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I used the edge of my mantilla to wipe the sweat on my face as I followed behind Maria Teresa and Minerva, Mama and Dede close behind me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
The next afternoon his wife appears, a tousled little woman with anxious, quick eyes like a bird, in a sort of black crinkly mantilla with ribbons; heaven knows where she inherited the thing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
She stepped from the carriage, flesh envivified; her brain tricked out in schemes; I have forgot my mantilla; only this do I recall; she ran. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
My yellow dress stood out like a shout I tried to quiet by draping my black mantilla over my shoulders. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Celia carries Ivanito past the sofa draped with a faded mantilla, past the water- bleached walnut piano, past the dining-room table pockmarked with ancient history. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
She runs on stiff legs past the sofa draped with the faded mantilla, past the water-bleached walnut piano, past the dining-room set missing a chair, and waits in front of the house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
A faded mantilla, soft as a moth, is draped over the sofa. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
I tried to look as holy as possible, but the white mantilla tickled my neck and the sides of my face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z
The other mothers dressed up for mass, wearing black lace mantillas on their heads and clutching green or red or yellow handbags that matched their shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z
She was a perfect replica of the beautiful dancers, dressed in a long, glittery gown with a pretty tortoise shell comb in her hair, from which cascaded a tiny, lacy mantilla. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z
I dressed and combed my hair, and she helped me pin the mantilla to the top of my head. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z
She ran, an animal endowed with contraction and extension; she ran; I have forgot my mantilla. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
On the other hand, Gloria in mourning, peering through a mantilla and caustic with grief, would be more than welcome. EastEnders: pass the sick bags, Ian Beale's pulled 2013-03-23T06:00:00Z
The mirrored armoire, containing a small gauze dress and the artist’s lace wedding mantilla, is flanked by blown-glass cactuses as a symbol of immigrants’ resilience. Inspiration From South of the Border Moves Center Stage in Houston 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z
The collection had a darkly Spanish flare, with models shrouded beneath black mantillas or stiff silvery silk infanta jackets that blended into their beautiful gowns, making them into dark smudges along the catwalk. Fashion Review: Fashion’s Young Guns Show Paris a Dark Side 2012-09-27T23:26:09Z
The off-white lace mantilla that was handed down from them was held over the bride’s head and draped over the groom’s shoulder by the couple’s mothers during the nuptial blessing. Calla Lilies and a Mantilla Bridge Three Generations 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z
Time it right and you might encounter a wedding ceremony and women wearing lace mantillas elevated by ornate hair combs. 36 Hours in Seville 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z
Forget flamenco ruffles and mantillas and the toreador's gold-embroidered suit of lights. Carmen; Juan Diego Fl?rez ? review 2011-01-23T00:06:31Z
Since then, she’s become a street icon in Paris for her black mantilla, beehive hairdo and voluminous black-and-white-shirts and skirts — a look from which she never deviates, even when running out for a baguette. | Diane Pernet, the Original Style Blogger, on Fashion and Film 2014-03-13T19:59:50Z
This has been compared to a mashrabiya, and a mantilla, and an abstraction of a Cézanne painting, but its architect, Ricciotti, says it is "the rocky bottom of the ocean, lifted up". Museum of the Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) – review 2013-06-08T23:05:15Z
At the end, two Madonnas: the pop star herself, in a mantilla, and Cardi B, pregnant in Moschino, instructing the photographers on how best to capture her. The Scene Inside the Met Gala 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z
There are pleating techniques so rare that similar skills are found only in rural China; or a densely patterned Spanish mantilla that Ms. Bisovsky claims is “too perfect” to transform. In Seductive Vienna, a New Fashion District 2013-04-29T10:46:05Z
It was his inheritance as a Spaniard—the aristocratic black of Velázquez, the Catholic black of the cassock, the mysterious black of the lace mantilla, the ebullient black of the bullfighter. ‘Balenciaga in Black’ Review: Fashion Goes to the Dark Side 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z
And she's the Carmen of our collective fantasy — an exotic, erotic Spanish gypsy with a rose in her teeth, a lace mantilla draped over her hair, a dangerous carnal gleam in her flashing eyes. 'Carmen': Quite a woman at Seattle Opera 2011-10-05T22:47:04Z
Men tend to wear suits and ties and most women wear skirts and lace mantillas on their heads, the latter a traditional sign of humility and femininity. Old Latin Mass Finds New American Audience, Despite Pope’s Disapproval 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z
In photographs from this period, she is tangled in a nest of limbs, or in fishnets and a bright mantilla, kneeling at an invisible altar like a psychedelic bride. Cecilia Vicuña’s Desire Lines 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z
In a church in downtown Madrid, women wearing traditional veils known as “mantillas” prayed in socially distanced pews. AP PHOTOS: Holy Week muted but joyful for world’s Christians 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z
In a church in downtown Madrid, women wearing traditional veils known as “mantillas” prayed in socially distanced pews. AP PHOTOS: Holy Week muted but joyful for world’s Christians 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z
Yet when Mrs. Trump shook his hand, a black mantilla draped over her hair, his face crinkled into a smile. Melania Trump, in Supporting Role, Shows Subdued Star Power on Trip 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z
Yet, there was Melania Trump cloaked in black with a black lace mantilla, or veil, awkwardly shrouding her hair. Why did Melania and Ivanka Trump cover their heads for the pope but not the Saudis? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z
"It goes from deep lace mantillas to just a black veil," he explained. Melania Trump in black at the Vatican. Why? - BBC News 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z
As the church filled, women slipped on lacy black mantillas and filed up into the balcony, past singed walls still spray-painted with warnings of bombs, since removed. With Christmas Eve Mass, Iraqi Assyrians reclaim church from Islamic State 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z
My imagination conjured her ghostly aura wandering up there dressed in Goyaesque black lace mantilla. Only You Hotel And Lounge: A Prized Palacio In Central Madrid 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z
Two dark-eyed ladies came out from a tranquil patio; they wore white mantillas in honor of their visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
A guest in a mantilla was with them. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
She wore a black silk mantilla of an old-fashioned style; and her bonnet which was loaded with dangling black bugles, was not much more modern. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z
"It's too late in the season for mantillas," remarked Ida, profoundly. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
The graceful Spanish headdress, the mantilla, has been chiefly made in the province of Catalonia, out of black and white Blondes, but it is inferior to a similar lace of French manufacture. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z
Adieu, indeed, to the toga-like capes, to mantillas, to midnight serenades. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
When we left the Plaza de Toros we encountered Maria, who was chaperoning two tall daughters in mantillas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
Short cloaks and mantillas, with dark figured dresses, compose the most fashionable walking costume for this season. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
My Spanish hostess, brightest and prettiest of little ladies despite the weight of sorrow upon sorrow, came tripping into my room one afternoon with her black eyes starry bright under the lace mantilla. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
During the First Empire, however, blonde became fashionable again, and since that time the popularity of black silk blonde for Spanish mantillas alone has kept the trade in a flourishing condition. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z
Miss Brown had been dressed by a Castilian modeste, mostly in black lace, that day, and her clustering brown hair was ornamented by a little mantilla of the same material. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z
Even the townified guest in the mantilla added a genial word of greeting. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
Furs, and velvet mantillas float along the streets, as so many pleasant decoys to graver thought. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
A division of the royal escort, marching with drawn swords, preceded the Queen Regent, a slight and elegant figure in white and heliotrope, her mantilla pinned with diamonds. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
Sometimes a gentian stands erect among dead grasses—a slim señora with a fringed mantilla swirled close about her shoulders in the chilly dusk. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z
A moment later and there glided through this a figure enveloped in a mantilla. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z
Nothing more charming or more suitable for everyday wear than the native head-dresses—a mantilla of black lace for the mistress, a rebozillo of white muslin for her maid—could possibly be devised. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
The woman was neither young nor lovely, but, folded in a shawl, it might have been one of the lost mantillas, she was invested with a melancholy dignity. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z
And once, when Isidro accompanied his wife, they both crossed in a boat suddenly improvised from her mantilla, which was not a thread the worse for the experience. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
It was a perfect marvel if she missed one, sitting in her private box with the orthodox white mantilla and red carnations. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
The second epoch, which lasted three years, was from the "mantilla episode" to that of "the gloves." The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z
In the streets ladies wearing mantillas and the costumes of black brocaded satin that they reserve for religious ceremonials were hastening, rosaries in hand, from one church to another. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
Already a decline had been suffered, first in the loss of mantillas and combs, next in the passing of single-horse victorias for unrestrained tin locomotives, and then in the hideous flood of electric lighting. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z
The Spanish colors floated out from city hall and court-house, but the great concourse below was all in hues of mourning, the black mantillas often falling over dresses of plain purple. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
A black mantilla was most becoming to her russet hair and pink and white complexion. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
The first, which lasted for a year, dated from the time of her marriage until the "mantilla appeared." The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z
Priests in rich vestments, carrying banners, walked in front; behind in a double line came a long succession of females of all classes—women with rebozillos and pigtails, ladies with mantillas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
She was dressed in black, and wore a mantilla. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z
Past the very senate-house where his body lay in state rolled the aristocratic landaus, whose ladies displayed the gala-wear of white mantillas. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
Ladies in black mantillas lounge about the court-yards, gentlemen smoke on the balconies, and only the brown-faced peasant pilgrims, arriving with weary feet, enter the church with an expression of awe and of unquestioning faith. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z
