows are tightly closed, and the room cheerful with sunshine, or plenty of candle or gas light. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z He located the washstand—and frowned suddenly in perplexity. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Still, his final view of himself in the washstand mirror had not been discouraging. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The third room, between the first and third, and connected with each by a door, was small enough, with only one window; a bed, washstand, and two chairs were all it could contain. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z It contained a washstand, whose marble top was covered with a tidy embroidered with the sententious couplet: To keep your body clean, be sure To have your conscience just as pure. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z When English people alight at a French hotel and find no soap on the washstand, do you believe they conclude from this that the French carry their own soap in their trunks when they travel? English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z "You know mighty well that you are safe from violence there; but if you'll get out of that and give me one fair shot at you over on the washstand, you'll never haunt again." Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile If, instead of our ordinary washstands with their jugs and basins, we had fixed basins with plugs in them and taps above, much of the water-bearing difficulty would be obviated. Household Organization He waited a few moments, battling with physical weakness, then steered an uncertain course for the washstand. The Man from Jericho But he pointed to the washstand and stammered out. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim The furniture consisted of a bed, a washstand and a light blue chest. Sinister Street, vol. 2 She used to look at him in a funny way with angry staring eyes, and when he sometimes spoke she would blow cheese-scented breath at him and turn away and bump into the washstand. Sinister Street, vol. 1 These washstands should be placed back to back, as it were, in every two rooms, having only the partition-wall between them, so that the same pipe would supply two taps. Household Organization It contained, besides the bed upon which he lay, the customary washstand, dresser, table and two chairs. The Man from Jericho Much of the arbour still remained, but a large slice had been partitioned off affording space for a chimney-piece, two chairs, a washstand and a bed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 Michael said he had a great fondness for sitting on something that was hard; but he thought how absurd he must appear sitting like this on a pale blue chest next to a washstand. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He found himself continually being lifted out of the way of washstands and skeleton chests of drawers. Sinister Street, vol. 1 All these different basins are fitted into marble washstands with dishes for soap and tooth-brushes hollowed in the marble, with holes for drainage connected with the waste-pipe below. Household Organization At length, feeling very thirsty, I got up and groped my way across to the washstand for a drink of water. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne In the corner I see a small washstand. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced He tried to splash his face, but the very washstand was sickly. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The washstand made him feel oppressed, so silent and white were the jug and basin and soap-dish, so cold and chill were they. Sinister Street, vol. 1 She went to the washstand and cried out in horror at her dirt and fog begrimed face, rimmed at the eyes, furrowed on the left by the course of that tear shed at Waterloo. A Bed of Roses She took large towels from the washstand to do this; but Nelly kicked and screamed, and at last made a great scratch on her aunt's face. Little Frankie and His Cousin In her bedroom Hannah was hovering about between the washstand and dressing-table, a lighted candle in one hand, a carafe of water in the other. The Gambler A Novel Michael shuddered as he looked at the gimcrack washstand through whose scanty paint the original wood was visible in long fibrous sores. Sinister Street, vol. 2 They were so arranged that the two little beds and the washstand could be screened off by a curtain, leaving the rest as a sitting-room. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story She put a water can on the washstand and parsimoniously measured into it some attar of roses. A Bed of Roses In this room were two large, old-fashioned closets, each having its window, its washstand, and its array of pegs whereon to hang the simple and more necessary pieces of wearing apparel. Shadows of Flames A Novel It moved on from the bed across the rag-carpet to the washstand with its pitcher and bowl, its crocheted mats of white cotton, to end its journey in the somber wood of the cabin wall. The Shadow But, at the time of which I speak, it struck me as being peculiar—I looked about and found that the perfume came from a cake of soap upon the washstand, near which I stood. The Green God What is the difference between the ancient Israelites and modern washstands? The Handbook of Conundrums A meagre bed, a meagre bureau and washstand, two unwelcoming chairs, these few inanimate objects were shut in with Antony, and unattractive as they were, they were appealing in their scant ugliness. Fairfax and His Pride It contained a tub and washstand only, but was quite nicely finished in painted pine as, indeed, was all the second floor. The Auto Boys' Mystery She went to the washstand, her bare feet making no sound on the worn rug. Deadly City Its fittings consisted of a small iron bedstead, a ditto washstand with a zinc basin and ewer, a rather dilapidated chair, a few pegs, and a cupboard. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley This is fitted up as nearly as possible as it was when occupied by Martha, but only the corner washstand really belonged to her. Dorothy's Tour There were more spots on the key plate of the washstand, and this also was forced off. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin She rolled a washstand of citrean-wood, covered with countless boxes and bottles, close before her mistress, and began to rub her face, neck, and hands with soft cloths dipped in different wines and essences. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Taking cosmetics from her bag, she went again to the washstand and tried the taps. Deadly City The apartment was neatly furnished with iron cots, an iron washstand, and a small wardrobe for extra clothing. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Every article of furniture in that kitchen was home-made:—chairs, table, picture frames, washstands,—everything, and good solid furniture it was too. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia They drove to the Carlson cottage, and the furniture was carried in there—a trunk, a bureau, a washstand, washbowl and pitcher—all the articles that were bought at Revell's. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin It might be argued that every one else in the family knew where the key was to be found, for it was an open secret that its hiding-place was under the foot of the washstand. The Rosie World A couple of chairs, a washstand and a little table covered with a green baize spread completed the furnishing of the room. Their Son; The Necklace Another box, set on end and similarly attired, served as a dresser; still another as a washstand. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge The cars were painted white outside, finished in cherry inside, and divided into rooms, each room having two comfortable berths and a washstand, and a passageway along the side of the car. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise There was nothing on the bedstead but a spring mattress and comforter, the carpet was cheap and the chairs, washstand and other articles were of the most common kind. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Apart from a tiny washstand, with bowl and pitcher, and a small swinging rack for a few books, a chair completed the equipment of the stateroom. Doubloons—and the Girl The cell was small, bleakly furnished with bunk, toilet and washstand, had a ventilator grille in one wall. The Sensitive Man Alice, open the washstand drawer, please–no, the middle one–in that flat green box. Betty Wales Freshman It was a very big room, so big that even with the bed not yet made nor the washstand set in order, it did not look like a room that had just been slept in. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons They carried down a bedstead, a mattress, a washstand, a trunk. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin The room was immaculately neat and clean, and in a glass on the washstand was a tiny bunch of violets. Doubloons—and the Girl On the washstand I found a small tin ewer and a small tin basin to match, and I dabbed myself gingerly in the cold, stale water. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself My typewriter slid off the dressing table and a shower of toilet articles pitched from their places on the washstand. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" As she waited for the kettle and moved the lamp so that it would illumine the washstand, she whistled to show how blind she was to any sign of emotion from her mother. Coquette At the foot was a washstand with all the necessary appliances. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Amy had bought a nice bed and a chest of drawers and washstand of light oak, very simple but quite pretty, and these, with one chair and some boxes and pictures, were all her furniture. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends They showed a bed with pillows, shelves supporting candles, books, a washstand with basin and pitcher, a piano, and a reading-lamp. With the French in France and Salonika Then she hurried to her small washstand and took a little iron contrivance from the drawer, fastening it on the sickly gas-jet. Exit Betty She stood a candle upon the washstand, screened from the bed, and lighted the oil stove which they always used for preparing the breakfast. Coquette Then he staggered to the washstand and stuck his head, which felt dizzy, deep down into the basin. Absolution We only need a bed and a washstand in our bedroom, and we have only enough money to furnish a sitting-room and half what is necessary for the kitchen and hall.' A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends In my room there's an English washstand, but the door won't fasten. Fathers and Children A cup and saucer and other dishes appeared from a pasteboard box under the washstand. Exit Betty Mrs. Minto had carefully put the washstand beneath a patch that had been washed nearly white by splashes; and Sally had insisted that it should stand in another part of the room. Coquette I see the copper of the washstand glimmer like red gold. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study A rag rug on the floor, two chairs, a washstand and mirror and the bed were the only articles of furniture. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune Anyway that ought to be encouraged—an English washstand stands for progress!' Fathers and Children There is a berth and a washstand, and you can lock yourself in. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success And she turned away from Gaga to the washstand, and poured cold water from the ewer into the basin. Coquette The rest of the furniture consisted of a little iron washstand, a chair, and some sort of a box covered with very much soiled chintz that was once pretty. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Martha was washing her face and neck at the washstand in the corner, and now she turned a face very rosy, possibly with scrubbing, and threw water over her naughty little sister. The Eye of Dread The girl came in, and busied herself setting to rights the toilet articles on the washstand. The Ivory Snuff Box An upright piano, a bed, a shaky washstand and bureau, one feeble chair, music—pounds of it—filled the chamber lighted by one candle. Melomaniacs He hung over the washstand, manipulating the little rubber pea as if fascinated. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective The larger articles, such as bedsteads and chairs and washstands, we easily identified, and these we triumphantly ticked off first, and then gradually worried out the smaller ones. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 In the middle of the room there are very simple washstands, consisting of tables, on each of which stand a small basin, soap and nail-brush. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook The building had only one room but it was of large dimensions and contained a wooden bed with four posts, evidently some one's heirloom, a bureau, washstand, two tables and an easy chair or two. The Vagrant Duke An old square-piano, a stove, a bed, three chairs, a big lounge and a washstand completed the catalogue. Melomaniacs As he stared, however, he saw a plump hand appear and pick up, one by one, the articles lying on the washstand. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective When Olive went up to her room presently she found a great copper jar of hot water set beside the tiny washstand. Olive in Italy He turned quietly and went back to the washstand in the rear room of the station. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure His wives were shown round by Mrs. Hinderer, and arriving at the bed-room they pointed to a washstand and asked its use. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines A small table, three wooden chairs, the little bed, a trunk in the corner, and a washstand, were insufficient to make it look furnished, garret as it was. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real As he talked, Mr. Critz replaced the shells and the rubber heel and the rubber pea and the gold-brick on the washstand. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective Your own stateroom, as you enter it from time to time, is an ever new surprize of splendors, a magnificent effect of amplitude, of mahogany bedstead, of lace curtains, and of marble topt washstand. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index There were Indian blankets and rugs on the floor, an open fireplace with cheerful blaze, a table littered with books and papers, a washstand, a comfortable bed upon which reclined a man smoking and reading. Valley of Wild Horses Jake had liberated the twins by sawing the washstand asunder, and the parents brought the two unfortunates with them. Treasure Valley Over mirror and washstand and all is draped a canopy of white muslin. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society “Any detective that saw that stuff on the washstand would know.” Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective If a washstand is used, empty all bowls and jars, soap dishes, etc., wash and dry them before leaving the room for breakfast. How Girls Can Help Their Country When the wardrobe and the chest of drawers and the washstand had at last all merged together into one deep mass of shadow, she got up and peeped through the open window. The Manor House School I'm writing this on a washstand; in front of me I have a bunch of roses in a broken vase. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went It was a battered old washstand at first, but now it is a work of art. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society If she pasted up a section of Harper's Weekly behind the washstand in the kitchen, I immediately discovered a special interest in that number, and likely enough forgot to wash myself. A Son of the Middle Border The little strips of faded carpet, the small, curtainless bedstead, the plain maple washstand and drawers, the few simple prints and varnished bookcase were shabby enough in Edna’s eyes. Our Bessie I followed him into the house, and he showed me a room fitted with a crude bunk, a washstand, a bowl and a pitcher. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 "And I must make some covers and mats for the dressing table and washstand in the best room," said Lois. Nobody He bowed to the washstand, begged the favor of the 173 next dance from the towel rack, trod on the window shade and made the prescribed apology. Hepsey Burke Without waiting for me to reply, he rushed to the ricketty washstand, poured out water from the broken ewer, and after washing, began to dress in feverish haste, talking all the time. The Belovéd Vagabond He stuck the note into the frame of his mirror over the washstand with a vague idea that if anything 229 happened to him this would furnish a clue to his whereabouts. The Dark Star A small hanging glass behind the washstand was considered enough for any ordentliche Frau. Home Life in Germany I turned round; I found a goblet on the washstand; I took Lycidas's heavy clothes-brush, and knocked off the neck of the bottle. If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations with Some Bits of Fact You took the book of poems off the center table, gave it a flop, and it was a washstand. Hepsey Burke In it was a comfortable bed, or berth, a folding washstand and writing desk, electric fan, and various other conveniences. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Neither spoke; twice Golden Beard drew his watch from his waistcoat pocket and compared it carefully with the dial of the alarm clock on the washstand shelf. The Dark Star To-day a German bride will have in her bedroom a wardrobe with a big mirror, a toilet table or chest, a marble-topped washstand and two narrow bedsteads, all of fumed wood. Home Life in Germany The boy's room contained a cot, a chair, a rug and a few of his personal treasures; our own room contained just the bed, chair and washstand. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America VI With that he stripped down the counterpane, lifted the water-jug from its washstand and emptied its contents over the mattresses Chap. Cleek, the Master Detective Course I believed her that time, 'cause there was a plate o' cold ham an' some salt-risin' biscuits an', oh, a lot of other victuals on the washstand, with only one knife an' fork. Anderson Crow, Detective But now, in the darkness, with the clock on the washstand shelf ticking steadily, he began to take the matter very seriously. The Dark Star To make matters worse, I upset the water-jug, and now the flood spread to the washstand, the floor, the bed curtains, even to my clothes lying on the chair. Home Life in Germany Surrendering himself to the mayor-domo, Kearney was conducted to an outer room, in which he found a washstand and dressing-table, with towel and other toilet articles—all, however, of the commonest kind. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley And an empty whisky-bottle stood upon the washstand, melancholy witness to the drunkard's passion. The Dop Doctor There was a narrow brass bed, a chest of drawers, a washstand, and close to the bed a wicker chair, with silk cushions, was drawn up, as if in expectation of a guest. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Nibet had cast a keen and experienced eye all over the cell; under the washstand he saw the little bundle of clothes which he had brought the prisoner the previous day. Fantômas Next the washstand tipped over and Billy received a ducking much worse than he had got on the night that Jack’s water pitcher had been overturned upon him. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life The bench was to do duty for washstand and the impedimenta thereto. Through Finland in Carts But perhaps he has been sluicing his head in the washstand basin, thinks the Chaplain. The Dop Doctor The bed, one chair, a little disabled washstand with a broken pitcher, comprised the whole of the furniture. Germinie Lacerteux The cracked American cloth upon the chest of drawers made this a washstand. Anthony Lyveden The holes in the rag carpet, the cheap, cracked mirror, the braided mat in front of her washstand, and the broken pitcher all contrived to reassure her. Master of the Vineyard On a washstand, within easy reach, stood the bottle of whisky flanked by the motley array of drinking vessels. Mountain Blood A Novel His sudden irrepressible movement has knocked the tumbler from the little iron washstand at his elbow. The Dop Doctor It turned out to be a small, squarish room furnished with an immense old pneumochair long since deflated, a cot, and a washstand. Starman's Quest God, how my stomach sank and my gorge rose as I 66 rummaged through that bag, and with my toilet articles in hand faced the washstand! Desert Dust They were on the floor under the washstand. Master of the Vineyard A chair fell, sliding across the floor; a washstand collapsed with a splintering crash of china, a miniature flood. Mountain Blood A Novel A simple modern washstand, of grey painted wood with light green borders, had been placed just under an oval rococo mirror, and formed a striking contrast to these neglected antiquities. Major Frank After the medic had gone, Alan tried to freshen up at the washstand, having suddenly recalled that a dance was on tap for this evening. Starman's Quest He called on me to—Well, I do believe I’ve left that locket on the washstand after all!” A Woman's Will "I'm here by the washstand," faltered Candace; and then, to her dismay, she began to cry again. A Little Country Girl She wiped Jack’s dirty face with the end of a towel she thrust into the water pitcher on the washstand and sent him off with a kiss to the welcome ride. The Wind Before the Dawn In the Macphails' there was nothing but a poor, worn bed with a ragged mosquito net, a rickety chair, and a washstand. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He came softly into the room, and as he tiptoed across the floor to the washstand, Tina saw splashes of blood on his face and coat, whilst it dripped freely from his finger-tips. Werwolves Bob drags me in, pushes me into the only rocker in 81 the room, shoves a cigar box at me, and begins to haul decanters from under the washstand. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe The room had been empty like our own till one day a bed had been set up in it, and a chair and a washstand; and after that the young man had appeared. A Sheaf of Corn When she turned from the washstand, he was reading the newspaper again, and he put it aside with a forced cheerfulness to arrange the table for breakfast. Virginia It was very cold, and there was no fire, and the water on the washstand had a thin layer of ice over it. Her Mother's Secret "And the bed and washstand and the pretty blue screen," added Julia. The Book of Stories for the Story-teller The Backslid Baptist set the nearly empty bottle of gin on the washstand and walked into the passageway. Lady Luck "I don't think I look wicked," said Fred meditatively, as he glanced at his reflection in a small mirror that hung over the washstand. The Erie Train Boy Sometimes a thin shred of smoke floated in from the kitchen chimney, and hung, as if drawn and held there by some magnetic attraction, around the kerosene lamp on a corner of the washstand. Virginia Wynnette drew an armchair to the fire, and made the panting guest sit down in it, while Miss Meeke looked to the washstand, to see if there were water and towels enough. Her Mother's Secret There was a pine bedstead, one chair, and a washstand, which would have been improved by a fresh coat of paint. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It He moved back to the washstand and picked up a bottle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 Bathroom and washstand were supplied by a rusty brass tap, placed, pro bono publico, in the corridor. From Paris to New York by Land "Isn't she going?" asked Cyrus presently, while he washed his hands at the washstand in one corner and dried them on a towel which Belinda had elaborately embroidered in red. Virginia “You will find new combs and hair brushes, and everything else you will require, on the dressing table, or on the washstand,” Miss Meeke explained. Her Mother's Secret Luckily the cook was up, and she served us a hot dinner in our rooms with the washstand for a table. Chimney-Pot Papers There were a washstand and a couple of chairs beside it. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready Mary's room had two beds in it, two chests of drawers, two washstands, and so forth. Littlebourne Lock The vision of Cyrus had banished the vision of Virginia, and leaving the window, Oliver began walking rapidly back and forth between the washstand and the bare bedstead. Virginia Your sponges are best put in a little wire basket at the side of the wash-hand stand, or the immovable washstand if your room or bathroom has the latter convenience. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She opened the door with a flourish on a broad, almost bare room, with an iron bed, a washstand and bureau of maple, a rocking chair, and with curtains at the two windows. The Mission of Janice Day She ran to her washstand, filled her basin with cold water, and dipped her face into it. Girls of the Forest A little washstand with broken crockery, a kettle, some jam-pots, and some medicine bottles were about all the rest of the furniture. Littlebourne Lock It was a narrow hotel room, a bed in one corner, a chest of drawers, washstand, and wardrobe opposite. The Dark Tower He went to the washstand, poured out the water and began to scrub diligently at his nails. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World The washstand can be four spools quite close together covered with a piece of paper. Little Folks' Handy Book It was finished before the fighting began, for he wouldn’t have nothing but his bed and washstand brought down. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Butsey wheeled to the washstand, uttered a shriek and fell in convulsions on the bed. The Varmint There were few traces of occupation visible; only a pair of felt slippers under the bed, a large bath sponge on the washstand, and a dressing-gown hanging on the nail behind the door. The Dark Tower "I don't like it," he said, standing before his roommate's washstand in a dark reverie. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World On the bureau, mantel, washstand, or under them? A Confederate Girl's Diary Each bedroom at The Priory was divided into four cubicles by means of curtains hung on brass rods, and each cubicle contained its own little bed, chest of drawers, washstand, and small wardrobe. The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life Butsey rolled from the bed, tottered over to his own washstand and drank deeply from the water pitcher. The Varmint Oatcake Linen, so called from its resemblance to Scotch oatcake, has been popular for screen panels or washstand backs. Handbook of Embroidery All at once he sprang out of bed and, reaching the washstand in a bound, seized the nearest tooth mug. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Then there's a washstand, and also a towel rack up in the garret, and the funniest old table with three claw legs, and a tippy top. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Using the corner of his washstand for a desk, the major set down his notes—names, places, details, dates—upon the backs of his two letters. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights He first inspected the washstand, filling the basin higher than customary and exchanging the stiff face towel for a soft bath towel, which would more quickly absorb the moisture. The Varmint The round holes in the tops of washstands are cut by saws like this, only bent in the form of a cylinder and turned round and round, going in a little deeper at each revolution. Diggers in the Earth They held famine at bay with a patchwork quilt and a crazy washstand. Mary, Mary No washstands, no sofas, no tables, no brushes. Spontaneous Activity in Education Behind it is the kitchen, with ingenious cupboards; and opening off from this the bedroom, five by seven, with bedstead and washstand, both home-made, and both nailed fast to the wall. Beyond the Marshes He read it over three times and then, going to the washstand, took up the sponge and pressed out a lachrymal drop that fell directly over the "Faithfully yours." The Varmint I have my own little bed, bureau, marble-top washstand, three chairs and a large wardrobe, to say nothing of a piano, in my chamber, which is I should think eighteen feet square. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) “No beds no chests of drawers, no washstands, no carpets.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps We should perhaps be glad to take a bath in one of the washstand basins; but the weight of these would make it impossible for us to lift them. Spontaneous Activity in Education Bee, with a little iron that she heated at a gas ring on her washstand, was carefully smoothing out some crumpled chiffons and ribbons. In the Mist of the Mountains The room was rough, with its unceiled walls of yellow pine, a chair, washstand, bed, and a nail or two for his wardrobe. Blue-Bird Weather He shrugged and turned away from the washstand. Alarm Clock It was as bare and plainly furnished as a convent cell or a room in a small log-hut in a frontier-camp in Canada—just the necessary bed and table, a washstand and one chair. There was a King in Egypt The china on the heavy washstand had pink roses on it, too, and the house was fragrant with real roses, burning wood, clean, scented linen. Moor Fires I got that green one for making a little bit of a basket, that—for making my washstand there out of a soap box—that, for trimming my hat. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story She struck it and lit the gas, swinging off to the washstand as soon as it was done. The Governess He got up and went to the washstand. Alarm Clock There was neither washstand nor dressing table, chair nor picture. Men of Affairs For her, a mist was in the room, but through it there loomed the horrid familiarity of Halkett's bed, his washstand and a row of boots. Moor Fires It was a small room—the one across the hall—and rather shabby, with its matting soiled and torn, its cheap iron bedstead and painted washstand and chairs. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story Then she rose and carried the tea-cups and plates to the washstand, where she began rinsing them carefully. The Governess And the washstand folded up in a box, and in place of a chair was a rack with netting in which to lay their garments for the night! Shining Ferry One prescription after another was unearthed for her benefit, until the washstand in her room looked like a small chemist’s shop. About Peggy Saville There were lights on the mantelpiece, on the dressing-table, on the washstand, and two in tall sticks burned before the cheval glass as though it had been an altar. Moor Fires The soft cream curtains that the girls had hemmed shaded the window, and the linen covers were on the chiffonier and washstand. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story The room, on which the wallpaper hung in dank strips, contained a full-sized bed and a chair bedstead, a washstand, a samovar, a pot-pourri of a carpet, and certain mysteries of feminine toilet. Nights in London Bureaus and washstands, tables, sofas and chairs, were forever shedding some more or less important section, and the only reliable table was that built by the post carpenter, the quartermaster. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War At last, however, it was completed, and he rose to his feet with the assistance of the washstand and the berth. The Mission Of Mr. Eustace Greyne 1905 Every scratch upon the rickety washstand was familiar to her and she knew exactly how to dodge the waves in the mirror which distorted her reflection ludicrously. The Lady Doc After his swift survey, the man stepped to the washstand and let a few drops of melted candle grease drip upon one corner. The Fighting Shepherdess There was no carpet on the floor, and the absence of a washstand indicated very plainly that the occupant was expected to wash outside. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day A basin filled with water stood on a washstand, and on the floor was the pitcher, in company with a heterogeneous collection of stage and street boots belonging to the eminent songstress. Monte-Cristo's Daughter As to wardrobes, chests of drawers, dressing-tables, and washstands, nobody knows of such things at that day. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago Even the table and washstand were white, ornamented with gilded wreaths. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel He stepped to the washstand to blow out the candle, but before he did so he gave a final rapid survey of his work. The Fighting Shepherdess There was a bed, a chair, and a washstand in the room. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win His face was as white as the clean towels on the captain's washstand. Fair Harbor All the same she was tender-hearted enough to convey a platter of broken meats secretly up to their "condemned cell," as I knew from finding the empty plate under their washstand in the morning. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Here we found, in one room, from his hands a bedstead, a table, and a washstand commode, all made in white wood, of regulation size, shape and pattern, though without paint or staining. A Woman who went to Alaska The starch box that served as a chair was shoved under the table, and another box in the corner did duty as a washstand. The Fighting Shepherdess It was a barren little place, but there was a comfortable cot on either side of the room and a packing box between that was half washstand, half bureau. The Forbidden Trail She jumped up upon the marble washstand, and from that she contrived to get into the round window, where she stood for a few minutes looking out very attentively over the wide sea. Rollo on the Atlantic Well, Rumsey gave him one of his crack rooms—panes of glass in the window, imitation mahogany chamber-set, pitcher of water on the washstand, all complete. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book I dodged into a corner, but the box washstand stood partly in my way. A Woman who went to Alaska Her clothes, her little bit of a looking-glass, her Bible and books and slate, even her little washstand, she managed to lug up to the attic; with many a journey and much pains. The Carpenter's Daughter The heat was stifling, a hundred and six the thermometer over the washstand trunk reported. The Forbidden Trail At one side stood a snow-white bed, a washstand, some chairs, and an old-fashioned bureau. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I A little frame, or towel-horse, by the washstand, on which to dry towels, is a convenience. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School For a bed I had my own cot; for a washstand, a box. A Woman who went to Alaska He give us a bed, a bureau and a washstand. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 “I shall put your dose on your washstand, and you mind and take it the moment you get out of bed to-morrow morning.” Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel He had brought a pitcher of water with him, and placing this on the washstand, he left, closing the door behind him. The Young Bridge-Tender or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle A washstand should be furnished with a sponge or washcloth, and a small towel, for wiping the basin after using it. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School With a weary sigh he went to the washstand and half filled the basin. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap This made Bob kick me again painfully, and he grinned and his eyes seemed to say, “No jug and basin, and no washstand.” Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore The basin is supported on a three-pronged stick thrust into the ground and makes a thoroughly satisfactory washstand. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Rhoda led her cousin up the wide stone staircase, and into a pretty room, low but comfortable, fitted with a large bed, a washstand, a wardrobe, and a dressing-table. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) In the end, we could only knot the two together, and tie one end to the rail of the washstand. The Heart of Una Sackville The bedroom bore a bleak look, despite the fact that the furniture was all in threes—three narrow beds, three washstands, three chests of drawers—topped by miniature mirrors—and three small cane-seated chairs. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Next she went to the washstand and rinsed out a tumbler. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life There was a bed, a washstand, a chest of drawers doing service as a dressing-table, two chairs and a sloping roof. The Independence of Claire The floors were all damp and the carpets up; beds and washstands were piled up in the passages, and nowhere was a fire to be seen. The Master of the Shell One narrow bed, a chair, and a small washstand, was all the furniture it boasted of, and a few old cuttings of an antiquated illustrated paper pinned on to the wall afforded its sole decoration. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Not a very cheerful room—long and low and badly lighted, with only two washstands, and a rather fusty flavour about the bedclothes. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Throwing her gloves and muff onto a chair, she led the girl to the washstand, and taking a towel, wiped her eyes and face. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life They had just emerged into an underground room which was furnished with a bedstead, washstand, table and chairs. Fighting in France Alice got out the prettiest bureau cover from the linen closet, and the children helped their mother wash the china for the washstand. Peggy in Her Blue Frock It was on the shelf by the washstand, and I s'pose he went out there so 't we wouldn't hear him. Other Main-Travelled Roads “That,” said Miss Henniker, pointing to one of the beds, “is your bed, and you wash at this washstand.” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Then going to the washstand, and grabbing a basin which was half-full of water, she emptied it into the waste jar. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life "Bring some water and a towel from that washstand over there, Earl," Leon directed his brother. Fighting in France Before him stood the washstand with its cold marble basin, the soap trays, washrags, toothbrushes, and other instruments of torture. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Baby rose from the floor—first falling down in order to rise!—was seized upon by "mamma," taken to the railing to an imaginary washstand, and her face washed by rubbing. The Story of the Mind It was a poor, bare apartment, with only two beds, a chair, a small table, and a washstand to furnish it. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Then he straightened and made a perilous course to the washstand where he sopped a towel in cold water and applied it to his face, neck, and shoulders. Highways in Hiding The furniture belonged to a past period, but it was handsome and well-kept—a Spanish mahogany wardrobe, chest of drawers and washstand with chairs to match. The Shrieking Pit I should like to put the new set on the washstand before I tell her of the accident. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College At last the answer came and Matilda read it with the door of her bedroom bolted and the washstand barricading it as well. A Son of the Hills Ruth shot home the bolt, and then, in a frenzy of fear, pulled the washstand against the door. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys Before any of these are used, the nails should be thoroughly softened in warm water, and scrubbed with a moderately stiff nailbrush, such as should be kept on every washstand. A Handbook of Health It contained a single bed, a chest of drawers, a washstand, and a wardrobe. The Shrieking Pit There were indeed towels enough hanging on the rack by the washstand, which with its drapings of white and blue was so dainty, that Jim regarded it as much too fine for mere washing. Frontier Boys in Frisco Getting out of bed about a quarter of an hour later, I walked about the room, and going to the washstand, sluiced my face in the basin to make myself more wakeful. Chatterbox, 1905. There was a feeble attempt at a washstand in a small alcove on the left, furnished with the usual doll's house crockery affected on the Continent,—no wardrobe and no dressing table. The Hippodrome At the center is the chair, facing a mirror and washstand at the right. The Reckoning A Play in One Act There was a washstand near the window, a chest of drawers, a dressing table and a large wardrobe at the side of the bed. The Shrieking Pit The one that was a bedroom had gay Navajo blankets on the floor, and a stove in it, and a little bureau, and a washstand with white towels and good lathery soap. Roughing it De Luxe The bed was all nicely made up, and there were two chairs in the room, but the usual washstand and swing-mirror were not visible. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont The very four-post bed in which I slept oppressed me, and the cracked basin held together for years by the circular hole in the old-fashioned washstand. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls For answer Betty made a dash for Grace, pulled her to her feet, and pushed her over to the washstand. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run "He was too clever to wash his hands when he came back," grumbled Galloway, turning to the washstand and examining the towels. The Shrieking Pit The bedstead, washstand, chairs and table had ceased to be furniture, and had become part of the barricade. The Golden Silence A bedstead is set up in a corner, a washstand is placed near by, and a few three-legged stools are put here and there; and of course there is a table to eat at. Stories of Later American History There was a washstand, with a mirror, twelve by fifteen inches, placed above it, a pine bureau, a couple of wooden chairs, and a cane-seated rocking-chair. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World He looked in the washstand drawer, where his dresses were kept. Big Brother Rhodora went over to the washstand, and washed and splashed, and used one of the towels and threw it back upon the rack so that it overhung all the other fresh towels. A Court of Inquiry At Gara munitions of war had to be left behind to find room on the truck for his patent washstand. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 All that is needed for my comfort is here: a good straw bed, a large table, carpet, washstand, book-case, stove, chairs, looking-glass—all, all that is needful. Life of Father Hecker A bed, a couple of chairs, table, washstand and tub. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma She lit the candle on the washstand and handed him a paper. Big Brother "I'll send your stuff up right away," said Tom, as the other man cast his straw hat upon a chair and went over to a washstand, where hung several snowy towels. A Court of Inquiry Of wood there was plenty—a piece off the washstand, table, or chair. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter In his extemporized studio at Hurryon Lodge he found that old Miller had already provided him with a washstand and accessories, a new tin tub and a very comfortable iron bed. The Danger Mark With a bound I was on the ground, and rushed at once to the little pitch-pine washstand. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry The washstand had a tank of water attached to the top, which we pumped into the basin with a foot-treadle, after we became skillful, holding our hands under the stream the while. Russian Rambles Well, I took her up to my room and showed her my bed and bureau and washstand. An Alabaster Box Each girl had her own little white bed, her own little white dressing-table and washstand, her own little white box with chintz-cushioned top, in which to keep her private belongings. Honey-Sweet It consisted of two small beds, one rickety washstand, one wooden chair, and one tin candlestick. Dead Man's Rock Except that it was more commodious, and contained a washstand at one corner, it did not differ greatly from the other forward where I had been held prisoner. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune Outside, near the entrance door, hung the family washstand, a double-spouted teapot of bronze suspended by chains. Russian Rambles I sprang up to stare at my features in the small mirror hanging over the washstand. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War Two diminutive towels with red borders hung on the rail of the washstand, and a battered tin slop jar, minus a cover, completed the inventory. David Harum A Story of American Life A wardrobe for hanging clothes, a chest of drawers, dressing-table, and washstand were the only articles of furniture besides bed, tables, and chairs; none of them looked like possible receptacles of a hidden paper. Up in Ardmuirland The good woman took him to the washstand and supplied his needs. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy We asked for a washstand, and this arrangement was introduced to our notice, the chambermaid being evidently surprised at the ignorance of barbarians who had never seen a washstand before. Russian Rambles But was not that enough to live on at a modest boarding-house, and get a room with bed, table, one chair, and a washstand, and buy him the necessary clothing? The Young Man and the World Upon it he piled the table, the washstand, the chairs. The Sheriff's Son "Well, I've been thinking—" She threw the end of her cigarette away and jumped out of bed, walking on her heels over the cold, linoleumed floor to the washstand. Sally Bishop A Romance And a washstand — a large one, if you can find it. Hills of the Shatemuc Our light baggage had to be kept on the bunk all day, being deposited on the washstand and floor every night. Five Months on a German Raider Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the 'Wolf' Then she went to the washstand and took more care than usual over the cleansing of her hands. Secret Bread If there is a bathroom conveniently near, it is better to dispense with a washstand; but if its use is imperative, make it as little obtrusive as possible. The Complete Home In one corner near the fire was a washstand, and behind it hung the fishing-tackle. Letters of a Woman Homesteader Back of the store was a room in which were two cheap iron beds, a washstand, and two chairs. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River The ironing space was not ideal, being the cover, about twenty inches square, of the cabin washstand. Five Months on a German Raider Being the Adventures of an Englishman Captured by the 'Wolf' He stared straight before him at the whitewashed wall of the little room, at the rough pine bedstead, at the crude washstand, at the coloured calendar above. The Voice of the People A dainty dressing table follows the idea of a makeshift washstand. The Complete Home Next, I heard heavy splashing of water, and then a crash which portended that the farmer had fallen over the washstand, making a fearful clatter. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent He happened to glance in the mirror above the washstand. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River He was particularly nice about the washstand, and genuinely desirous of not taking up too much of the space in the small bedroom. The Enchanted April On the washstand stood several empty whiskey bottles and murky glasses. Sundown Slim A pair of plain white muslin or scrim curtains draped back with a band of the same, and plain white covers on washstand and dresser impart a certain air of dainty hominess. The Complete Home I got a beautiful piece of tapestry over my washstand, hand-painted, and all the faces and clothes outlined in chenille cross-stitch by the Singer Sewing Machine—but it's not quite the same as yours. Her Own Way A Play in Four Acts Chairs, rockers, tables, cupboards, washstands, all were there; and beds, real beds, which for cleanness were marvels. In Indian Mexico (1908) And thereupon he began to knock about the chairs, and flung aside an old screen, behind which she noticed a washstand and a tiny iron bedstead, from which he began to remove the coverlet. His Masterpiece Opposite was a cumbrous washstand, of black mahogany, all of one block, with a pedestal, like a font, and over it a railed shelf, containing combs, brushes, and other implements of the toilet. The Piazza Tales The lamp was on the washstand, and, intuitively again, Madison shifted his position to bring his face into shadow—and leaned against the foot of the bed. The Miracle Man You see this has a bed, two cribs, a looking-glass, and shelves as substitutes for a washstand and a closet and a table and a bureau. Ethel Morton at Rose House There was a washstand with white pitcher like a ptarmigan in the white nest of a bowl, several towels with red bands towards their ends flanking it. The Desert Valley And as hospital doors don't lock from the inside she pushed the washstand against the knob and went to bed to keep warm. Love Stories They locked it, and then pushed the washstand and chairs against it. Pixy's Holiday Journey There was nothing in the little room save the washstand, and that was fragile and quite unsuited for the purpose. The Man with the Clubfoot He bent down and shot under the bed, and under the washstand, until a film of yellow dust lay over the whole room, and then he turned to the closet and opened that. Mike Flannery On Duty and Off They bade the lady good morning, as it was 2 a.m., and they were escorted upstairs to a moderately-furnished room with an iron bed, wooden washstand, wardrobe, two chairs, and canvased floor. Looking Seaward Again When the blank-eyed young man on the bed had swallowed it all passively, looking at her with dull, incurious eyes, she went back to her room and closing the door put the washstand against it. Love Stories There is only one washstand, but you can take turns at it; and there is a pitcher of cool fresh water. Pixy's Holiday Journey The inference was that every place he visited he took all of the soap lying around, as all of the bits were well worn and had seen long service on the washstand. Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics With the swinging open of the bedroom door, I made a mental inventory of all the conveniences: bed, two pillows, plenty of windows, washstand, towels. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others There was one washstand for each pair of girls. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas And by one o'clock she had cried her eyes entirely shut and had pushed the washstand back from the door. Love Stories The monkey came in, took the doll in his arms, and jumping upon the washstand, he began to wash its face. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader The bedrooms, too, had beds, screens, and washstands; quite an unexpected luxury. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months There was no bureau, only a nail or so in the scantling, and no washstand, of course; the tin basin at the well outside was better. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others "I will take a wash," he said, seeing that the pitcher on the washstand contained water. Andy Grant's Pluck Notice that on one side of the fire-place is a window with curtains drawn, on the other, a washstand with howl and pitcher. Down the Chimney So he tiptoed about the room and disposed the cork-bottomed grenadiers as sentinels before the coal-scuttle, the washstand, and other similar strongholds. The Altar Steps We went back and there amid pork and molasses barrels, old papers, boxes and signs, was furniture in considerable quantity—tables, rocking-chairs, washstands, bureaus—all cornered and tumbled about. Twelve Men Just because they have been so ugly we condemn them to eternal ugliness, but it is quite possible to make the washstand interesting to look upon as well as serviceable. The House in Good Taste On the shelves above his washstand Vandover found the cartridges in a green pasteboard box, and loaded all the chambers of the revolver, carefully. Vandover and the Brute The foundation, so to speak, of the developing sink is a common wooden washstand of the kind which has a circular hole in the top to hold the basin. Things To Make The amount of length and width was small, and it was only just possible to get three camp-beds into it and a washstand. Christopher and Columbus Weaver went to the washstand, dashed some water on his face, and pressed a towel against the raw wounds. Mavericks The washstand itself is not such a problem. The House in Good Taste He turned back into the room, groping among the bottles on his washstand for his bromide of potassium. Vandover and the Brute The top of the washstand, on which the developing will be done, must be provided with a tray of lead or zinc. Things To Make There was no bed, only a broken-down sofa, and in the corner a dilapidated washstand; the walls and windows were riddled with bullets, denoting where the young burghers had been amusing themselves with rifle practice. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time The preacher nodded toward a washstand in the corner and Douglas began to make his toilet. Judith of the Godless Valley A pair of dressing-tables may be bought, and one fitted up as a washstand, and the other left to its usual use. The House in Good Taste He straightened his hair a bit before the cheap mirror that hung over the washstand, putting on his hat immediately after to keep it in place. Vandover and the Brute He walked to his little washstand in the corner, poured out water, and began to wash his hands. Widdershins The broken old washstand had been of valuable service during the night, as with it I barricaded the door, innocent of any lock or key. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time Stationary washstands in bedrooms should have small traps; underneath each should be a leaden tray to protect ceilings in case of leakage, breakage or accidental overflow. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 I think that in country houses where there is not a bathroom with each bedroom there should be a very good washstand provided for each guest. The House in Good Taste There were a few pieces of furniture, very old-fashioned, made of pine, with a black walnut veneer, two chairs, a washstand and the bed. Vandover and the Brute Other furniture was a chair, a scratched and battered washstand, a cracked mirror. Partners of Chance He passed across the room to the washstand, leaving me upon the bed, where I afterward found he had replaced me on being awakened by hearing me leap frantically up and down on the floor. An English Grammar There were other articles on the washstand that claimed the girl's notice; but it was to the bottle labeled "Walnut Stain" that her gaze returned. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper The French peasants make an apple-green pottery that is delightful for a washstand set. The House in Good Taste He began to sing its praises, its nearness to the factory, its excellent plumbing, its bathroom and its one stationary washstand; its little garden and its location on the sunny side of the street. Vandover and the Brute David put the brush down on the washstand. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 "I don't know that it is, either," said the detective, he ran over to the washstand, and then uttered a grunt of satisfaction. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman Jan stepped back to the washstand and poured out a glass of water. Wide Courses In the Colony Club there are a number of bathrooms, but there are also washstands in those rooms that have no private bath. The House in Good Taste As he set down the bottle upon the washstand he muttered to himself, "Now I'm going to have a night of it." Vandover and the Brute Without chairs or tables, bedsteads or washstands, and the multitude of other things invariably found in the home of the Occidental, it is easy for the Japanese housewife to keep her home in perfect order. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic He picked up the lid of the saucepan, dropped it, crossed over to the washstand with a brusque movement, and plunged the cloth into the cold water of the ewer. Leonora Minnie hobbled to the door and invited the visitor to her bedroom, where a suite of handsome walnut furniture reflected the period when marble tops were standard parts of dressers and washstands. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 When a house party is in progress, for instance, and every one comes in from tennis or golf or what not, eager for a bath and fresh clothes, washstands are most convenient. The House in Good Taste The furnishings consisted of a wardrobe, a table, a washstand, several chairs, and a Filipino four-poster bed with a mattress of plaited rattan such as we find in cane-seated chairs. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines She couldn't squeeze in between the bed and washstand to save her flounces. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Hung on the corner of the washstand is a soiled towel. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 An old washstand supporting a huge mirror, a small table, evidently used as a dining table, two chairs, a small cupboard filled with dishes, and a small, wood-burning stove completed the furnishings of the room. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Why shouldn't a washstand be just as attractively furnished as a dressing-table? The House in Good Taste However, the servant began to fill a glass of water on the washstand, and they poised it on the chest of that body. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories He raised it, and it shone directly upon the washstand, which glittered with the ivory glaze of large earthenware, and the whiteness of towels that displayed all the creases of their folding. The Price of Love On the floor in front of the washstand is a pitcher half full of water; also a large waste-water jar of the cheapest type. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 He wet a towel in the pitcher at the washstand, wrung it out, pressed it on her forehead. The House of Mystery An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Grange, Clairvoyant With a sudden burst of new determination he wadded the towel into a moist ball, flung it at the washstand, seized hat, coat, and gloves, and was off down the hall. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock The telephone was in the bedroom, not by the bedside—for such a situation had its inconveniences—but in the farthest corner, between the window and the washstand. The Pretty Lady Under the washstand lay the long row of Louis' boots and shoes, each pair in stretchers. The Price of Love Below the washstand, and with the head against the wall, is a three-quarter old wooden bed, also showing the general decay of the entire room. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 She crept into the crevice of her husband's arm from behind as he stood in his waistcoat, washing his hands in the carbolic solution at the bowl and washstand. The Vertical City On the next down-stroke it stopped with a jerk, and the baby was thrown, like a stone out of a catapult, against the washstand, fortunately with the pillow to break its fall. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot The black girl brought a decanter from the floor behind the bureau, and a wine-glass from the washstand. Strange True Stories of Louisiana The bare boards showed large and gaping cracks; there was a washstand, a bed, a chest of drawers, and a faded padded arm-chair with a hole in it. The Secret City Hung on the rack across the top of the washstand one can see a pair of stockings. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 Then she obtained, after a few forays in and out of brownstone houses in West Forty-fifth Street, one of those hall bedrooms so familiar to human-interest stories—the iron-bed, washstand, and slop-jar kind. The Vertical City And the glass is pinned up with nice yellow paper; and here is a damask napkin fastened to the wall behind the washstand. The Morgesons A stove stood at the end facing the doorway, and beside the stove a closed washstand of polished teak. True Tilda The big lamp had been placed on the washstand back of the chaiselongue on which he was lying, evidently in order to prevent its light from falling on his face. The Soul of a Child This instrument was squeezed in between the bureau and the washstand, filling up the last spare place in the crowded little room. Round the Block She dipped warm water out of the reservoir for him and hung a fresh towel on the nail above the washstand in the corner, and seemed about to leave him again. The Long Shadow It was the washstand really but the effect was awful. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) The furniture included a cooking stove, two double beds in remote corners, a table, a bureau, a washstand, and six wooden chairs. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Ronicky crossed the room quickly, took a glass from the washstand and, returning to the center table, poured a liberal drink of the whisky into it. Ronicky Doone Massive mahogany wardrobes, bureaus, and washstands are as generations of forebears have used them. Virginia: the Old Dominion They have got their bedsteads and washstands done, and are now going to make couches for George and myself, and an indefinite number of other articles. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss It was small, and Freddy was in the way, although he tried to squeeze himself into the corner by the dingy stationary washstand. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 She was very weak—so weak that she could hardly stand up at the washstand; and the maid had to sponge her face and neck. Vain Fortune Within there were two beds, two stools, two washstands—nothing more. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard He pointed to the washstand, and motioned me to obey him directly, and I have little doubt that he would have knocked me down, had I hesitated. Ten Boys from Dickens It boasted an enamel washstand with taps which yielded hot and cold water, neatly curtained windows, and a deep-seated Morris chair. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Clare got out of bed, stumbled to the washstand, splashed her burning head and face with cold water, then lay shivering. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract |
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