| 单词 | periwig |
| 例句 | A big man for his day, and given vainly to wearing black periwigs, Brown also was a shrewd businessman. The landscape architect who bottled nature 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z They’ve all seen The Favourite though, and point out that those powdered periwigs are a reminder that there’s nothing new under the sun. Glad to be grey: Is it time to embrace the real me? 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z He reasoned that in a world where 75% of women say they wouldn’t date bald, the bald man who forswears hair plugs, periwigs, toupees, sombreros, simply has to try harder. How close is a cure for baldness? 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z In the 17th and 18th centuries, “periwig” referred specifically to a wig worn by men, composed of white curled human or animal hair of variable length and style. A Brief History of the Wig 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z He found himself, in middle age, a sour-faced, undersized man, with a huge periwig, a huger outjutting beak of a nose, and wearing egregiously high boot heels to eke out his height. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z —The document inserted at this place is quoted with some variations, and the omission of the part referring to periwigs by the late Mr. Grimshawe, in his Life of the Rev. Leigh Richmond, p. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z In answer, the gentleman whose long curled periwig bobbed oddly on his shoulders--he had his back to us--pranced more and more stoutly; though on legs a little thin and bent. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z One desert of Ugliness was extended before the eyes of mankind; and their pursuit of the beautiful, so recklessly continued, received unexpected consummation in high-heeled shoes and periwigs,—Gower Street, and Gaspar Poussin. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The word “wig” is derived from the word “periwig,” which is what the English thought they heard when the French introduced them to their word: “perruque.” A Brief History of the Wig 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z This is not so cumbrous as the periwig we have noticed. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z He has been brought to the gate in a sedan chair, carried by a couple of Deaths in full-bottom periwigs. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z Toupee, tōō-pē′, n. a little tuft or lock of hair, the top of a periwig, a small wig. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z No; what troubles their heads is simply that the Chevalier is a romantical figure of a man, and would look extraordinarily well with a gold crown on the top of his periwig. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He had, indeed, ingeniously classified the various coats, hats, breeches, vests, periwigs, ruffles, cravats and the other appurtenances of a gentleman's wardrobe, with the modes of wearing them, as expressions of feeling and emotion. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z In the picture of the House of Commons in the time of Sir Robert Walpole we get an excellent indication of how popular the periwig was amongst the law-makers of the land. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The curved stone lips of its fishponds had held the rippled reflections of tricorns and powdered periwigs. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z His hat was of the Quaker pattern, and his head did not fail of the periwig and the pigtail, the latter being heretical in name only. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Our worthy friend had to choose between your ladyship and his periwig, of which he has gone in chase. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z A scarlet coat, like our friend wears, a full periwig, an embroidered stocking, makes deeper inroads into their affections than a year's tedious love-making. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z As Butler satirically said, the French gave the English "laws for pantaloons, port-cannons, periwigs and feathers." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z Hoffman, on the contrary, saw spectres in everything; they nodded to him from every Chinese tea-pot, and from under each Berlin periwig. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z After considerable reluctance Manasseh consented, and set aside a few cravats, shirts, periwigs, and suits from the immense collection. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Then he threw his hat at Kelly and missed, and at last flung his periwig full in Kelly's face, accompanying the present with a thrust home which his opponent barely parried. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z If you quit periwigs it would be better, and more for your credit.” Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z The only knights of the road our travellers encountered were dangling from gibbets by the wayside in all the glories of periwigs and full-skirted coats. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z "French periwigs were first worn in Charles the Second's time." Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Gentle Mrs. Opie used to stay here, and ugly Wilkes to come striding up the lane in the days of Fox and Pitt and fiery periwigs. