| 单词 | modiste |
| 例句 | Being limited in materials, due to shortages and rationing, she used a gorgeous sunset-colored wool that she had unraveled from a suit tailored for her by Ormaie’s most expensive modiste in 1912. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Indeed, though The Modist, the name of Ms. Guenez’s website, is a clear nod to “modest,” it also denotes a “modiste,” a fashionable milliner or dressmaker. Women, Fashion Has You Covered 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z With a sentence, she can send customers to the modiste or suitors away from annoying Cressida Cowper. Secrets of a gossip writer: The unchecked power of Lady Whistledown on "Bridgerton" 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Soon after Lincoln was elected, Mrs. Keckley became personal modiste to the troubled first lady. It’s Elizabeth Keckley’s Year in Civil War History 2013-01-09T23:54:36Z From the Duke of Hastings to Daphne to the modiste, each character harbors their own secrets. 'Bridgerton' is full of secrets. We asked insiders to decode the biggest surprises 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z If I couldn’t make a living breaking horses, I could always be a modiste. Read an excerpt from Elizabeth Bear’s next steampunk adventure Stone Mad 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Parisienne′.—Paris doll, a small figure dressed in the latest fashions, sent out by Paris modistes. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Ah, but you see some of these sensible inventions come from the brain of a fashionable modiste, who will make you lovely, or what you value more,—'stylish' outside and comfortable within. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z Lieutenant James was kept on his legs all day, escorting the ladies to the modistes and running errands to Madame Jupon and Mademoiselle Euphrosine. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z First-class modistes and milliners, too, are all that way; they know better than to send their bills too soon. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z Once or twice her devoted father had accompanied the expedition, but after being twice warned by an officious young policeman for loitering outside a modiste's in Dover Street, had excused himself from further attendance. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z She was to bring her modiste to his room at eleven o'clock the next morning with her patterns, that he might help in choosing her new dress. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z They are made by a modiste in Vienna, who, I happen to know, is one of the most expensive in Europe. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z One of the reigning modistes had made it, and for the first time in her life she was called upon to stand the test of surpassingly beautiful dressing. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z No modern modiste could have achieved them and survived. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z I suppose she thought that even you couldn't have resisted the Paris modiste. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z By-and-by we stood by the modiste's window again. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z She was a plentiful lady of a well developed maturity, whose clothes did not conceal her heroic mold, albeit they fitted her as tightly as if her modiste were a taxidermist. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z All expensive material, and made at a Parisian modiste’s. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z In the fifties the modistes of Paris, whose word, however absurd, was law to the women of the civilized world, sent out the famous hoopskirt. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z She painted with unusual skill, and the little water-color figures which she sent to her modistes, were real works of art, far superior to those in the fashion journals. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z The modiste was instantly on the alert, and the counter became as a sea of many-coloured waves. The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z Even Miss Sallie’s 66 elaborate chiffon gown looked as though it had just come home from the modiste’s. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z You see, my friend is a bit on the order of what the modistes call "stylish stout." Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z In the meantime, Belle-Ann had made three hurried trips with Miss Worth to the modiste in Lexington for fittings. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z I can make our dresses as well as any ordinary modiste.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z They come from all the best modistes in Paris'; and she'd say she couldn't help that; if they weren't what was being worn they wouldn't sell. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z The robust kitchen maid, the trim modiste, and the humble sempstress, all swelled the phalanx of warriors. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The modiste and the grisette are, doubtless, well read in the mysteries of. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z After purchasing a number of suitable fabrics, Miss Worth took Belle-Ann to a modiste where they were detained for more than two hours. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Ad�le, the modiste, says, "not long to wait for a dozen such,"—and this not for a fancy ball, dearest, but for a simple evening party,—a "dance-able tea," as papa will call it. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z "Madame, a good French modiste on her deathbed could make a better hat than any one in New York ever could." Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z To be modiste and to be couturière is like being a painter and a singer at the same time. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z In the following trades Jews formed between one-fourth and nearly two-thirds of the entire workers: watchmakers, tinners, modistes, tailors, glazers, housepainters, coopers and bookbinders. Jewish Immigration to the United States from 1881 to 1910 Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. LIX, No. 4, 1914 2011-03-01T03:00:45.597Z And that evening Geoffrey indites a letter to Mrs. Manning, Grafton Street, Dublin, that brings a smile to the lips of that cunning modiste. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Perhaps the earliest specimen of a modiste's bill in existence has recently been found on a chalk tablet at Nippur, in Chaldea. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z The women weren't just crazy about the hats and the modistes wouldn't look at them. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z I have seen her with all her fair hair turned back from her large face, crowned with a modiste’s edifice which would have proved trying to a lovely girl of eighteen. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z But I thought you preferred being an independent modiste in lodgings. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z For the modiste had done her duty well. A Double Knot Her gold-color gown, all film where it wasn't glistening paillettes, was as simple as the most expensive modiste in New York could make it. The Trail of Conflict He knew nothing of Paris outside of the great modistes' shops, and he cared less. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “Do you suppose she would leave a modiste for—you?” A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story Her gown of soft white silk was daring as a French modiste could make it, but its simplicity was almost nun-like. The Missioner In her case, it was not the modiste that made the woman. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Of course I am excepting from these remarks a few who have intuitive good taste, and other few who employ French modistes, and who submit implicitly to their authority. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. They did make him trimmed models: and as they were the best modistes in the world they were as pretty hats as ever you saw. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z Then her clothes, though not showy, were expensive and had a true modiste air. Helen Grant's Schooldays All around were boxes with the lids lying askew, and bearing the names of the famous modistes of London and Paris. Captain Macedoine's Daughter “And now, to think I am going into a world so different; a world where the milliner, and the modiste, and the tailor ‘are throned powers, and share the general state.’ Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance The arm was not pinioned by the fiat of a modiste. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries It pretty near ruined him, coming after the modistes had been piling everything they could buy on top of their hats. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z She had been working, since she was fifteen, at all sorts of odd jobs: cash-girl in a department store; running errands for a fashionable modiste; cashier in a dairy lunch-room; making picture-frames. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself The gowns chosen were extremely simple, but in good taste; and the modiste promised that they should be sent after the young lady in the course of a very few days. Brooke's Daughter A Novel The daughter of Estrada-Rosa was resplendent in a most elegant dress from one of the first modistes of Paris. The Grandee The deathly grin of the modiste is about the only "simultaneous penetration" that I could see in the canvas. Ivory Apes and Peacocks I said to him: 'Why, old man, you don't suppose for a minute that the modistes in Paris invent the styles, make 'em up out of their heads? Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z The orders that had come pouring in from milliners and modistes all over the land for six months were now dwindling daily. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself The modiste who was fitting it had left the room to seek for pins, of which she had run dry. When Ghost Meets Ghost The little girls with the tired faces, the jaded men, the smart, weary business women—buyers and secretaries and modistes,—who were occupied in the neighborhood were all being literally nourished by her. Outside Inn And you never can depend upon a modiste. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart It would drive a French modiste wild to see the proprieties so outraged. Due South or Cuba Past and Present At his command modistes and milliners turned his plebeian bride into a fashionable, and certainly into a very lovely lady. A Singer from the Sea But now, coiffeur, milliner, modiste, and her own maiden cleverness kept her immaculate––the true Gotham model found nowhere else. The Crimson Tide A Novel The best tailors and modistes in the country make her things. The Gorgeous Girl But it was not a success, and so the daughters entered the employ of a well-known West End modiste. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 The establishment of this fashionable modiste, with which Myra had associated nothing but laces and ribbons, dresses and trimmings, embroidery and feathers, flattery and display, struck cold and dull upon her imagination. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. If she were a Parisian, a modiste and hairdresser would do wonders towards developing her into a beauty of the very rare, very fair order. The Bondwoman I was a modiste, and my father was a restaurant keeper.” The White Lie Suddenly a lady—of so radiant a loveliness as to send modistes packing from my head—emerged from the Hôtel Bristol and crossed the broad pavement to a waiting victoria. The Belovéd Vagabond It was always that the colors arranged themselves, and so with my sister, who is modiste and whose compositions are a marvel. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad "The dress is a model, madam," said the puzzled modiste. The Orchard of Tears Clad plainly was the lady we have followed,— But with a certain grace no modiste's art Could have contrived. The Woman Who Dared His wife was his equivalent, though, superficially, she appeared to better advantage, thanks to a Parisian modiste with exquisite taste, and her fond husband’s bottomless bank account. In Her Own Right This being so, it may be well to observe that these fashions do not please or attract men, for we know they are but the inventions of some vulgar, selfish perruquier or modiste. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) A scholar and a modiste, working in happiest conjunction, might possibly "create" the dress; but as for the face it might be any one out of those on one hundred chocolate-boxes. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Do the tyrant modistes bring Colours so calamitous, Mixed in ways more fearful still, In this strangely sunny spring? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 The “spring opening” of the great classes of birds and animals is none the less interesting because its styles are not set by Parisian modistes. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Both the modiste and her aristocratic patron were a little puzzled at Patty’s attitude, which, though modest and deferential, was yet sure and true in its judgments and opinions. Patty's Success But women of fashion accept without question the dictum of their modistes. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) As soon as it was known that I was the modiste of Mrs. Lincoln, parties crowded around and affected friendship for me, hoping to induce me to betray the secrets of the domestic circle. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House It was not, Virginia decided, quite like choosing gowns at her modiste's; yet she was bright-eyed and laughing at the end. The Snowshoe Trail She passed on, her dress, which had taxed the resources of the first modistes of the day, Rue de la Paix, trailing heedlessly over the priceless Aubusson. Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 They find the modiste, who inspects her new customers and is all suavity. Floyd Grandon's Honor I think the modistes are largely to blame. The Girls at Mount Morris I became the regular modiste of Mrs. Lincoln. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House Everything was submitted to my judgment as Madame Paon more than once observed, “What a first-rate modiste you would make, mademoiselle; but, unfortunately for the fashions, there is no chance of your being so employed.” Valerie The next day Willa paid her first visit to a famous modiste in Mrs. Halstead's company, and returned exhausted but impressed. The Fifth Ace After six months she has acquired a mincing speech, from which she is still liable to lapse into appalling indiscretions; but after another six months the product might pass muster in any modiste's showroom. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 22, 1914 We are far from all fashionable modistes here; but I must try to do honor to madam’s masquerade for all that,” laughed Rosa, as she passed gracefully out of the room. Cruel As The Grave Learning that Mrs. Davis wanted a modiste, I presented myself, and was employed by her on the recommendation of one of my patrons and her intimate friend, Mrs. Captain Hetsill. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House Every one was pleased, and expressed admiration at the peculiar elegance of her attire, and asked who was the modiste she employed, and Madame Bathurst never failed to ascribe all the merit to me. Valerie He had been a silent observer of what had passed, and seeing me now loitering, staring at the modiste's shop, he cast off his expressionless mask and assumed a very threatening and scowling appearance. David Malcolm In all the large towns, French tailors, modistes, jewellers, etcetera, may be met with. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico He could ring the changes on the “latest fashions” as glibly as the skilfulest modiste. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States I had no desire to run away from a partner who danced so well, though she were a modiste. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse She was slightly built, but graceful, with the grace of the fashionable modiste. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden There had been no dressmaking, no consulting of milliner or modiste. Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories What traveller has ever visited a remote village that a French modiste had not visited before him? The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 The day was spent in visits to the principal modistes of Paris; but from none could any information be gained concerning the young flower-girl. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 Volume 18, New Series, August 14, 1852 “A French modiste!” conjectured I, as soon as she spoke. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Naturally graceful, her figure was indebted to her modiste for every adventitious aid the art of modern dressmaking can bestow. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Her father supplied her with all the spending money she asked for, and charge accounts at several of the large New York shops and at a fashionable modiste's, completed her latitude. Peggy Stewart at School "It was a letter for the modiste," she replied with assumed indignation. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Ellen used to be in a great modiste's establishment and knows the tricks of the trade. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls My observation at the moment was, that if the face of the modiste bore any sort of proportion to her figure, she needed not have come so far from France to push her fortune. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Her dress had been made by a fashionable modiste; Miss Carr’s own maid had arranged her hair. Sisters Three The one could boast no remove from the commonplace, the other was both artistic and uncommon, a garment which might have come direct from the hands of a French modiste. More About Peggy I told her my story of the poor French modiste and her sad and painful accident, also about my curiously vivid and yet inaccurate vision, and we discussed the latter in quite an S.P.R. spirit! Seen and Unseen A Parisian modiste would have been put to the blush by the ingenuity of design displayed by these countrywomen's costumes. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Expert themselves at all kinds of needle-work, and not deficient in taste, some of them rose to the importance of modistes, and fashioned the dresses of the elegantes among the white ladies. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Such a struggle as she had had with Madam Finnegan,—that autocrat of metropolitan modistes! Marion's Faith. It was Madame Sella, a fashionable modiste, with social pretensions, who contrived to live on terms of quasi-intimacy with her aristocratic customers. The Eternal City Exactly opposite my door, with a wide passage between, was the room which had been pointed out to me as belonging to the famous French modiste. Seen and Unseen It is a popular superstition, fostered by newspapers in the pay of modistes, that in order to get on it is necessary to spend untold sums on dress. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle All the family must have new outfits for the occasion, and tailors and modistes find this a profitable season. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City She had had a thousand things to do, quantities of people to see; friends to whom she must say good-bye, acquaintances, dressmakers, modistes, tailors. The Way of Ambition The third group included Lena and Olga, the journalists, with Madame Sella, the modiste; and the fourth group was made up of the English and American Ambassadors, Count Mario, and some other diplomatists. The Eternal City Page after page was covered with the mystic language of the modiste, in which Pauline must have been an adept—as what young woman is not?—for she made no erasures, and inserted no corrections. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 Whenever the Squirrel went to Vienna, she gave him a list of articles required by her from a modiste in the town, on this list are set down hats, head-dresses, muffs, and other similar articles. The Poor Plutocrats They no doubt agree fully with a certain famous modiste of the city, p. 170who once declared to a widow, but recently bereaved, that “fashionable and becoming mourning is so comforting to persons in affliction.” Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City With a modiste to advise her, a maid to dress her, I myself might have—but let that pass. Police!!! Will you be so kind as to give me the address of the modiste you mentioned the other day who made that pretty gray dress of yours? A Crooked Path A Novel The few other people present were as immaculate as bath, laundry, tailor, and modiste could make them. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman It is the custom of many of the fashionable merchants and modistes of New York to open here during the summer, branch establishments for the sale of their specialities. Saratoga and How to See It Many of the days of their seclusion are passed in consultations with their modiste, in preparing the most fashionable mourning that can be thought of. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Her simple morning gown, made by a fashionable modiste who had delighted to study her fair model, seemed part of herself. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow Persons who went to my kind of masquerade did not rent their costumes; they laid out extravagant sums to the fashionable modiste and tailor, and had them made to order. Hearts and Masks Her dress was the very latest dream of a neurotic Parisian modiste, and would have been seductive on a slender girl. The Motor Maid Then Jane showed her sister-in-law all her finest costumes, told her what modistes made them, and at what social functions they were worn. The Measure of a Man We will have to go without our wine and cigars that day, you know, and then we'll go to the modiste's and the milliner's in the afternoon. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life And that not-withstanding the costume she wore—the very pretty one sent West from the Fifth Avenue modiste's shop! Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies He posed as a doctor, and sent his letters through an innkeeper at Brussels or a modiste in Paris, while letters to him came through an obscure tobacconist's shop in London. My Adventures as a Spy This will never be done until the modistes of Paris, in some great popular uprising, are strangled and burnt on the Place de la Concorde. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement He thought she was the little errand-girl from Madam Bailey's modiste. The Girl from Montana It was decided that the mornings should be devoted, for a while, at least, to shopping and visiting modistes and milliners. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life She knew all the caterers, all the confectioners, all the modistes, all the city ways, and all the people worth knowing. Sevenoaks Her gown was a lustreless black silk, trimmed with gold and made as plain as her modiste would—and the styles permitted. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse In the third act we find Norina entertaining milliners and modistes. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers He still thought she meant she was not the modiste, just her errand-girl. The Girl from Montana No one would have believed in the first years of the twentieth century that men and modistes on this planet were being watched by intelligences greater than woman's and yet as ambitious as her own. The War of the Wenuses Her dark blue woollen dress, evidently made by herself, soothed Mrs. Murray's anxieties more completely than though it had come by the last steamer from the best modiste in Paris. Esther As one in a dream, the girl stood to be fitted, while seamstresses and modistes hovered about her. Patty and Azalea Jefferson assisted her to alight and escorted her as far as the porte-coch�re of the modiste's, a couple of doors away. The Lion and The Mouse A Story Of American Life To her, as to an equal and intimate, she displayed her expert knowledge of shops and modistes, of "people" and their stories. The Testing of Diana Mallory The stage modiste has other theories, or perhaps none. Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Nay, after the Fall did the modiste keep coming With the last styles of fig-leaf to Madam Eve's bower? The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell One of them was that he should import into the Five Towns a modiste from Paris, offering a salary of two hundred a year. Tales of the Five Towns As to her dress, I acknowledge, without any feeling of mortification, that it was of mousseline; but the secret of its making was preserved by the modiste. The Cross of Berny The simplicity of her French hat was to prove the despair of a well-known modiste seated downstairs, who made a sketch of it on the menu and tried in vain to copy it. The Great Prince Shan Certainly there might be a noticeable fault if all the dresses of ladies of different families obviously showed the design and facture of one modiste. Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" The song says— To be nice about trifles Is trifling and folly;— but the modistes can gather little from such a description as the above. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 495, June 25, 1831 There is no trick of the hair-dresser, the modiste, the manicurist, or any one of the legion of people who devote their time to aiding the outward fascinations of women, which she does not know. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 Despite the admonitions of papa, we went to the fashionable modiste of the day, Madame Cinthelia Lefranc, and ordered for each a suit that cost one hundred and fifty dollars. Strange True Stories of Louisiana "I will lend you the money to pay the modiste," exclaimed Mrs. Wilson. The Automobile Girls at Washington Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies Dresses came to her whose lining bore the mark of world-famous modistes. Cheerful—By Request When they came out of the milliner's or modiste's, Fred was waiting. The Man Between, an International Romance And, of course, if the Germans and Russians and English do all get together and conquer Paris, I suppose they won't kill the modistes and designers. Hermione's Group of Thinkers Perhaps, in fact, his wife and daughters had come with him to London and stayed at the Metropole or the Savoy, and were at this moment being fitted by tailors and modistes patronised by Royalty. The Shuttle All expensive material, and made at a Parisian modiste's. A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time She took a lesson from the New York modistes, and wore trailing black gowns. K We are in a provincial town," she said to the young man, "we are in Rouen—the workroom of a modiste. A Chair on the Boulevard Katharine and her brother entered, the former in a gown of black net designed by the greatest of French modistes, and Richard in active service uniform. The Box with Broken Seals As it is, you may draft the world's modistes to dredge the dictionary, and they will fail, as ignominiously as I would do, in the attempt. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking There are an amazing number of French shopkeepers; French tailors, hatters, shoemakers, apothecaries, etc.; but especially French modistes and perruquiers. Life in Mexico Their best-dressed men are apparently turned out not by menservants but by modistes. Ruggles of Red Gap All the family must have new outfits for the occasion, and tailors and modistes find this a profitable season. The Secrets of the Great City It was as delightful a gown as ever was contrived by ambitious modiste or mincing male designer in these modern times. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Manuel, one night, saw the modiste's assistant go by with a huge box in her hand and was smitten. The Quest There were people of all classes; modistes and carpenters, shop-boys, tailors, hatters, and hosiers, mingled with all the haut ton of Mexico. Life in Mexico And later she learned that her berth was occupied by a little modiste of the Place de la Madeleine with whom he had run away. The Mountebank These are then hired from modistes and jewelers, proper security being given for their return. The Secrets of the Great City The leading lady must have a conspicuous display of elaborate gowns, the latest inventions of the modistes. Manners and Social Usages For several weeks a modiste and her assistant came daily, with gowns and hats for the Baroness and Kate. The Quest The French modistes seem to be wisely improving their time, by charging respectable prices for their work. Life in Mexico But the heroine's pink dress was late in coming home from the modiste's and she had to turn up in blue. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories When he reappeared he was broken in health, and married to a retired modiste, upon whose money he was living. The History of David Grieve How many of the peasant dresses have given an idea to the modiste! Manners and Social Usages From the clothier's to the chemist's, from the chemist's to the modiste's, from the modiste's to the pork butcher's, and then back again to the chemist's. Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series There were also several in men's attire, chiefly French modistes, generally a most disreputable set here, and numerous men dressed as women. Life in Mexico In the days of the great modistes, when an English lady might absolutely be dressed in London, the most celebrated mantua-maker in that city was Madame Euphrosyne. Endymion But though Paris might dictate, it was found that American milliners had stubborn wills of their own, so Parisian modistes were imported along with Parisian silks, ribands, and gloves. The Englishwoman in America The truly artistic modiste cuts a low-necked dress to reveal the fine lines of the back, but it is never in France cut too low in front. Manners and Social Usages The young lady does well to seek the advice of her friends who are already in society, and of her modiste who knows by long experience just what is correct and becoming. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 One or two girls, especially the Señorita M——, wore ball-dresses which could only have proceeded from the fingers of a Parisian modiste. Life in Mexico Pretty and vivacious, Mrs. Spangler bore her thirty-seven years with uncommon ease, aided possibly by the makeup box and the modiste. A Gentleman from Mississippi I was requested to take off my cloak to display the pattern of my dress, and the performance of a very inefficient country modiste passed off as the latest Parisian fashion. The Englishwoman in America Nor had she cause to be ashamed of the three protégées she presented to society, since capable modistes had supplemented their girlish charms and freshness with costumes pertinent to the occasion. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society Their taste and inventiveness in this branch are unrivalled even by the best French modistes. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 30, October 22, 1870 She replied that she had bought it at an extravagant price from a French modiste in the city. Life in Mexico "I have accepted Mr. Tracy as escort, mamma," said Mrs. Arnold, entering her drawing room with an elegant dress that had just arrived from the modiste. Marguerite Verne "I rather stand in awe of a good milliner or modiste," she nodded gravely. The Little Lady of the Big House Some natural color shone where the cosmetics permitted, and her form seemed to dilate with something more than the mysteries of French modistes. What Can She Do? Magdal, the victim of an expensive liason with a dashing neighboring French modiste, had tried to keep up a "regular" business. The Midnight Passenger : a novel To the modiste's went the officers of justice. Life in Mexico Really, mamma, if I am to be bored by modistes from morn till eve I should prefer to remain at home. Marguerite Verne So it followed that the fashionable tailors, the modiste and the lingerie-maker stitched and fitted and clipped, on beautiful materials and trimmings, until everything was ready for Barbara's summer victory. Polly of Pebbly Pit Mrs. Bingle expressed some doubt as to any modiste's ability to make her look like Mrs. Force and