| 单词 | ladylike |
| 例句 | Besides, it didn’t seem quite ladylike to say something like that, straight out. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Mary was oldest, and she wanted to play a quiet, ladylike play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mature and ladylike at just fourteen years old, she was a person on a mission: she seemed to know exactly where she was going in life, with a sort of inward direction driving her. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Peeping in windows ain’t ladylike, but it helps me to quickly assess who lives in what houses. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You must be ladylike. They need to know that you can be trusted behind the counter,” she lectures at dinner. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His clothes would make a preacher sigh and Hunter knew from the ladylike hands the stranger had never made a fist hard enough to smash a melon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pleasant and a ladylike time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Head held high, she forced herself to keep a ladylike pace. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Why is that?” she queried in her ladylike voice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Ma wanted her to change, to be more ladylike, more subdued. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bragging wasn’t ladylike, but it was part of the fun of baseball. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And instead there was something ladylike and delicate about her that was hard to point out. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A delicate, ladylike spatter of applause, and we all sat at the enormous linendraped table. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Pirates, these women, with their ladylike briefcases for the loot and their horsy acquisitive teeth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked for Septa Mordane, and was startled to find her with her head on the table, snoring soft and ladylike snores. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Katherine snorts in a way that is not at all ladylike. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “And put up that shotgun. It don’t look ladylike.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave a little, ladylike cough as she swallowed—he could not be sure whether this cough was genuine or in mockery of him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I wait, and after a moment she begins crying—soft, ladylike tears that make her eyes pretty and bright. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If only there was a ladylike way to get out of a cab. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She sniffed a ladylike sniff and quickly stuck her handkerchief into a pocket. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She smiles weakly and says, "Sorry I lost my temper. Not very ladylike." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Edwards thought of her reluctance as a delicate, a ladylike quality. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s shyness and ladylike demeanor had a quieting effect on him, and he was displaying his most genteel behavior. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering my manners, I took nice little ladylike bites off the edges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Because she could not stand to be sometimes fed, sometimes not, she had put herself in a place where she would never hear that ladylike knock, low on the door, that was Callie’s. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m glad that you’re now the arbiter of all things ladylike,” she shot back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Dear me!” she murmured at intervals with a ladylike accent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Drummer seemed satisfied and consented to go out with the ladylike driver on the seat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a ladylike yawn, a closed-mouth yawn, but you couldn’t miss it; her nostril wings gave her away. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She wasn’t alone in renouncing the ladylike liquidity of previous ballet masters for more modern, herky-jerky rhythms. Wenders' Pina: Dance Crazy 2011-12-29T09:58:22Z At a time when women weren’t even trusted to vote, off they went to Europe, at last with a use for their ladylike fluency in French. Review: ‘The Hello Girls’ Answered the Call in World War I 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z It is not, in other words, remotely like the Colony Club, that Park Avenue monument to all things ladylike and proper. Portals to Power 2011-06-17T19:58:06Z In reality this decade was far from ladylike: it was vibrant, eclectic, even frightening. George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty 2011-08-28T20:00:05Z Certainly you see it in the snappy military coats and jewel necklines popularized by Kate Middleton, in the ladylike restraint of the fall Valentino couture show, in the pin-neat coats for fall. T Magazine: Norman's Conquest 2011-10-10T21:00:20Z Karla: I actually consider it a sign of progress that management didn’t admonish her to be more “ladylike.” @Work Advice: What the h--- does this colleague think she’s doing? 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z His clothes, fun and feminine without being fussy or retro, walk a line between youthful spirit and ladylike poise. New York Fashion Week: All Eyes on 4 Not-So-New Designers 2011-02-09T19:14:05Z It’s a sickness that demands that they win matches, but also look attractive while doing so, and use nice, ladylike language if they do not win. The “do-nothing bitch” binary: Why Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams both deserve selfie respect 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z These were not clothes for a fight but clothes for a gentlemanly — or ladylike — negotiation. To fight the status quo, the activists of 1968 harnessed the power of fashion 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t call myself a fashion girl, but the outfit was effortless and ladylike, and it made me feel like the best version of myself. What I Wore: Olivia Munn: What I Wore for Fashion Week 2011-09-16T23:04:09Z Back in her own high school years, the mother hated when her dad informed her that it was time to swap her overalls for skirts to be more ladylike. Perspective | Please stop insisting trans kids are just struggling with puberty 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z One collection would be English ladylike, like her “Tea Time” collection for fall 2012, and then a few later, Pop Art graphic, like that for spring 2013. On The Runway: L’Wren Scott: A Legacy of Elegance 2014-03-21T21:01:46Z In your 2016 memoir, “In Such Good Company,” you wrote about trying to maintain ladylike qualities while making demands of your male staff. Carol Burnett Taps Into Her Inner Child for Adult Advice 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Zippy, flashy Bloomingdale’s boasted completely different inventory from ladylike Lord & Taylor. Shopping in stores is a misery. Can wine, yoga and ‘storytelling’ make it fun again? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z “It’s less about being ladylike and more about being powerful.” A Cleavage Trend Reveals a More Natural Décolletage for Hollywood Stars on the Red Carpet 2014-02-12T22:54:59Z But of course that was the clear implication of his complaint, that the women's team will drive away fans by failing to behave in the demure, ladylike ways he prefers. Women's World Cup was a triumph — and totally triggered the right-wing snowflakes 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z At other times, she has been described as the embodiment of a current '50s-inspired ladylike trend, preferring classy, knee-length hemlines and soft silhouettes while avoiding anything skimpy or skin-tight. Google's next big idea ? an online fashion revolution 2010-11-21T00:11:00Z No amount of "ladylike" appeasement is likely to change that. Women's World Cup was a triumph — and totally triggered the right-wing snowflakes 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z For every bouncy miniskirt there was a ladylike pencil, and broad-shouldered military coats were offset by gently molded oversized ones. NY Fashion Week: tough, tailored, lots of black 2013-02-14T22:14:16Z By way of illustration he offers a different read – less urgent, more ladylike. How the internet killed porn 2012-06-05T19:00:01Z “When someone appears on the red carpet very tasteful and ladylike with a pared-down elegance, she is still compared to Grace Kelly,” said Ms. Haugland. Review: Grace Kelly: A Legacy of Wholesome Elegance 2010-05-03T11:30:00Z With the looser skirt, “it’s more ladylike, but it still has a pretty clean line,” Ms. Stewart said. Viola Davis: ‘A Symbol of Hope in Dark Times’ 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Because that lip color is so ladylike, so bourgeois,” said Pecheux with a laugh. | Altuzarra 2011-02-13T17:19:58Z It is not exactly androgynous, but it is less overtly ladylike. How the Designer of Milly Broke Free 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z And she said: ‘That isn’t a game, it is yoga and it’s not for girls. It’s not ladylike.’ Oldest Living Yoga Celebrity Tells All 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z I made a case for it, but the answer was firm and boiled down to: “This book is not ladylike.” “Dead Air” and the true crime boom: What happens when amateurs investigate murder? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Here the stake-sharp stiletto that Wu used to offset some of his more ladylike looks. | Jason Wu 2011-09-09T20:33:35Z I ice-fished with locals, stalked a herd of caribou whose stampede shook me to the marrow, and ate homemade pond-water moose stew without concern about remaining ladylike. 