And the dishevelled, sunken-eyed servant came down in slippers, jug in hand, to receive the milk; or the aged concierge appeared, still wearing the mantilla which she had put on to go to mass. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z
In the silver light there was something mysterious about the succession of black-robed figures—the women's heads muffled in black mantillas or black silk kerchiefs—that moved steadfastly along the narrow mediæval streets. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
But most astounding of all departures was the absence of any sign of a mantilla! Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z
We rummaged our shawl straps for some poor equivalent of the Spanish black silks and black mantillas. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
I explained to Mrs. Robertson your wishes as to a mantilla. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z
Four girls with hoop-skirts, their silk mantillas falling over their eyes, and who had a modest and nun-like expression, seized the legs of the little table, raising all the white catafalque. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z
Few of the ladies we met wore hats, and to me it appeared odd to see a lady in a well-cut tailor suit wearing a mantilla as, accompanied by her maid, she did her shopping. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
How could one be Spanish without a mantilla—any more than one could be Russian without fur! Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z
Some of the children are dressed in old Andalusian costume, with black lace over yellow silk, and mantillas upon their dark hair. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z
And now, my dear, send down Evans with my black lace mantilla, and my new bonnet, for Mrs. Darcy said she would lend us her carriage for the afternoon, and it comes at five. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z
Nowhere else in Spain is the mantilla more conspicuous or more gorgeous. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z
Black mantillas covered their beautifully-dressed hair, and in addition to their rosaries, each carried a fan. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
She was still dressed in black, with a sort of mantilla of soft lace draped about her head. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z
In this quarter ladies will find a fine array of fans, mantillas and showy Andalusian shawls. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z
"I thought you had gone," she said, holding her tightly by her mantilla, as if Mrs. Stoddart might elude her even now. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z
Down the paths pass old women with their mantillas drawn over their eyes and their little chairs hanging to their arms. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z
A black mantilla covered her scant hair, a long semi-transparent shawl draped her narrow shoulders. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
She looked a deep-eyed Madonna, as she sat there, unconscious of the people around her, a white mantilla framing her face. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z
But the majority have not discarded the mantilla of black or white lace, and the fan is in every hand. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z
That mantilla, like the fan, was a medium of expression and spoke an eloquent language to those that understood. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
She wore a black silk mantilla fastened tightly round her head like a cowl, and her dark, fleshy face was thickly smeared with powder. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
"Don't you think I would look well in a mantilla, Neale?" Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z
Then, draped in the Rebbetzin's black mantilla, the teacher was led to the shelter of his home, to wife and child. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z
Before I could pull the Countess's mantilla to prevent her from blurting out who she was, she had already replied: "I am the Countess Repey, from Kérekvár." Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z
When they went to mass, they dressed their hair, wore a mantilla on their head and put on shoes with big silver buckles. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
She raised her glass, smiling at Walthew, and then hummed a song until she got up and, standing in front of a dirty mirror, began to arrange the black mantilla that covered her head. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z
"I've been on the point of buying a mantilla," she had said. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z
With averted face she listened to the half-comic, half-pitiful narrative, and suddenly she let her large black mantilla fall to the ground behind her. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z
Morse rose, just as another door opened and in sailed a stout elderly lady in a black evening dress with a mantilla of black lace over her abundant and ivory white hair. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z
The hair was adorned with a large silver or gold pin which held the folds of a richly trimmed mantilla, also either of brocade or some lighter tissue, gracefully falling back over the shoulders. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
Away she ran upstairs for her little straw hat and black mantilla. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z
The lace mantilla she had wrapped about her head had become partly undone, and fluttered over her auburn hair. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z
Mr. Leeson remembered the mantilla and the day when he bought it, and how pretty his handsome wife had looked in it. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z
A gauzy black mantilla and a crimson rose adorned her hair, while the graces of her figure were emphasized by a broad zone of African gold, chased with zodiacal characters by sable craftsmen. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
The women were wearing theirs as a mantilla, like the Egyptian women in Europe, & their children were entirely naked. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z
The moon was shining brightly, and here and there an officer in uniform, or some other "caballero" in close attendance upon a Señorita wearing the very becoming "mantilla," added to the picturesqueness of the scene. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z
I procured my companion's mantilla for her, with which she draped her head and neck, with characteristic grace. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z
Most of them were empty; some contained old bundles of letters; there was one in the corner which still had a couple of muslin dresses and an old-fashioned black lace mantilla. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z
I ran up-stairs, threw a black lace shawl over my head, Spanish mantilla fashion, and joined him. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z
Father dressed me up in red slippers and white stockings, red dress and mantilla, and rigged up a flower-booth for me—said it brought custom. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z
“But I should make a figure, walking up the broad aisle in a gingham mantilla!” A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
The women were all in costume, with black veils, worn like the mantilla Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z
Beautiful lace mantillas were worn in several instances. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z
Her head, too, had been covered with a kind of mantilla which had also partly shrouded her face; this fell back now, revealing a face of uncommon loveliness, and a profusion of brown hair. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z
They trail a yard of skirt behind them in the dust, cover their shoulders with a vivid embroidered China crape scarf, and deck their heads with a mantilla. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
The lady, who was his daughter, wore neither mantilla nor veil; she looked as if she had been suddenly dragged away while in the act of performing her morning toilette. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z
Women just hatching out from mantillas will stand for anything with a French label on it! Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z
Beate looked enterprising enough in the Spanish mantilla, which she had thrown as a hood over her head; her little eyes sparkled; she resembled a tiger cat, going out in search of prey. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z
I got them all, grandmother—beautiful dresses, and mantillas, and pelerines; and dozens of pretty underwear. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z
If tall and slight, do not add to the length of your figure by long stripes, a little mantilla, and a caricature of a bonnet, with long, streaming ribbons. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z
What a picture might be made of yonder donnas, with their mantillas and graceful lace veils, as, accompanied by their duenna, they ascend the steps of that magnificent church! The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z
A woman, dressed in white, her head covered with a black mantilla, rushed to me with outstretched arms. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z
A young girl got out at once; her face was rosy, and she was wrapped all in white—white mantilla, coat of white wool, and white shoes. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z
Its chief feature, the reboso, was a sort of scarf, like the mantilla of old Spain. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z
She thereupon threw off her mantilla, and appeared in the bright light of the full moon, which was streaming through the mullioned windows. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z
The governor's daughter now wore a veil and mantilla; these, to a Spanish lady, needful articles of dress, had been given to Antonia by Inez, notwithstanding the angry expostulations of the old duenna. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z
She was to have whatever she still needed, and a hat with plumes and a lace mantilla, just like the one she had had. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
A lady in a mantilla graced them as we stood looking at the Norman archway beyond: the more interesting of the turtle-doves who had travelled with us from Monistrol. Glories of Spain
Will you wear the mantilla I brought you from Spain? Sinister Street, vol. 2
Officers strolled about in their brightest uniforms, blowing cigarette smoke and ogling the señoritas, who looked shyly back from under their mantillas. The Key to Yesterday
Uncle Edward sent us five dollars and Grandmother said we could buy just what we wanted, so we went down street to look at black silk mantillas. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl
The lace mantilla which had cost a small fortune was also there, and goodness knows what else! The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
And throwing back her mantilla she disclosed a face still young, still fair to excess, but pale, pinched and careworn. Glories of Spain
The ladies of Spain were thenceforth supplied with the material for that indispensable article of their costume, the mantilla Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations
The mantilla makes the work of milliners in general superfluous. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey
He could not make out who had opened the door, but there was enough light to discern that a lady wrapped in a mantilla went out first. The Firebrand
Hats, veils, blouses, lace mantillas, silk petticoats—all waited and seemed to cry: "Take me along." The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
Then Ernesto, drawing us under an arcade out of the throng of the fair, insisted upon fastening his mother's mantilla with the new brooch that we might all admire the flashing stones. Glories of Spain
Gretchen had been sitting to me as a Spanish maid in a mantilla, with a camellia in her hair and on her chest. Love's Usuries
Get me Claire's lace mantilla and her wrapper with the capuchin hood. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion
From time to time, one or other of the three girls would push aside her mantilla, and dart a flashing glance into the street, and then, meeting no return, relapse into her former languor. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
An immaculate waiter helped her off with her brocade jacket and lace mantilla, and looked at her the while as if to say: "I ought to know you." The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
She was quietly seated in a chair, her mantilla drawn closely about her, a pathetic image of grief. Glories of Spain
Over her head was a blue silk mantilla, with a broad gold border, and across her lap the figure of the dead Christ. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.