Mrs. Force pooh-poohed graciously. Mr. Bingle The ignoble use of the parlor frontage as a modiste's shop, attracted him as he vainly waited for a reply to his repeated ringing. The Midnight Passenger : a novel All had that indefinable charm which betokens the genius of a great modiste, and the girls were enchanted with the wonderful robes. Two Little Women on a Holiday Both girls laughed as Carrie reeled off this list of elegances, with the relish of a French modiste. A Garland for Girls "Madame," exclaimed Hortense breathlessly, meeting her within the door, "de modiste will not send de gown; you must"— "Will not send it?" repeated her mistress in a passion. Five Little Peppers Midway Jefferson assisted her to alight and escorted her as far as the porte-cochere of the modiste's, a couple of doors away. The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life It seemed evident that whatever the fate of the modiste, Mademoiselle Gabrielle had quite replaced her in the affections of Pierre. The Poisoned Pen It was as if in her success the modiste wished to recognize no element but her own worth; no wealthy or influential relative could claim to have helped her! The Story of Julia Page The slimness of her figure and a grace of movement which was particularly hers obtained her at last a situation as a mannequin in the show-rooms of a modiste. At the Villa Rose "She told me to tell you that de Mees Taylor met her at de modiste, and took her home with her." Five Little Peppers Midway Sempstresses, modistes, chorus girls, girls in candy stores, and telephone girls melted from the intense gaze of his heavy, soft, and languishing dark-blue eyes. Yama: the pit Now we have women of title starting as milliners and modistes, and soon it will be quite a common thing to see one's friends behind the counter.' In the Year of Jubilee And she retired, leaving the modiste in a state of much astonishment, approaching resentment. Thelma Mademoiselle must be dressed by the first modistes. At the Villa Rose The Duchess of Chartres had mentioned to the queen a Parisian modiste, who had instituted a complete revolution in dress. Joseph II. and His Court Now, through the summer-time it is the custom of the Division Street modistes to occupy seats placed on the sidewalk. The Gates of Chance The set showed the elaborately fitted establishment of a fashionable modiste. Merton of the Movies First in a milliner shop; then as dresser to a model in the shop of a swell modiste; always watching how the ladies behave. Children of the Whirlwind Across the street the first floors were, for the most part, small shops, and in the windows above them doctors’ signs alternated with those of modistes, manicure artists, and milliners. Cap'n Warren's Wards This wonderful modiste, whose taste in modes was exquisite, was Mademoiselle Bertin. Joseph II. and His Court The gown also was not made by a competent modiste, but was made by a dressmaker in the house, who came in by the day. The Gold Bag She had come again, and again to this apartment above the shops in Regent Street, selected for its safety of ingress; a modiste and a hairdresser on either side of a narrow flight of steps. The Sleuth of St. James's Square Her costume was fresh from the modiste, and her feet, though hopelessly pigeon-toed, were encased in bronze boots of a freshness which caught the dim gaslight with a golden sheen. Jewel Ah, but you see some of these sensible inventions come from the brain of a fashionable modiste, who will make you more lovely, or what you value more 'stylish' outside and comfortable within. Eight Cousins They may make good colonists, sailors, and mechanics; but they do not make good singers, dancers, actors, artistes, or modistes. Character This, however, did not please Anna, who used to tell us that there was no room in her house for a modiste's establishment. Poor Folk But when the brief solace afforded them by the modiste and dressmaker was past, there seemed little else to be gained. Devil's Ford It seemed evident that whatever the fate of the little modiste, Mademoiselle Gabrielle had quite replaced her in the affections of Pierre. The Poisoned Pen All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story The parlor floor of one side is gay with the wraps and head-gear of a modiste; the other is lugubrious with the sophistical promises and grisly display of a painless dentist. Options The modistes upon going out from their establishments, and the ladies returning from shopping, were crossing through the square in order to shorten their walk. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Conquer new worlds, and remember—white is your color, and Paquin your one modiste. The Malefactor Here before the plate glass of the modiste, under the glare of a hundred lights, side by side with a slim Austrian girl who looked like a willow wand, Mrs. Boyer was grotesque, ridiculous, monstrous. The Street of Seven Stars Twenty thousand francs were due to the modiste, thirty thousand to the linen draper, twelve thousand to the bootmaker. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola A girl looked at her so searchingly that she thought she recognized in her an employee of a celebrated modiste. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse This contact made him think of Paris, of the fashions, of the establishments of the great modistes. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
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