'My romantic holiday’: the good, the bad and the calamitous 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Her fresh venture had the familiar, chipper sensibility, the same emphasis on preppy style and the same nod to ladylike decorum. Perspective | Kate Spade’s aesthetic was the happy answer to fashion snobbery 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Eventually, they settled on a ladylike, elegant look, one without a lot of fuss. New York Fashion Week: Allison Williams Is Standing Out From the New Girls at Fashion Week 2012-09-15T01:25:39Z Graham “grew up with one set of very gendered expectations. She was raised to be a wife, to raise children and engage in genteel, ladylike activities,” Gutierrez said. A new exhibit casts legendary Post publisher Katharine Graham as an accidental feminist trailblazer 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z A number of brooches today are marketed specifically to men, and they’re different from the dainty, ladylike pins of the past. The Brooch Is Back, Baby 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The latest bags were a large shopper, even larger backpacks - but mostly small ladylike handbags. Milan designers propose assertive winter looks 2013-02-25T20:38:10Z “A ladylike dress, at risk of being a little anchorwoman-ish with a basic pump, looks daring and cool with an outré shoe,” Ms. Tollman said. Fine Points: Fall?s Furry, Feathery Heels - Fine Points 2011-08-24T20:34:54Z Using fabrics with faded colors and a soft sheen, he created a ladylike style, with occasional incursions to stronger looks. Special Report: Fashion: Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera and Marc by Marc Jacobs Focus on Blending Inspirations 2011-09-13T15:54:16Z Twentieth-century English verse, with a few exceptions, suddenly seemed far too ladylike or gentlemanly. ‘Ted Hughes’: A controversial biography shows the poet’s darker side 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Tastefully dressed in a peach-colored outfit, winking and smiling graciously at the audience, Jackie takes ladylike poses and shares oblique or direct references to difficulties in her life. Review: 'Jackie' a sharp-eyed look at an icon 2013-03-06T02:46:08Z Sheridan specialised in decorous English heroines, giving moderately prim performances in an era when being "ladylike" was considered desirable rather than off-putting. Dinah Sheridan 2012-11-25T19:52:38Z He said that I should get myself a boyfriend and start wearing more ladylike clothes. Experience: I tried to exorcise my sexuality 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The cello sat between the legs, and the violin required rigorous slicing movements; the piano was considered far more ladylike. The Woman at the Heart of Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “I was told all the time that I wasn’t ladylike,” she said. As a songwriter, singer Ingrid Andress discovers her voice 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z It’s a look that is more classically feminine — ladylike, even — than is usual in such situations, now that even movie stars tend to trouser suits and glasses. Pearls, Pumps and Precedent in the Case of Amy Coney Barrett 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The pièce de résistance: Dior’s ladylike watch with baguette sapphires and bright diamonds. | Blue Gets the Black and Gray Treatment 2013-08-22T22:00:06Z But mainly, this funny, well-plotted novel describes how one incredibly strong woman breaks the rules regarding ladylike behavior in the early 20th century. ‘Girl Waits With Gun’ review: A feisty heroine inspired by a real detective 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z A series of outfits were also seen in delicately printed silk, pairing wide trousers or ladylike skirts with an extra-long jacket in the same print. Milan designers: Summer fashion should be fun 2012-09-24T18:09:09Z The word “ladylike” is printed next to the figure. ArtsBeat: British Rocker Tries to Reinvent Himself as a Painter 2012-02-27T17:24:06Z Topics: , , , Vietnam War Jane Fonda in "Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding" If Jane Fonda is not ladylike, then that word has no meaning. Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!” 2012-06-09T22:00:00Z And Arya doesn't have to be something she's not — more feminine, more demure, more ladylike — to get the male affection she wants. Arya Stark is an adult woman: "Game of Thrones" sex shock is rooted in hypocritical purity culture 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Smith was given fuzzy sweaters and ladylike blouses. ?Charlie?s Angels? Didn?t Look That Sexy Without Help 2011-09-15T02:45:33Z As long as "Mad Men" keeps churning out retro-fabulous looks, the public's appetite for pouffy skirts and ladylike coats will undoubtedly continue unabated. Move over Galliano, Lady Gaga makes debut 2011-03-03T16:17:00Z And while most of us will want to tell ourselves that murderers are different from the rest of us, a woman like Montgomery — so personable, so ladylike — thwarts that disidentification. ‘Love & Death’ and the Feminine Urge to Commit Murder 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The running theme among the outfits was a ladylike figure-flattering silhouette, in luxurious neutral fabrics with knee-length hems. Kate brings feminine, tried-and-true looks to US 2011-07-11T20:20:10Z But he didn't stray from his classic, ladylike look so fitting for first lady Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. A touch of nerves over security at NY Fashion Week 2011-09-09T20:32:18Z Major chain stores are filling their aisles with the kinds of ladylike skirts donned by June Cleaver and Brigitte Bardot alike. | Fall Fashion: Retro Looks, Almost at Retro Prices 2010-08-25T23:41:00Z In pre-season interviews, Turner played up the possibility that her character might not be trustworthy, despite her ladylike appearance. Arya versus Sansa, the other battlefront on “Game of Thrones” 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z I’d approach Belle in her iridescent gown, or Ariel in her brassiere made of bivalve remains, and present them with my autograph book, marveling at how cheerful, and dainty and ladylike they were. I am not a Disney princess 2013-05-28T00:00:00Z Inherent to that concept of being a role model is an understanding that the first lady will be, well, "ladylike." First ladylike: The sexism and hypocrisy underpinning the right's criticism of Jill Biden's tights 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The result in the Erdem show was extreme delicacy and femininity, yet not a throwback to some ladylike age, but rather a state of fashion grace. Special Report: Fashion: Peter Pilotto Illuminates London Fashion Week 2011-09-19T17:48:59Z There seems to be a current mood for ladylike looks. Now everyone wants a silk shirt to look as cool as TV's sexy sleuth 2013-06-08T10:43:08Z “Because of her ladylike bearing and her extraordinary comic timing, people tend to experience Nora Ephron as jaunty and fresh. That does not mean that they are not often slightly afraid of her, too.” Sunday Reading: The Art of the Profile 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Celia haunts the book long after her untimely death, her advice on how to be “ladylike” a refrain that recurs as Ruth grows up and forges her own definition. Charlotte Brontë and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Before the World Knew Them 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The shop also serves as a platform to introduce the Company of We’s women’s capsule collection, featuring easy, ladylike confections like an elongated dinner jacket with metallic detailing and a pastel pleated skirt. T Magazine: In Good Company 2010-12-02T20:30:00Z The seven rowdy students who show up are not, at first, convinced by the retired nurse in the ladylike pink suit. Review: In ‘Charm,’ Challenges Emily Post Never Dreamed Of 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z An unemployed single mother, she was, in her own words, “a drunk — not a nice, ladylike drinker, but a drunk.” Barbara Cook, a Broadway singer who revealed the great American songbook in a new light 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The designer, who is in her 30s, honed her aesthetic, a blend of the ladylike and louche expressed in rich Italian fabrics, tie-neck blouses, leather pants and boy-cut blazers, at J. Crew. Countdown to Fashion Week: Hair and Makeup 2013-09-04T13:44:07Z This is becoming a sub-genre in films: “the kind of fighting that is ladylike”. Why Wonder Woman is a masterpiece of subversive feminism 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The look on the second day of more than 100 previews for retailers, editors and stylists balanced a ladylike elegance with a youthful flair. Starlets, Klum get refined at NY Fashion Week 2012-09-07T21:25:09Z None of them gets close to the 244 baby Aryas, however, perhaps a sign that the fierce tomboyish independence of that character is more valued in modern Britain than ladylike dragon-rearing. Why I'm going to name my baby Arya after the Game of Thrones character 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Yet we were still supposed to be "ladylike", to dress quietly and neatly and always to wear hats and gloves in the street. Glamour versus feminism? Just look at the images in the media we all adore 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z If Mr. Saab really does want to expand his repertoire, then this ladylike collection was a fine start. Special Report: Fashion: Reducing the Razzmatazz 2011-03-09T18:32:54Z On the contrary, the look was super ladylike, underlined by the just below the knee hemline which defined every dress; there were no pants. Milan: Hemlines rise and fall for summer 2013 2012-09-22T22:01:04Z And in the shower room Pharus wraps his towel around his chest in a demure, ladylike gesture that does not exactly telegraph manliness, either. Theater Review: In Tarell McCraney’s ‘Choir Boy,’ Spirituals Are Solace 2013-07-03T02:00:02Z Meanwhile, Morello is getting serious with Vince, confiding in him that there’s a man sending her inappropriate letters that make her not feel very ladylike. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 10 Recap: Unlucky Pennsatucky 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Some cocktail and daytime dresses are done in a very ladylike below-the-knee tea length. For here or there, `resort' clothes are wearable 2012-06-22T17:16:04Z "Sportswear pieces with a twist - knits adorned with neon zippers, windbreakers reinterpreted as silk vests, a nonchalant ladylike jacket with surf shorts or a sporty top with a gray melange ruffled skirt." Resort isn't a season for fashion to take a break 2011-06-16T20:36:17Z Take a cue from the runways and forgo the familiar tie-dyed tee in favor of a more unexpected psychedelic print — on ladylike mules, say, or on a top-handle bag. Which Spring Trends to Try First? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z She gives the most ladylike of dirty laughs: "I like to go and watch." Rooney Mara: 'I've been guarded since I was three years old' 2013-03-02T06:00:00Z “When you laughed too loud, Mama said, ‘That isn’t ladylike,’ ” he explained, “or you had anger and they said, ‘That’s not permitted here.’ John Bradshaw, self-help guru who led search for ‘inner child,’ dies at 82 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z The 1950s film playing at the Pringle of Scotland presentation suggested a ladylike take on this knitwear house. Sporty? It's the Olympics, Stupid! 2012-09-18T17:23:29Z Both feature glamorous black-and-white photos of bejeweled princesses; both titles are printed in ladylike pastels. William and Harry Aren’t the First Royals to Chafe Against Their Roles 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Beyond the constant dialectic between streetwear and ladylike fineries - the sweatshirts and pencil skirts were worn together - the collection was also playing with opacity and transparency. Fashion world flocks to see Galliano collection 2011-03-07T01:35:15Z The collection was also a bold step away from the ladylike styles he sometimes falls into. | Fashion Review: Women?s Wear - NY Fashion Week - Review 2011-09-11T21:55:13Z She’s surprisingly petite and ladylike, with beautiful almond-shaped dark brown eyes and full lips that she painted a deep red the day we met. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z She wears her own designs with hulking Fila sneakers as well as ladylike mules. The Dress in His Painting? She Designed It 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Ocean’s 8 is launching a new trend in ladylike larceny. Stealing screen time: Ocean's 8 and the rise of female crime gangs 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z I’m a fan of Wu’s cool, ladylike and eminently wearable designs, and, as it happens, live near a Target. Cheap chic ruined us 2012-06-13T11:45:00Z By the mid-’80s her styles became more structured and ladylike. The Week Ahead: Mar. 6 ? 