Serra stared a moment, tore off the cloak with its heavy hood, clutched at the lighter summer mantilla of dark lace and silk. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion
It was impossible to behold any thing more fascinating than their movements, as they glided past each other, their eyes flashing, mantillas waving, their full and graceful forms exhibiting the most enchanting contours. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
As for her head, even her light mantilla would have been more suitable to the weather than the jaunty cap of velvet and tigerskin. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
Ladies appeared with mantillas and fans; the younger women here as in Madrid using a distinct language of fan and eye. Glories of Spain
She held out her hands that had been clasped under the heavy mantilla that covered her head and shoulders. Leerie
Your lace mantilla," he said, "your cloak and hood! The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion
One is the Spanish mantilla; that plain black scarf which forms the sweetest disguisement a woman can put on: by its simplicity, and its obvious utility, it claims our approbation at the first glance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
Though the face of the second woman was downbent and her dress all of black, it was enough for my enlightenment that the covering of her graceful head was a Spanish mantilla. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
As she spoke a face appeared at the window above the flowers; the sweet gentle face of a middle-aged woman, pale and pathetic, to which the mantilla added grace and charm. Glories of Spain
The hair was brushed backwards, fastened behind by a large comb, tipped with gold, from which hung the long mantilla of Spain. The Ruined Cities of Zululand
"Where did he go, and what did he do with my long cloak and lace mantilla?" she demanded. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion
The dance commenced with a slow gliding step, the dancers holding the ropes with one hand, while with the other the ladies coquetted their mantillas. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
Alisanda wore her black lace mantilla, her companion a rebozo of finest silk, and both walked with heads reverently bowed. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
By this time the mantilla was adjusted and the dark little woman swept good-temperedly out of the shop. Glories of Spain
She gave to the young girl who represented all the Castiles locks so black and long that she could make a mantilla of them. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
“No; I shall stay,” cried the lady, firmly, as she threw off the thick mantilla and fur-lined cloak, to stand there bare-armed and palpitating. Blind Policy
"No, no, the husband of my aunt: and what—do you—think of the—mantilla?" The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville.
All the time I kept the mantilla upon Alisanda's gracefully bowed head within the rim of my circle of vision. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
Ladies assemble in a great crowd, each wearing a black mantilla. Glories of Spain
Beetred faces of women whose black mantillas have slipped from their sleek and gleaming hair, streaming faces of men. A Pushcart at the Curb
Mrs. Baumhagen still wore her black Spanish lace mantilla over her head. Gertrude's Marriage
The bride was distinguishable by a white veil or mantilla in the middle seat of a sofa, between her mother and sister, who rose to receive the guests. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville.
Even the soft tresses of her hair were hidden beneath the gauzy white drape of tulle and lace which took the place of her black mantilla. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
She seemed superior to those about her, and over her head, half draping her face, was the graceful mantilla. Glories of Spain
Rachel a black lace mantilla, put a rose in her hair, and give her a pair of white gloves.' An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
At a later period the toilette was completed, with a lace mantilla, and her tresses braided in two long plaits. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia
Her robe and mantilla were of the finest woven cloth of native manufacture and as white and delicate of texture as the finest linen of Europe. Elsie in the South
He had written about Spain in his earlier years—he had sung in the most charming fashion about Juanas and Pepitas, about señoras in mantillas stealing down palace staircases that look "blue" in the starlight. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.
"I have been up these two hours, whilst you were serenely unconscious," veiling her head in a graceful mantilla. Glories of Spain
The Eskimo tore off his sealskin tunic and threw it over the bear's head, the way a bull-fighter confuses a charging bull with a mantilla. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North
The lacy mantilla adds grace to the generally captivating beauty of the women, as they cunningly drape it over their heads to take the place of hats. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1
She was accompanied by a duenna with rustling silk on a tall gaunt frame, and a harsh countenance, the upper lip marred by a bluish shadow, swathed in a heavy black mantilla. The Bright Shawl
Beside her sat Anne Montgomery who had not a drop of Spanish in her, but whom Mrs. Hofer had done up with a brand-new mantilla of white lace and an immense black fan. Ancestors A Novel
Women, some with mantillas, others with but a simple kerchief knotted about their heads, were going to mass. Their Son; The Necklace
The ladies of Cadiz, those who pass to and fro, prayer-book in hand, in the streets, and startle the flashing sunshine with their solemn mantillas, were wroth with the municipality. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II)
Then my lady took the lace mantilla from her shoulders, and sat down at the writing-table. A Mad Love
The constant flutter of a fan with sandal wood sticks stirred the edge of her mantilla. The Bright Shawl
An elegant addition to a lady's toilet has been recently brought out, which recalls the mantillas worn by the Maltese ladies. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851
The proprietor of the store started to explain, when the little woman draped in a black mantilla interrupted him with further sobbing and a pointing finger–pointing back across the settlement. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance
She entered her house agitated and trembling, and before uttering a single word, she fell on the sofa and fanned herself with the end of her mantilla. The Grandee
The young women dress very elaborately and all wear hats, the Spanish mantilla being adopted by elderly women only. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities...