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z It was quite impossible to abduct a lady without a periwig to his head. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z For the rest, he was delighted that everything had worked together so well, and that it was just a year since he had stamped upon Blaise's glass periwig, and insulted, or blackguarded, him. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Seeing this, Thorkell sent to England for a periwig, and perched the powdered curls on his own bald crown. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z French classicism had been quite indifferent to the picturesque aspects of ancient life; it could tolerate on the stage an Achilles in a periwig and laces. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Down into this little world of periwigs and lavender came the French Revolution. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z The Judge, a large and portly man, crowned with periwig, had a keen, intelligent face. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z You may sole shoes or make greatcoats to a nicety—fabricate chairs, or nails, or pins, or periwigs, to a thought; but you are no enthusiast. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 And who could resist that very great Mr. Congreve, with his very fine coat, squeezing a hand, covered with diamonds, through the ringlets of a dishevelled periwig? The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 In the second, the mantling assumes a much more elaborate appearance—one that irresistibly recalls that of the periwig of the period—surrounding the face of the shield. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "Now, I put the question to you, Seraphin, is not this sort of election jugglery far more ridiculous and disgusting than the most preposterous periwigs of the last century?" The Progressionists, and Angela. As for my head, it should ambiguous wear At once a periwig, and its own hair. The Man of Taste He will surely bastinado our comedian out of his laureate periwig. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Grave senators bend their courtly heads beneath the weight of snowy periwigs. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second His wig is a short black periwig in bobs—that is, it is gathered into bunches just on the shoulders, and is twisted in a little bob at the back of the neck. English Costume In the eighteenth century, they decorated their heads with periwigs and pigtails, making it a matter of conjecture whether both ladies and gentlemen were not in the act of developing themselves from monkeydom into manhood. The Progressionists, and Angela. The enormous periwigs rendered fashionable by Le Grand Monarque admitted of a variety of artistic treatment. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series A woman thus attired, leaning upon the arm of a gallant with head adorned by the periwig worn by the men of the day, was ready for any fashionable function. Women of England The prospect is so shocking that he throws his cigar-end at the peacocks and gets up out of the evergreen periwig. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Probably he is on his way to the theatre, where he will comb his periwig in public, and puff away the clouds of powder that come from it. English Costume The same month the duke of York announced that he would wear the periwig, “and they say the king also will.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" In a picture by Verrio of Christ healing the sick, the lookers-on are represented as standing with periwigs on their heads. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 And as the French we conquer'd once, Now gives us laws for pantaloons, The length of breeches and the gathers, Port-cannons, periwigs, and feathers. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 He has breakfasted on board his yacht; he could not eat again before luncheon; he likes the open air, he wishes to sit in the periwig and smoke. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June If you can look through the walls of London houses you will next see regiments of gentlemen, their faces pressed into glass cones, while the peruquier tosses powder over their newly-put-on periwigs. English Costume Wigs, worn by all the upper- and middle-class men, were generally powdered, but the lesser or Ramillie wig soon drove out the huge and costly full-bottomed periwig, even for ceremonial occasions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Moreover, he had a black periwig crammed on to his four-cornered head; he was clad in black from top to toe, and his name was "Tutor Ink." The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. If any gentleman’s or children’s hair be never so lank, she makes it curle in a little time, and to look like a periwig.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries He had on a small grey felt hat on the top of a black periwig: all his clothes were grey--coat, vest, and breeches, grey stockings--even his walking-stick coloured grey. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Her own goodman has an old periwig, very full, and a small bob for ordinary wear. English Costume The next day he wore the periwig to his office, and “no great matter was made of it.