14 2011-03-05T18:13:26Z Armani had more pants, including jumpsuits and Bermuda shorts, in his collection than most designers this round, where ladylike skirts and dresses were the preferred look. Milan designers propose assertive winter looks 2013-02-25T20:38:10Z His mute, hilarious antics are delivered with a mixture of ladylike propriety and subversive mischief; popcorn spitting is not unknown. 2010-01-15T03:58:00Z Could this be the start of the fightback of ladylike style? Lanvin, Nina Ricci, Balmain are ladylike on day 3 2013-03-01T04:16:08Z Ms. Scott favored a glamorous, ladylike style often called “Old Hollywood.” On The Runway: L’Wren Scott: A Legacy of Elegance 2014-03-21T21:01:46Z Ephron’s frank and hilarious commentary on such unmentionables as the problem with feminine hygiene sprays, our cultural obsession with breasts and the shackles of ladylike behavior all struck a deep chord with me. “Don’t become invisible”: My Lubavitcher mother couldn’t utter the words, but let me discover Nora Ephron and Ms. and Judy Chicago 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z “It’s sophisticated and ladylike and office appropriate. You’re not raging against the machine.” Piercings Are Back, Subtle and Sophisticated 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z In 1953, Sylvia Plath was one of 20 talented, driven young women who won guest editorships at Mademoiselle magazine and were put up at the ladylike Barbizon hotel. Cultural Studies: Seeing Sylvia Plath With New Eyes - Cultural Studies 2013-05-03T22:54:52Z Anchored by ladylike silhouettes and breezy fabrics, LHD’s riotous patterns are made for layering, which, she said, is the key to avoiding a jam-packed suitcase. Resort Wear for Anywhere 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z "The '40s silhouette, a suit with a cropped jacket or a fitted blouse, is a very ladylike way to do the longer length." Length breezes into spring styles 2011-03-16T17:40:00Z Cleaving begs for better boundaries and structure; the ladylike Committed is too confined to feel truly intimate. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z In an industry stifled by a high purchase tax that would not be lessened until 1960, design was dominated by ladylike and literal diamond-encrusted flowers and animals. Andrew Grima’s Work Returns to the Spotlight 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z While it’s probably fair to describe Chisholm as a radical who spoke of reshaping America and of women’s revolutionary role in society, her demeanor was unfailingly ladylike, courteous and dignified. Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero 2012-09-09T19:00:00Z But since I wasn’t that connected to Gerry, they were very pleased I was very ladylike. The ASKN ladies from 'The Golden Bachelor' talk love, loss and going topless in St. Maarten 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "In those days things were totally different; women playing football wasn't very ladylike." Manchester Corinthians: Pioneering women's football club honoured 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z "I was raised to be very ladylike and considerate of others, and respectable. My mother definitely would have liked me to go into more a feminine field," she says. The woman who blazed the way for Taylor 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Mantell later told Newsday that music industry veterans advised the two women to get out of the business “before we lost the ladylike equivalent of our shirts.” Marianne Mantell, who helped launch the audiobook industry, dies at 93 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z When he met Annie, she struck him as “very ladylike and very nice, very sweet. Soft-spoken.” Date Lab: He wants someone to share his life with 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z There is nothing “ladylike” about the humor, which roots around in sex and drugs and sundry icky things, but it is, by definition, female. The 75 best TV shows on Hulu right now, according to our experts 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Martha was willing to shuck her ladylike trappings — to be ugly and to say ugly things — in ways the actor evidently is not. Review | Julia Roberts is among the many letdowns in Watergate drama ‘Gaslit’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “Before, people would say, ‘I want my daughter to be serene, ladylike and quiet,’” she said. 2022 brings the Year of the Tiger. Are we in for a passionate, tumultuous year? 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Her critique of ladylike behavior was delivered while modeling it at the same time — “back straight, chin up,” just as the poem describes, and shod in Louboutins. What Is Miss America, if Not a Beauty Pageant? 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She had strong ideas about what was “ladylike.” Excerpt: Billie Jean King on growing up in Long Beach and saving up $8.29 for her first racquet 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Each hat — a beret, a bonnet, a cloche — unleashed a different character in us, a new sense of expression; we alternated between goofy and ladylike, trying on personalities that we had seen on screen. Freedom is wearing a hat like Audrey Hepburn 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Each hat — a beret, a bonnet, a clochen — unleashed a different character in us, a new sense of expression; we alternated between goofy and ladylike, trying on personalities that we had seen on screen. Freedom is wearing a hat like Audrey Hepburn 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Her husband objected to her career, claiming it was neither suitably Asian nor ladylike. UK's first Asian female officer remembered by Met Police 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z This past week saw a deeply unpleasant return to the long-standing Republican practice of firing up the base by bashing Democratic women for supposed sacrileges against ladylike behavior. A return to fake right-wing outrage: Without Trump, Republicans run back to sexist resentments 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z I was raised in a strict Irish Catholic family, my upbringing almost Victorian, with a focus on being ladylike at all times. Perspective | As the pandemic raged, my independent mother’s memory worsened, her isolation increased — and I was far away 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z I was also interested in creating girls who are not interested in being ladylike. Play like a girl: An interview with Quan Barry, author of ‘We Rode Upon Sticks’ 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z "She herself taught chemistry, which was surely even less ladylike. However, my parents overruled her and I pursued my chosen path." Tributes for code breaker who has died aged 97 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z “She was very fashionable, very ladylike . . . but she was not a girly girl,” her husband, Adrian, recalled of his wife of 12 years. Chianti Jackson Harpool, longtime Baltimore social worker, dies of coronavirus 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Girls are instructed to be “ladylike” to keep them quiet and docile. Beyond Rebel Girls: In praise of difficult women 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z The illusion falls away the next morning, with Charles’ breakfast-table lecture on the meaning of “ladylike.” Review: In 'Fireflies,' the struggles of the 1960s from the preacher's wife's point of view 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Widowed in her early 30s with six children and a large farm to run, Mary appears to be made of ladylike steel and old-school gumption. Mother of the Father of our country 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z "My headmistress firmly told my parents that mathematics was not a ladylike subject," she once said. Tributes for code breaker who has died aged 97 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Portman was just one of many women who harnessed the power of expletives to get their points across, doubling down on defying what society has historically deemed ladylike. Foul-mouthed, braggadocious and unapologetic: Inside Elle's 2019 Women in Hollywood event 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The fan scholar Mark Duffett has suggested that “fan screaming may be a form of ‘affective citizenship,’ ” a communal defiance of ladylike behavior. Superfans: A Love Story 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Elaine Showalter, in her introduction to the Penguin edition, describes how “Alcott’s vigorous slang, colloquialisms, and regionalisms were replaced by a blander, more refined and ‘ladylike’ prose” upon request of the publisher. ‘Little Women’ turns 150 this year. For Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald, it’s a book that never gets old. 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z You don’t make up a chronic pay gap with ladylike restraint. Perspective | The U.S. women’s national team is an American treasure. Pay them a bounty. 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Petite but roomy, this classic, leather, ladylike bag has handles and crossbody straps and comes with a removable zippered pouch. Top 5 picks for women at the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Imagine the deep disappointment when my favourite hobbies of rock collecting, woodwork and tree climbing were not listed as desirable “ladylike” activities. I found all my childhood heroes in fantasy novels | Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Clothing trends moved toward edgy, casual looks, away from Mr. Wu’s demure, ladylike styles. The Reinvention of Jason Wu—and What It Means for American Fashion 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z A riposte to the proper, ladylike, longer coats of the period, this significant statement nodded to the fact that women were finding their place in a man’s world. A Complete Guide to Buying the Essential Women’s Pea Coat 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Once I grew up and left the south for good, the imperative to be ladylike began to feel like a relic from some antebellum past. Women can reclaim power over our bodies – by talking about them | Mandy Len Catron 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z “Julia has always shaken off the stiff and limiting postures of ladylike behavior, not only to make us laugh but to make us free,” Jacobson said. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Acts Out 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z “When I served with her in the legislature, she was ladylike and very approachable,” said George Flaggs, a Democrat who is black and is now the mayor of Vicksburg. Cindy Hyde-Smith has embraced Confederate history more than once in her political career 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z In previous political eras, women like these would have been told to hold their tongues or act more ladylike. The Perils and Possibilities of Anger 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s not socially approved, not attractive, not ladylike. Opinion | The Patriarchy Will Always Have Its Revenge 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The problem with being ladylike is that spending all your energy managing what other people think about women’s bodies makes it impossible to actually protect them. Women can reclaim power over our bodies – by talking about them | Mandy Len Catron 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z “Breast” and “cancer” were far from ladylike words. Review | How Betty Ford’s courage and candor helped save lives 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Instead, Ms. Hopkins’s lawyers later argued, her male colleagues considered her “too macho” and insufficiently ladylike. Ann Hopkins, who won Supreme Court gender-bias case after being denied a promotion, dies at 74 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z I know I cross my legs a lot, but I don’t think my walk is especially ladylike. David Sedaris: ‘If I come across a man my size, I squeak’ 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z A patent leather platform is an expression of this idea, and in beige rather than say, Lucite, it is both ladylike and trashy at the same time. Why the Shiny Nude Pump Must Die 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z They help turn these young girls into young ladies and teach them how to act ladylike in certain settings. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z A 2012 Raiders etiquette handbook reviewed by The Times advised cheerleaders to “sit in a ladylike manner — cross your ankles or cross your legs but keep your legs together.” Is It Time to Rethink the Rules for N.F.L. Cheerleaders? 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s ladylike, timeless, colorful style, with a lot of lace, eyelets, gingham and preppy stripes. Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James brand links with Eloquii 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Designer Alice Temperley, who counts the Duchess of Cambridge among her many fans, has won many fans for her ladylike, delicate dresses. London fashion: 70s vibe at Mouret, glamour from Temperley 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z “This is really comfortable and very chic,” she said, explaining that she appreciated that the look was “ladylike” and “sophisticated.” Sarah Jessica Parker, Priyanka Chopra, Zarchary Quinto mix fashion and art at Hammer Museum gala 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z In fetching hues or embellished with ladylike appliqués and embroidery, these blouses... Fall’s Statement Blouse: Jolt Your Work Look 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Know that the plan will never work because you’re fighting centuries of bias and expectations and messages that tell you to be beautiful and be nurturing and be nice and be ladylike. Hillary Clinton’s message to 15-year-old girl was confusing — and spot on 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z She added: “I can’t say what I said. It wasn’t ladylike. But I said yes that day.” How Love Inspired the Voice of the Dodgers to Rise in Song 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The campaign, which is set to an updated version of Tom Jones’s She’s a Lady, aims to modernise notions of “ladylike” behaviour. H&M’s diverse advert mirrors the real world. Shame the ad industry doesn’t | Arwa Mahdawi 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “I spent a lot of my life not wanting to speak up because it didn’t seem ladylike,” she says. A Day in the Life of Sallie Krawcheck 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Like when the Daily Mail told her to trade in her “thigh-high patent boots, mini skirts and daring short dresses” for the more ladylike attire of Catherine Middleton. For Britain’s Theresa May, leopard print and politics don’t clash 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Gap has pivoted to more cheery colors and more ladylike silhouettes after customers balked at the minimalist, somewhat androgynous designs unleashed by former creative director Rebekka Bay. Why are sales suffering at so many women’s stores? They made bad clothes. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The elongated cuffs are more louche than ladylike. This Is Not Your Average Blouse 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Q-TIPS now offers “men’s ultimate” cotton swabs for men whose earwax would overwhelm ladylike swabs. His and hers 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z While people 25 and under tend to expect that both genders should swear frequently, using words of similar offensiveness, people of older generations often still have the idea that swearing is not “ladylike.” Why Donald Trump Is Smart to Swear 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z “It was very not ladylike of me. But I was comfortable with him, just being myself.” Love, Patience and Pastry: Dating in the Age of the Cronut 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z "It's not the bourgeois cocktail hat, the ladylike hat, this is another kind of hat, I wouldn't say aggressive, but more protective," he said. Combat boots and bowlers: Chanel women dress for 'not that sweet' world 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z “To, in a gentlemanly way or a ladylike way, point out the other person’s record is one thing. But to get into some kind of a name-calling deal, I don’t think is very beneficial.” Seeing Trump as vulnerable, GOP elites now eye a contested convention 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Rendered in sleek polished calf leather, it includes a metal-handle clutch and a few sizes of sturdy but still quite ladylike doctor bags. Handbags That Redefine ‘Arm Candy’ 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Coming on hard, more ladylike bags with rectangular shapes that readily accommodate iPads and other gadgets. Top 10 Fashion Moments of 2015 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z "She was possibly the most elegant, gracious and ladylike woman I ever met — like at an iconic level, you know?" Marjorie Lord dies at 97; 'Make Room for Daddy' star supported L.A. cultural causes 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z For spring, the designers crossed a ladylike vibe with '90s hip-hop and the result was sizzling. Isn't it romantic? Day 2 of New York Fashion Week 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The actress’ fondness for pants—before they were considered ladylike—was not only a fashion statement but, to many, a symbol of stubborn independence and a declaration of modernity. What Katharine Hepburn Wore When She Wasn’t Wearing Pants 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Together with First Lady Michelle Obama's similarly retro style, the series helped kick off five years of ladylike cardigans standing in for jackets over pencil skirts and bodycon dresses, worn with kitten heels and pearls. 'Mad Men' brought the worlds of fashion and costume design ever closer 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z This is the upsurge of the young, educated Negro woman against the generations-old advice of her elders: be nice, be well-mannered and ladylike, don’t speak loudly, and don’t get into trouble. Speak loudly and get into trouble: Howard Zinn’s enduring lesson about respectability politics 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Audrey Hepburn offers the classic example of a pristine, ladylike swoop. Battle Ready: The Symbolism of Black Eyeliner 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Right then and there, I thought they weren’t going to be real ladylike. Nelson remembers the WAVES 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z When the former ambassador to the U.N.'s criticism of Saddam Hussein led to her being called a “serpent,” Albright responded in a fierce but ladylike way – she wore a snake pin when dealing with Iraq. 5 Times Madeleine Albright Was the Coolest 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Moving on from culottes in Milan, Raf Simons at Dior – traditionally the home of ladylike style – has decreed that the board short is what you’ll be wearing come spring. Sex, feminism, farewells and Kimye: talking points from Paris fashion week 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z A ladylike suit was covered in feathers quivering on their quills. New York Fashion Week: At Thom Browne, a garden of delights 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z And before that, his colorful but ladylike aesthetic was embraced by the first lady herself, Michelle Obama. New York Fashion Week: Peter Som's quirky ladies 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z In one of several letters to the court sent by former colleagues, an employee described her as “ladylike, impeccably groomed and articulate, intelligent, law-abiding, and responsible.” Alexandria apartment resident, 74, pleads guilty to arson Everything about the idea of "ladylike" is preposterous up and until certain criteria are met anyway – like owning a fancy horse house and specially-tailored horse pants and, ideally, a horse with a name like Aquitanica. Why should we be shocked that Hillary Clinton curses? Swearing is so cool 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z She ran track and played baseball and softball with the boys when she was young, but her father, a plasterer, was angered by her refusal to be ladylike and sometimes whipped her for pursuing athletics. Alice Coachman, 90, Dies; Groundbreaking Medalist 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z She insisted the models be responsible, dignified and ladylike and chaperoned them to courses on Renaissance furniture or painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Eileen Ford, modeling-agency pioneer, dies at 92 They are failing to express themselves in the delicate, euphemistic, "ladylike" manner that has been prescribed for them throughout history. Helen Mirren shouldn't swear? What a load of bollocks, Quentin 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z On the red carpet, where Deschanel favors ladylike looks by Oscar de la Renta and others, it's refreshing that she never seems to be trying too hard — or letting it all hang out. Zooey Deschanel enters new territory 2014-04-20T04:00:00Z Ms. McCaskill said she hoped that reclaiming the word “ladylike” would encourage more women to run for office. News Analysis: Reclaiming the Words That Smear 2014-04-12T18:30:01Z That it’s somehow not a ladylike thing to do. Stop Being Polite. Talk About Your Salary. 2014-04-09T15:30:25Z The ladylike version of this is the curtsy, so what better way to prepare for a standing ovation than with this exercise? Get a leg up on fitness with a Rockette’s workout 2013-01-03T20:25:50Z There’s also the reality that many women have internalized the idea that asking is somehow not ladylike. To Solve the Gender Wage Gap, Learn to Speak Up 2012-12-15T21:09:33Z There’s a putatively ladylike character to these declarations; a sense that to be “political” is, somehow, to be overmuch. Viewpoint: Are Undecided Women Voters Living Up To Age-Old Stereotypes? 