Her dress, though very plain, was in the latest fashion, and she wore with inimitable grace that marvellous Spanish mantilla which is equally adapted to adorn and to conceal. A Castle in Spain A Novel
She was standing there, just inside the main door, adjusting the black lace mantilla about her head, as though she had just come in from outside. The Eyes Have It
There were silk hats and peaked sombreros, lace mantillas and Parisian bonnets. The Missourian
The mantilla they adopted was not of net, but of serge with a velvet fringe, such as is only worn by the working classes; and they carried a stick as a support. The Grandee
Blond laces, which take their turn occasionally as fashionable trimmings, veils, and Spanish mantillas, are so called from their original Venetian name, “merletti biondi,” pale laces. Needlework As Art
For about half an hour the situation remained unaltered, and then at the end of that time the lady made a readjustment of her mantilla, which exposed all her head and face. A Castle in Spain A Novel
Beside me sat a blooming matron, in a white lace mantilla, with three very juvenile daughters; and if these ladies sometimes yawned, they never shivered. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1
Her shoulders were bent, and her face was covered with a black mantilla. Carmen Ariza
Without picking up their mantillas, gloves or parasols, nothing, in short, that belonged to them, they fled through the plantation uttering cries of terror. The Grandee
Some of them wear garments resembling black mantillas, which they call cobìjas, with which they cover the whole body from the head down, in the manner of the mantillas of España. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Dressed in their light flowing muslins and lace mantillas, they had a picturesque appearance quite in harmony with the place. Mabel's Mistake
She wore upon her golden brown hair a black lace mantilla, which contrasted with her creamy complexion and the liquid depth of her large brown eyes. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
She spread a light shawl upon the tile floor near the window and lay down upon it, drawing a lace mantilla over her face to protect it from the mosquitoes. Carmen Ariza
"What a lovely mantilla that is going to be; isn't it, mamma?" said Maria. What She Could
But now they have begun to wear the Spanish clothes and ornaments, namely, chains, necklaces, skirts, shoes, and mantillas, or black veils. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
While I was saying this, a little fussy woman, wearing a showy dress and lace mantilla, came up to us and called Miss Eaton by name. Mabel's Mistake
The young girls in their silken bodices, short skirts, red stockings and mantillas, rattled their castanets as they entered with their partners. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
Even the black lace mantilla, so commonly thrown over the head and shoulders in the cities of Spain, is discarded of an evening on the Plaza de Isabella. Due South or Cuba Past and Present
A dark faced woman wearing a Spanish mantilla was winning at the roulette wheel. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew
She wore a black dress, but no hat; instead she had carelessly thrown a scarlet shawl over her head, mantilla fashion, and held it with one hand. Amaryllis at the Fair
It was a Spanish gypsy with her lace mantilla and the inevitable red rose in her hair. The Eye of Dread
Occasionally there passes some dignified señora, whose head and shoulders are covered with a black lace mantilla, imparting infinite grace to her handsome figure. Aztec Land
The likeness was strengthened by the half Moorish drapery over her head, a black mantilla which, at sound of a man’s step, she hurriedly drew across the lower part of her face. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine
Black lace mantillas are draped over very tall combs in their hair, and a gay flower is usually pinned behind one ear. Getting to know Spain
A white mantilla covered her hair, a white gown hid her to the ankles. The Spanish Jade
The maja or she-simpleton, wears a fan and mantilla, exhibits a swimming and affected gait, thinks that there’s no place like Seville, that she is the flower of Seville—Carai! is her favourite exclamation.  A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain
The Plaza Mayor was radiant with the brilliant colors of the rebosas and serapes, agreeably relieved by the black lace mantillas of the more select señoras and señoritas. Aztec Land
We have articles, also, in English, which distinguish the masculine from the feminine, but they are articles of dress; such as petticoats and breeches, mantillas and mackintoshes. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue
Very beautiful shawls and mantillas were manufactured by them. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
The Tisch entered my boudoir last night in her mantilla, emblem of her office as Grand Mistress. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess
The tough swaggering gesture, the quavering song well sung, the couplet neatly capped, the back turned to the charging bull, the mantilla draped with exquisite provocativeness; all that was lo flamenco. Rosinante to the Road Again
There it paused, and Amada Garcia’s face, anxious and wistful, framed in the black folds of her mantilla, looked back at the silent house. With Hoops of Steel
"Faith," she said, "we cannot touch those mantillas this morning." Say and Seal, Volume II
"We can make a mantilla as well as she can," Lois answered. Nobody
She wore a velvet mantilla, much gold jewellery and her own hair. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story
Arab women go out veiled, and Median women with mantillas; and so may any one, but, as the Sages have said, “according to their custom.” Hebrew Literature
The faintly glimmering track of the sandy road opened slowly before her in the darkness, and, drawing her mantilla closely around her shoulders, she walked briskly along the dusty highway. With Hoops of Steel
But first, at the bottom of the rack, under all the others, was the flat mantilla box; and its contents of muslin and silk, in their elegant simpleness, left Miss Bezac's "nowhere". Say and Seal, Volume II
"I think it must be early for mantillas." Nobody
They were followed by the magnificent mothers in balloon-like dresses, velvet mantillas, and enormous hats covered with flowers. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story
A mantilla may be folded over a stone, or a nut, or money, save only that it be not expressly folded for the Sabbath. Hebrew Literature
He glanced at her curiously several times and saw that she had edged away from him as far as she could and drawn the black folds of her mantilla well over her face. With Hoops of Steel
She wound a crimson shawl gracefully over her dark head, after the fashion of a mantilla, with an effect beyond reproach. In the Tail of the Peacock
Black seemed to be the favourite colour, as it always has been in Spain, but the graceful mantilla is gradually but surely giving way to the Parisian bonnet. On the Equator
On the piazza sat a plump woman in a silk gown, and a mantilla buckled with a gold brooch. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story
It was so becoming, that I thought to myself, 'When I get on my blue muslin, and a white ruffled mantilla, and this hat, I shall look as well as any one at the picnic!' Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The black silk mantilla is a very beautiful head dress, and much to be preferred to the misshapen bonnet with which fashion commands the fair to disfigure themselves in other parts of Europe. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
Above, in the boxes sit ladies in mantillas, and when a beautiful woman appears she is often greeted with a burst of applause, which she takes most unconcernedly. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
By the way, Nancy, I think I shall not need any more the mantilla you like so well. The Tin Box and What it Contained
A black silk mantilla, drooping from the top of a tall tortoiseshell comb, round which a magnificent plait of hair was twisted, formed a frame to her lovely countenance, whose paleness bordered on the olive. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847
The ladies wear the mantilla; and the women of the poorer classes wear a petticoat and small jacket, generally of British chintz, with a mantilla of coarser material. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China.
