| 单词 | modish |
| 例句 | The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As we crossed Blackwell's Island a limousine passed us, driven by a white chauffeur, in which sat three modish Negroes, two bucks and a girl. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Blue plastic chairs, of the kind you might expect to see in a modish European rehearsal room, are arranged on a mostly barren set. A tale of two Lears: Glenda Jackson and Antony Sher scale Shakespeare's mightiest tragedy 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z As visual tics go, this one has become deeply, almost inescapably modish. You can tell everybody this is your biopic (just stay off screen) 2011-01-14T12:28:56Z The value of the shoes in the secondhand marketplace—the price tag on their clout—was about fifteen hundred dollars, a function of both their scarcity and their modish chunkiness. The Normcore Opulence of Preachers Wearing Four-Figure Sneakers 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z “Dear Emissary, ...” is a feast of styles: modish silver halter dresses, belle époque, suggestions of ancient Greek and Roman outfits and more fantastical looks, including a wafting backless gown that leaves its wearer half naked. Dance Review | Walter Dundervill: ?Dear Emissary, ... ? - A Trip Through Time and Fashion 2010-03-12T23:02:00Z The dancers are lively, engaged, but the tone is unseriously modish. Dance Review: BalletX’s ‘Last Glass,’ at the Joyce, Has Music by Beirut 2013-08-08T22:45:44Z On an island across from the Kremlin, the Krasny Oktyabr, a red-brick chocolate factory from the 19th century, was recently converted into a modish cultural complex with galleries, lecture halls and cafes. 36 Hours in Moscow 2010-09-30T20:40:00Z In addition, Ms. Douglas exhibits solitary efforts: suitably modish, performative canvases in which hyper-realistic hands and feet are connected by improvised, abstract lines. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z And yet for all its modish gestures, there is something endearingly retro about Folman's handling. Cannes 2013: The Congress – review 2013-05-16T13:42:34Z Ms. Collins, who lives in Brooklyn Heights in a modish duplex apartment overlooking the East River, is emblematic of a certain demographic: mostly white — though Ms. Collins is half-black — expensively educated and housed liberals. A Chat Room of Their Own 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Its grand staircase, creaky herringbone floors, laid-back vibe and modish art mixed quaint and cool. Critic’s Notebook: Amsterdam’s New Stedelijk Museum 2012-12-23T20:27:43Z Not one but two of his plays are currently playing in New York – Ages of the Moon, a new work, and A Lie of the Mind, a modish revival directed by Ethan Hawke. Sam Shepard bares his soul 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z The look is at once modish and cozy, reminiscent of a boite you might find in Brussels or Copenhagen. Review | At Le DeSales, classic French cooking receives a creative jolt 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z It was modern, mod and modish, and the critical hit of the year. The Servant was modern, mod and modish 2013-03-18T06:00:00Z There was not a stiletto to be seen: instead, she embraced the modish trend for a heavy, less feminine shoe. New York fashion week: Victoria Beckham's snug fit between extremes 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z The 20-room property features modish interiors with art deco accents and sweeping bay views. 36 Hours in Midcoast Maine 2012-08-02T16:56:43Z China is simply a modish backdrop for a rock solid slice of family-friendly entertainment. High kicks, low tension 2010-06-17T23:14:00Z On Tuesday it looked impeccably respectable and modish as it presented new ballets by the world’s three most in-demand and talked-about ballet living choreographers. Dance Review: A Big House, Big Names, New Twists 2011-05-25T22:42:28Z The modish duplex space, with unusual tiered seating, fills up fast with a smart but low-key crowd swilling and chilling over glasses of arak. | Tel Aviv's Hot New Block 2012-01-18T14:00:02Z By his later years, Judt's adherence to scholarly standards, along with his contempt for charlatans such as Louis Althusser and for academic fashion, made him seem a conservative figure to more modish colleagues. Tony Judt obituary 2010-08-08T17:38:00Z More modish media were making the movies look old hat. Shrek Forever After shows why 3D won't save cinema 2010-07-05T09:59:00Z As a modish base camp from which to poke around Greater L.A.’s most compelling new destination neighborhood, the Palihotel is well equipped with ambience and attitude. Hotel Review: Palihotel Culver City, Calif. 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Ms. James sometimes employs modish jargon, saying that the artist Sky Hopinka’s video at Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis “troubles” the ways information is circulated. Welcome to the Armory Fair. It’s Huge. It’s Hectic. Would You Like an Audio Guide? 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z His untitled 2019 group shot of modish young men huddled together on a street in colorful suiting showcases traditional Nigerian weaving techniques while alluding to the “youthquake” movement taking hold in his city. Black Beauty: Photography Between Art and Fashion 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z He quickly incorporated the modish look into his best London portraits, ethereal things full of motion and light, an ocean away from the sharply etched lines of his New England work. When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z She is certainly doing something new – but how do you tell the modish from the timely? Turner prize 2012 exhibition review: is this the best one yet? 2012-10-01T13:08:55Z The African-American hero played by Duane Jones lent the movie a modish political interpretation, even if the director George A. Romero admits that he cast him because “he simply gave the best performance.” Books of The Times: Sons of Rosemary?s Baby: Birth of the New Horror 2011-07-10T19:57:17Z A modish 1950s crash pad and a totem to midcentury modernist architecture housing a stellar sushi restaurant and one of the top spas in Acapulco. Acapulco: The colorful history of a 1950s’ artists’ haven 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The powerful sense of isolation a bewildered 21st century idiot attempts to stave off by bragging about his or her witless exploits on social networks, accompanying each boast with a modish hashtag. From Armchair Paralympian to Paedosavile: my words of 2012 2012-12-30T20:00:00Z Maar’s early photomontages look almost as modish and styled as her fashion work. The Voraciousness and Oddity of Dora Maar’s Pictures 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Her exclamation indicates that the Eltons are behaving in an unusual, perhaps modish, manner. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z And nothing ages quicker than the temporarily modish. Modern British Sculpture: empire of the oddballs 2011-01-18T21:31:01Z Certainly there is another Havana, the unabashedly modish and glamorous one populated by artists, models, filmmakers and writers that the photographer Michael Dweck first stumbled upon during a visit in 2009. Noticed: What Would Che Say? 2011-07-27T18:59:05Z “Bills, Bills, Bills” is dizzyingly complex, “Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is futuristically forceful and Beyoncé’s singing at the end of “Bug a Boo” is a soaring interjection of traditional glory into the modish present. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z For old time’s sake, Gordon’s new book of salads for all seasons, Savour, includes a recipe for a condensed milk “mayonnaise”, even if he has swapped the mustard for the rather more modish wasabi paste. Peter Gordon's six delicious salad recipes 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Curtis has decided to wear his father’s old tuxedo to the dinner, although Dad does not approve of this modish term, either. | 'Black Tie': Patrician Clan That Clings to Its Foibles 2011-02-09T03:01:04Z Admittedly, I couldn’t believe in it: it looked determinedly chic and clever, a modish dance-drama machine with no particular depth. Dance Review: Take Unusual Music, Mix Contrasting Movements, Stir Well 2011-03-01T22:40:58Z Her appointment in San Francisco, under that ensemble’s modish music director, Seiji Ozawa, “projected a forward-looking vision of classical music,” the scholar Grace Wang has written. Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z That decade produced some timeless classics by a number of great choreographers, but it also included many consciously modish displays of harsh surface showiness. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z Petkanas delivers a meticulous dissection of our endless fascination with the modish, bewitching women who refuse to let us in, and upon whom we project our fantasies, desires, even our hatred. Books Are the New Black 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z He was a modish figure, and thus the perfect mannequin upon which to drape those sack suits and period references. Ad absurdum and the conquest of cool: Canned flattery for corporate America 2013-12-22T12:00:00Z An ordinary wooden rolling pin will do; those beautiful stainless steel ones sold in modish kitchen shops are not a good idea except for rolling out fondant icing, which needs heavy battering. The 20 best Nigella Lawson recipes: part 4 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The building was white and modish, with a mint-green mushroom cap of a roof. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Cheekily described as “a modish ripoff” of “Much Ado About Nothing,” the production evokes with tangy authority the sights, sounds and styles of London rumbling through the youthquake years. Theater Review: ‘These Paper Bullets!’ Opens at Yale Rep 2014-03-27T21:56:49Z They are being joined by quirky bars, modish specialty shops and galleries. The Many Faces of Puerto Rico 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z In rose gold, a substance of enduring value is transformed into a consumer item with the half-life of all things modish. The Semiotics of “Rose Gold” 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Alongside the strained pathetic fallacies, you'll notice that the above also carries the whiff of creative writing course in that modish present tense. Not the Booker prize: Advice for Strays 2010-09-27T12:49:00Z Their style, a modish amalgam of fashion and function, is documented on blogs and emulated by like-minded sisters on wheels. Bicycle Chic Gains Speed 2010-09-29T23:32:00Z Nadia’s unbelief, her indifference to prayer, her self-protective donning of a black robe: They exist not in modish irony but in hushed earnestness. Review | ‘Exit West,’ by Mohsin Hamid, is a tale of love in the time of migration 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z His black warm-up jacket was a modish update of Hamlet’s “inky cloak.” Oscar Isaac’s Mom Died. Now He’s Working Out His Grief in ‘Hamlet.’ 