2012-10-26T11:30:46Z The “ladylike” message is one she said she wished she had heard as a young woman. News Analysis: Reclaiming the Words That Smear 2014-04-12T18:30:01Z Mr. Akin also drew criticism last month when he suggested that Ms. McCaskill was much more “ladylike” during debates in her first run for Senate six years ago. G.O.P.’s Beleaguered Akin Draws Ire Over ‘Fetch’ Comment 2012-10-22T05:30:02Z Akin came under some fire from Democrats on Thursday for remarking that McCaskill, the Democratic incumbent in the race, was more "ladylike" in her debates six years ago with Republican opponent Jim Talent. Akin defends using term "ladylike" in Missouri campaign 2012-09-28T19:59:30Z "I know it's terrible, it's not ladylike, but it's me," she said. City Room: Peter de Jonge and the Real Detective Behind His Novels 2012-09-06T21:00:45Z She says her first politics was feminism which started when, at the age of five, she was told she wasn't allowed a bicycle because it wasn't "ladylike". Profile: Natalie Bennett 2012-09-03T12:59:59Z The girl, so well as he could see, was certainly handsome, and appeared ladylike; and yet, why had she not even by a word acknowledged the service he rendered her? Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The negotiations being conducted in such a ladylike polite spirit, Jasmine was not surprised to find Selina's letter couched in the same style. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z From Paris came a letter of genial, graceful acceptance, written by the Empress Eugénie herself, full of good taste, good feeling, and courteous, ladylike expression. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Added to which the portion written by my eldest daughter was in her own clear decided hand, whilst "Florence's" contribution was in rather a childish, or "young ladylike" scribble. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z In another moment she appeared through the four seasons door, bonneted and ladylike, and a little faded, exactly as Kipps had seen her in the shop. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The early tricycles made for us were meant to be very ladylike, but they were sadly inappropriate. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Most of the replies came from Ethel, and her timid, retiring, yet ladylike manner found favor with her interrogator. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Katherine began, as she described it, to “express her sympathy quietly and in a ladylike manner,” and ended up by delivering her famous “Wimmen’s Rights” speech for the benefit of the whole ward. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z The other girls that are in it aren’t ladylike and it’s not much use getting after them, but Cora’s different, somehow. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z He was impressed by her conspicuous tact and refinement; it seemed to him that the ladylike could go no further. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z She talked a good deal, in quite a ladylike way, about her food. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z She was as impeccable in her deportment as she was with strokes, ladylike in pursuit of victory, never one to pitch tantrums or berate officials. Tennis great Chris Evert finds new life on the court 2012-01-18T16:36:51Z "I hardly think," she said, stroking her muff and looking very ladylike, "that I shall take such an important step in life until I am older." A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z She did not mention George nor the mill; indeed, she preserved her best, most haughty and ladylike manner. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z To him it seemed fundamentally wrong that a man should sit in a room with his hat on while a young and ladylike girl stood waiting at his elbow for orders. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z It was a ladylike expression of hopeless defeat. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Art was to them an investment, a speculation, a gentlemanly—or ladylike—way of making a fortune. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z Ms. Gray and Mr. Denison, who died in 1998, achieved considerable renown during their intertwined acting careers — she for usually playing the ladylike, suffering wife; he as the epitome of the English gentleman. Dulcie Gray, Stalwart British Actress, Dies at 95 2011-11-18T01:37:43Z If I'm not ladylike enough for him, I needn't play the lady there. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z She was no longer young, but ladylike, and very kind and pleasant looking. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Consequently they are too liable to become conceited and over-bearing and forgetful of the fact that courtesy is a ladylike quality. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In a burst of fancy David saw himself near the low wall of the cemetery, protecting Mrs. Smily, who was shivering in her ladylike way at the old head-stones over in the grass. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Not hard, but in an extremely ladylike manner. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z She is handsome, and interesting looking, and ladylike. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z But she’s very ‘ladylike’—isn’t that what you call it in English? Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z However, the stunts and the following results would never be termed ladylike, nor were they graceful. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Mr. Baily thought to himself how ladylike it was in Mrs. Smily to object to taxidermy. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z And his wife, my cousin, quite comme il faut,—so ladylike! Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z But he didn’t stray from his classic, ladylike look so fitting for first lady Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown. Fashion industry runs to and fro around town amid terror alert on Day 2 of NY Fashion Week 2011-09-10T15:41:52Z If you are jealous of your fellow-pupil, I beg you will express your feelings in some more ladylike manner. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z I learned how to walk in a ladylike fashion, and how to powder my nose in an engaging manner. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z Now Mrs. Luttrell was a soulless but ladylike nonentity, with an eye naturally blind to the soul in her girls. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z “There were plenty of ladylike things girls could do,” she said, but did not give herself the trouble to specify. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z She looked the kind of girl one places instinctively in a refined home, engaged in the ladylike occupation of painting flowers on satin, or working at plain sewing for the poor. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z The girls in this part of the country are either afraid or else insist lassoing isn't ladylike or proper, some funny nonsense! The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z She was always lovely and ladylike, always perfect, it seemed to me. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Because the Brighton belles look so ladylike in their quiet Ulsters and unpretending hats. Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z “As it is,” she continued, “I suppose I’ll have to be a companion or something equally commonplace and ladylike,” she ended in a tone of disgust. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z But some one did pass, and who should it be but Meg, looking particularly ladylike in her state and festival suit, for she had been making calls. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z We had imagined that destitute women turned novelists, as they turned governesses, because they had no other 'ladylike' means of getting their bread. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z "Who desires to be 'ladylike'?" inquires the advanced young person of to-day. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z You see it even as she sits at the table, keeping up a cross-fire of bread-pellets with the judge in a way that is anything but ladylike. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z I felt so ladylike I hardly knew myself. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z She’s a very nice ladylike girl, well educated, and sweet and clever, and if I like to chat with her, I shall.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z It’s very kind of you—very ladylike and affable indeed, ma’am; but I should feel at a great disadvantage off my own proper footing. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z They don't permit a woman to smoke—if she is worried or ill-tempered—it is not ladylike. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z O you darling Winnebagos, with your ladylike advantages, and your mildly eventful lives, you don’t know what real excitement is! The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z They have just been off burying their last relative who did not leave them a small legacy that they have, in a perfectly decent and ladylike way, been looking forward to. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Wyllys extricated himself promptly and creditably, and as if her proposal were entirely decorous and ladylike. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z “It’s terrible to be always ladylike,” sighed Helen to Ruth. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Religion is very well on a Sunday morning, nice and ladylike, and I generally enjoy it; but every day in your life is too much. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The idea of this sweet, gentle, ladylike girl being an ordinary domestic drudge seemed almost an outrage. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z A monocle—badly tamed—a ladylike mustache—all I remember! The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z If in silvery accents she had confided her projects to Lady Mundane, the world would have considered it natural and ladylike enough; the coarseness consisted in her telling them to me. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z She 177 would be cold at first and perhaps a bit scornful in her ladylike way, and end by being as good as gold to her, and perhaps even making her some proper clothes. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Miss Morton smiled, as she looked at Amy's sweet face, and listened to her peculiarly ladylike pronunciation, and thought how impossible it would be for her to appear anything but a lady. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Yon lass seems remarkably sweet and ladylike to me.” The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Dum slowed up and looked very meek and ladylike as a mounted policeman approached us, touching his cap to Mr. Tucker in passing. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z “And all the while speaking with such a nice accent and moving in such a ladylike way!” The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z For church, I wear a ladylike dress with a portrait collar and my sky-high Christian Louboutin shoes. | Star Jones: Busy, Busy, Busy (Toting Pinky) 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z "Why?" asked Margaret, "do you not wish her to be ladylike?" Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z The black proved a fore-and-after—pawed out ladylike blows with slender forefeet, then lofted his heels in a way that jarred the human aboard him more than the wary target. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The war mainly affected Evie by reducing the demand for hats, and consequently lowering the salary she received at the exclusive and ladylike milliner's where she worked. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z The Sea Lady volunteered no information, contenting herself with an entertaining superficiality of touch and go, in the most ladylike way. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z The chain of ladylike sympathy that passed about the table at this declaration was broken only when its ends converged on Vernon. Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z Yes," replied Emily; "but it does not follow that to be ladylike it is necessary to be fashionable. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Let’s get it over before some ladylike rule of this old-woman town of yours trips us up.” Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z I promise to be ladylike in my speech and manners. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z She pierced—for a moment or so—the ladylike serenity, the assumption of a terrestrial fashion of mind that was imposing so successfully upon Mrs. Bunting. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Miss Maitland and I went in together, looking very sociable on the outside, and talking about the weather, the new style in skirts, how flat Long Island was, and other such ladylike topics. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z They came from the West two years ago and settled on a farm—quiet, ladylike women—but not a soul has any real information about them or their antecedents. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z When we arrived at the door, it was opened by a rather delicate ladylike woman, about forty years of age. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z And she had a nice ladylike way of comparing things, that was very discouraging. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Not at the sewing-machine, for its busy throbbing pulse was still, but carefully and slowly writing line after line in a common school copy-book to improve a handwriting already fine, delicate, and ladylike. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Of course I can get all I want from Mrs. Janney or either of the Whitneys; they don't let ladylike scruples stand in the way. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Anyhow, none of them had taken Canterbury girls; and these—pretty, amiable, and ladylike, as many of them are—seemed doomed to remain unmarried. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z But there is a lady at the Hall who will teach you to do very ladylike tricks in burnt leather, and the two arts might conflict. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z They cannot knock each other down, and it is not ladylike to call names.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z "Is that 'feud' of which you've told me, a distinctly ladylike performance?" In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z Florence is making ladylike dabs at her forehead every two seconds with her cambric handkerchief, and is regretting keenly her folly in not retiring in-doors long ago. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z When able to appear, she received me with true ladylike simplicity. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z But if you persist, then there is an anchoring of the scent which is extremely classic, light, restrained, ladylike and soft.” Advertising: To Introduce Rihanna?s Perfume, a Video Meant for Rewatching 2011-02-09T21:39:23Z Of course, it was all very well to be ladylike, and so forth; but what I asked of the stage was careless devilry, the suggestion, at all events, of naughtiness. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z He objected to her career, claiming it was neither Asian nor ladylike, and was given a life sentence for his crime. Police 'pioneer' 2011-02-01T07:54:34Z He saw, however, a handsome, ladylike girl, who conveyed to him a sort of chilling impression. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z She was pronounced quiet, self-composed, and ladylike; and indeed Sophy evinced none of that nervousness which she had shown upon the occasion of the bishop's visit. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z “She doesn’t understand English, and my French isn’t exactly ladylike.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z I acceded to this almost alarmingly ladylike suggestion, marvelling greatly. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Asking once a pretty boy where he could have learnt to play his part of lady in so very ladylike a manner, he answered, “From my father and my mother in the winter.” Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z On such nights, when the guests had at last retired, the colonel, more or less intoxicated, would force himself into her bedroom, and begin by reproaching her for not having been ladylike enough. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Sophy is a quiet, modest, ladylike girl, and I am greatly interested in her. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z She greeted the twins, smiled, and in her heart Cindy gave thanks for an understanding mother who, while wishing her daughters to be ladylike, knew why girls sometimes thought boys had all the fun. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z Ms. Parker, more restrained and ladylike, sometimes looked like his caregiver. The TV Watch: ?Recovering? Politician, Aspiring ... ? 2010-10-05T04:30:00Z Earlier in the week, Donatella Versace, great fan of the mini skirt, yanked her hemline several inches below the knee, to create a prim ladylike look for next summer. Hemlines Are Fashion Headlines at Milan Shows 2010-09-25T20:21:00Z Gone is the signature goddess gown to be replaced by a ladylike gown with delicate fringe detailing. Italian Designers Play It Safe for Summer 2011 2010-09-24T21:09:00Z Ladies, in other words, tend to be ladylike, while gentlemen are frequently ungentlemanly. The readers' room: what you thought of G2 this week 2010-08-26T21:30:00Z "Any female who has ever been accused of unbecoming conduct knows that is 'Leave it to Beaver' code for saying she is not 'ladylike.'" Mitt Romney may have a woman problem 2010-07-18T16:01:00Z It was not, perhaps, quite ladylike, but Chip was not as yet a polished lady; instead, she was a decidedly blunt-spoken girl who enjoyed exasperating this fashionable Lothario. The Girl From Tim's Place A ladylike bearing is so essential, as you must be aware! By Birth a Lady It isn’t ladylike to think of the boys all the time––” “These are grown men, I mean,” said Nita, coolly. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Independently of her acknowledged beauty and pleasant, ladylike manners, she's a very charming girl. Rachel Ray From the first her wilfulness, her entire lack of interest in ladylike pursuits had been a source of trouble and anxiety to her governesses. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory I must see him once more—in a calm, cool, ladylike way. The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts No, she don’t seem as if there were any sham about her—quiet, ladylike, and nice. By Birth a Lady Likely to make her ladylike and real happy, too.” Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway On the night of your party I saw nothing in Miss Ray's conduct that was not nice, ladylike, and well-behaved. Rachel Ray If you are playing whist, not only keep your temper, but hold your tongue; any intimation to your partner is not ladylike. A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies After all, as he has never been a lover, why shouldn’t I see him and mention my engagement in a calm, cool, ladylike way? The Cabinet Minister A farce in four acts Not introduced—given the back seat—hardly spoken to, and yet so ladylike, and—There, get on, Beauty! By Birth a Lady She is of a piece with that gentle innocent ladylike school of art whereof the greatest triumph is "a lump in one's throat," and where wit and passion, scorn and pomp, have no place. The Wonderful Visit She drew a card from her pocket in a quiet, ladylike way and placed it in our hands with a pathetic, appealing look that haunts us still. Glories of Spain She blew her nose, crossed her hands, and propped herself on one foot with an air of ladylike resignation. The Haunted Pajamas But extreme ladylike, sir, Aunt Belinda is ever preposterously feminine and ladylike, sir. Our Admirable Betty A Romance And I should like to go away if I could, and learn to be a little more—more ladylike,” she added, with reddening cheeks. The Missioner Her only companion was Mrs Bell, who still hovered round her mysterious lodger, so ladylike and so quiet. A Bed of Roses Lucy, though not so attractive as Ayala, was pretty, quiet, and ladylike. Ayala's Angel As she was crossing over to Mr. Boyd's, she saw a ladylike, sweet-faced woman standing at the door of the shop. Little Miss Joy O dear sir, the vain hours I have spent trying to instil into her a little ladylike languor, a soft and feminine meekness! Our Admirable Betty A Romance She was daintily arrayed as was her custom, and looked sweet, charming, and ladylike. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins If the suffragettes stuck to ladylike speeches and circulars they would be merely a joke at the club. H. R. I made him my most ladylike bow of dismissal. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth She came to us very raw, too, with really no idea of what was ladylike. The Great Miss Driver Well, I'm sure, some persons have got a cheek, coming in at the last minnit and standing in front of those that have stood here hours—that's ladylike, I don't think! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 But she was very ladylike in her manners. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation It is something due to a Van Rossum, and she is too ladylike to boast of such advantages. A Top-Floor Idyl As one critic expressed his opinion, she was "beautiful, tuneful, birdlike, innocent, and ladylike," to which might be added, "always reliable." Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Monny lost her heart to gentle, ladylike Jean, and concocted such a bowl of "yarb tea" for Royal that he slept soundly all night, and awoke his own bright, bonny, little self. Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 "Well, I'm mighty glad I was ambitious," she thought with a rush of pride as she looked at the well-bred, ladylike figure in its stylish traveling dress. The Shadow “This” was a simple little note from Netta Lane, written in a ladylike hand, and well worded, thanking him for the flowers, and telling him that “mamma” was very grateful to him for the attention. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One It will be the most ladylike way of proceeding. The New Mistress A Tale Shopping in the camp bazaar was the ladylike way in which we often spent our mornings. To Lhassa at Last The women are not all beautiful—decidedly not, indeed—but they are graceful, agreeable, sympathetic, ladylike; they have the best manners possible, and they are delightfully well dressed. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. She proposed a year in a convent to be trained in ladylike ways. Helen Grant's Schooldays "If we were really ladylike persons we'd be afraid to go scurrying off here in the dark," observed Molly. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days And he then found himself thinking of how sweet and ladylike Hazel Thorne was in all her dealings with the school children—how gentle and yet how firm! The New Mistress A Tale Mr. Bowler was saying that he had met her, and that she was remarkably ladylike, and did her teacher, whoever she might be, great credit. Old Friends and New If they were already sweltering beneath these coverings, as I was beginning to in my lighter suit, they were too ladylike to show it. Do Unto Others The life, as I remember it in the close at ——, was so pleasant, so decorous, so amiable, so full of good, comfortable, luxurious things, so ladylike and gentlemanly, so reputable. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Later there is a united attack upon the medicine ball and there is no slight or "ladylike" exercise. The Story of General Pershing “My dear mother, I think the inspector must find that the majority of schoolmistresses are ladylike, and of course highly educated.” The New Mistress A Tale I looked across at her,—so straight, so ladylike, so beautiful; almost as tall as I and so full of bubbling mischief and virile charm. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia But Tess talked with Mrs. Eland in a really ladylike manner. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in When I see he was looking for trouble, I went right up to him and says: 'If you can't sit down and act ladylike, just get off this car.' The Rosie World "Yes, why not, if they taste good?" asked a ladylike voice on the surface of the water. The Pond Then there was Mr Canninge, a very gentlemanly man, who might be quite ready to advance the amount as a sort of donation to the school, especially as Hazel was so genteel, and ladylike. The New Mistress A Tale I don’t mean that she was not ladylike, as the phrase is. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 And say, when she'd straightened her lid and pulled herself together, she was as ladylike an old party as you'd want to meet. Side-stepping with Shorty If you only knew it, Rosie, there are lots of times I don't feel a bit ladylike! The Rosie World And I have frequently told you before that the expression 'I wish to goodness,' which you used just now, is anything but ladylike. Rossmoyne “Hazel Thorne is a very nice girl—very pretty and ladylike, so I suppose we must swallow the mother for her sake.” The New Mistress A Tale Her dress was simply perfect; it was at once elegant and ladylike, rich and costly. A Mad Love She buys herself a double breasted house just off the avenue, gives Purdy the best there is goin', and encourages him to be as ladylike as he knows how. Side-stepping with Shorty So they went into the library and conversed, with every conventional flourish, until Amelia set the pace of retirement by a ladylike yawn. Old Crow I am a young woman still, and to be ladylike is not enough. Quality Street A Comedy Here were robins innumerable, flitting jerkily about and crying "tut, tut" in a subdued and genial way that was positively ladylike. Old Plymouth Trails An English mechanic would have jeered at his crazy machine and contemptible bits of tools, and he had an amateurish, ladylike air of flinching from the chips. Aliens "Nice night, isn't it?" she remarked, in a ladylike way. Coquette Jessie Bain would sit and watch her by the hour, noting how soft and white her hands were, and how ladylike her manners. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain It—it is not a very ladylike study, Isabella. Quality Street A Comedy It's "ladylike," I suppose, to be a companion, or a governess, or a music-teacher, or something else in the black-thread-glove way, in London; but not to sell bicycles for a good round commission. Miss Cayley's Adventures And here were Miss Fraenkel's piquant features aglow with a flush of indignation and her hazel eyes aflame with ladylike resentment, because that imperious woman was endeavouring to assert her sovereignty over the league. Aliens Says it isn't ladylike, and that I am too old for such tomboy tricks. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended I wish you would tell me about it when I do; you talk so soft and ladylike,' observed Doreen. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends The Captain smiled a ladylike smile and minced along, holding an imaginary parasol over his head. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars “Nell, if I hadn’t known you, and had just been seeing you for the first time, I should have said to myself: ‘What a fine, good-looking, beautifully dressed, refined, and ladylike woman that is! Aurora the Magnificent We went, the gentlemanly youth and his ladylike mother, and saw the heads of the firm. Aliens Mrs. Hardy's ladylike tact soon enabled her to get on with the Pastor—she used the simplest English words, and Hardy was able to talk to Helga. A Danish Parsonage Of course I know she is not very ladylike outwardly, but she is agreeable,' said Vava, championing her friend rather hotly. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends If not so, still he is a brute, because I can't declare otherwise, even for the sake of being ladylike. The Landleaguers And everybody remarked how uncommonly ladylike Mrs. Prigg lay back in the vehicle, and how very gracefully she held her new æsthetic parasol. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit There was no appeal against Robert's opinion, therefore his sister was compelled to yield; but she disapproved entirely of the piquant neatness of Caroline's costume, and the ladylike grace of her appearance. Shirley She was laughing beyond the limits called ladylike as she began to wheel her chair toward the door. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards We never get into scrapes—we are quite ladylike and good, but we don’t wear grand frocks either. Daddy's Girl No doubt the man is a brute," she had said, "if a young lady, without ceasing to be ladylike, may so describe so elegant a gentleman. The Landleaguers "Oh, Letty, don't say beastly—it really isn't a ladylike word." The Benefactress It was not often that her manner forsook its ladylike suavity. The Side Of The Angels A Novel She calls them principles—but Aunt Mitty says, and I suppose she's right, that it would have been more ladylike to have borne her wrongs in silence instead of shrieking them aloud. The Romance of a Plain Man Mother always looked sweet and tidy and ladylike, and beautifully dressed. Daddy's Girl And every bit of food has been cooked by us, till that too has become ladylike in our eyes. The Landleaguers Well, I got my valentine all ready; directed it to the Grand Duke in a delicate, ladylike way, and took it with my own hands down to the post-office. Phemie Frost's Experiences She was the most ladylike of the three wives, but she had to carry the baby and walk behind the mother like a servant. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It But you might be as hungry as a bear; that don't say anything against your ladylike character. The House in Town "Well, here's a book that a good many are reading," she answered, with prompt interest and a smile that told in the book's favor; it was a protectingly filial and guardedly ladylike smile. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse "I should think," she murmured in ladylike tones, "Mrs. Marsh would find that rather difficult." The Harbor She is neat and orderly in her habits, and ever acts in a ladylike manner, while in disposition she is cheerful as a sunbeam, and as playful as a kitten. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb She was a sweet, innocent, ladylike, high-spirited, joyous creature. Is He Popenjoy? I got a hunch how to make him cancel my contract in a perfectly refined an’ ladylike manner. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective A pretty woman—that Miss Crawford, decidedly ladylike—which the other is not, however pleasant a companion. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 They were handsome—she calls them beautiful; they were most kind, loving, and ladylike; they were gracious to every person, high and low, who served them. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges "And I am glad we seemed ladylike and I hope you'll do us the justice to say we have got back to our ma's—or the equivalent." Australia Revenged She was ladylike, soft, pretty, well-mannered, and good to him. Is He Popenjoy? The maidens of Anaheim, both great and small, make grimaces on reading this, and say that it would not be ladylike to enter such a contest. Sielanka: An Idyll Request them to do so in a polite and ladylike or gentlemanly manner. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society At first, she thought all the girls at school very ladylike and wonderful, and she wanted to be like them. The Rainbow I am so afraid, and Kester is afraid, too, that with all this rough work I shall never be as ladylike as mamma. Lover or Friend He was constructed not for grace, but powerful, tireless action; and there was something absurdly disproportionate between the small machine and the broad and hairy hands which so heavily belaboured its ladylike keys. Counsel for the Defense “We’ll stand in the background, and just look ladylike and well-mannered, and all the rest of it.” The Madcap of the School But, alas! it was after all a raw fish; and all I can say is, that Fayaway ate it in a more ladylike manner than any other girl of the valley. Typee Brangwen's girl had put on a ladylike manner, but her voice betrayed her. The Rainbow No; Mrs. Sefton is a ladylike woman, and she knows exactly what to say. Our Bessie I was just thinking how nice it was to be trained to be ladylike and to have good manners and all that. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School Bob disliked to be handled; though pleasing and irresistibly winsome, she was not in the least affectionate, and always maintained a dignified, ladylike reserve. Wild Life on the Rockies A singular type of woman, capable of most ladylike manners and having astonishingly sensible moments, but inexpressibly silly most of the time. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse I don’t remember what I said, but I have a hazy idea it was not the most ladylike of language. The Prairie Child I never found her say anything interesting yet, but then I did not talk to her about poor people,” and Edna sneered slightly in a ladylike way. Our Bessie And the grace of her diction will to a certain extent testify to her ladylike deportment and the entire breadth of her education. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School I want to grow up, and be ladylike and a credit, and I’m getting such good culture that I think I ought to, but—I get worried about my refinement. Turn About Eleanor I thought then that I never saw nicer eyes or a more ladylike girl. The Readjustment That wasn’t very ladylike to go up and engage them in conversation. The Comings of Cousin Ann That such things should be allowed in a world governed by a merciful Providence was incredible, terrible, but that she should be brought into contact with it was an offence to her ladylike judgment. Our Bessie All three were pronounced nice-looking, ladylike girls, and now the guests bent forward to listen to the viva voce examination, which immediately began. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School There are too many of them to begin with, and they are so instinctively ladylike. Too Old for Dolls A Novel "She is perfectly ladylike always," said Mrs. Lindsay. The Wide, Wide World The expression is Egerton's, and I'm sorry to say his expressions are not always ladylike, however telling they are! Somehow Good We had imagined that destitute women turned novelists, as they turned governesses, because they had no other “ladylike” means of getting their bread. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete A large proportion of the cleeks one sees about are too delicate and ladylike. The Complete Golfer Mrs. Caldwell thought grey a ladylike colour, and therefore bought Beth a carmelite dress of a delicate shade for the summer. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius I think wherever she goes and whatever she is about she is at all times one of the most truly ladylike persons I have ever seen. The Wide, Wide World Nor need such performance detract from a graceful, ladylike appearance. Music and Some Highly Musical People But gentlemen say that they know a great many women who do not wish to vote, who think it is not ladylike, or whatever the proper term may be. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II There we were met by the queen in a ladylike manner, she taking our hand, and expressing pleasure at meeting us. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California Though by no means pretty, she was exceedingly distinguished and ladylike both in appearance and manners. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville She held her own over against Mr. Eberstein, but she held it with an exquisite poise of ladylike good breeding; and Mr. Eberstein was charmed with her. The End of a Coil She is a person of ladylike manners, elegant form, and not unpleasing, though decidedly African features. Music and Some Highly Musical People The admiral, Sir G. Campbell, received me very kindly, and invited me to dinner, where I met Lady C., the admiral’s wife, a ladylike, pleasant person. A Sailor of King George I know I’ve just scrambled up and am not ladylike and proper. Brand Blotters I liked her much, she was so gentle and ladylike; he was tall and good-looking, with an animated countenance and black eyes. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville She went on to say that a Swiss governess was engaged to teach her needlework and other ladylike accomplishments. Major Frank "But do you think you have treated Mrs. Martin in a ladylike way?" The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Her one desire seemed to be to be ladylike and to go with the best people. Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life After all, even in a pagan Pantheon, there are other divinities besides a cleverly palliated Priapus and a comparatively ladylike Cotytto. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 She was a very ladylike person, in delicate health, and with cold manners. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville I'm not at all reticent and ladylike, am I! Free Air If a girl is not well trained in ladylike demeanor before arriving at the college age she is, of course, hopeless. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers Aunt Emma hawked a delicate and ladylike hawk in her patrician throat, prefatory to a new attack. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Dc not fall into the absurd error of supposing that you may do as you please at home—that is, unless you please to behave in a perfectly gentlemanly or ladylike manner. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies They were well educated, ladylike, and so amiable, that they gained the friendship of my children and the affection of us all. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville The other kicked over the traces a bit, made rather a hit with her singing at some of those French places, and went the pace in a mild, ladylike sort of way. Anna the Adventuress As to culture, she had a basis of sensible practical education, surmounted and adorned by ladylike accomplishments which she had neither time nor inclination to indulge in her married life. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God “But always perfectly ladylike in what it said about him.” The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Women were still occupied in being ladylike and trying to get justice by deserving it. The Convert The Venetian ladies are very ladylike and agreeable, and speak beautifully. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Her whole conduct and tone had been modest and ladylike. Anna the Adventuress It wasn't a ladylike thing to do in polite society. The High Calling I suppose if I were ladylike and proper, I should protest that I like you immensely; that there is no one in the world, my mother excepted, whom I like better. Vixen, Volume I. We looked at the Suffragists who had grown grey in petitioning Parliament and being constitutional and "ladylike," and we said, "That's no good." The Convert I recognize their chaperon, but I would have known them anywhere from the ladylike way they treated the affair. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation By the day of the wedding she would be rolling a steady diapason of polite, decolourised, expurgated, ladylike profanity. In Our Town He had spent a good deal, and wanted to repair it; but they tell me she is a very handsome person, very ladylike and agreeable; and Lucy likes her greatly. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Notwithstanding her anxious face she was unusually pretty, and her manners were refined and ladylike. The Erie Train Boy She was always dressed with care, was always beautiful, was always ladylike. The Bertrams "He'll nevah let me grow up if he can help it," she said, half-pouting, as she gave a final glance over her shoulder at the mirror, vastly pleased with her young ladylike appearance. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation Her carriage was very erect, very ladylike, and patently she was from the East. The Desert Fiddler ‘Rashe is a good creature,’ said Lolly, ‘but she is so fast and so eccentric that I like to have you, Cilly; you look so much younger, and more ladylike.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster It strikes me you’re looking prettier than you did; but that’s perhaps because you have taken to wearing more ladylike clothes. The Long Portage "She has a liberal, ladylike provision," said he. The Bertrams Mrs. Willis seems so ladylike herself, but—Oh, I beg your pardon, what’s the matter?” A World of Girls The Story of a School "Mr. Rogeen," she began in a cool, ladylike voice, "my uncle told me of the arrangement he had made with you and asked me to O. K. all the loans before you make them." The Desert Fiddler And I am not sure it is ladylike.” The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail She was very small, quiet and gentle, not exactly pretty, but elegant and ladylike. Emily Brontë It is not seemly; and, if feminine, is at any rate not ladylike. The Bertrams She was as composed, as dignified, as essentially ladylike as Clyde herself. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters Her indolence and her ladylike deportment weighed on him. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Oh, I am not afraid, Grace 78 Carter, so you needn’t tease; but I prefer more ladylike amusements. The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail She was ladylike and quiet;—but yet he was afraid of her. Ralph the Heir Some of them were so ladylike that they were no good—evening dresses, and things like that. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune She was still trying to decide whether the suffrage movement was ladylike and whether Dickens or Thackeray was the better novelist. The Job An American Novel Her room was pleasant, and she liked to be seen at ladylike tasks and to feel herself a graceful contrast to the crude girls in the advertising and circulation departments across the hall. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Miss de Weller was called, and in ladylike tones She described all the injury suffered from Jones, How he called her at first "Angelina," and this Soon cooled to "Miss Weller," and lastly to "Miss." Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series At the same time a middle-aged ladylike woman shows herself at the head of the companion-ladder, and seems interested in him also. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure Of course, it's perfectly ladylike to make it dark. Molly Brown's Senior Days But in the pioneer suffrage movement she took no part—she didn’t “think it was quite ladylike.” The Job An American Novel She was a squire's daughter somewhere near the school of which he was master—a good family, I believe—she'll tell you so, in a ladylike way. Robert Elsmere "Most ladylike," he muttered, squinting through the bandages. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Instead of this they beheld a tall, ladylike girl with a cold, refined face, and an equally cold and distant manner. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 Yes," said White, "I know them all; a most delightful family; Mrs. Bland is a charming woman, so very ladylike. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert It is going to be a most inspiring field for the young folks and the ladies, because it is nice, pretty, ladylike work, and beside that its returns may be large. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 You would only have people always telling you, it is not ladylike. Cricket at the Seashore To the close of her life, she had the finest eyes and teeth I ever saw, and though she could be sufficiently sharp when she had a mind, her general behavior was genteel and ladylike. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) I think myself a bit of something light and nice, like eclairs or a charlotte russe, is ever so much more ladylike and nice.' Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 When the people were gentlemanly and ladylike, they became great bores. Confessions of a Book-Lover "But being younger doesn't make people more ladylike of itself." Miss Mackenzie If you ask why Italian and German are learned, you will find that, under all the sham reasons given, the real reason is, that a knowledge of those tongues is thought ladylike. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV Chicken Little answered in a most ladylike small voice. Chicken Little Jane "We simply thought that if it was anything—anything not quite ladylike, you'd be sure to know all about it." Lalage's Lovers But Miss Recompense kept to her small rather plain cap, and looked very ladylike, quite fit to do the honors of the house. A Little Girl in Old Boston "Go it!" said Eliza, an expression which I do not think to be quite ladylike. Eliza She's so little and young, and her mother doesn't think it's ladylike, and I said if she wouldn't come with me in the first place I'd give her five cents. The Governess |
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