It is covered with a veil, open on each side, like a Spanish mantilla. Richard I Makers of History
The air is heavy with incense, and women in mantillas kneel in the half-light, praying silently. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
The mantilla was a handsome one, and she thanked Mrs. Ross effusively. The Tin Box and What it Contained
When a Chiloe boat is on its passage on the coast, and a sail happens to be wanted, the men give up their ponchos and the women their mantillas. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
One or two Cuban ladies hurried by, wearing satin slippers, silken dresses and mantillas of rich black lace. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886
Where does your grace come from not to know that a mantilla is what is fit for church? Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
In the morning they put on a mantilla and go to mass, and besides, except to pay a polite visit on a friend or to drive in the Paseo, hardly leave the house. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
There, I've managed her," thought Mrs. Ross, "though at the expense of the valuable mantilla. The Tin Box and What it Contained
The lower class of the inhabitants are exceedingly filthy, particularly the women, whose usual dress is a dirty woollen gown, and a greasy looking mantilla. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
We like jewelry, and we wear splendid lace mantillas, or shawls, over the head.” Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines
All inanimate objects, shawls, mantillas, combs, and cymbals, become inflamed with life, once they are pressed into the service of these señoritas, languorous and forbidding, indifferent and sensuous. The Merry-Go-Round
At last she too cast away the mantilla. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
She swept off the mantilla and threw it aside. The Silver Butterfly
A mantilla, consisting of a narrow piece of woollen cloth, passed over the shoulders, and fastened under the chin, either with a long silver pin, or a cactus-thorn, completes the costume. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
Over their heads were large lace shawls called mantillas. Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines
Wilhelmine sprang into the chaise, and Madame de Ruth, perilously balanced on the step, wrapped a white lace mantilla round the bride. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg
No crowd is more picturesque than the Spanish, and the dark masculine costume vividly contrasts with the bright colours of the women, with flowers in their hair and mantillas of white lace. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
Of course, I've only seen her in her little mask and mantilla. The Silver Butterfly
She let the mantilla drop from her face and stood and looked at him. The Pretty Sister Of José 1889
She was probably seventeen years of age, dressed in white, with a black mantilla over her equally black hair and her dark cheeks glowed with color. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power
She rose, and taking a lace mantilla, arranged it round her head. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg
One of them paused to speak with two ladies in mantillas, and the three made a picturesque group, suggesting all manner of old Spanish romance. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
Back in the drawing‑room, Kitty was too excited to remain quietly in her chair, but danced about expressing her delight at the prospect of at last seeing the Mariposa sans mask and mantilla. The Silver Butterfly
When her hair is not wound around her head, it floats loosely over her shoulders, like the mantilla of a señora of high degree. The Tiger Hunter
She was dressed in a black silk gown, and wore a long black mantilla over her head. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
Then she flung a lace mantilla from her head and stood before them revealed as Judy, in a black wig apparently. Molly Brown's Senior Days
In the church of Santa Maria la Mayor was a Saint Catherine in rich habiliments of red brocade, with a white mantilla arranged as only a Spanish woman could arrange it. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
As usual, her little mask concealed her face, revealing only her sparkling eyes, and her mantilla of Spanish lace covered her hair! but she had discarded her customary black gown. The Silver Butterfly
Not only do the Spanish women come out in their black mantillas, but the Filipino belles and the mestiza, girls, in their stiff dresses of josé and piña cloth. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia
Hastily wrapping a mantilla about her, she followed the messenger to the street; then, as acting under sudden impulse, left him waiting for a moment, while she returned to bolt a door. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate
When all was finished, and the lace mantilla fastened to my comb and draped about my shoulders, I was moved by Barbara's cries of admiration to cast one glance upon the mirror. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine
A Moslem woman with her veil, a Spanish woman with her mantilla or fan, a Quakeress with her neckerchief, can be as indecent as a barbarian woman with her petticoat of dried grass. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
As he still stood motionless there was a slight rustle at the door, the curtain parted and the Mariposa entered clad as always in her graceful black gown, the mantilla and the mask. The Silver Butterfly
It was decidedly disappointing to find they had almost invariably discarded the graceful and becoming lace head-dress and mantilla, and adopted the French costume. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta
The black mantilla draped her shoulders and bust with a certain austerity of effect. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
Her white hand, extended from beneath her mantilla, beckoned him to follow; nay, he felt the pressure of the tiny fingers, her warm breath upon his cheek, her velvet lips gently laid to his. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
And Pilar was no longer merrily boyish, but feminine and seductive again in her black mantilla. The Car of Destiny
The wicket, the lattice, the lace curtain, the veil and mantilla, are all secondary sexual manifestations. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers
Also, a Pattern, from which a dress, mantilla, or child’s costume, can be cut, without the aid of a mantua-maker, so that each number, in this way, will save a year’s subscription. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
While as head-gear, in place of some startling construction of contemporary, Parisian millinery, she wore, after the modest Italian fashion, a black lace mantilla over her bright hair. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
I had a lace mantilla over my head,—I will show it to you one day. Three Margarets
No more than that; but Pilar was woman enough to understand the value of the compliment; and she smiled, patting the flounce of her mantilla into still more graceful folds on her breast. The Car of Destiny
Some trifle of a lace mantilla was thrown over her head, and in her right hand she balanced a parasol daintily between thumb and finger. Despair's Last Journey
As she sat with them she wore a finely-spun black lace mantilla, or shawl, around her shoulders. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles
The black mantilla no longer veiled her bright head. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
At court functions she usually wears a mantilla as a distinguished mark and several orders and decorations. Face to Face with Kaiserism
The boxes filled earlier than before, many of the ladies no longer in black, but wearing Paris hats and pale-tinted dresses, though to-morrow there would be black mantillas again, and red carnations. The Car of Destiny
I can wait as well as most men, but—” “Yes, yes, I know,” said Manuela, drawing her mantilla a little more closely over her now fair face. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
Amine had just returned from an afternoon’s walk through the streets of Goa: she had made some purchases at different shops in the bazaar, and had brought them home under her mantilla. The Phantom Ship
Then she pushed back the modest folds of the mantilla, leaving her neck free. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
With a mantilla on her head, she attends bull fights and is very popular. Face to Face with Kaiserism
Suddenly the deep-toned bells of the cathedral boomed; and the doors opening, hundreds of women clad in black, with close-folded black mantillas poured out, down the double stairway to the square. The Car of Destiny
Some wore handkerchiefs instead of the funnel cap, and others mantillas and black hoods, by which the whole face and figure can be concealed. My First Voyage to Southern Seas
Every female above the rank of a peasant must have at least one pearl to ornament the pin that fastens her shawl or mantilla upon the top of her head. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
She procured a mantilla, such as is worn occasionally by tradesmen’s wives, and even ladies when going to confession, of a manufacture different from that which her husband was accustomed to see her wear. The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition
By virtue of his impassioned curiosity, the terraces of Granada and the mantillas of señoritas were not more romantic than he had made his father’s shop and her dripping mackintosh. Clayhanger
She was in a white dress and white mantilla, with pink and white malmaisons in her hair; and her face was pathetically pale in its frame of falling lace. The Car of Destiny
After her dinner, if the weather were fair, she would perhaps deck herself with a black silk mantilla and a tall bonnet with nodding flowers, and go out to visit some old friend. The Hawthorns A Story about Children
“Have you seen it?” she asked Liz, who was sitting beside her, also engaged in needlework, but of a lighter description, the young lady devoting her energies to the manufacture of a doll’s mantilla. Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle
More than once she put on her mantilla to follow him, but before he had got far she lost sight of him in the crowd. The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition
You have not unpacked your trunk; and here is your bonnet and mantilla ready to be resumed. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author
Panting, he stood by Pilar's side, his blood staining the creamy whiteness of her mantilla. The Car of Destiny
“How proud I was of that mantilla!” she said. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story
It seemed the only decent and sporting thing for me to stick, too, so I flung on Lupe's cape and covered my face with a mantilla and fled after them. Jane Journeys On
The velo, or piece of drapery worn on ordinary occasions instead of the mantilla, hung down her back in company with the long plait of hair, which had come untwisted at the ends. The Hippodrome
"How extraordinarily becoming to her that mantilla is," he thought. The Lady Paramount
Pilar, in rose colour, with a white mantilla and the orthodox malmaisons, of pink and crimson, was gazing up at the Carmona box, an imploring expression on her face. The Car of Destiny
Black lace mantilla over head, and hair dressed high with a high comb. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays
Here was a Bedouin encampment, shaded by a grove of palms; and there a Spanish Se�orita, shrouded in her mantilla, glided along the Alameda. Sketches
In honour of the occasion every woman had draped herself in the graceful mantilla, either black or white, and even the poorest wore a scarlet or orange silk-fringed crêpe shawl. The Hippodrome
She invariably wore over her cotton gown, on occasions when she went out, a very fine, very thin old-fashioned mantilla, bordered with a deep black fringe. Cape Cod Folks
Hers has been given in Tendido Number 9, a space set apart for the senoritas de la aristocracia to sit together, in smart dresses and mantillas, as if they were part of the show.” The Car of Destiny
The women of the better classes wear the black mantilla when they venture into the streets, which they seldom do, except to attend mass or the confessional. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2
A gauze-like mantilla covered her black hair, and, strange though it may seem, one woman's small waist and slim figure can be amazingly like the same physical attributes in another woman. The Stowaway Girl
"Peace be to his manes!" she said at last, as she carefully folded up a huge black crape mantilla. Can You Forgive Her?