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Next to it were a nifty beanbag chair and a modish metal desk, the only other furniture. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Hôtel Americano in New York 2012-08-31T17:24:01Z “It’s pretty narrow now, and also quite modish.” Critic?s Notebook: Pushing Fashion Boundaries in an Era Without Any 2011-01-12T22:45:41Z Her modest, modish dolly dresses were, wrote The Washington Post, “the most provocative thing in fashion right now.” 2018: The Year in Stuff 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Yet Rousseau's writing inspired its own modish aesthetic – a natural simplicity. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z Actually, he’s in search of something a little more refined and less modish. Music Review: The Old-School Style, Unafraid to Be Imperfect 2010-11-19T22:45:00Z The whole exercise looks modish, artful, clever and insincere. Dance Review | Lyon Opera Ballet: Works by Cunningham, Forsythe and Marin at the Joyce Theater 2010-03-11T20:24:00Z She knew she disliked what was then modish: white skin, red lips and the practice of contouring to create cheekbones. Bobbi Brown Is Ready to Slay the Wellness Industry. Nicely. 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z A calculated departure, it allowed him to venture beyond the deliberately overexposed snapshot-like images and word pieces for which he is known and into more abstract, and modish, terrain. Taking the ‘Lady’ Out of the Lady Bag 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Now he is being played by Omar Sy, wearing a more modish, but equally dashing, flat cap and trench coat ensemble. Lupin: introducing anglophone audiences to a more socially conscious gentleman thief 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Death to Tennis emphasizes a modish, spacious silhouette. Prep Is Everything at Rowing Blazers. But Is Prep Alone Enough? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The 185-room hotel has a sleek glass and steel facade and an imposingly vast and minimalist lobby — the entrance warmed, only just, by modish gas flames encased in glass. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: The Fairmont Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh 2010-08-14T05:01:00Z But Mr. Fox’s sound — his group’s sound — is complete within itself and not in a hurry; it’s cool but not modish. Sweet or Hardcore, Nothing Is Quite What It Seems 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Hybridity, though of a different kind, is far more than a modish buzzword for the British designer Grace Wales Bonner, whose award-winning work has consistently mined the tensions inherent in racial, cultural and sexual intersection. Fashion Dispenses a Happy Little Pill 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Two months ago, it was modish to theorise that consumer desire for extravagant luxury fashion might never recover from the pandemic. Worth the hype: are Dior's Air Jordans the most-wanted trainers of all time? 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “Portraits of an Era” parades modish men and women. Review: A Getty show rummages around in Edouard Manet's private shadows 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Although Citizen is marketed as a means to protect communities, Frame talks about it as an example of a more modish preoccupation—self-care. Citizen, the Smartphone Police Blotter 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Collin noted that the 2019 version is twice as long as the original and is filled with "modish new themes to fill the time, including animal cruelty, makeshift families and corporate exploitation of artists". Burton's Dumbo doesn't fly with critics 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z This was then turned into soap, stamped with the logo “SELF”, and wrapped in modish monochrome packaging. 'It's very good': how soap made from siphoned human fat left audiences in a lather 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z His hairstyle suggested the Beatles, his fashion sense was distinctly modish, with long, monotone silk cravats and turtleneck sweaters. André Previn, the classical maestro who knew the value of pop culture | Petroc Trelawny 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z They bedecked their songs with synthesisers and the modish sound of fretless bass: their drummer played one of those octagonal Simmons electronic kits, de rigueur on Top of the Pops at the time. Mark Hollis: reluctant pop star who redefined rock 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s a work both modish and antique, apparently postmodern in emphasis but fed by the exploratory energies of the Renaissance. “Flights,” a Novel That Never Settles Down 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Despite accusations of populism, the blend of modern and classical details at the Sainsbury Wing was anything but a modish pandering to 80s conservatism. Robert Venturi obituary 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The website set itself apart in its early days with a clean, uncluttered design and a slice of “Ura-Hara” style - the modish fashion of the backstreets that line the trend-setting Harajuku district of Tokyo. As Zozotown suits up, Japan's online fashion revolution gathers speed 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The divide is not on points of grammar but on attitudes towards a handful of modish companies, known as FAANG. Most stockmarket returns come from a tiny fraction of shares 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z As showbiz tastes shifted from modish jazz standards to fizzy, folky pop numbers, the original song became more of a non sequitur. Analysis | The Oscar for best original song is a garbage category 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z A butcher shop/bar, The Shambles is an understated but modish industrial space. The Shambles: Some cured meats, craft beer and a lot of love from the Maple Leaf neighborhood 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Wineries and hilltop bastides have always lured travelers to Provence, but a recent wave of modish auberges has turned the destination downright stylish. The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Throughout her adult life, she leaned towards the artistic, the camp and the modish, even going so far as to marry Armstrong-Jones, a man at the centre of that particular Venn diagram. ‘Not amused’: Princess Margaret’s misadventures in bohemia 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z "It would be no exaggeration to state that Georgiana was the epicentre of all that was modish and desirable." What to Know About the Royal Blood in Princess Diana's Family 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Faye, 29, with ruddy cheeks and modish round glasses, conducts himself with a friendly but slightly fervent air that is common among French political reporters, who constitute an informal elite within French journalism. How Marine Le Pen played the media 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Just because Lukaku is not a modish type of forward does not mean that he is not an extremely effective one. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku is a traditional No 9 who could play in any era 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z When they do express an interest in combat sports, it is in its currently modish forms — muay Thai, for example, or Mixed Martial Arts. Preserving Hong Kong's Vanishing Martial Arts 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Remarkably, The Cavern is much as it appeared in The Beatles’ day, even though the actual footprint has been slightly revised since those glorious modish days. TRAVEL: Beatles tours in Liverpool offer peek into Fab Four’s youth and legacy 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Portland, Oregon is famous for its modish devotion to organic foods and craft beers. The SEC Tax Comes to Portlandia 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z In part it is an issue of tactics: the hard, high press of which Klopp is such a devotee is modish. Jürgen Klopp, José Mourinho and the cultivation of liderazgo | Jonathan Wilson 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In the late 20s, Morell had grown a thriving private practice in Berlin, his reputation built on the modish vitamin injections he liked to give his patients. High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The 18-year-old says he stayed the night at his loving grandma's house and woke in the morning to find she'd kindly repaired his modish strides. #OlympicNan and other grandparents gone viral - BBC News 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z But the underlying argument is that Czechia is just a little more modish. Metamorphosis 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Based around half a dozen galleries in the modish Saint-Germain quarter, the world of French manuscripts is today gradually recovering its poise - so rudely shaken by the irruption of the Aristophil parvenu. Were investors conned into buying rare manuscripts? - BBC News 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z I suppose they do rather clash with modish Western ways. The world's best bakers - and they aren't French - BBC News 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z In the modish streets around Hongik University in Seoul, your correspondent glimpsed one male student looking fabulous in black eyeliner, eyebrow mascara and silver eyeshadow. The east is rouge 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z With her braids, her fierce monochrome palette and that modish name, Wednesday was an It girl two decades ahead of her time, boosted by her darkly glamorous relatives Morticia, Gomez and co. We are family: the cool clans inspiring this season's fashion 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Osborne mixes in the same modish London metrosexual and metropolitan elite circles as them. Will Blairites cross floor to Osborne? - BBC News 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The hotel brand is among my global favorites because it achieves the ostensibly impossible: blending corporate with creative, professional with modish and hip. Le Burger, Le Cocktail, Le Jazz: Parisian Pairings at Le Meridien Etoile 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z But Lloyd Webber is at his least persuasive when he tries to be funny or modish, and he is usually completely tone deaf to the ironies that Black’s comedy relies on. Andrew Lloyd Webber is for middle-aged people and babies. I think I love him | Emma Brockes 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Some Apple customers may have found the new tones unappealing—too modish, or too European—and they may have switched back to the goofy, “classic” sounds that had been relegated to a lower-rung menu. Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The Seahawks play it West Coast cool, with Carroll showing up in white pants and sneakers, and a modish Nike athletic top. In Super Bowl XLIX, Keeping Alert for Trick Plays 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Elsewhere José Mourinho appears set to adopt the modish method of the modern managerial genius: find a club with better players than yours and use financial muscle to bully them out of them. Football transfer rumours: Samuel Eto’o to sign for Arsenal? 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Today the most modish explanation of the king's maladies is Kell's disease. Why Richard III's final resting place matters 2013-03-30T07:01:06Z With a lanky frame and modish sideburns that hearken to 1960s-era Britain, he looks as if he would be more at home in an Antonioni film than in a bike race. Tour de France: Tour De France Shaping Up to Be a 2-Man Race 2012-06-29T15:37:17Z The fiend that now urges to—pen flippant novels Is modern Poor Tom's modish Modo,* The work that in cynical worldliness grovels Will soon be extinct as the Dodo! Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z His clothes fitted him loosely, and, although not exactly out of style, they were not to be called modish in either cut or material. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z The modish young men who applauded "Miss Elsie of Chelsea" sat in the stalls where their fathers and in some cases their grandfathers had applauded "Hamlet Up to Date." The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z The passage of time is illustrated as the modish looks of the family, and the car, morph from 1962 to 2012. Advertising: Brands Celebrate Anniversaries to Woo Consumers 2012-04-10T00:03:22Z The wealthy and distinguished, titled and modish were there in larger numbers than on any previous occasion. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z This fashion, adopted by the Chinese, was not long ago a modish coëffure in France. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The Bourbon Roses were vastly modish; their round smooth petals and oval leaves easily distinguish them from other varieties. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z He now wore an entirely modish dinner-dress, exquisitely tasteful in all its appointments; his coat of the most faultless fit, and boots that displayed a very small and handsome foot to admirable advantage. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Irish cabins supplied a modish industry to English drawing rooms in drawn linen work. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Franklin's or Rousseau's profile was modish, though the more sentimental preferred a pet cat's portrait set on a ribbon in place of a diadem and feathers. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The young lord, a reckless devil evidently, and fierce, despite his somewhat effeminate figure and tiny hands; given, too, to the modish vice, as was evidenced by the coarsening of his fine features. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z They were very modish for dolls' wear, very useful to shape pin-a-sights, those very useful things, and very pretty to tie up posies. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z There is, however, a possibility of carrying this modish manner to such an extreme as to make it the very height of affectation. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The modish popularity of ‘slumming’ as it used a few years ago to be called had of course its absurd aspects, but was, nevertheless, not an unhealthy sign. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Both education and temperament forbade so improper but modish a proceeding. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z They wore new modish suits of clothes, with fashionable bows of ribbon at the knee, provided at Government expense. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z His wig, too, was not at all modish, being of the scratch type that country gentlemen affected. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "But, I say, Will," inquired his modish brother, of our young clergyman, in a tone of good-humored banter, as they sauntered down Broadway together, after breakfast, "where did you buy your new chapeau?" The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z These were still the days when art and artists had not migrated from the gloomy studios of unfashionable Bloomsbury to the gleaming palaces of modish Kensington. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Which was all very modish and philosophical, and meant--well, just what anyone who had visited Avignon in February of the year '22 might have seen with half an eye. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Elizabeth blushed prettily, her shy gaze taking in the details of Miss Tripp's modish costume. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z He always wore a black vest, swallow-tailed coat, stout silk stockings, and shoes with bright silver buckles, while a snowy white apron and faultlessly frilled shirt completed a modish and impressive costume. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The result was, that the condemned article was exchanged at a fashionable establishment for one fully meeting the approbation of the modish critic. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The fashionable vogue of the vocation may sometimes attract modish recruits who have not counted the cost. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Mr. Lovely turned the corner and the little maid vanished at the sound of a bell summoning her to tie one of her mistress' pink bows to a more modish angle. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Claire soon heard a decisive rustle of robes, and presently a descendent shape dawned upon her view, arrayed in very modish costume. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z She looks very fresh and English in her muslin frock; there is something spring-like and virginal in her appearance, and her manner of dress is romantic rather than modish. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z Arranging his white silk handkerchief so that it protruded a modish eighth of an inch from his breast pocket, Chester Arthur Jessup, Jr., sallied forth to make his call. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z An audacious study in Venetian red—a tripping fashion-plate with a practical waist—it was only Vera by virtue of the radiant face between the donkey-eared toque and the modish modicum of fur. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Good day, Mr. Lovely, good day, sir, and depend on't, grey will be the modish colour for gentlemen of quality; and I beg you not to be uneasy about the light-blue lining. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z At this question the lady slowly shook her head, with just enough emphasis not to imperil the modish architecture of her locks. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Two white ostrich tips stood up saucily at the side, a few violets were coquettishly stuck in the back and the effect was immensely modish and becoming. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z You get a modish milliner, you keep your pew in Grace Church, you drop a big coin into the plate when a millionaire hands it to you, and you are content. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Those he wore at the moment had once been modish too, but their one-time owner would no longer have recognised them, for they were threadbare and as battered as the home-made moccasins on Harry's feet. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z He was glad of this, for somehow when the effects of the Burgundy wore off, he did not feel disposed to attempt the barricade of the Great little Man's modish prejudice. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Here’s all things that’s fine, and all things that’s rare, All modish and neat, all new London ware: Variety here you plainly may see, Then give me your money, and we will agree. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Sally's reply to her father's rebuke, on account of the modish vanities, that she asked of him, was quite spirited. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z As the curtain rises, Clement, dressed in a modish, tarnished-gray sack suit, is discovered reclining in a fauteuil near the fireplace. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Her glance met his fairly, but there was no sign of recognition; she only drew her trim, modish skirt away from the contact as she passed on. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Even the ivory paleness of Mr. Vernon's cheeks wore a faint tinge of carmine, and some curls of his modish wig were very slightly ruffled. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z He looked round and saw a stranger dressed in the latest modish costume of Vienna, and finally, he recognised in the apparition his nephew, young Matyi. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z I should like to marry here myself,—before I unrobe I'll attack one of the maids!—Faith, a very modish dress to go courting in,—hide my livery, and I am quite gallant. The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts 2011-07-09T02:00:12.740Z She felt that he was taking her in from her crown of light hair, down through the smart, high-collared waist to the short, scant skirt which showed her silken clad ankles and the modish shoes. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z For clothes, I leave them to the discretion of the modish; breeches and doublet will not fall under a metaphysical consideration. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Having trained my subjects to make themselves uncomfortable in a modish way, I was soon able to urge the necessity of enjoying themselves on the same principle. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Before 1990, it was home to the Communist Party Central Committee; now it houses offices, including Western banks, and a modish shopping center. Arrest Follows Serbia?s Uneven Path to Break With Its Past 2011-05-28T01:50:18Z On Michigan Avenue At lunch time, or at five o'clock, you'll see In rain or shine a certain tailor walk In modish coat and trousers, with a cane. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z Her modish clothing was discarded and she wore brightly colored shirts, a brimmed hat, drab riding skirt and the smallest pair of boots that had ever been manufactured in that country. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z The modish scene I apprehended was, to an eye accustomed steadily for some time to the natty abbreviations of Fifth Avenue, a refreshing, a charming spectacle. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z She was attired in a handsome, modish riding costume, with dainty patent-leather riding boots. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Of all the people there, I observed but two who were agreeable to the eye: a young girl, admirably modish, and her mother. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z The total absence of Jane Lauderdale, either in the bonnet and black of East Sixty-third Street or in the modish morning frock which might have attired her dual self, decided his next move. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Sir J. B. Thank you, daughter, but I'm not quite so modish. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z I was prompt, however, to assimilate the modish bearing of my companions, and assisted by some natural alertness, or perhaps inherited tendencies, soon became undistinguishable from the honourables and lordlings of the gun-room. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Past the little park and around it to the street, terraced and tree planted, where the more pretentious dwellings and several modish new houses, built for the summer boarder, stood. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z There was nothing modish in poor little, country-bred, Doris's dress when this fine gentleman saw her coming behind all the rest, after he had almost given her up. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z With his modish specs and suave manners, Sammer is the acceptable face of football conservatism, his retro musings too predictable and boring to cause any offence. Matthias Sammer's cold feet ensures a hot fall-out in Germany 2011-01-24T11:47:36Z He wore a tight grey coat, which emphasised his slimness, and his shining modish silk vest cast a false glitter of the world of society over him. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z For all her high breeding and her modish London insolence, which in circumstances favourable to it was wont to sit so charmingly upon her, she could hardly restrain her tears. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Brian Hanrahan was the opposite of modish - in his reporting, in his speech and attitudes, even in the way he dressed. Model journalist 2010-12-20T18:54:41Z It was the fifth enactment of the yearly August ritual, when that modernist refectory of Manhattan power dining throws open its modish doors — free! — to the sprout set. Children?s Day at the Four Seasons 2010-08-25T04:50:00Z Wearing sandals and modish sunglasses, they appeared to be the sort of prospective Appleseeders who could buttress the program against the dark side. Does the Appleseed Project Teach Marksmanship or Something More? 2010-07-29T22:08:00Z The modish white suit and the rolling Panama threw out in fine contrast the keen sun-tanned face and dark brown eyes. The Valiants of Virginia His modish suit, already much damaged by the salt water, was soon smeared afresh with a coating of greenish slime. Into the Primitive Even in Munich, countless beggars loitered about, mixed with numbers of modish, dandified officials; there was no national industry, only some manufactures of articles of luxury favoured by the government. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. There had already been talk of ragging one or two freshmen whose raw and mediocre bearing had offended the modish perceptions of the majority. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Mr. Dalroyd's modish languor changed to a sudden cold ferocity before which ostlers, post-boys and stablemen quailed; within five minutes he had roused the whole place and set everyone searching, from host to pot-boy. Our Admirable Betty A Romance She was tall, slender, gowned in the most modish manner, and had a foreign way about her that would have fascinated one even more cosmopolitan than a Texas veterinary. The Social Gangster The names that appear there have earned the cataloguing not from medieval prowess, but from money's more modish might. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The modish adaptation of woven fabrics to the female contour becomes increasingly complex and minute and 148 exacting and time-occupying in precise proportion as the amount of time increases for which occupation must be devised. The Women of Tomorrow This arrangement was not modish, but it was becoming—the only arrangement, in fact, that would have befitted her features, which resembled those of the Cleopatra unearthed by Lieutenant Gorringe. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel But 'tis the schools as is the matter wi' you and so many other modish gentlemen, same be all froth and flourish. Our Admirable Betty A Romance "I have never succeeded in acquiring the modish smartness of the gallants and the wits." A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois He may trip and stumble, in his imitations of your modish paces; but the soul of a gentleman must be in him. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Sometimes she will wear both ruff and collar, the ruff underneath to prop up her collar at the back to the required modish angle. English Costume He was an agnostic, a term commonly employed by the modish to avoid the odious one of freethinker. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels "But 'modish'——" "And why shouldn't he be modish?" demanded Mrs. Agatha warmly, "he's young enough and handsome enough." Our Admirable Betty A Romance The English Presbyterians he found sadly fallen away from the doctrines of the Reformation, and their clergy, although learned and able, deeply infected with the "modish divinity"—Socinianism and Arminianism. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The modern man is modish too, as much as he dares. The Intelligence of Woman I admire the mode of your shoulder-knot; methinks it hangs very emphatically, and carries an air of travel in it: your sword-knot too is most ornamentally modish, and bears a foreign mien. The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee Madame de la Verdelière, who was assiduous in every modish and patriotic practice, was reckoned, in the best French society, as one of the most gracious of the great ladies interested in good works. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Aye, indeed, Tom's a man, 'spite all his modish airs and affectations, a man! Our Admirable Betty A Romance It is sad, but true; And simply told, though not in lady phrase Of modish song, may touch some gentle heart,700 And wake an interest, when description fails. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 With a polite toss of the reins, as was then the modish fashion, she bade him good day. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway With all her modish graces, there was a tincture of romance and an appearance of softness and sensibility which gave her the variety of two characters. Coelebs In Search of a Wife She regarded the scene with the face of one who has little share, although she wore a puce-colored satin with some fine lace frills and a modish cap on her thin hair. The Story of Old Fort Loudon The Captain called, too, with dear Sir Benjamin Tripp—so modish—so elegant! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Carefully keep away from all 'modish' exaggerations and eccentricities, and apply yourself to serious study. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Lieutenant Kolberg, as a modish dandy, had already purchased nearly her entire supply of flowers, and when, soon after, the remnant had gone, he claimed and obtained her as his partner for the dance. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Thinking Charles to be a fine man of the town, the modish racket, which indeed is their natural state, was played off, but it did not answer. Coelebs In Search of a Wife To be open-minded became modish; people with interesting, subversive things to say were encouraged to talk—always provided they talked with an air of not taking quite seriously what they said. Pot-Boilers Ha, Zeb," he sighed, drooping in modish languor, "split me, but I'm glad to see that square phiz o' thine, 'tis positive tanic after London, I vow! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Presently the nurse stood before him, smiling, and he saw that her usual modish house dress was changed for the regulation white duck and peaked cap of her profession. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon The spinster had been so captivated by a certain air of modish elegance in Adèle as to lead her almost to forget the weightier obligations of her Christian duty toward her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 I had long been acquainted with her character, for her charms and her accomplishments were the theme of every man of fashion, and the envy of every modish woman. Coelebs In Search of a Wife One way with another, no doubt I was a good deal improved to look at, and acquired a bit of a modish air that would have surprised the good folks at Essendean. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) Aye," said the Sergeant, shaking his head, "'modish' were the word, mam—'modish'! Our Admirable Betty A Romance After all, it was more likely that I should have recognised our visitors, than that they should have identified the modish gentleman with the miserable prisoner in the Castle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The restraining Paris corset gave to her luxuriant form a charming modish correctness of line. Aurora the Magnificent At Mrs. Fentham's, I encountered Lady Bab Lawless, a renowned modish dowager, famous for laying siege to the heart of every distinguished man, with the united artillery of her own wit and her daughters' beauty. Coelebs In Search of a Wife The Judge unbuttoned his modish gray coat that nearly reached his heels and put his hands behind him for a moment, as he puffed and pondered–apparently debating something. In the Heart of a Fool But restrain The weariest waif from entrance to the fane Where pure young girls come for a special grace, Whither the smug-faced citizen may pace, The modish lady trail her silken skirt? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890 The men were equally fine in modish coats and satin waistcoats; narrow and severe or deep and ruffled neckties but one degree removed from the stock, or in flowing collars à la Byron. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 He was seedily clad in a shiny black suit, but a modish green velvet hat, several sizes too small, perched precariously atop his very large head and gave him an oddly rakish appearance. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story I had frequently remarked, that the musical and the dancing ladies, and those who were most admired for modish attainments, had little intellectual gayety. Coelebs In Search of a Wife I should as soon think of exchanging an old-fashioned mother for something modish and stylish. Shirley The effect was pleasingly modish and conventional, and she quickened her steps—satisfied. Outside Inn And Anne, neither classic nor modish, still vaguely resembled her! The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 It was but too obvious that the modish appearance of his son had offended the old man. The Broom-Squire Yet Nature lives beneath these modish masks Somewhere, sometimes, with energy that tasks Caste's rigid rule to cozen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 A Bottle of the Best was then strait brought in, and not long 40 after a very splendid Entertainment for Breakfast: The Furniture was all very modish and rich, and the Attendance was suitable. The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V For "Governor and Company" was substituted "President and Council," a more modish name, as some one said, but not necessarily one that savored of despotism. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths All acknowledged Mrs. Nunn’s introductions with much propriety and little cordiality, for Anne was far too alert and robust, and uncompromising of eye, to suit their modish taste. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 Quickly, one after another, the modish hat, the delicious frock, the things that could be drawn through a ring, were removed and replaced. The Paliser case A common print gown, clean and summery-looking, showed her soft outlines at least as well as a more modish affair would; and the sleeves rolled up to the elbows revealed Diana's beautiful arms. Diana For a generation or two longer, the ballad suffered from these attentions of the modish muse. The Balladists Famous Scots Series Such was the modish manner of that summer of 1915--a sedulous avoidance of anything resembling acknowledgment of obligation to those who entertained. Nobody Here facing her, with a profound Reverence and modish Phrase, he begs the favour of knowing her Commands. The Tricks of the Town: or, Ways and Means of getting Money We had a great show-case full of glittering paste––bracelets, 93 tiaras, coronets, sunbursts, dog-collars, rings, necklaces––all extremely modish and so handsome that they would have deceived any but trained eyes. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry This touch of nature, which no modish artist would have attempted, marked the hand of one who painted from the life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The changes made are nearly all either tinsel ornaments or mutilations of the traditional text, which an eighteenth century poetaster had sought to dress up to please the modish taste of the period. The Balladists Famous Scots Series Custom and general practice make this modish deceit familiar to us, without being shocked at the absurdity of it. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Proper, in this case does not mean modish, but suitable, serviceable, proven by the touchstone of experience to be best for the work or play that is in hand. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts He was a modish young gentleman, very splendidly attired, who carried himself with a dainty insolence, and he now came slowly towards the girls with an amiable salutation. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama The most brilliant and modish society in England was at that time to be met at Bath, and the young Hanoverian quickly found himself a favourite and the fashion in it. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition She was immediately conscious of the perfections of Lois's raiment, noting its points from silk hose and modish pumps to the utmost tip of the feather on the beguiling Paris hat. Otherwise Phyllis Of the unity of time, at all events, it was in direct violation, for its "gay rainbow colours," and modish arrangement, were out of all keeping with her matronly age. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 The impression I got was of a modish and very much up-tilted hat and of a veil which hid everything beneath its brim and the collar of a long, loose coat. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 She was like a child bubbling over with happiness, gay as a lark, as unlike her usual self in behavior as her modish appearance was unlike that of Simeon Ponsonby’s self-denying wife. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Her hat was awry, and what had once been a modish pompadour was toppled to one side and shed hairpins with every palsied nod of her head. Elkan Lubliner, American Upon the whole I am inclined to believe that as a manufacturer of stays he takes his name from a part of those modish ligatures called jumps. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 Thy pardon, Adonais, pray, That on this memorable morning We twist those lovely lines astray, As modish maid, her charms adorning A trail may twine of eglantine Into the formal "set" of Fashion. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 She had noticed that forenoon that both Belle and Hortense Starkweather were dressed in the most modish of gowns—as elaborate as those of fashionable ladies. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The invitation which she needed for the satisfactory conduct of her modish itineracy from country house to country house had not come in the early mail as she expected. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The Minuet's cold and modish grace, Delirium of the Carmagnole, Fair France has known. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 Crochet Jacket One color or two may be used for making this pretty jacket, which is extremely modish, and very comfortable for the cool days and evenings sure to be experienced during summer outings. Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet She wore a smart tailored suit and a modish hat. Little Lost Sister Mrs. Carleton, a pretty, modish woman, with the ease of city manner, bowed quietly and murmured her pleasure. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Certainly it is modish," she said dryly—"a Gunning hat, and cost a penny, too. The Reckoning "Now our church will wear a richer and more modish look!" exclaimed one and another. The Valley of the Kings Her silken gown was very "fashionable," somewhat too modish for good taste, for it was elaborately trimmed and embroidered. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery Ah! what avails thy scented solitaire, Thy careless swing and pertly tripping air, The crimson wash that glows upon thy face, Thy modish hat, and coat that flames with lace! Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Happy, indeed, were all the Boston book-sellers; blessed of the gods! rich, witty, modish, beloved, beautiful! Customs and Fashions in Old New England The word 'modern' is therefore in Shakespeare uniformly to be pronounced with the long o, as in the words modal, modish, and never with the short o of mŏderate, mŏdest, or our present word mŏdern. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Ladies wore fine clothes and sought to be modish in the London manner; gentlemen made a brave show in gayly colored silks and rich laces, gold-headed canes and costly snuff-boxes. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III He had bought new clothes and a supply of linen, and although he did not wear them with the ease of one accustomed to modish dress they certainly improved his appearance. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery Varian walked quietly by the group, to enjoy better the pretty, modish picture they made. Mrs. Dud's Sister The fashion of the roll was of much importance, and various shaped rolls were advertised; we find one of "a modish new roll weighing but 8 ounces when others weigh fourteen ounces." Customs and Fashions in Old New England The equipment of the white, commodious bathroom was perfection, and no article of furniture was missing from his bedroom that could contribute to the comfort of a modish young man accustomed to every modern convenience. The Dude Wrangler The shops were filled with the crisp, fresh-tinted goods of the nearing season, and here and there among the smartly dressed women was a modish straw hat brightening the winter furs and velvets. Miss Pat at School Tottie let her eyes fall—to the modish dress, with its touches of lace; to a pearl-and-amethyst brooch that held Mrs. Milo's collar; to the fresh gloves and the smart shoes. Apron-Strings And assuredly there was never an age in which man so masked his nature under modish innovations as he does in the present. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 In her modish frock of gray linen, with a parasol of leaf green, she seemed to merge gradually into the grayness and greenness of the forest beyond. Glory of Youth Her walking-suit was neat and modish and fitted well her graceful, rounded form. Mary Louise in the Country Democratic institutions and universal educational privileges have bred a social mass intelligent and responsive enough to be modish, but lacking in discrimination and criticism. The Moral Economy It is fashionable to be stupid, and we are the most modish people in the universe. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General The title may not fit With accurate completeness; It soars some shades too high, this modish mot, As 'Mrs. Lyon-Hunter' sinks too low; Both nick-names fail in neatness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 All modish shapes must melt in gloom, Great Worth himself must die, Before the Sex again assume Eve's sweet simplicity! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 11, 1893 Satire like Pope’s is essentially modish, and requires a restricted range. Obiter Dicta Second Series Blank verse had lost its character; it had to be made vertebrate to support the modish extravagances of the heroic plays; and this was done by the addition of rhyme. Milton Honor and Jimsy observed the boy from across the street, a slim, modish person. Play the Game! They were carried by the western counties under the leadership of Patrick Henry, recently elected from the back country to sit in sober home-spun garb with the modish aristocrats of the tide-water. Beginnings of the American People I tell you, I mean to be a modish gentlewoman, as good as ever Mrs Vane; and I’ll have a knight at least. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) His humour, exquisite as it is, is modish. Obiter Dicta Second Series The ready humourist devises a pleasant and cheap entertainment by dressing Adam and Eve in modern garments and discussing their relations in the jargon of modish frivolity. Milton A woman stood before them, fresh as May And beautiful; but, in that modish throng, None heeded her. The New Morning Poems In no contemporary record or account, no matter who the writer, can be found such a vivacious and witty description of the modish hairdressing of that day as in the pages of this diary. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 Mrs Vane is the one for pets; that is, whenever they are modish. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) It seemed to Clement to be a very fashionable and leisurely throng—so long had he been absent from people either modish or easeful. The Spirit of Sweetwater In special session they confided to one another the names or addresses of any of these who happened to be especially deft, or cheap, or modish. Gigolo Scotland! thy weather's like a modish wife, Thy winds and rains for ever are at strife; So termagant awhile her thunder tries, And when she can no longer scold, she cries. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings They were dressed nattily, jauntily, in modish, girlish hats, and their dainty jackets fitted closely to their slight figures. Wayside Courtships They have no indirect authority over the minds of their townsmen; they have only their modish charters to appeal to, and the newly engrossed letter of the law. Sketches She was ghastly in her gay and modish attire, for she had instantly laid aside her mourning for the death of the boy, as an affront to her faith that he still lived. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee As Master-Card is indicated the existence of a brilliant, gifted Woman; fond of social life and modish things, of dress or expensive and rare matters; perhaps of Talent in art or literature. The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note There were modish metropolitan details, it is true, but the petty reign of the immigrant Hollanders’ descendants would have put to shame the laborious freaks and foibles of a tiny German principality. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 As I left the train a squarely built man, sharp-eyed under the brim of his modish soft hat, was standing aside on the track platform and evidently scrutinizing each of the debarking passengers in turn. Branded But at the instant of unhitching, Miss Grierson's trap was driven up and the untying of knots paused while he stepped from the curb to stand at the wheel of the modish equipage. The Price She looked just the same, very modish, in some brand-new New York clothes, I suppose. The Fifth Wheel A Novel Modish society was addicted to matters over which argument was hardly worth while—in which respect we find modish society the same in all epochs. The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note Her hand, held fast in Guy’s, rested on his knee; Nan’s charming head, with its modish dressing, lay against her shoulder. On Christmas Day In The Evening Ye high-born Peers, whose ardor to excel, Grows from the beauties of some modish Belle! The First of April Or, The Triumphs of Folly: A Poem Dedicated to a Celebrated Duchess. By the author of The Diaboliad. She wore her brown velvet instead, looking quite modish, and a sable wrap, gift of the groom, lending genuine magnificence. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There was something about me that, lacking a reference, impressed my would-be employers unfavorably; possibly it was the modish cut of the hundred-dollar spring suit I wore, or the shape of my hat. The Fifth Wheel A Novel The man was staring over Lutie's head at the slim, elegant figure in the modish spring gown,—it was something smart and trig, he knew, and it was not black. From the Housetops Six months had developed her into a woman and the training of Miss Pinwell, the pink of gentility, had given her the modish airs of a lady of quality. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Something burst from his lips a deal stronger than the modish French oaths then in vogue. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade She was strikingly attractive, in her modish tailor frock, and her short tight jacket of Persian lamb, with its high, collar of grey fur turned up to her ears. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 She was dressed in a long rain-coat and had some sort of modish hat on her head, which, in spite of its simplicity, gave her a highly fashionable air. The Chief Legatee M's agreeable situation there—diary of her way of spending the week, compared with the modish way of spending time. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe She marveled that anything so fresh and modish as the house before her could have come into being in the old town. The Stolen Singer In some of its accessories it is even modish. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture I marvel much what periwigged phrase Won the heart of this sentimental Quaker, At what gold-laced speech of those modish days She listened,—the mischief take her! The Haunted Hour An Anthology The gardens of Glenavelin have an air of antiquity beyond the dwelling, for there the modish fashions of another century have been followed with enthusiasm. The Half-Hearted In the spacious days of Elizabeth, in the modish time of the Georges, a freedom of speech was habitual which to-day is tabooed. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 There were many who inveighed against 'the new modish system of reducing all to sense,' when used to controvert the doctrines of revelation. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century What, for example, would Madame Nathalie have thought of the modish gowns which Mrs. Fiske introduces into the middle-class Norwegian life of Ibsen's dramas? Americans and Others Besides it is a spotless white outing coat, rough, and to quote the words of the clerk who helped her select it, "exceedingly modish." The Girl and Her Religion Philip eyed with furtive approval the modish shirtwaist, turned back at the full brown throat, and the heavily coiled hair. Diane of the Green Van And I can't wonder he's not pleased with you when it gives him such pleasure to have a modish and handsome young woman at his side. The Seeker She fingered his coat lapels with her modish hands, and smiled with downcast eyelashes. Married Life The True Romance He nodded his head with a modish air And said "good day" for he wasn't aware That the sign-post pointing its finger there Was only a block of wood. Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk At Court, and in all the modish houses in the town, one may be sure that the whole story of her strange life was told and retold with a score of imaginative touches. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality The boys wore overalls and flannel shirts, which, in contrast to the sketchy effects of their sisters' costumes, seemed almost modish. Judith of the Plains Verily, EUGENIUS, the story requires but the 'decorative art' of the literary sentimentalist to make it moving, even to the modish. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892 The younger, Nancy Hunter, is not so modish, but a perfect rosebud. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 He came back to the girl in her modish costume that seemed so out of place beside the rough clothing that Covered his body. The Man in the Twilight The new beaux and the old ones began to buy modish habits and periwigs, adorn themselves with new sword and shoulder knots, and trifle over the latest essences offered in the toyshops. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality At half-past two she rose, refreshed, dressed herself in her dotted swiss with its rows of val, or in black silk, modish both. Half Portions To wear a weapon with intent to use is one thing, to buckle it on as a mere trivial, harmless, modish ornament and gewgaw is quite another! Lewis Rand But I thought by practice now and again to inure myself to the habit, which was then so new and fashionable among modish gentlemen. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Although they had been used to plain, if not slovenly, house-keeping before the money came, both the wife and daughter had evolved into connoisseurs of modish and luxurious hotel apparatus and garniture. Unleavened Bread "What will she do with him?" said a flippant modish lady to his Grace of Osmonde one morning. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality She was, in fact, a modish old lady as were her three friends. Half Portions She pinned up her gown until it did not show below the long black coat, and folded a white linen handkerchief about her throat over the delicate lace and garniture of the modish waist. The Mystery of Mary There was nothing affected or modish in his manner. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock A mass of tangled hair fell across her eyes; her arms hung limply at her sides; small, modish riding hoots showed beneath the hem of her skin, forlorn in their irresoluteness. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Her chief desire was to be a modish person; therefore she would not be left out of the iniquitous monde, though her face, if nothing else, placed her safely beyond the pale of Whitehall sin. The Touchstone of Fortune She was attired in a modish little automobile bonnet, close fitting and of grey, while her grey linen suit gave her an up-to-date air, for now, she proudly informed Ethel, Tom owned his own car. Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl He by the Seine found fitter place For courtly wit and modish grace, Than by the Indus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 5, 1891 The man left the fire, advanced to her side, took the modish wrap from her hands. V. V.'s Eyes The three men next continued their walk, until they met a "rose-leaf, whipped-cream youth," of whose modish attire and effeminate manners they made unmerciful fun. The Book of the Epic But in view of Mary's admirable self-control, I found myself falling into a method of thought morally then prevalent with all modish men. The Touchstone of Fortune He hints that Golf is a mere modish fashion—even a fin de si�cle fad!!! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 19, 1891 He had on a gray modish suit, with lavender tie and socks to match; and looked natty and young and spirited and quite prepared for anything. No. 13 Washington Square A picture which any rural gentleman could see from his front door, smacked too little of art for the modish town. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896 Me," he said, looking ahead with enjoyment at the glittering escort, "me—done in a fabric of about the eleventh shade of the Yaque spectrum—made loose and floppy, after a modish Canaanitish model. Romance Island The dashing modish air of the child was adorable. 64Having concluded her scene she retired from the centre of the stage in a glow. Leonora It is so obvious that many modish Mammas care much more for their daughters' bodices than their souls. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891 They are nice throngs, healthy throngs, care-free throngs, modish throngs in the modes of magazine advertisements. Walking-Stick Papers So there was a grand wedding from the earl's house in Leicester Fields; not a crowded assembly, for only the very élite of the modish world were invited. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 A governor became increasingly necessary as the arbiter of what was modish for families whose connection with the fashionable world was slight. English Travellers of the Renaissance This Lewis Seymour still lives and paints modish London in rose-colour. Promenades of an Impressionist A hundred years ere he to manhood came, Song from celestial heights had wandered down, Put off her robe of sunlight, dew and flame, And donned a modish dress to charm the Town. The Poems of William Watson The point of honour was a science, which a grown gentleman might study under suitable professors, as well as dancing, or any other modish accomplishment. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition Not rank's trim pleasaunce, nor parades of fashion Tempted his genius; his the great highway Where, free from courtly pride and modish passion, Toil tramps, free humours crowd, rough wastrels stray. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 17, 1891 From his right hand dangled a pair of trousers, in pattern a modish black-and-white. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock She was most brilliantly attired, and no detail lacked to the perfection of her modish outfit. The Pretty Lady She wore her brown-velvet, instead, looking quite modish, a sable wrap, gift of the groom, lending genuine magnificence. The Vertical City His trousers were clipped tightly at the ankles, and his jacket loosely buttoned by the correct button; his soft felt hat achieved the architect's ideal of combining the perfectly artistic with the perfectly modish. The Roll-Call He refused to join in "the idle Cry of modish lamentation" over the execution of the French King, and defended the other executions in France as necessary. Old and New Masters I fear you do not understand these modish terms, which every creature now understands but yourself. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Any stranger, elegantly and fashionably attired, will find little difficulty in obtaining deference, politeness, and even credit, in every shop he enters; whereas the stranger, in more homely, or less modish garb, is really nobody. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829 These were of a soft putty shade; his coat was bottle-green, and his hat of the latest modish shape. Castles in the Air Trust me, Master, it is an apt song, and archly sung by modish MAUDLIN. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890 Thou art to go to a great house over there and see grand folks with fine airs and modish dress. Mistress Penwick Her head had been crowned with a tall peaked modish beaver hat, from which a purple feather rakishly swept over the goddess's left ear. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Out upon fighting; 'tis grown so common a fashion, that a modish man condemns it; a man of garniture and feather is above the dispensation of the sword. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Hence in Hamlet, though avowedly an old Northern story, there runs a tone of modish society, and in every respect the customs of the most recent period. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes To Town we'll come in modish frocks, Where swells appraise our herds and flocks, By days "in profit" great or small, All in the Agricultural Hall. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890 He thought if the modish beauties in yonder rooms could boast of such perfect charm, 'twould not be hid by a fall of lace and a shoulder knot of violets. Mistress Penwick His eager eye fell delightedly on the trimly modish figure his sister presented; he would be proud to take her back into his car. The Brown Study The Virginia beauties, if less modish and extravagant, as a rule, than the belles of Philadelphia and New York, yielded to none in aristocratic loveliness and grace and dignity of bearing. Calvert of Strathore That one, a tall, modish alien with a red, flushed face covered with a two-days' growth of bread, was likewise watching when it began. Where the Trail Divides The trousers fitted close to massive and shapely limbs, and the long waistcoat, not of a modish silk, was buff in color, such as might one time have been worn by Washington himself. The Purchase Price There was a young fop at the organ in rich and modish attire, but otherwise of unattractive and common appearance. Mistress Penwick She only glanced at Markham, for she was used to the visits of traveling craftsmen along the highway—but she studied Hermia's modish frock with a critical eye. Madcap She was dressed in white—a modish gown of rich Irish lace. The Man from Brodney's Women of the city insist on being modish, however, so they wear furs with the airiest of apparel on the warmest days, contradictory but vivacious apparitions. Fascinating San Francisco They were poor clothes, and yet, judging by their cut, he fancied the girl had looked exceedingly well in them—nay, even modish. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories He has modish habits that so completely masque his strong will and determination that before one is aware they are caught and wound in the meshes of his duplicity. Mistress Penwick He glanced at her modish French suit and hat and down at the English leather traveling case she was carrying. Madcap Down in the kitchen utensils and household goods there was no rule demanding modest but modish one-piece gowns. Cheerful—By Request The rest of her outfit, even to the odd little scarlet velvet hat, with its successful and modish touch of the ugly, was the achievement of her own hands. The Bent Twig A series of young girls followed, cheaply modish, with their willow plumes and their vanity bags. Bambi At the word modish a sudden thought came to Katherine and she leant over and whispered in Janet's ear; then Janet said: "She must have a pair of stays with each frock." Mistress Penwick He had given up hope of Hermia, and though her vision persisted, it was not of the modish, self-contained creature who had received him so coolly that he thought. Madcap Ray took from Miss Jevne the black silk gown, modest but modish. Cheerful—By Request A modish velvet throat-band, such as is shown by No. 63, is one of the most graceful conceits of fashion. What Dress Makes of Us The modish Hypocrite endeavours to appear more vicious than he really is, the other kind of Hypocrite more virtuous. The Spectator, Volume 2. He may even eschew plaid frocks and don modish garments—that would hide bandy-legs still less! Mistress Penwick The modish adaptation of woven fabrics to the female contour becomes increasingly complex and minute and exacting and time-occupying in precise proportion as the amount of time increases for which occupation must be devised. Stories from Everybody's Magazine She was as modish as Ray was shabby, as slim as Ray was stocky, as artificially tinted and tinctured as Ray was naturally rosy-cheeked and buxom. Cheerful—By Request By selecting a shorter coat equally modish, as shown by No. 37, the too tall woman shortens her figure perceptibly. What Dress Makes of Us The East End set bought Sophy Decker's hats because they were modish and expensive hats. One Basket They were shod now, in a pair of slim, aristocratic, and modish ties above which the grateful eye caught a flashing glimpse of black-silk stocking. Emma McChesney and Co. They were looking with beaming approval at a girl she had never seen; a dark and modish stranger of singularly composed and yet modest aspect. Penrod It was they who introduced smocked pinafores to you; and those modish patent-leather belts for children at which your grandmothers would have raised horrified hands. Fanny Herself A hair-dresser arranges, at least once a week, the hair of the modish woman if her maid does not understand the art of hair-dressing. What Dress Makes of Us Her hair, not yet very gray, was becomingly arranged, and her black gown was modish. Moon and Sixpence Up in her room once more, she selected her smartest tailor costume, her most modish hat, the freshest of gloves and blouses. Emma McChesney and Co. A wall of modish glass brick separates this anteroom from the offices. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier And because why?" demanded the little man, his fierce eyes growing fiercer as he stared at Barnabas from modish hat to flowered waistcoat, "because I don't make for the Quality. The Amateur Gentleman Her black velvet sailor, modish enough when new, had suffered somewhat in the hurried packing off of her things after her. Star-Dust It was so unlike the face she had seen before, rosy and smiling beneath the shade of modish hats, that no glimmer of recognition came to her. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California There is a modish performance there to-night, I hear; but I doubt it is over, for the Strand was crowded with hackney coaches moving eastward. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Her Commode was not half a Foot high, and her Petticoat within some Yards of a modish Circumference. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Too extremely modish it was, accenting its own lines at the expense of a face to which less attention should have been called. Ruggles of Red Gap The ladies shall not be frighted, for our chief comedians will enact modish people of a time when gallantry prevailed. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes She entertained a great deal, generally at modish restaurants. The Woman with the Fan Her wings are scorched by the fire of this modish Tophet She has been taught to dress and look like the women around her—a little more modest—but after the same fashion. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The Fashionable World is grown free and easie; our Manners sit more loose upon us: Nothing is so modish as an agreeable Negligence. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Into the room with the arch-valet and the very tired, elegant modish man she has come like the scent of mignonette through the window. The Harlequinade An Excursion I am no modish lover, dearest and best of creatures, to regard marriage as the thrifty purchase of an estate, and the lady as so much bed-furniture thrown in with the mansion. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes His antique coat with its wide skirt had, it seemed, assumed a modish cut as if in imitation of the bell-shaped spring overcoat of the young man about town. Frenzied Fiction Do you think it needs a modish Columbus to discover that? London Pride Or When the World Was Younger That lady herself, large and modish, was in the act of stepping up and in. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors I marvel much what periwigged phrase Won the heart of this sentimental Quaker, At what golden-laced speech of those modish days She listened--the mischief take her! East and West Poems Gumbo was always dexterous in the art of dressing hair, and with a little powder flung into his fair locks Mr. Warrington's head was as modish as that of any gentleman in the Mall. The Virginians She presented him to Mrs. Stanton and that lady's modish coolness did not dampen his spirits, which had become plainly exuberant. All-Wool Morrison And this time," says one modish raven, "'twill be the quality that will suffer. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger His person, of course, became more manly, his manner more assured, his dress more modish. Endymion They were fine but somewhat faded garments, modish and even foppish, and, so far as I could distinguish any peculiarity, military in appearance, and evidently belonged to a person of some quality. The Yeoman Adventurer Hence in Hamlet, though avowedly an old Northern story, there runs a tone of modish society, and in every respect the costume of the most recent period. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature This, in connection with his careful clothes and rather modish riding-boots, might have given him the reputation of a dude, had it not been for several other essential details of his appearance. The Untamed He was plainly dressed in a dark grey suit, and looked ten years older than when Lady Sarah had last seen him on his wife's visiting day, an uninterested member of that modish assembly. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger At the ridotto she must equally feign ignorance of modish dancing--she whose nimble feet had tripped to every measure since she could stand alone. A Set of Rogues No doubt they were equally modish and becoming, and would have set me up finely, though all the tailors in London town couldn't make me a match for Maclachlan. The Yeoman Adventurer For a moment, Janet seemed to her to be a sort of angel--modish, but exquisitely genuine. Hilda Lessways With his modish and correct clothes, his self-respect seemed to have returned. The Profiteers And as indelicate as severe, to put a modish man upon hunting backward after his own merits. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 We find in old-time letters directions about modish buttonholes, and drawings even, in order that the shape may be exactly as wished. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Drury revives! her rounded pate Is blue, is heavenly blue with slate; She "wings the midway air," elate, As magpie, crow, or chough; White paint her modish visage smears, Yellow and pointed are her ears. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe Her commode was not half a foot high, and her petticoat within some yards of a modish circumference. The Coverley Papers He could well imagine the sensation he and they would create in the lobby of the modish Ajax. Flowing Gold Judge then, if to me a lady of the modish taste could have been tolerable. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded He took in at a glance, however, her tall, trim figure, the burnished crown of hair, and the surprisingly modish frock she wore. Viola Gwyn His left hand firmly gripped a Russian leather portmanteau of substantial construction, while his right lay loosely in the pocket of his modish spring overcoat. The Midnight Passenger : a novel The fashionable world is grown free and easy; our manners sit more loose upon us: Nothing is so modish as an agreeable negligence. The Coverley Papers Then, indeed, he experienced a shock, for it was difficult to recognize in this handsome, modish young woman the awkward, ill-dressed country girl he had seen at noon. Flowing Gold He is tall, and very upright, and his appearance and address are at once manly and fashionable, without the smallest tincture of foppery or modish graces. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 This man was short and slight, was dressed in well-made cloth clothes; his hair was held in at the nape of the next in a modish manner with a black taffeta bow. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel “Don’t call me country bred, Tibbie Drinker, just because you are a modish city girl.” Janice Meredith These forms of conversation by degrees multiplied and grew troublesome; the modish world found too great a constraint in them, and have therefore thrown most of them aside. The Coverley Papers She wore a dark skirt and a simple shirtwaist, both quite modish and becoming, and her shoes were the admiration and envy of half the girls at the school. Mary Louise On the modish tunic were love-knots of pale blue velvet, and a border of tiny pink rosebuds. Patty's Suitors Now sinking Rome grows weak with luxury, To please her appetite cram'd peacocks die: Their gaudy plumes a modish dress supply. The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter The general thinks ’t would be a pity to spot those modish buskins and gloves. Janice Meredith In spite of their modish appearance they declared themselves indecently shabby, and allowed Bob to order for them—a favor which he performed with a Rajah's lofty disregard of expense. The Auction Block He emerged upon an animated tableau of modern nymph and modish satyr in a close-by forest aisle. The Landloper And then they had all heard and knew that in Petersburg carousing worldly ladies, and even girls, permit themselves, out of a modish snobbism, pranks far worse than the one which Rovinskaya had proposed. Yama: the pit It is the same case, if instead o calling thought a modification of the soul, we should give it the more antient, and yet more modish name of an action. A Treatise of Human Nature Transition from maidenhood to what is called the matronly had been too rapid; it was emphasised by her costume, which cried aloud in its excess of modish splendour. The Crown of Life The fashion of his attire tended to a dandiacal extreme,—modish silk hat, lavender necktie, white waistcoat, gaiters over his patent-leather shoes, gloves crushed together in one hand, and in the other a bamboo cane. In the Year of Jubilee On my return, I met my comrade, Squire Gawky, whom his father had sent, some time ago, to town, for his improvement in writing, dancing, fencing, and other modish qualifications. The Adventures of Roderick Random It had once been a pretty, modish cottage, with a thatched roof and dormer windows, but now it was badly in need of repair. Huntingtower On several subsequent Sundays, Laura fingered, in an agony of indecision, the pleasing stuff of the dress, and ruefully considered its modish cut. The Getting of Wisdom Across the shed, just visible between rows of trunks piled mountain high, stood Miss Esme Falconer, as usual only too well worth seeing from fur hat to modish shoe. The Firefly of France For instance, galloping up on a spirited mount, in a modish riding-habit—a checked one with flaring-skirted coat and shining boots and daring but swagger breeches, perhaps!—galloping insouciantly up to take that dare! Missy A most modish person grown, she says a fine gentleman. 27th. The Diary of Samuel Pepys But the figure itself is too prim and modish. The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth The next day I received a letter addressed in modish, angular penmanship, which, before I opened it, I felt sure had come from Mrs. Cunningham. The Gold Bag There was her strong, healthy, well-developed figure moving before him, but the modish gray dress seemed to give its pronounced outlines something of the dignity of a goddess. A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories The young woman had come back with several dresses in her arms, and Ashurst eyed her laying them against her own modish figure. Five Tales I marvel much what periwigged phrase Won the heart of this sentimental Quaker, At what gold-laced speech of those modish days She listened—the mischief take her! Complete Poetical Works You are well rid of this forsworn captain, dear Mistress Thankful; and methinks that with hair as beautiful as yours, the new style of wearing it, though a modish frivolity, is most becoming. Thankful Blossom At his side, and contrasting oddly with his grossness, moving with an easy stripling grace, came a slight young lady in a modish riding-gown. Captain Blood A school for Scandal! tell me, I beseech you, Needs there a school this modish art to teach you? School for Scandal The young woman added hastily: "What style would you like—something modish?" Five Tales It seemed that his father had been a citizen of some consequence, and had owned a house in modish Gay Street, where he let lodgings. The Works of Max Beerbohm Even Sunday was not barren for Zuleika: modish hostesses gave her postprandially to their guests. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story His modish and costly apparel had nowise suffered by the adventure through which he had passed, and he carried himself with the easy assurance of a man of rank. Captain Blood The widow made a charming picture in her modish tea-gown, and the physician, watching her with an appraising eye, acknowledged the beauty which had captivated all Washington. The Red Seal Her slim and flexible figure, clad in a modish mourning costume, accommodated itself easily and gracefully to the trying position. Whirligigs The French plays, too, were the feigned delight of all the modish world. The Works of Max Beerbohm Homer, in truth, is to be matched only with Shakespeare, and of Shakespeare he has not the occasional wilfulness, freakishness, and modish obscurity. Essays in Little And he told my mother that he was not rich or the fashion now, and had no modish friends or relations to flout any poor beauty he might choose to wed.” A Lady of Quality But neither the memory of the services of these men, nor their great power in the state, could protect them from the sarcasms which modish vice loves to dart at obsolete virtue. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 But I tell you 'tis not modish to know relations in town. The Way of the World Long had my house smiled upon me, decked out in modish exterior, Long had my windows with large panes of glass resplendently glitterd. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres It was some time about the date of the Restoration that modern France began to be modish in England. Hearts of Controversy Those of her age seemed but girls yet by her side, whether married or unmarried, and howsoever trained to modish ways. A Lady of Quality Dead of a fashion out of date, Such folly has passed away Like the hoop and patch and modish gait That went out with an older day. An Anthology of Australian Verse The girl was rather nervous certainly, for the most modish gentlemen were always the most obscene. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola He had all along been uncomfortably aware of the sharp contrast between his own modish attire and the somewhat disreputable leathern chaps of his host's foreman. The Lure of the Dim Trails This young man was already well known in the modish world of town for his beauty and adventurous spirit. A Lady of Quality |
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