| 单词 | household linen |
| 例句 | The second week of March, nearly a month after Ophie began her tenure at Daffodil Manor, Deirdre, the Irish woman in charge of the household linens, was fired by Mrs. Caruthers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She was a princess, indeed, but in those days high-born ladies were expected to be useful, and the household linen was in Nausicaä’s charge. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There was art in that family, too: Her mother, Norma, sang boleros, staged ballets with the children in the yard and painted household linens with birds and flowers. Cecilia Vicuña’s Desire Lines 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Both infants were found wrapped in household linens on the floors of the vehicles under the dashboards, according to an affidavit. Mom gets 25-year term for leaving her 2 dead babies in cars 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z SAT Sale of African-made crafts to benefit survivors of trauma served by the Peace Through Pieces ministry; items include quilts, clothing, table and household linens, backpacks, handbags; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar: Seattle Humane shelter opening, Cookiefest, Jingle Bell Run 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z “In the late-19th century, monograms became something that people added to undergarments and household linens,” said Kristina Haugland, the Le Vine associate curator of costume and textiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Monogrammed Fashion: Do You Love or Hate It? 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Select natural and used fibers for household linens and clothing. 6 Tips From A Nearly Zero-Waste Home 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z She was already attending a Cookery Class, and had all her household linen marked. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z To a woman, Fenton Street washed on Monday, and the fact of Mrs. Bindle selecting Tuesday for the cleansing her household linen was, in the eyes of other housewives, a direct challenge. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z It had a glass door opening on to an ironwork balcony, where the cook could stand to draw up water in a pail and to wash the household linen. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z I would ask that every particle of my household linen, except a change, should be rolled into bandages, all my fine linen be sent to me for compresses, and all forwarded as soon as possible. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Continued washing in strong soda and water not only tends to destroy, but also spoils the appearance of all kinds of wearing apparel and household linen. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z The old-fashioned box press, formerly largely used for household linen, owed its efficacy to this principle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z She thereupon sent her two or three months to a seamstress to be taught to make household linen. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Here they mended the long-neglected household linen and the older woman preached; taking for her text the decadence of the present age, as compared to that of her early youth. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Such was the sudden and overwhelming demand for such things that but for my own and similar donations of household linen the wounded men would have suffered. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z All in the Presentation Items for sale include luxury apparel and accessories, wine and Champagne, household linens, baby clothes, and small household appliances. Archive: Vente-privee Refashions Closeouts 2010-05-25T05:10:00Z They stood recounting to each other, wistfully, the stores of clothes, the silk curtains, the uncut pieces of broadcloth, the household linen, the great eight-day clocks in their gilt ormolu cases. The Firebrand The sewing of seams, and the darning of household linen, which in his eyes amounted to groaning, was done in his absence. Ayala's Angel Similar embroidery is also used to decorate household linens. Area Handbook for Romania That little princess, historically the first who washed household linen in public, was, when so engaged, surprised by the shipwrecked hero. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The person in question made up all sorts of household linen, sheets, pillow-cases, shirts, and other things; in fact, a great variety of articles. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. One seemed to contain household linen, once fine and dainty and white, now yellowed and covered with the dust of years. The Boarded-Up House We have made out a menu for a week and washing for four people and household linen,' explained Eva. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends In olden days, when the daughters of Eve span, the bride provided all the household linen, most of which had taken shape under her own fair fingers. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements On this particular morning she looked unusually well as she moved about the patio engaged with her women in assorting a huge basket of freshly laundered household linen. When Dreams Come True In Germany the home is furnished by the bride's parents, and the household linen forms part of her trousseau and is marked by her monogram. Home Life in Germany A large pile of underclothes and household linen was brought up first. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin Certainly not on washing day, when every energy was absorbed in the elimination of impurity from her household linen, and life looked grotesque and hazy through clouds of soapy steam. A Princess in Calico The day before a marriage in Hungary there is a grand display of the bride's presents and trousseau, and the more garments, household linen, and beds she has, the prouder she feels. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements After a little experimenting, household linen was worked out on an "average" basis, so that a regular amount could be assessed each week. American Cookery November, 1921 In Germany it is the bride, or rather her parents, who furnish the house and provide the household linen; and the linen is all embroidered with her initials. Home Life in Germany The rest of the compartment was filled with household linen, fine and costly but yellowed with age—damask table linen and webs of the uncut fabric. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 But Poseidon stirred the winds and waves against me, and I was thrown upon the shores of this island, near the lavers, where thy daughter and her maids went to wash the household linen. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece How much of this store of household linens was part of his wife’s wedding dower is not stated. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them The square is made of the finest household linen and is completed with a broad hem-stitched hem before the lace is added. The Art of Modern Lace Making To their right rises a hedge, on which it has been customary for ages to dry the household linen, and moving toward it appears Sarah, armed with a basket piled high to the very top. Molly Bawn No one has a better stock of household linen, all made by her, her daughters and her maids, in the whole Mark. Face to Face with Kaiserism Every one knows the preciousness of the household linen which has been for generations an heirloom in a family. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience She makes lists of everything she possesses, from household linen to the Christmas cards which she sends out and receives. More about Pixie Homer mentions princesses going in person to the fountain to wash their household linen. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala There was a tolerable supply of clothing, and a good deal more household linen than could have been expected. The Master-Knot of Human Fate As garments and household linens are apt to become stained and thus lose their attractiveness, it is well to know the remedies for the most common stains and the principle upon which their removal depends. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools If a young man called on grandmother once a week, and she approved of him and his prospects, she began on her household linen, without waiting for the momentous question. The Spinster Book She wrought a marvellous garland of red roses on Dorothy Fair's green silk, and scarcely left herself time to sleep that she might complete that and her stint of household linen. Madelon A Novel Ladies did not disdain to spin the thread of which the household linen was woven. Memoir of Jane Austen Hemstitching Underclothing.—Hemstitching forms a dainty finish for the household linen and underclothing, but the busy woman often will not undertake it because of the difficulty of drawing the threads. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Or perhaps the pretty pastoral of the peasant girl knee deep in the brook, rubbing her household linen on the stones, hath even greater charms. The Complete Home Mistress Mary took much interest in it herself, and joined her in mending and marking and sorting fine household linen that had need of much care. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Remember that I have forgotten household linen and Kid's boots, but determine not to let this spoil my good temper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 When all the farming implements had been sold, the auctioneer moved over to another part of the yard, where the household linens were piled. Jerusalem My father and mother wish it so," answered the blushing Joan; "and my mother has long had all my household linen spun against the wedding day. In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young Their stock of household linen was in great need of being replaced by new; but, not having the requisite money to spare, they were doing their best to renovate the old. Verner's Pride The rags supplied the household linen, while the comb represented the toilette necessaries. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Halfway up the stairs was a dark recess that served as a lumber room where the servants kept their pails and brooms and the soiled household linen. The Teeth of the Tiger The daughter has no household linen to disturb her. John Caldigate He here found Madame d'Argeles engaged in packing a large trunk with household linen and sundry articles of clothing. Baron Trigault's Vengeance In another moment she had bundled him into an alcove behind the arras at the chamber's end, a tiny closet that was no better than a cupboard contrived for the storing of household linen. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series I heard the hum of spinning-wheels from many of the houses, for these industrious women spin their household linen, and the gray homespun in which the men are clothed. The Englishwoman in America The clattering keys opened cupboards, chests, strong boxes, which contained a profusion of household linen, costly lace yellow with age, diamonds, destined for the dowry of her nieces, and money. The Precipice A bit of household linen, a book, flowers, or candy are most appropriate. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 With her daughter she attended to the household linen, and found compensation for the unhappiness of her lot in the consolations of religion, and also in the company of Eugénie. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction And, that no accommodations may be wanted, I have consented to take the household linen at an appraisement. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 No. 2 Chest, also of red lacquer, contain clothing more ordinary and household linens most plenteous. Seven Maids of Far Cathay The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid-servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current. The Complete Short Works The brook that flowed from the spring to the sea ran beneath it, and the maid- servants were in the habit of washing the household linen in its swift current. A Question He told me that I could have two weeks to arrange my supply of household linen and my trousseau to take to Texas, and he wrote at once to the Governor. The Hohenzollerns in America From house to house across the road household linen was flying in the wind, for the neighbourhood was certainly a poverty-stricken one. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo Thou didst say thou wouldst portion her as if she were our own little maid, and I have nine webs ready for her household linen. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland She had been to Vincent Square to look up a late paying guest of her aunt's, who had taken with her some of the household linen by mistake. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl He entered the drawing-room, and there, from amid a heap of household linen which required the needle, rose the penitent wife. In the Year of Jubilee Biffen leaped on to the threshold, and crashed against Mrs Willoughby, the landlady, who was carrying a huge bundle of household linen. New Grub Street What she did not sell, along with the household linen and hers and Billy's spare clothing, she arranged to store with Tom. The Valley of the Moon Em set to work busily to prepare her own household linen and wedding garments. The Story of an African Farm, a novel As soon as Elisabeth knew how to hold a needle, her mother had her mend the household linen and her father's coats. Bureaucracy Time was, so I've heard, when they used to be given away with a useful bit of household linen, maybe a chair or two. Paul Kelver, a Novel |
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