She looked as stiff and wicked as a frozen snake for an instant; then she smiled too sweetly, and said she'd come for her Spanish lace mantilla. Set in Silver
It was Pilar in her white dress and lace mantilla. The Car of Destiny
She was dressed in black, and her lace mantilla, worn in Spanish fashion, half-shrouded her face, which was paler and even more worn than when he had first seen it. The Woman's Way
It answers to the mantilla of the mother country, though it is not worn so gracefully as on the banks of the Tagus. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America
Santa had wrapped her mantilla over her head. Foe-Farrell
The mantilla, which he must return, afforded the pretext. How Women Love (Soul Analysis)
“Yet you're wearing his brooch,” a returning flash of jealousy made me say; “and a mantilla, to please him.” The Car of Destiny
From the black mantilla which shrouded her, she waved a hand. The Woman's Way
They went from picture to picture, commenting on the fashions of the past, feeling a sort of longing for the curious old crinolines and the broad mantillas with the high combs. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
The Spanish lace mantilla which she had thrown over her beautiful hair served as the veil, and made the resemblance perfect. Dr. Dumany's Wife
A lacquey now entered to announce that the coach was ready, and Madame Langai, adjusting her mantilla, went to the playhouse where the actors were, at least, amusing. The Poor Plutocrats
By this time Monica, still in her black mantilla, had flitted past us between her mother and the Duke, but we were following. The Car of Destiny
I was very happy, yet not all happy; for the first use I made of my solitude, after getting rid of my bonnet and mantilla, was to sit down and cry. Daisy in the Field
Renovales sat up, seeking the countess's eyes above the white and black mantillas. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
Rice Jones had his sister on his arm, wrapped in a Spanish mantilla. Old Kaskaskia
Her form appeared slender against the long, flowing mantilla shot with gold like any grand dame's. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade
He had a single passenger, a lady in the inevitable black mantilla, holding in her hands the inevitable fan. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
She is constantly to be seen in public, and, above and beyond all things, she never fails in attendance at the bull-fight, wearing the white mantilla. Spanish Life in Town and Country
Renovales meanwhile was wreathed in smiles, bowing graciously, greeting the ladies who came in their black or white mantillas, grasping the hands of the men, some of whom wore brilliant uniforms. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
There was a large man, lumbering and uncomfortable in his best clothes, a small woman, and three little girls, all dressed in blue delaine gowns and black silk mantillas and blue bonnets. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel
The girls wear the kapa, without the letters or rainbow; the married women a lace mantilla over their shoulders. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
In Titian's time, as today, gay gallants knelt in the churches, and dark, dreamy eyes peeked out from behind mantillas, and the fan spoke a language which all lovers knew. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
The father writes home: "We have swords, laces, mantillas, snuff-boxes, gold cases, sufficient to furnish a shop; but as for money, it is a scarce article, and I am positively poor." The Great German Composers
He wondered piteously, thinking of his savings and of his property since his father's death, if he might not, at least, buy Charlotte a new silk dress and a mantilla. Pembroke A Novel
In addition to all this she had in her trunks, strapped at the back of the stage-coach, two fine, new silk gowns, and one muslin, and a silk mantilla. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel
A black lace mantilla was thrown over her head and half over her face, showing only her sparkling eyes. The Black Pearl
She wrapped herself in her furs, hid her face in her mantilla, and I accompanied her, without at first knowing what this mystery was, and where we were going to, on this mad expedition. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3
She is naked except for a hood, or mantilla, which covers the head, shoulders, and back, and a narrow apron which hangs down in front. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
But there were a few women who eyed more sharply Sylvia's wedding-gown and mantilla, for she wore the very ones which poor Charlotte Barnard had made ready for her own bridal. Pembroke A Novel
Then she put the ring on her fourth finger, and, retreating a little, began to get out a mantilla and a hat. A Reckless Character And Other Stories
They wore Spanish mantillas, coats with large velvet lapels, pointed doublets or jerkins of satin or damask velvet in place of the usual waistcoat, long hair after the Merovingian fashion, and pointed beards. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
Her name is Esther, and she came the day after we did and brought me such a beautiful mantilla from Wilford's mother, and the loveliest dress. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering
It seemed to remind her, however, that in her eagerness she had forgotten her mantilla, and she left them hastily. The Pilot and his Wife
I shall get a new silk an' a mantilla for Rose, an' not be beholden to nobody, if I have to sell the spoons I had when I was married.” Pembroke A Novel
Arátoff followed her as before, and as before saw only her little old mantilla and her small hat, which was not quite new either. A Reckless Character And Other Stories
Leaning on her arm was a slightly-built old lady with white ringlets, dressed all in black and wearing a lace mantilla. The Law and the Word
She threw the mantilla round her head, and turned toward the church. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
Mother wears a lace mantilla and cries softly. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement
She stood behind her husband, her narrow girlish shoulders bending under her thick mantilla, and never looked at the face of anybody in the room. Pembroke A Novel
She wants a fancy hat, a $15 pin and $30 mantilla, every one of which she resolves to deny herself, but afterwards writes: "There is not a mantilla in town like mine." The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
Let us be friends, and in token of our friendship, take this garment:' and I handed to the chiefs an elegant striped mantilla, asking them to give me also some pledge. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Inez stretched out her hand for her mantilla, which she folded closely about her face, and then clasped Mary's hand in hers. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
She settled the folds of her heavy black silk mantilla more closely about her head, glancing at herself in the mirror. The Brimming Cup
Her gown was the tawdry half-dress of the dance-halls, and the wrap over her bare shoulders was a gaudy imitation in colors of the Spanish mantilla. The Taming of Red Butte Western
Amongst the latest arrivals were some very handsome Spanish ladies, beautifully dressed in black, with mantillas, each of whom was accompanied by a young man carrying a basin. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
Indeed, a large proportion of its summer society wears the mantilla and wields the fan. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
Inez took off the mantilla which had so effectually concealed her features, and threw it round the frail, drooping form before her. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
It's their variation, I imagine, on the Spanish mantilla. The Brimming Cup
They shall use the mantilla and wield the fan. Lewis Rand
How lovely Maria looked in that black lace mantilla! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873
Whiffs of velvety air, warm and sweet, blew in their faces, lightly stirred the dark hair about her brow, and, catching the flowery edge of her black lace mantilla, set it fluttering. My Friend Prospero
Looking up, Frank perceived the muffled form of a female, though unable to determine who stood beside him, for the face was entirely concealed by the mantilla. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
She wrapt her mantilla over her head, and walked down the flight of steps into the park. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
There were none but women there: grey, bent forms, with circular capes and faded mantillas, with hats of faded splendor and turned or threadbare dresses. Invisible Links
She was a flamboyant lady, with astonishing black eyes, a too transparent white dress, over which was slung a small black mantilla, a scarlet hat and parasol, and a startling fan of the same color. The Marriage of William Ashe
Old Mrs. Brand was a hale-looking old lady, rosy and wrinkled, with the mantilla head-dress of fifty years ago; but she, too, looked a little depressed this morning. Lord of the World
Calmly the girl bent down and closed the eyes, covered decently the convulsed features, and then, shrouding her face with the mantilla, stept forth for assistance. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
A mantle of transparent muslin, fringed with silver spangles, is worn about the head and shoulders in the same indescribably graceful manner as the mantilla of the Spanish senorita. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama
Valentine de Chermette, cloaked in the mantilla of a Spanish senorita, was executing some marvellous steps in front of a young gentleman who had donned evening dress. A Love Episode
The Countess kept her head hid beneath the mantilla, but swayed a little towards me as though listening. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
She could see the astonishment on his boyish face under the white mantilla he wore. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
Her mantilla lay on the floor beside her, the black hair, thick and straight, hung to the waist, her brilliant, piercing eyes were bent vacantly on the fire, her dark cheek perfectly colorless as clay. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
She was attentive in her devotion; her eyes were never taken from the altar or the priest; and, on returning home, her countenance was almost entirely concealed by her mantilla. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
The ladies furl their fans and seize their mantillas, the cavaliers stretch their legs and give signs of life. The Bed-Book of Happiness
