| 单词 | housewifely |
| 例句 | Her older sister, Margaret, was matronly and dignified, probably from having assumed matronly and housewifely responsibilities too early in life, their mother having died when they were quite young. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z He had enjoyed his Mexican holiday, and still was unable to proffer a bit of kindness to the woman who had waited patiently, busying herself with housewifely duties. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Fired with a housewifely wish to see her storeroom stocked with homemade preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her parents worried that the newlywed Rie focused too much on ceramics classes and her workshop and growing clientele, rather than on housewifely duties. Antiques: Classic Vehicle Auctions and a Lucie Rie Biography 2012-07-26T21:17:22Z Ms. Moore transformed and tamed the vaudeville style that had dominated sitcoms, perfecting a comic housewifely hysteria in Laura, made visible in the way she often appeared to be fighting back tears. Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Where the first half of the memoir delves into her professional influence, the second is devoted to reclaiming her Midwestern roots, primarily through her mother and grandmother’s homemade dishes and “housewifely arts.” Chef Amy Thielen explains her love for rural and urban, highflung and lowdown in 'Give A Girl A Knife' 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Actually, Ms. Essman doesn’t waste much time on Anna’s housewifely activities. Review: Jill Alexander Essbaum’s ‘Hausfrau,’ a Good Wife, With a Few Caveats 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z But she also occasionally alludes to boredom doing housewifely duties. From Studious Teenager to ISIS Recruiter 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z When the vicar's letter arrived, she was at the breakfast-table, doing the duties of president deftly and satisfactorily, as she did everything—housewifely genius as she was. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Her way of showing the Master that she considered it an honour to have Him for a guest was to give Him the very best that her housewifely skill could suggest. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z The first of their usual customers, a kindly, well-to-do, housewifely woman, who had known their father and always came to them for flowers, was at once attracted by the delicious perfume of the dried leaves. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z But putting on a most housewifely air, she showed Mr. Hodges her list of needs, and inquired if he could supply them. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z “Mercy, I’m glad he didn’t!” said Nyoda with a shiver, eyeing the ugly screw holes in the smooth mahogany casement with housewifely horror at such marring of beauty. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z This housewifely task ended, she seated herself on the steps, for she thought the squash baby needed an afternoon nap. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z And that garret——” “Is a very dusty place,” finished Ruth, briskly, all her housewifely instincts aroused. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Mrs. Thornley moved complacently about her extensive domain, regulating all these exceptional arrangements with that housewifely good sense and judgment which distinguished all Mrs. Hardy's daughters. A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.597Z And this temperamental erraticism is valuably disciplined by the masculine bent for rule and method, and normally finds admirable safety-valves in wifely, housewifely, and motherly functions. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The two younger girls resumed the weaving, while Elizabeth, using a flat stone as a kitchen table, set about cleaning the fish in a very housewifely manner. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z These women went to battle with, as it were, a housewifely ardour: they looked to victory for the comfort of their husbands and the education of their children. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z "I can't think where it could be," said housewifely Jean, stooping to pick up a bit of string from the dining-room rug, and winding it into a little ball. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z She now went through the house mechanically performing her usual little housewifely duties, still half dreaming, in a condition of semi-consciousness. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The turkey was utterly demolished; the contents of the side dishes were consumed and the dishes themselves licked to a housewifely cleanness. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "It's all we've got," she cried, her housewifely fears triumphing over even the stress of wind and rain and her own intolerable situation. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Meg had spent the time in working as well as waiting, growing womanly in character, wise in housewifely arts, and prettier than ever; for love is a great beautifier. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I have yet to see a 294 girl of these colonies who was not proficient in housewifely arts. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z And this sensible, housewifely letter had done more than anything to reassure Mamma van Lowe and the two of them; and now they didn’t grudge Constance, Mamma, her trip, for once in a way. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z Dame Nature has forgotten her housewifely duties and gone off to gossip with the good ladies who have charge of the other planets. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z His softened heart took delight in depositing a parting tear upon every piece of dress belonging to his sorrowing, bereaved Lenette--on every piece of her work--on every trace of her housewifely hand. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Fired with a housewifely wish to see her store-room stocked with home-made preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Other companies which adopted the party format, such as Ann Summers and the Body Shop, were able to entice guests with a focus on indulgence rather than housewifely duty. Did Tupperware change women's lives? 2011-05-10T09:57:14Z If they are by nature housewifely women, they will triumph over the faults of their early training, and after sundry mistakes and a good deal of unnecessary expenditure may develop into fairly competent housewives. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z "Oh, I hoped you would have dusted this room yourself, just while I was away," replied Virginia, with a sigh, casting her housewifely eye upon the tarnished silver. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Nay, good captain, your boots show the effects of the weather; it would grieve my mother’s housewifely heart to know they were leaving their impress upon her carpets. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Her husband, her boy, her housewifely cares, her spinning-wheel, and her needle kept her busy all day long, and she was as cheerful as busy. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Ruth added here and there such housewifely touches as only a woman can give. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z "What a pretty room!" she cried out, as, with a proud housewifely look, Mothereen flung open a door. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z He believed that girls’ brains were better suited to housewifely cares than to the study of poetry, yet some twinge of doubt bade him keep the opinion pent in his own portly breast. The Great Mogul “How ’pon earth did we ever get to talking such wise things as history?” asked Mistress Cheshire, whose forte was housewifely recipes. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Prime awoke unrefreshed at the moment when the morning sun was beginning to gild the tops of the highest trees, to find his campmate up and busying herself housewifely over the breakfast fire. Stranded in Arcady All her housewifely instincts took possession of her once more, and she set about preparing breakfast—perhaps the last meal we might ever eat. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West With what precocious, housewifely care her eyes scanned the long table where we all sat together, with apprentices and inspectors, waiting to be filled--a whole collection of hungry mouths. The Wish A Novel Her good sense, faithfulness, and housewifely virtues found a warm expression in the following words:— "She was a worthy woman, A foundation for a home, a model of truth." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII But to a housewifely mind like my own the idea which most forcibly presented itself was the small amount of water. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu In the flush of her disappointment she could almost have torn down the neatly adjusted drapery, and put to confusion this triumph of her housewifely skill. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Here they appear in the loveliness of their peaceful, housewifely mission. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Chloe had uncovered the daintily packed baskets and Mrs. Bruce fairly glowed in housewifely pleasure over the contents. Dorothy on a House Boat You would see how we German women, with our thick-skinned housewifely virtues and our cobwebby romance, make our lives unnecessarily hard. Gertrude's Marriage She was not suited to the commercial world—she was too homey, too housewifely. The "Genius" No people in the whole world live better than the prosperous Indiana farmers, and Mrs. Klegg was known far and wide for her housewifely talents. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign An anecdote, as far as regards the skein of silk, somewhat more housewifely than queenly. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Her cheeks were rosy, her eyes sparkling, and her demure little housewifely air as she poured the coffee was bewitching. Doubloons—and the Girl I’m going to set the table, and I shall need your housewifely aid.” Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted "It's goin' to be washed anyways," she placated the housewifely instinct within her, and she ran in for the baby and set him on the blanket. Old Crow There her housewifely instinct at once asserted it self. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Catherine, looking about her, soon found herself unable to restrain her housewifely fingers. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Mary Trent paused for a moment in her housewifely occupations. Brooke's Daughter A Novel She was anxious about her husband, Not on account of his health; she tended and cared for him too wisely, with her housewifely watchfulness and love. Jena or Sedan? Raven looked after her in her housewifely progress; he was still concerned, still grave over her leaving his house for this. Old Crow "I believe it is the very place for us," Mrs. Morrison said, her housewifely eyes taking in all the possibilities of cosey comfort. The Spectacle Man A Story of the Missing Bridge The girls had proved apt pupils, for they had a housewifely knack, and Maria was really a superior teacher. Two Little Women The two went to the dining-room, where Julie, housewifely girl that she was, brewed golden coffee and made toast with no aid from the servants. The Come Back Molly, whose housewifely instincts ever asserted themselves, had of her own accord made a dusting tour of the rooms and halls. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 Isom watched her with approval, pleased to see her so housewifely and neat. The Bondboy Her housewifely activity is noted first to be sure from her twelfth or thirteenth year. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study He sits, moody and sorrowful; she, standing before him in a plain housewifely dress, talks quietly, going on with her needle-work all the time. Saint Ursula Story of Ursula and Dream of Ursula They thought alike about nothing except the housewifely matters of practical life. Diana "You may think it strange, sir," said Dame Bottles with some housewifely embarrassment, "that a highwayman of such distinction that he has had written of him in Bristol six ballads—" "Seven," said the highwayman. The O'Ruddy A Romance He smiled blithely upon her as with a deep and delicious constraint her small hands moved, housewifely, among his cups. The Innocent Adventuress But now she followed Ilona into the best bedroom, the sanctum sanctorum of every Hungarian peasant home—the room that bears most distinctly the impress of the housewifely character that presides over it. A Bride of the Plains To the wife, in her housewifely r�le, belongs the care of overseeing or accomplishing with her own hands, the varied duties that go to secure the daily well-being of the home. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society I think no man but would like to see his future wife present such a picture of womanly beauty and housewifely efficiency as Diana was that day. Diana She set to work in a very housewifely way to tidy up the house, Edna helping all she could. A Dear Little Girl at School As soon as her guests were gone, Eleanor hurried through such housewifely tasks as were possible of accomplishment at that hour, but the strain was telling on her. Turn About Eleanor Except for the housewifely tastes, it sounds, and in fact is, rather like a courtship in the Arabian Nights so far. Home Life in Germany There would have been a housewifely accounting going on at this minute. The Ranch at the Wolverine Norma sat up, and wiped her eyes on a little handkerchief that she took from the pocket of her housewifely blue apron. The Beloved Woman He delighted in the housewifely nonsense, and ate the salad, though he hated olive oil. A Man of Two Countries She has the sharpest of tongues; the most housewifely and motherly of attitudes; the flamingest of bonnets. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century That she, a typical, housewifely, modest New England woman should be calculating on her beauty to draw money from a man’s pocket, even though that man were her husband, seemed to her immoral. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Downstairs, she searched through the preserve-closet for dainties to tempt an unhappy woman's appetite, meanwhile rejoicing with housewifely pride in her well-stocked shelves. Master of the Vineyard Moreover, a boatload which had come to their rescue from North Shields was also storm-stayed, twenty guests in all, so that the housewifely powers of Grace and her mother were taxed to the utmost. The True Story Book You left me Maurice Left the home I have kept since our dear Mother died, With such sisterly love and such housewifely pride, And you wandered afar, and for what cause, forsooth? Three Women Yet the snobbish half of the middle-classes holds housewifely work as degrading, save in the trumpery pretentiousness of "giving orders." Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) She was treated in every respect as a daughter, well instructed in religious duties and moral obligations, and in all useful housewifely arts. Stories of Many Lands The instinct to drive nails, put up shelves, and to improve generally his local habitation is as firmly seated in the masculine nature as housewifely characteristics are ingrained in the feminine soul. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern “Do you catch many fish in these waters?” inquired Eleanor, whose housewifely soul was interested in the big basket of lobsters that she saw crawling about, writhing and twisting as though they were in agony. Madge Morton's Victory Elizabeth and Mary, with true housewifely instinct, put away the remnants of the feast after their guests had finished. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall As it was, she had reached a point where her housewifely marshalling of the day’s work was at a critical stage. The Indifference of Juliet There they are taught all the housewifely arts that delight a good frau's soul. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation The chickadee flashed in and out of the orifice, carrying food to her little ones, surreptitiously executing her housewifely duties. Birds of the Rockies Her hot biscuits and coffee were made after Mornin’s most respected recipes, and her housewifely air was tenderly anxious. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim They said lessons to their father, they did sewing with their aunt, and learned from her all housewifely duties. Emily Brontë Now that I can’t keep up my athletic sports I should become a pale hypochondriac without these housewifely affairs to employ me. The Indifference of Juliet She rose, impelled by her housewifely instincts to do what she could, and, glancing through the door, she saw a man standing by the veranda steps. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters "Of course," answered Kittie complacently, and turning her broom right end up, in a spasm of housewifely care. Six Girls A Home Story She is thoughtful and serious; the housewifely instinct is awaking in her bosom. Child Life In Town And Country 1909 The neighbourhood of this last enabled her to make an intermittent pretence of reading; but in reality the energies of her housewifely mind were taken up with quite other things. Robert Elsmere Many are in gorgeous colours, in glowing yellows, greens, and purples; and being a matter of housewifely pride, they are often thrown over the ‘gallery rail’ so their glory may be seen. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them Next, in her housewifely zeal, Cis started in to improve the kitchen. The Rich Little Poor Boy She sat in a dream of housewifely possession, conning idly over the pleasant things she might do before the day was over. Country Neighbors It suggested so pleasantly the housewifely thrift and cleanliness of an earlier generation which she loved to copy. Mary Ware's Promised Land For it seems that old Mrs. Cicero's housewifely plan was to seal up all alike, empty and not empty. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 After luncheon, I drove over to the village with Phillida, who had some housewifely orders to give at the shops. The Thing from the Lake I watched my grandmother take the antique knocker between her fingers, noting with housewifely approval that it had recently been polished. The Dew of Their Youth A pile of nuts in a corner indicated her housewifely thrift and forethought. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea She mended and sewed and washed her brushes, and washed her hair, and gave all of her little belongings a special rub and scrub, and showed herself altogether exquisite and housewifely. Mistress Anne The aunts would consider it a great breach of housewifely decorum to allow a moment’s dust to settle upon its sacred keys. Marcia Schuyler My housewifely heart leapt, therefore, when, last Thursday morning, I espied coming up the drive one whom I classed at once as an applicant for the post of housemaid. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 The covers were "every which way," as Marjorie said, picking them up and shaking them out with housewifely care. I've Married Marjorie When Olivia had finished her preparations she summoned Marcus upstairs, and with an air of housewifely pride showed him all the arrangements she had made. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient Cheerful they were withal, for they soon began to flit hither and thither, following the motions of Jean's "eident hand" with most housewifely care. Olive A Novel Then, speaking of pies, some one recalled Grandma Lowry's vinegar pies-that triumph of housewifely art, whereby a pie is made without eggs or milk or fruit, and still is a "pie!" The Second Chance Her housewifely pleasure was spoiled for the moment, and I wished that I hadn't spoken. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Marjorie's housewifely soul had always secretly chafed under having to prepare food in a kitchen that only half of you could be in at a time. I've Married Marjorie In like manner, merry, chatty, positive, busy, housewifely Katy saw herself standing in a rainbow-shrine in her lover's inner soul, and liked to see herself so. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Mrs. Reynolds and Cora were busily preparing breakfast, and their housewifely movements about the kitchen below gave the boy a singular pleasure. The Eagle's Heart On another table a huge venison pasty and tarts and cakes of many kinds were temptingly arrayed, and madame's pride in her housewifely preparations for the Christmas feasting was pretty to see. The Rose of Old St. Louis The sky was blue to welcome us, and housewifely Dutch angels were beating up the fat, white cloud-pillows before tucking them under the horizon out of sight. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon While my grandfather was on the road, my grandmother conducted her humble household in a capable, housewifely way. The Promised Land Anna was an industrious little wight, active in all housewifely labors and domestic accomplishments, and attentive to her lessons. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 It was impossible not to feel a housewifely pride in the appearance of the place, and to exult in the spicy odours which told of the morning's bakings. Under the Country Sky Her housewifely arts had transformed the hut into a comfortable home, rough to be sure, small and inadequate, but immaculate and satisfactory. The Secret of the Storm Country The grate was empty, and in the housewifely way a sheet of white paper had been laid on the bottom bars to catch occasional flakes of soot from the chimney. The Hand in the Dark "Wild meat air a mighty savin'," she continued, with a housewifely afterthought. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories The Queen, seeing the music-rack was not in order, apologized, womanlike, for the appearance of the room and began to dust things in the usual housewifely fashion. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Each trip across the floor, from pantry to dining-room and back again, demonstrated housewifely efficiency. Under the Country Sky "What is it you want, my Fritz?" questioned the placid and housewifely Anna, taking in the newcomers with a quiet gaze. Frontier Boys in Frisco The looking-glass, lassie——” I left them in the thick of this housewifely agitation. Doctor Luke of the Labrador The employment of women in the ordinary industrial occupations not only involves a disorganization of their domestic378 duties if they are married, but it also interferes with the acquisition of housewifely knowledge during girlhood. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles She must act for others, with just judgment, with foresight, with effective housewifely care, and with good heart and courage. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee I find you most housewifely busy with needle and scissors. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag I did have a new and not unpleasant sense of housewifely dignity while engaged at this task, and undoubtedly assumed an air calculated to serve as an impressive exponent to my emotion. Cape Cod Folks The Knickerbockers of New York were famous for their thrift, their economy, their neatness, and, above all, their housewifely virtues. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The rugs were down, the books stowed in familiar disarray upon their shelves, the bedding spread in semi-disorder where he had last slept and gone away without troubling to smooth it out in housewifely fashion. North of Fifty-Three He took a last housewifely look around, then put on his hat and coat and started out. Green Valley Besides the daily round of housewifely cares, every season brought its special duties. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book I inquired for the master or mistress of the mansion, and was conducted to a lady of a plain and housewifely appearance. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Theodora taught her little daughter to read by a novel method which served the double purpose of quickening the keen intellect and arousing a housewifely skill. The Place Beyond the Winds Hazel washed up her breakfast dishes, and set the cabin in order according to her housewifely instincts. North of Fifty-Three I hold that in true womanly worth, in housewifely thrift, in domestic skill, in every lovable and endearing quality, the present race of Yankee women are the women of the earth! Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Nora's housewifely accomplishments were but few, yet she could learn, and while learning she could at least take away the sting of those lonely hours, as her brother had said. The Land of Promise To Gabrielle's surprise, her mother and Ida now appeared in very voluminous and housewifely looking aprons, and were constantly going up and down stairs. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua What had she now to do with market wagons and daily meals and housewifely matters? Jane Field A Novel "Of course I shall want to direct all my work," she had remarked with housewifely pride. Divers Women On one corner, near the waiter, stood a housewifely little basket of keys, through the handle of which was thrust a fresh handkerchief newly shaken out. Princess She was prepared to find her husband's sister unskilled to the point of incompetency in all the housewifely lore of which she was past mistress; for she, too, had her traditions. The Land of Promise The housewifely acts of sewing and cooking she held in utter distaste. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 —With much in the same easy vein about "sows and pigs and porkets," and the sisters' housewifely duties: "Or lusty Anne, or feeble Moll, Sage Pat or sober Hetty." Hetty Wesley Had Nucky been other than he was, he might have been amused and not a little charmed by Diana's housewifely ways when they made camp that afternoon. The Enchanted Canyon With divers sincere regrets, the conductor protested that he had not the slightest knowledge of this housewifely accomplishment. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories They sat for a few minutes with Mrs. Grizel where, in a most housewifely corner, she measured currants and bargained with pickers of cherries. Foes When in moments of rebellion against her seeming indifference I hinted that she lacked housewifely qualities he smiled and shifted the subject abruptly. The Gay Cockade Ellen had just seen her husband off in the Green Imp, and was busy at various housewifely tasks. Mrs. Red Pepper Hannah was taking housewifely notes on the upper floor; but the view from this window had fascinated the girl, and she sat gazing out, lost in thought, a thousand pictures flitting through her imaginative brain. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America She had shared his hopes very bravely, brightening the studio with her housewifely activity; but now she sat down, discouraged, when she saw him powerless. His Masterpiece My mother, after her pleasant, housewifely fashion, baked a big iced cake for him on the day he replaced his clumsy wooden peg with the life-like artificial limb he himself had earned and paid for. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Here was no useless fancy trumpery; all were useful articles; and in the old-fashioned, housewifely present Ishmael recognized the thoughtful heart and careful hand of Bee, and grateful, affectionate tears filled his eyes. Ishmael Or, In the Depths The potting of plants began in the gardens, housewifely minds turned to fall cleaning, the spicy odor of tomato catsup pervaded the atmosphere, and the sound of the school bell was heard in the land. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters The grandmother of the charity visitor could have done the industrial preaching very well, because she did have the industrial virtues and housewifely training. Democracy and Social Ethics Every moment of her day was taken up in the superintendence of servants, the discharge of an infinitude of housewifely tasks. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages When one stops to consider how much home-made bread is poorly made, and represents a large waste of flour, yeast and fuel, this housewifely energy is not so commendable. Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them (1918) Having laid out a selection, housewifely, and looked to the oil stove derived from the same source, she turned with some curiosity to the mental pabulum with which this strange young hermit had provided himself. Success A Novel She could not help feeling such housewifely anxiety even amid the tremors of her other acute concern. Nocturne In housewifely arts with her neighbour she'd vie, Her triumph a turkey, her pleasure a pie! Memories and Anecdotes Constance had been at her housewifely duties since soon after six. The Imaginary Marriage Molly carried the milk pail, Kitty some glasses and Marjorie some napkins and forks, for she was of a housewifely nature, and liked dainty appointments. Marjorie's Maytime Then rosy-cheeked Bertha, whose housewifely care And womanly habits call forth praises rare; Small, winsome maiden, whose large, tender heart, To blame makes thee timid, thy tears swift to start. Poems A Message of Hope "For Heaven's sake, do," said I. Barbara entered swinging housewifely keys. Jaffery Aunt Sally, the nurse, also instructed the women in housewifely ways, and Dinah taught them sewing; Elsie encouraging and stimulating them to effort by bestowing prizes on the most diligent and proficient. Elsie's Motherhood I observed her in her home," writes a missionary who stopped at Kiukiang for a few days en route to Peking, "a housewifely woman, thoughtful of every detail that might ensure a guest's comfort. Notable Women of Modern China Mrs. Clowes, slipping in to cast a housewifely glance to his comfort, held up her hands in mock dismay. Nightfall I have engaged Christine to be housekeeper here, and she will instruct you in all housewifely arts. Elsie's Kith and Kin The first he admired impersonally for her housewifely skill, and smiled at secretly for her purely feminine outlook upon life and her positive views upon subjects of which she knew not half the alphabet. The Uphill Climb She had never looked more lovely than on this afternoon, and she busied herself with the preparations for tea with a housewifely grace that added a peculiar delicacy to her comeliness. The Magician Having decided to add the accomplishment of drying to your other housewifely arts, you have given some thought and study to the subject of driers. Every Step in Canning "Oh, excuse me just a second," exclaimed Caroline Darrah to Mrs. Cherry as she rose with alarm in her housewifely heart and hurried past Tempie down the hall. Andrew the Glad Though not fond of the housewifely accomplishments insisted upon by Mrs. Aikin, the eager student also cooked and sewed with due obedience. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Charlotte," said Mrs. Peyton, a few days later, coming hurriedly into Charlotte's own room, where that young woman was busy with various housewifely offices, "I've had a telegram. The Second Violin The dinner?' she asked, with an irrelevant recollection of Drake's impression of Clarice as one little adapted for housewifely duties, and not rightly to be troubled by them. The Philanderers Her housewifely ways, her pretty anxiety about spending money, amused him tenderly. The Purple Heights Still Mrs. Woodford would gladly not have been bound to her colander and preserving-pan in her still-room, where her guest’s housewifely mind found great scope for inquiry and comment, lasting for nearly two hours. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago With housewifely instincts, the woman was sure to think first of the eggs. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" The young man has been brought up to consider the house the young wife's prerogative, and she—well, she has been trained to believe that housewifely wisdom will come to her as unsought as measles. The Cost of Shelter These feelings, not according with my housewifely condition, upset me. The Morgesons He was about to pursue still farther his inquiry into the housewifely qualifications of the mysterious "young thing," and he hated interruptions. The Long Shadow It was only constant housewifely skill that kept the antique furniture repaired and the ancient brocade hangings from falling into holes. The Gate of the Giant Scissors She thought about them many times until the arrival of the next letter, on the eleventh, which was from Joanna, and which turned her thoughts into housewifely channels. Strawberry Acres I felt a foolish little thrill of housewifely pride. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon Game was plenty; lightwood was a substitute for candles; and housewifely skill furnished homespun garments. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime And now Minna, whose housewifely meekness had endured the Wesendonck tempest and all the other multitudes of trials Wagner went through, found herself unable to endure his fidelity to his artistic ideals. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 She reared the little ladder against the side of the house mounted it cautiously, and began to wash windows: with housewifely thoroughness. Cheerful—By Request "You must have a good, strong string—one that can't slip," said Ruth, in her thoughtful, housewifely way. Round Anvil Rock A Romance I cover this sacred work with housewifely care; but it makes our rest there more hallowed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 The few visitors who have "happened in" are the thrifty wives of prosperous settlers, full of housewifely pride, whose one object seems to be to make Mrs. H. feel her inferiority to themselves. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains Anne's first Christmas dinner was a great success and she beamed with housewifely pride. Anne's House of Dreams Did they rise from these housewifely personalities to a larger world of abstractions and affairs? Main Street Fired a with housewifely wish to see her storeroom stocked with homemade preserves, she undertook to put up her own currant jelly. Little Women She reared the little ladder against the side of the house, mounted it cautiously, and began to wash windows with housewifely thoroughness. One Basket When he had eaten his dinner, and washed up his dishes, and had put everything away in neat, housewifely order, Captain Eli went to Mrs. Crumley's house, and very soon finished his business there. The Magic Egg and Other Stories When she opened them a woman—a fat, housewifely, comfortable looking woman—was standing before the cheese counter. Buttered Side Down: Stories When once, in a housewifely frenzy for getting rid of things, she raged, "Why don't you give these away?" he solemnly defended them, "Well, you can't tell; they might come in handy some day." Main Street Meg had spent the time in working as well as waiting, growing womanly in character, wise in housewifely arts, and prettier than ever, for love is a great beautifier. Little Women Sadie Kate, with a very housewifely air, is this moment sitting cross-legged on the hearth rug sewing buttons on his overcoat while he is upstairs tending babies. Dear Enemy Learn apace, sister, and after to spin and sew, And other honest housewifely points to know. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 A host of housewifely cares began to troop through Katy's mind, and a little pucker came into her forehead, and a worried look across the face which had been so bright a few minutes before. What Katy Did Next "Well, about two teaspoonfuls," said Patty, feeling very important and housewifely. Patty Fairfield Besides, their year being mainly spent in hotels, she had little opportunity of cultivating housewifely qualities. The Mountebank Hattie was a sweet, obedient, housewifely little body, and it looked as though we had exactly fitted them to each other. Dear Enemy "Don't you smoke in this room sometimes?" she asked, with a barely perceptible sniff the merest contraction of her housewifely nostrils. The Desert and the Sown Notwithstanding her Constitutional Democratic convictions, she was a real priest's spouse, a housewifely, loquacious, timorous creature. The Created Legend Sometimes she felt this responsibility very greatly, and longed for some motherly, housewifely friend to talk with about it. Patty Fairfield It led to a passage to the garden door, also to my mother’s den, dedicated to housewifely cares and stores, and ended at the back stairs, descending to the servants’ region. Chantry House It is my housewifely duty to bear you company. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts I displayed the great jack in full view on the table, forestalling Kate's housewifely objections by disposing him on an old coat of mine, so that he should not mess the table. The Yeoman Adventurer There was a rumor that the Doctor had murdered a former maid, for having, with housewifely instinct, swept away the cobwebs; some said that he had her skeleton in a closet. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance The floor was scrubbed as white as snow, and on a shelf above the shining stove was an array of gleaming copper pans that gladdened Peggy's housewifely heart. The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise It is the highest grace and gift of God to have an honest, a God-fearing, housewifely consort, &c. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. She must have all the jars and tasks and frets of family life, without the relief of housewifely invention and authority. Men, Women, and Ghosts Linnet was pre-eminently a housekeeper, to her mother's great delight, for her younger daughter was not developing according to her mind in housewifely arts. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. Early inventories of the effects of emigrant dames contain many an item of those housewifely garments. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) He had a great many housewifely ways, and his tidiness was a satisfaction to Grandma Padgett. Old Caravan Days Thousands of women belonging to the 'submerged tenth' need almost as much instruction in the simple acts of housewifely thrift and neatness, as the squaws belonging to the North American Indian tribes. White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor A very solid, careful English education is given here, as well as a thorough training in all housewifely arts, and in the more important matters of modest dress and deportment, and propriety in language. The Hawaiian Archipelago During the next few days Mary learned to appreciate the character of Louise, without being in the least desirous of emulating her housewifely virtues. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp In response to our entreaties, she shows us the loom, and brings out her spinning wheel to instruct us in that housewifely accomplishment. Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline" In these dreadful circumstances, it is not easy to measure the levity which can linger upon the description of such exquisite impertinences as the housewifely defects of the walls, the curtains, the flock-bed, &c. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 Mrs. Bennett’s housewifely instincts would not permit her to give any sign of surrender until she had proof of the cooking. Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures There is the greatest need among girls of a more entire consecration to certain humble, homely, housewifely duties. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out For answer he held it up in front of his face, but the most of it being hole, it did not hide the eyes that twinkled so merrily that my housewifely reproof was effectually silenced. Our Friend John Burroughs Night was near, and his courage was beginning to fail him, when he at last found a thrifty gentlewoman who gave far more attention to her housewifely cares than to the current news. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century She, with the pretty housewifely bustle which he had admired years ago, rang the bell and made preparations for a feast. His Sombre Rivals On the whole the strain told on Flexinna more than on Brinnaria, who never once shed a tear, attended to her housewifely duties calmly and steadily and talked little. The Unwilling Vestal "They are here," said Sophie, detaching them from a bunch of keys which, in true housewifely fashion, hung from her girdle. Stories by English Authors: England Emma McChesney, who pulled down something over thirty-two hundred a year selling Featherloom Petticoats, saw this: A kitchen, very bright and clean, with a cluttered kind of cleanliness that bespeaks many housewifely tasks under way. Roast Beef, Medium She continued to show us about with housewifely pride. Many Kingdoms She was a brilliant dark beauty, who became quickly a motherly, housewifely, common-place person--I should think there had been a poet's love, never awakened from.' The Young Step-Mother Margaret was not content to be merely a visitor; she took a housewifely care of the workshop, resolutely straightening out its chronic disorder at unexpected moments, and fighting the white dust that settled upon everything. The Stillwater Tragedy She had been cooking for the better part of two days and took a housewifely pride in doing everything herself. Old Rose and Silver Rachel was not thinking about the presents, or the housewifely details of the wedding. Further Chronicles of Avonlea That evening the old banker scarcely ceased rubbing his hands in general felicitation, while practical, housewifely Mrs. Kemble already began to plan what she intended to do toward establishing Helen in the adjoining cottage. Taken Alive "I know your thoughtfulness for me, if not your secret," she said, gratefully, and was again putting things where, from housewifely experience, she knew they would be handy. Driven Back to Eden The teakettle was singing merrily over the fire; the good aunt was bustling round, on housewifely cares intent, and her little nephew sat dreamily gazing into the glowing blaze on the kitchen hearth. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life Oil-of-Gladness was a nice little rosy girl in the tightest and primmest of caps and collars, and with the little housewifely hospitality that young mistresses of houses early attain to. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland "Hello, Pa!" said the girl, placing the bread on the wrinkled cloth with housewifely precision. Martie, the Unconquered I reassured her housewifely scruples, and came to the point at once. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten He did not, like some superficial people, regard these housewifely creations as merely pretty or useful things, but appreciated them as works of art, and wondered at the difficulty of these marvelous fabrications. The Malady of the Century He mentioned this latter fact, and it was touching to see her own careful housewifely instincts assert themselves through all her mental agony. Sisters If anything remained of her anger and emotion, she hid it under a ripple of absurd housewifely chatter, not waiting for him to answer. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Now," with a housewifely air, "shall I give you some tea? Herb of Grace She saw that her present charge was warm and sound-hearted, and that the strength of his affections had been chiefly absorbed by the homely housewifely mother, comparatively little esteemed by the modernized brother and sister. The Trial She filled a cup with housewifely care and brought it to Stephen's side. Homespun Tales And not to seem too much dressed, she had put on a red-flowered apron to give herself a housewifely look. The Great Hunger Lady Bridget made no comment upon her husband's scant courtesy to his guest when she rejoined Maule after an hour or two spent in housewifely business. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life "Of course we shall miss him, and so will Babs;" and then in her pretty, housewifely way she set about making arrangements for his comfort, and Malcolm felt inwardly grateful for this unspoken sympathy. Herb of Grace She was only afraid that the dinner might be spoiled, to the . discredit of her housewifely accomplishments. Guy Mannering Bihaura, with housewifely anxiety, could not get ashore too quickly to her house to prepare more abundance for us. The Cruise of the Snark The tea-table was set, and gave an air of comfort and housewifely foresight, in the midst of all the surrounding confusion. Put Yourself in His Place Dorcas's housewifely eye rejoiced in the well-kept house, even while she frowned inwardly at its thousand signs of bachelor inefficiency. His Dog She looked positively happy under this sweet incense to a housewifely heart. He Fell in Love with His Wife I am a careless sort of person in ordinary things; while you, for all you dwell so high above the world, have certain little housewifely ways of accuracy and order. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni “I don’t know where there’d ha’ been victual for us all then,” observed Mrs. Palfrey, regarding the matter in a housewifely light. Brother Jacob Yet Brodie's resolution was romantic after its fashion, and was far more respectable than the blackguardism of the French Revolution, which distracted housewifely discontent a year after the Deacon swung. A Book of Scoundrels However, there was the immediate present to think of, and while Jean thawed his hands at the fire and Sara Lee was taking housewifely stock of her new home, Henri disappeared. The Amazing Interlude They were mostly detained at home by housewifely cares, which on that day could not well be delegated to other hands. Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp We will give breakfasts, luncheons, teas, and dinners to one another; and meanwhile I shall have learned all the housewifely arts. Penelope's Irish Experiences Her betrothed's eye brightened at this housewifely request, and he brought her up two dozen flagons of various sizes to clean and polish. The Cloister and the Hearth And she produced from her pocket a most housewifely bunch of keys, and delivered them to the servant. Jane Eyre Her housewifely mind, restless with long inactivity in a pension, seized on the bright pans of Marie's kitchen and the promise of the brick-and-sheetiron stove. The Street of Seven Stars She filled a cup with housewifely care and brought it to Stephen’s side. Rose O' the River |
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