And instantly the music ceased; Marcia started to her feet; the dancer pulled off her mantilla, and the flower dropped from her hair. The Rim of the Desert
We had no hats or bonnets, but wore black lace shawls, or mantillas, to church, or twisted long silk scarfs over our heads to go riding. Stories of California
She pressed her lips to his hand, and without a tear, shrouded her face in her mantilla and turned away. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
Hold!" continued she; "give me your scarf and veil; wrap yourself in this mantilla. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
My hands trembled with impatience as I drew the black lace mantilla over her white shoulders. Coralie Everyday Life Library No. 2
She had been proud of her Spanish blood, of her mantilla, her high comb and her fan; but of herself as a woman among women she knew nothing, nor whether she was plain or pretty. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876
All the Spanish dances were pretty, and the ladies with their gay dresses and mantillas, and the gentlemen in velvet suits trimmed with gold, made a fine picture. Stories of California
Wrapping their mantillas about them, they noiselessly proceeded to the Plaza. Inez A Tale of the Alamo
It was a female clad in a rustic dress, with her face concealed by her mantilla. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
The Mexican ladies may be advantageously studied just now in their church-going black silk dress and mantilla, one of the most graceful costumes in the world. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern
I will grant Gallipolis as to her costume, but firmly to Seville or Valladolid I am held by her eyes; castanets, balconies, mantillas, serenades, ambuscades, escapades—all these their dark depths guaranteed. Heart of the West [Annotated]
On the day you wrote it in the frost, I was sitting out of doors, just in my summer mantilla, and complaining 'of the heat this December!' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)
Its distinguishing, feature, however, is the reboso, a sort of scarf, generally made of cotton, which answers to the mantilla of Old Spain. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts
Amine had just returned from an afternoon's walk through the streets of Goa; she had made some purchases at different shops in the bazaar, and had brought them home under her mantilla. The Phantom Ship
Did I not understand the ways of the señoritas among his people?—that they always answered by a wave of the handkerchief, or the mantilla? A Texas Matchmaker
Bright eyes, from beneath gay rebosas or delicate mantillas, glanced approvingly at the speaker. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
The lady was very beautiful and wore something like a black Spanish mantilla The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
All the señoras were smoky looking with snakish eyes, and the dresses under their heavy-fringed black mantillas were more frowsy than those of their daughters. Starr, of the Desert
Women and girls appear dressed in black; they are usually accustomed to throw a wide cloak over their other garments, and wear a mantilla which conceals arms, chest, and head.  A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
For reply the girl hid her face in the mantilla of her mother. A Texas Matchmaker
She walked rapidly up and down the long room, too excited to sit down, flinging the mantilla back as it brushed her hot cheek. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
The maid’s second knock just prevented the revelation of the name of “Messrs. ---,” who, like the lady in the mantilla, were probably non-existent people. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
She folds so pretty her best mantilla over her head and rides with me to church, and she bows so polite—to all the señoras from the new buggy! Starr, of the Desert
They wore their laciest mantillas, silkiest gowns and daintiest footwear to impress the alien invader. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
You might have chosen the mantilla with the Brussels lace. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
In her arms she held an infant, muffled in a white lace mantilla. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
By a sudden connection of ideas I turn my eyes in search of the high comb and mantilla. Nancy
From all, the mantilla and serape had been removed, jewels sparkled in the lace shirts of the men, white throats were encircled by the invariable necklace of Baja Californian pearls. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California
Quietly she made her way to the cloak-room, in charge of an Indian servant, caught up her mantilla and riding crop and fled. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
The abundant hair, streaked with gray now, was draped with lace, arranged mantilla fashion, coming to a point at the top of the forehead. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous
But the women wore fluttering mantillas, and their prancing high-stepping horses were trapped with embossed leather and silver. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
It was nearly daylight, and several women with bowed heads, their mantillas falling over their eyes, were passing in front of the iron grating. The Shadow of the Cathedral
The girls and young married women wore black or white mantillas, the silken lace of Spain, regardless of the sun which might darken their Castilian fairness. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California
So he roamed about, hunting for something or other—he forgot what—until he found it was her mantilla. Ailsa Paige
The captain found special enjoyment in surveying the ladies in lace mantillas who were selecting bouquets in the refreshing atmosphere. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
She took from the drawer of the wardrobe a mantilla of white Spanish lace, and draped it about her head and shoulders, fastening it back above one ear with a pink rose. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
He could see her now, with a rosary usually in her hand, a camp-stool under her arm, and her mantilla drawn down over her face. The Torrent Entre Naranjos
Her tall supple figure was clothed in white, and over her gold hair—lurid and brilliant, but without a tinge of red—she wore a white lace mantilla. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California
She rose, rubbing her eyes with the backs of her hands, saw the mantilla he was holding, suffered him to drop it on, her shoulders, standing there sleepy and acquiescent. Ailsa Paige
Some of them would drop into their places, gouty and relaxed, supported by an old servant wearing a shabby lace mantilla as though she were the housekeeper. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
And do not ruin that mantilla, for thou wilt not get another. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
He had on a black dress and a pair of boots and a mantilla over his shoulders and a Quaker bonnet and a black veil. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5
Twelve rebosos were made for her; Doña Trinidad gave her one of her finest mantillas; Chonita, the white satin embroidered with poppies, for which she had conceived a capricious dislike. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California
Then he became aware of the mantilla on his shoulders. Ailsa Paige
The dainty little señoritas in their silk and satin gowns, with filmy mantillas thrown over their heads and shoulders, and the men not less gorgeous in lace-trimmed velvet suits and elaborate serapes. The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks
"You have killed her," said the old woman, as she drew the mantilla about the baby's face. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
The ladies wear hats instead of mantillas, but they buy hats on Calle Obispo just as and where their mothers and grandmothers bought mantillas. Cuba, Old and New
Prudencia, the mantilla of the donas depending from a comb six inches high, was attired in a white satin gown with a train of portentous length, and looked like a kitten with a long tail. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California
In ten minutes she was before us, a most stately dame, with her grey curls peeping out from under her mantilla. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
The pale face under the mantilla, the long, delicate hands, that seemed ungloved out of a voluptuous caprice, how well he knew them! The Aspirations of Jean Servien
The veranda was crowded with girls, the sparkling faces draped in black mantillas or bright rebosos, the full gay gowns fluttering in the breeze. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
There is a pretty girl with that black thing over her head, a mantilla don't they call it? Jack Archer
To dream of seeing a mantilla, denotes an unwise enterprise which will bring you into unfavorable notice. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition
As to our women;—next Easter or Whitsuntide, look at the bonnets at the British Museum or the National Gallery, and think of the pretty white French cap, the Spanish mantilla, or the Genoese mezzero. The Uncommercial Traveller
Somehow she smuggled into the house a white straw-bonnet, with white roses; also a handsome mantilla. Lemorne Versus Huell
The next morning at eight, Francisca stood before the altar in the chapel, looking very handsome in her rich gown and soft mantilla. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
There is little to distinguish them from the Spanish women save the absence of the mantilla, which they never carry. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain
Her furs were thrown back, and the black mantilla had slipped down to her shoulders. Greenmantle
She swept the mantilla back over her head, disclosing a lovely face, strange and striking to Gale in its pride and fire, its intensity. Desert Gold
I rode every day afterward, from four to six, in the black silk, the mantilla, and the white straw. Lemorne Versus Huell
Beautiful women in silken fluttering gowns, bright flowers holding the mantilla from flushed awakened faces, sat their impatient horses as easily as a gull rides a wave. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
The hindrance, and her new loveliness in the soft mantilla, the pink of the roses reflected in her throat, the provocative curl of her mouth, sent the blood to his head. Rezanov
I saw the black mantilla and the rich sable furs. Greenmantle
She had raised a white hand, holding a black-laced mantilla half aside. Desert Gold
She pushed her mantilla back from her face and looked up at him, smiling brightly. Soldiers of Fortune
I wonder will she give Eulogia a mantilla when the chit marries. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
She wore a large mantilla of white Spanish lace. Rezanov
The woman who sat in it had a mantilla of black lace over her head and shoulders, and with one slender jewelled hand she kept its fold over the greater part of her face. Greenmantle
The Senora had torn her lace mantilla into shreds, and they were scattered over the room as she had flung them from her hands in her frantic walk about it. Remember the Alamo
She tore her lace mantilla from her shoulders and threw it on the floor. Soldiers of Fortune
The haughty elegant women of Monterey drew their mantillas more closely about their shocked faces as they passed La Pérdida sweeping the dirt into little heaps. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
Concha, alone, wore no color; her frock was white, her mantilla black. Rezanov
Her white face, in the frame of her mantilla, looked longer, leaner than usual. The Aspern Papers
The misty beauty of white lace mantillas, the glitter and color of fans and festival dresses, made a moving picture of great beauty. Remember the Alamo
She drew her mantilla a little closer about her shoulders, with a nervous shudder as though she were cold. Soldiers of Fortune
Over her white gown and black dense hair she wore a black lace mantilla, fastened below the throat with a large yellow rose. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
"Why did you not wear a white mantilla?" he whispered. Rezanov
Does she use the castanets, and wear a mantilla instead of a cap?' Love at Second Sight
Put this on, Maria," he said, "and your white mantilla, and your best jewels. Remember the Alamo
Would you like a mantilla of real Spanish lace for your head and shoulders? Fair Margaret
They flung themselves to the earth, beating their heads and breasts,—all but Delfina de Capalleja, who drew her mantilla about her face and walked away. The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California
The ladies on the corridor wore their mantillas, jewels, and the gayest of artificial flowers. Rezanov
I think of guitars, mantillas, sombreros, or—what else is it? Love at Second Sight
Besides, whatever of loss or gain had marred her once fine proportions, was entirely concealed by the beautifying, graceful, veiling folds of her mantilla. Remember the Alamo
She, too, had her head enveloped with black; her blonde hair, which to-night would be flurried in the breeze of the fandango, was hidden for the moment under the austere mantilla of the ceremony. Ramuntcho
Still, mantillas are the coverings for the female head, and peasants in costumes drive mules and donkeys through the crowds in the busy streets, and one is still in Spain. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859
The matrons brought their stiff robes of red and yellow satin, the girls as many flowered silks and lawns, mantillas and rebosos, as the family carretas would hold. Rezanov
The graceful mantilla gradually gives place to the ungraceful bonnet. Life in Mexico
She wore, it is true, her Spanish costume; but she had red roses at her breast, and her white lace mantilla over her head. Remember the Alamo
They went in together, through the lower door, into the empty church, where the old "benoite" in a black mantilla was alone, dusting the altars. Ramuntcho
The lady was a beautiful person, with lustrous black eyes and dark hair, over which a lace mantilla was fastened with diamond stars. What Katy Did Next
It is almost a mantilla, and marks as clear a social distinction in Corsica as does that head-dress in Spain. The Isle of Unrest
I was carried off my feet between two fat Señoras in mantillas and shaking diamond pendants, exactly as if I had been packed between two moveable feather-beds. Life in Mexico
Here are your stockings and slippers, and your gown, and your mantilla—no, no, no, do not call Rachela. Remember the Alamo
She had recognized him, for she turned quickly her obstinate and hard head, covered by a mourning mantilla. Ramuntcho
In the villages crimson shawls and capes are general, and they cover the head like mantillas. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
"Keep close to me, señora, and pretend that you are ill," Geoffrey said to her, and without hesitation Inez turned and followed him, drawing her mantilla more closely over her face. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604
Under dress of rich violet satin, gown of black blonde, mantilla of black blonde, diamond earrings, five or six large diamond brooches fastening the mantilla, necklace of large pearls and diamond sevigne. Life in Mexico
Isabel, radiant in crimson satin, with her white mantilla over her head, darted forward to meet Luis, and turned his song to the Virgin into a little adulation for herself. Remember the Alamo
No mantillas they sport, But a petticoat short Shows an ankle the best, an ankle the best, And a leg—but, O murther! Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
She looked perfectly ladylike in her long black dress and the white wimple which bound her hair under the sable mantilla. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
She had, therefore, put on her thickest lace mantilla, and this now completely covered her face from the view of passers-by. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604
Black velvet dress, white blonde mantilla, pearls, diamonds, short sleeves, and white satin shoes. Life in Mexico
But Antonia, who had been in New York during those years when she would otherwise have been learning how to wear a mantilla and use a fan, did not attempt such difficulties of the toilet. Remember the Alamo
A movement among the party, shawls and mantillas were sought for on all sides; and the preparations for leave-taking appeared general. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1
The toilette is not becoming: here the shawl takes the place of the mantilla, and the head-covering, as in Tenerife, is capped by the hideous billycock. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
One afternoon when C�sar was alone in the garden, a very buxom woman appeared before him, wearing a mantilla and dressed in black. Cæsar or Nothing
Fawn-coloured satin dress, black blonde mantilla, diamonds, and black satin shoes. Life in Mexico
They were in full dress, and the golden-pinned mantillas and the sea of waving fans were a sight indeed. Remember the Alamo
She took Mary by the hand, when she came down, with her plain mantilla and cottage bonnet on, surveyed her keenly from head to foot, and led her into the street. The Old Homestead
Like other Spanish ladies, the lovely brunettes of Santa Cruz generally wear the mantilla, so much more becoming than the bonnet. Journal of an African Cruiser
In the center stood the deaf and dumb child, dressed in a white frock, with a little silk mantilla over it, made from a cast-off garment belonging to one of the ladies of the circus. Hide and Seek
Men and women are the same everywhere, whether enveloped in the graceful mantilla, or wearing Herbault's last, whether wrapped in Spanish cloak, or Mexican sarape, or Scottish plaid. Life in Mexico
Indy returned with a small hat of honey-colored straw and a soft white- silk mantilla. The Happy End
Aunt Hannah did not answer, but going into "the out room," removed Mary's bonnet and mantilla, then, taking her by the hand, she led her into the porch directly before uncle Nathan. The Old Homestead
The face under the shadow of the mantilla was so arch and piquant, Keith could not disguise his admiration. Keith of the Border
All the sombreros in Spain were there, the ladies in national dress with white mantillas. Castilian Days
Her dress was a very rich black Genoa velvet, black blonde mantilla, and a very splendid parure of diamonds. Life in Mexico
In Seville the law of the mantilla is rigorously enforced. Familiar Spanish Travels
She went into the park, and stood at the top of the cliff looking down into the dark wood below her; then she wrapped herself in her mantilla, and sat down on the bench. The Precipice
Apparently her hand was upon his arm, and he was bending down so as to gain a glimpse of the face partially concealed by the folds of the mantilla. Keith of the Border
Her position against the tree was uncomfortable and insecure, so, drawing her head very gently down until it rested on my shoulder, and shading her eyes with her mantilla, I let her sleep on. The Purple Land
By nine we were all assembled in the choir; Don B—-o in his uniform, dark blue and gold, we in mantillas. Life in Mexico
If a woman drives, she may wear a hat; but if she walks, she must wear a mantilla under pain of being pointed at by the finger of scorn. Familiar Spanish Travels
Vera hastily wrapped herself in her mantilla, and stood up to go. The Precipice
In the Spanish Quadrille the ladies wore black silk over grey damask, trimmed with gold lace and pink rosettes, and Spanish mantillas. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2
Some had flowers in their dark hair and some covered their heads with a lace mantilla. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory"
The floor covered with kneeling figures—some enveloped in the reboso, others in the mantilla, and all alike devout, at least in outward seeming. Life in Mexico
It was always pleasant to see three Spanish ladies on a carriage seat, the middle one protruding because of their common bulk, and oftener in umbrella-wide hats with towering plumes than in the charming mantilla. Familiar Spanish Travels
Vera took up her black mantilla once more, but her hands refused to obey her, and the mantilla fell on the floor. The Precipice
They went in an ordinary remise, the three ladies wearing common bonnets and mantillas, and her Majesty having a black veil over her face. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2
A mantilla of very rich transparent black lace was thrown over her head, and fastened on one side with a cluster of red fuchsias, the golden stamens of which were tipped with small diamonds. A Romance of the Republic
The mantillas are white or black blonde; the shoes white or coloured satin. Life in Mexico
Some of the elder women wore mantillas, but these wore flowers too, and were less pleasing than pathetic for it; one very massive matron was less pleasing and more pathetic than the rest. Familiar Spanish Travels
In the white moonlight that gleamed through the trees Vera sought her mantilla, and grasped the gun instead. The Precipice
Ah! how the years have o'er thee flung   Their soft mantilla, grey. The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"
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