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Dancing-shoes not exceeding four inches height in the heel, and periwigs not exceeding three feet in length, are carried in the coach-box gratis. The Tatler, Volume 3 In reading the pages of the Tatler, we seem as if suddenly carried back to the age of Queen Anne, of toupees and full-bottomed periwigs. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature He demanded, besides, a periwig and a sword. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It will be noticed that, for ceremony, the periwig gave place to the tie-wig, or, in some few cases, to natural hair curled and powdered. English Costume Hair “dressed with a powder” was often seen in London under the Commonwealth, and now the great periwig brought powder into frequent use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Thus he walked 208 in dignity, guards of soldiers sometimes attending him in his walks, subalterns bowing before his periwig; and when he uttered his thoughts they were suitable to his state and services. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Did a man lose a toe on some frosty snow-shoe tramp, the Governing Committee solemnly voted him '�4 smart money,' or '�1 for a periwig,' or '�10 a year pension for life.' The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Next morning Doctor Splendiano was discovered at the Pyramid of Cestius, rolled up in a ball and immersed in his periwig, fast asleep, as though in a warm, soft nest. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Ribbon reigns triumphant: it ties our periwigs into bunches at the ends; it hangs in loops round our waists; it ties our shirt-sleeves up in several places; it twists itself round our knees. English Costume I wonder shall history ever pull off her periwig and cease to be Court-ridden? James Boswell Famous Scots Series For long he hesitated to assume the famous periwig; for a public man should travel gravely with the fashions, not foppishly before, nor dowdily behind, the central movement of his age. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) He wore a large, stiff, bushy periwig, surmounted by a huge, odd-looking hat; his very plain coat was studded with brass buttons of broadest disk, and his voluminous inexpressibles were of leather. Leading Articles on Various Subjects But in addition to the spectres who had carried him off, all manner of direful apparitions had haunted Signor Splendiano on the night when he slept in his periwig near the Pyramid of Cestius. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II God willing, he will begin next week to wear his three-pound periwig. English Costume There he is—periwig, black velvet, and bugles. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 What traitor's head, blackening on the spikes on yonder gate, ever hatched a tithe of the treason which has worked under your periwig? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Ten minutes afterward, with his face inflamed with fury, his periwig awry, his dress disordered by the haste with which he had come up, Allan Fitz-Henry broke upon the unsuspecting lovers. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 As the periwig went meandering like a tangled web, thick and broad, over his back and shoulders, it might well have been taken for the cocoon out of which the beautiful insect had issued. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The periwigs so altered were known as short bobs, the bob being the fullness of the hair by the cheeks of the wig. English Costume In an age when periwigs made so large a part of the natural dignity of man people with such a turn of mind were dangerous. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index “Why, Harry, how fine we look in our scarlet and silver, and our black periwig,” cries my lord. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The first landlord of the Crown was Thomas Selby, who by trade was a periwig maker, but probably found the selling of strong drink and coffee more profitable. All About Coffee Need I say that the periwig is a triumph of the friseur’s art?” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 There is a fear of the hair of periwigs during the Plague. English Costume "Yes," quoth the little man, whose periwig was all Awry, and who looked, on the whole, a most doleful figure,—"yes, if you please, Mr. Hodge." The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... All the way along they made inquiries at the post-houses, when a tall young gentleman in a grey suit, with a light-brown periwig, just the colour of my lord's, had been seen to pass. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The personage to whom this grand coach belonged was a stout, Majestic old Gentleman with a monstrous black periwig, a bright star on his breast, and a broad blue ribbon crossing his plum-coloured velvet doublet. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... She was teaching a Highland dance to a graceful cavalier in white silk breeches, flowered satin waistcoat, and most choicely powdered periwig, fresh from the friseur. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Fancy the beaux thronging to the chocolate-houses, tapping their snuff-boxes as they issue thence, their periwig appearing over the red curtains. English Costume At the latter place, he covered with sarcasm the "twenty-four periwigs"—the Protestant council of the city. The Huguenots in France Ah, what platitudes he must have heard! what feeble jokes! what pompous commonplaces! what small men they must have seemed under those enormous periwigs, to the swarthy, uncouth, silent Irish secretary. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges He removed his finely powdered periwig and ran his heavy fingers through his dark hair. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution They praise his sleeve and coat, and hail His dapper periwig and tail; His powdered back, like snow, admired, And all his shoulder-knot desired. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) The great periwig is going out, and the looped and curled wig, very white with powder, is in fashion. English Costume He "braw'd it," as he says, with no doubt the finest of periwigs, long before he had ceased to be a skull-thatcher, and swaggered through the wynds and about the Cross with the best. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets He only looked more eagerly at the child, and wiped his brow with his sleeve, disarranging his periwig in doing so. Duffels His hose and shoes were of the same color, against which his blouse, cuffs and periwig were emphasized, a pale white. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution Stately dames and grand gentlemen, in powder and ball dress, in ruffles and periwigs, had paced its weird corridors, or danced the slow minuet in its great salon. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 5, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 5, May, 1886 On Carew's necessary refusal he went mad, and tore Carew's new periwig off. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography It had been known and used before, as had the periwig, but it was not until his reign that it became common. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce He owned and wore in turn wigs of different sizes and dignity—ties, periwigs, bags, and bobs. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Wig is for periwig, a corruption of Fr. perruque, of obscure origin. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) It is pleasant to be able to believe these stories of Speaker Onslow in that highly artificial and formal age—that age of periwigs and paint and shallow formulas. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I He was muffled up, and wore a shawl tied over his mouth, and kept his hat on; so that little space was left between hat, periwig, and comforter. The Billow and the Rock S. Yes, to pay a fine for a periwig, and recover 75 the lost hair of another man. The Comedy of Errors The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] The outlaws stood ready to receive him, and ere he could gain his legs, they had, with the most admirable celerity, stripped him of periwig, hat, coat, doublet, stockings, and shoes. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North In the time of Hogarth, medicine was a mystery, and there were three things which distinguished the physician,—his gravity, his cane-head, and his periwig. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency Call the beau sweet Gentleman; bless even his coat or periwig; and tell him they are happy ladies where he's going. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The periwigs and drum-heads fry Like to a butter firkin; A woeful burning did betide To many a good buff jerkin. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration For long he hesitated to assume the famous periwig; for a public man should travel gravely with his fashions, not foppishly before, nor dowdily behind, the central movement of his age. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American He began to pace the rocks again, frowning heavily, and pulling at the curls of his periwig. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Next to him sits a gentleman in a black periwig. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency A periwig in those days, was a distinguishing badge of gentle folk. Beginnings of the American People A certain Knight growing old, his hair fell off, and he became bald; to hide which imperfection he wore a periwig. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Ah! what platitudes he must have heard! what feeble jokes! what pompous commonplaces! what small men they must have seemed under those enormous periwigs, to the swarthy, uncouth, silent Irish secretary. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Give me an arm, Doctor; and Peyton, clap my periwig upon my head, will you? and fetch me my sword from where I see it, adorning yonder bough. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia The old fellow, in a black periwig, has a most vinegar-like aspect, and looks with great contempt at the frippery gentlewoman immediately before him. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency I think a modern in an antique dress as just an object of ridicule as a Hercules or Marius with a periwig and a chapeau bras. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) But as he was riding out with some others a-hunting, a sudden gust of wind blew off the periwig, and exposed his bald pate. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse The partisans of the latter were equally prompt in rallying in their defence, and the faculty of medicine of Beaune, having put their learned periwigs together, enunciated their views and handled their opponents without mercy. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines The Governor rose and began to pace the floor, his head thoughtfully bent, his unwounded hand tugging at the curls of his periwig. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia The poor dupe, without his periwig, in the back-ground, forms a good contrast of character: he is maudlin drunk, and sadly sick. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency Hence he loved to depict a garish and heterogeneous whirl of saints and sinners, pan-pipes, periwigs, cherubim, silk stockings, angels, small-swords, the naked and the clothed, goddesses, violoncellos, stars, and garters. Art in England Notes and Studies This is not so cumbrous as a periwig we have noticed. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History He never appeared without his periwig, invariably wore a suit of grey, and was never seen in public without his sword, hat under arm. The Youth of Goethe The discovery of this fact, however, occasioned him no dismay, nor did he exhibit the slightest repugnance at being called upon to clean his master's shoes, brush his coat, or dress his periwig. Story-Lives of Great Musicians He escaped drowning, though the water was "up to the knots of his periwig," but he was so cut by the broken glass that he nearly lost the use of his right hand. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series He felt himself no more the successor of these frock-coated moderns whose oil presentments covered panelling and frieze than of the periwigs who ruled before them. The Henchman In the picture of the House of Commons in the time of Sir Robert Walpole we get an excellent indication of how popular the periwig was amongst the lawmakers of the land. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History It may be built on lips of rosy red, On sparkling eyes and locks of flowing gold, On trust these glories never will be shed, Nor the dread hour of periwigs be tolled. Love's Comedy After a time it was discovered that the offender wore a leaden lining to his periwig. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 It came in with the periwigs, to which it is so often compared, and, like the artificial headgear, was an attempt to give a dignified or full-dress appearance to the average prosaic human being. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series He too vanishes; and forth, radiant in youth, and strong in power, comes Louis, and the reign of politeness and periwigs begins. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 He forbade," we are told, "the members of the Universities to wear periwigs, smoke tobacco, or to read their sermons. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History His suit of sober black and full-bottomed periwig also added to his dignity, and gave him an appearance of greater age. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural I regret somewhat acutely the desuetude of the periwig. Masques & Phases His short black periwig was bobbed, and a black silk tie was knotted about his neck. Berry And Co. The hoary periwig of a dandelion gone to seed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Hudibras, in his Heroical Epistle to the lady of his “love,” speaks of Amorous intrigues In towers, and curls, and periwigs, With greater art and cunning reared Than Philip Nye’s thanksgiving beard. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers I think a modern in an antique dress, as just an object of ridicule, as a Hercules or Marius with a periwig and chapeau bras. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The walls were hung with portraits, evidently of the owner's ancestors, for I caught a glimpse of several faces in wigs and periwigs. Jacqueline of Golden River Two years before, I remembered, I had worn lace and periwig on this day, and had stood in his majesty's antechamber. Montlivet Ah, you old fools—periwigs, armour, and scrolls—you old fools, you laboured only to make a gentleman of an Irish peasant. Mike Fletcher A Novel Reaching the landing he crossed a small gallery, where hung portraits of historic Virginians—governors in periwigs and lace ruffles and statesmen of a later age in high neckcloths. The Voice of the People My Cousin Tom and I wore our own hair, and no periwigs. Oddsfish! Chedreux was the name of the fashionable periwigs of the day, and appears to have been derived from their maker. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 He then flies to art, and puts on a periwig, valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs, all covered with powder, that never grew on his head. English Satires "And a periwig," added little Alice, soberly, not knowing what was the article of dress, which she recommended to our friend Charley. True Stories of History and Biography On the high plastered walls, above the book-shelves, rows of bygone Bassetts looked down on their departed possessions—stately and severe in the artificial severity of periwigs and starched ruffles. The Voice of the People Then, as my own hair was still short, I bought a couple of dark periwigs of my own colour, and put on, the better to go to Whitehall in. Oddsfish! They took an old, huge, full-bottomed periwig out of the wardrobe of the antiquated frippery of Louis the Fourteenth, to cover the premature baldness of the National Assembly. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) 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 It was, as has likewise been said, "a classicism in red heels and a periwig." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Quin appeared upon the stage almost invariably in a profuse full-bottomed periwig. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He was sitting in his great chair, not yet dressed for supper, for his wristbands were tumbled and turned back, and his huge dark brown periwig was ever so little awry. Oddsfish! Enormous periwigs were introduced, and it became the fashion for a man of ton to be seen combing them on the Mall or at the theatre. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 He was a slender and exquisitely built youth, with perfect features, melting blue eyes, and rich fair hair which, being so beautiful, he disdained to conceal with any periwig, however elaborate and fashionable. 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 If his eyebrows went up, and if a smile twitched the corners of his lips, the falling curls of his periwig hid from view these tokens of amused wonder. Audrey But if the heroes of the theatre delighted in long flaxen hair, it was always held necessary that the stage villain's should appear in jet-black periwigs. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Upon his right sat the Duke, with his periwig pushed a little back, and his face more flushed even than the King's. Oddsfish! He spoke of him and his old periwig almost as one might allude to an extinct race of animals. Wagner If she begins her fifteenth year as she has lived the one just past," said my lord, ruffling his periwig in his annoyance, "I shall send my Chaplain to her father to give him warning. 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 "H'm!" said the great man thoughtfully, and bit a curl of Tamerlane's vast periwig. Audrey From one the sacred periwig he gained, Which wind ne'er blew nor touch of hat profaned. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He was dressed in a dark suit, very plain, yet of very rich stuff, and had laid his periwig aside, so that I could see his features. Oddsfish! She saw cardinals in their scarlet, and warriors in their steel, gay gentlemen in periwigs, and ladies in powder and patch. The Magician And with orders on your broad chest and the scent of gunpowder in your splendid periwig you will make a fine figure. 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 He laid the papers on the table, and began to divest himself of his coat, waistcoat, and long, curled periwig. Audrey For it was the fashion of the gentlemen to toy with their soaring, large-curled periwigs, smoothing them with a comb. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character There were grey hairs in his eyebrows, for that was all that I could see of his hair, since he wore a periwig; and his face appeared a little blotchy. Oddsfish! Ramsay, whose profession was the making of periwigs, and whose pleasure was the making of poetry, is always delightful reading, except when he tries to write English and to imitate Pope. Reviews The great clotted periwig was with some difficulty got off, and then it was possible to remove the worst of the tar from face and eyes. The Sign of the Red Cross "A gay country," answered Haward; "a land where the men are all white, and where at present, periwigs are worn much shorter than the one monsieur affects." Audrey Swords were worn by the gallants, and the periwig was seen everywhere in high society. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne He wore a great brown periwig that set off his rosy face. Oddsfish! The aberrations of taste which found expression in the periwig style of Louis XIV., and in the pigtails of the eighteenth century, affected the feeling for Nature too. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times It matted itself in his voluminous periwig, and plastered it down to his shoulders; it clotted his lace frills, and ran in filthy rivulets down his smart clothes. The Sign of the Red Cross Haward sat down upon a keg of powder, crossed his knees, and, with his chin upon his hand, looked from between the curled lengths of his periwig at the figure opposite. Audrey Student: He should bow profoundly, speak deliberately, and wear both sides of his long periwig before, etc. Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) She had dressed up, all for me, as indeed I had for her, for I was in my maroon suit, with my silver-handled sword and my black periwig. Oddsfish! The wives immediately fell upon their husbands, and tore periwigs and cravats. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 The periwig was surmounted by a high-crowned hat adorned with feathers and ribbons, and ribbons floated from his person in such abundance that to unaccustomed eyes the effect was little short of grotesque. The Sign of the Red Cross Had Hugon stood there in his hunting dress, she would have felt them no security; but he was wearing his coat and breeches of fine cloth, his ruffled shirt, and his great black periwig. Audrey These men were stern even to cruelty against all that they held evil,—Satan and his supposed emissaries, witches, Quakers, Indians, negligent parishioners, disobedient offspring, men with periwigs, and women in slash apparel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 He had heard too much talk of periwigs not to feel resolved to wear one himself. Tom Tufton's Travels Admiring and applauding everything to the skies, clearing his way with his fists, wearing a disordered periwig, swearing, shouting, joking, never dirty, and, at need, ready to blacken an eye or pay for a bottle. The Man Who Laughs Let my best periwig be put in the coach-box, and my new shoes, for it is a great comfort to be well dressed in agreeable company. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) The young men slyly noted the length of the Colonel's periwig and the quality of Mr. Hayward's Mechlin, while their elders, suddenly lacking material for discourse, made shift to take a deal of snuff. Audrey Peregrine Oakshott, we condemn thee for high treason against our most sacred Majesty’s beaver and periwig, and sentence thee to die by having thine head severed from thy body. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago I think the king's great periwig is most beautifully depicted. Tom Tufton's Travels She donned a red-hued periwig and cockle hat, then strutted back and forth, proud of her fine appearance, as, indeed, she looked a roguish fop of no mean parts. Mistress Penwick "Ah! and here comes our worthy baronet," he added cheerily as Sir Marmaduke's closely cropped head—very noticeable in the crowd of periwigs—emerged from amidst the group that clustered round Mistress Endicott. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk It was the age of romances in twenty volumes, and flowing periwigs, and high-heeled shoes, and hoops, and elegance, and wit, and rouge, and literary suppers, and gallantry, and devotion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 The plain little church had seen brave attire in those days, when the parish worshipped in flowered silks and embroidered waistcoats and laced head-dresses and powdered periwigs. Virginia: the Old Dominion Why did he not purvey magnificent indiscretions whispered under the great periwig of Wycherley, or repeat that splendid story about Etheredge and my Lord Mulgrave? Gossip in a Library Gentlemen, we must beg your pardon; here's no Prologue to be had to-day; our new play is like to come on, without a frontispiece; as bald as one of you young beaux, without your periwig. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes His companion was a handsome, proud-mouthed man with a blue, smooth-shaven face and a jet-black periwig. Master Skylark The men are in periwigs and long waistcoats; the ladies wear hoops, patches, fans, high heels, and powder. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts And fine indeed were the gallants that did them homage; those young colonials of bright velvets and flowered waistcoats and lace ruffles and powdered periwigs. Virginia: the Old Dominion One wonders whether Furetière himself was present on the 3rd of January; if so, what puttings of periwigs together there must have been in corners, and what taps of gold-headed canes on lace-frilled cuffs! Gossip in a Library Finally, she grew weary of her black hair, and wore a blond periwig, which disgusting her in turn, she finished by appearing in a different head of hair every day in the week. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 The peers at a conference begin to pommel each other, and to tear collars and periwigs. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828 May, surveyor of the works, in long periwigs, as spectators of Christ healing the sick. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 334, October 4, 1828 He looked very imposing in his velvets and his elaborate, powdered periwig, standing ceremoniously, one hand thrust within his rich, half-open waistcoat. Virginia: the Old Dominion Dupuy, sadly wasted by illness, is seen in bed, with her cat in her arms, dictating her will to the family lawyer in a periwig; her physician is also present. Gossip in a Library Above is a medallion of one wearing a full periwig. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Although he seemed, judging from the mud he had picked up on the way, to have come from London, his horse was as smooth and cool as his own iron-grey periwig and pigtail. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty A maze of curled And powdered periwigs past her eyes swirled. Men, Women and Ghosts "At the same time, while you give fair play to your genius, don't give up the manufacture of periwigs, for this is an honest trade, while verse-making might prove only a frivolous distraction." Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist As Robin drew nigh, he saw that the passenger was a man in years, with a full periwig of gray hair, a wide-skirted coat of dark cloth, and silk stockings rolled above his knees. The Snow Image and other stories For long he hesitated to assume the famous periwig; for a public man should travel gravely with the fashions not foppishly before, nor dowdily behind, the central movement of his age. Familiar Studies of Men and Books The entrance hall was mostly stripped and empty; but the pale, sneering faces of one or two of the wicked Ogilvies looked down out of black periwigs and blackening canvas. The Innocence of Father Brown Abergavenny was celebrated for the production of Welsh flannel, and also for the manufacture, whilst the fashion prevailed, of periwigs of goats, hair. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 She saw him scribbling upon curl-papers instead of attending to his periwigs. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Hereupon Adam set on his periwig and fell to pacing slowly to and fro, his feet soundless upon the rich carpet, viewing me now and then like one that ponders some problem. Martin Conisby's Vengeance Time has done its work upon them, and the literary creed of the wits of Queen Anne's day is as antiquated as their periwigs and knee-breeches. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems A red coat with gold buttons, a waistcoat of gold satin embroidered in blue, breeches of blue velvet with golden garters were topped by a face burnt brown and a great jet-black periwig. The Highwayman He wore his own hair, though the scarcity of it might have given him sufficient excuse for a periwig. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 He wore his gayest and newest suit, and above all he had donned a most noble and impressive full-bottomed periwig, which drooped down to his shoulders, as white as powder could make it. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 "Oh, hang Shakespeare!" cried a gentleman whose periwig occupied nearly as much space against the blue of a vernal sky as all the rest of his dapper little person. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger It cost Addison some trouble to break loose from the critical cobweb of an age of periwigs and patches, that accounted itself 'understanding,' and the grand epoch of our Elizabethan literature, 'barbarous.' The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays I believe I can keep inside your periwig, sir, but damme if I am sure about your breeches. The Highwayman Four personages, very different from these, stood in front of the large house with its periwig of creeping plants. An Old Woman's Tale (From: "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces: Tales and Sketches") This done, Sir William removes his periwig, wipes away the sweat of the encounter, and gradually composes himself, giving vent, to a few oaths, like the subsiding ebullitions of a pot that has boiled over. Biographical Sketches (From: "Fanshawe and Other Pieces") One of the noisiest was the table at which De Malfort was the most conspicuous figure; his periwig the highest, his dress the most sumptuous, his breast glittering with orders. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger He enters by mistake an inner room at the moment when a frightened servant brings the discrowned potentate a periwig large enough to reach to the elbows. Among My Books First Series And did he not himself believe, as he stood there, on his high heels, under his ambrosial periwig, that there was something in him more than man--something above Fate? Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 What security have you, ye Bishops and Peers, If thus you give back Mr. Bell's parapluie, That he mayn't with its stick, come about all your ears, And then—where would your Protestant periwigs be? The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Coriolanus appeared in the costume of Don Juan of Austria, and Aristotle came on the stage dressed like a Spanish Abbé, with curled periwig and buckles on his shoes. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities His red-heeled shoes, his periwig and cannon sleeves, were indispensable to fashion, but not enough for fame. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The periwig style had its natural place in the age of Louis XIV., and there were certainly brains under it. Among My Books First Series And Bach, who had lately been roundly abused, was beginning to seem pedantic, a periwig, and in fine, a hack. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Another shadow darkened the doorway, and a much larger and more full-blooded gentleman in an enormous periwig came in, fanning his flushed face with a military hat of the cut of Queen Anne. Tremendous Trifles Amid these fresh creations, we see others that have already run their course, and have done with warmth and sunshine,—the hoary periwigs, I mean, of dandelions gone to seed. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. About a great table in her splendid salon, a company of rustling, iridescent fops in satin and heavy periwigs, and of ladies with curled head-dresses and bare shoulders, played at basset one night in January. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series One cannot think of a Louis Quatorze Apollo except in a full-bottomed periwig, and the tragic style of their poets is always showing the disastrous influence of that portentous comet. Among My Books First Series A maze of curled And powdered periwigs past her eyes swirled. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century I would rather not talk of him now, Lord Nelson, although he had no periwig. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War The bailiff paid no heed to what his man did, but took his periwig off and wiped his head. Moonfleet Each of them covers his cranium with a venerable periwig, whose flowing curls and voluminous frizure bespeak wealth and contentment. Four Early Pamphlets Dryden was never poor, and there is at Oxford a portrait of him painted in 1664, which represents him in a superb periwig and laced band. Among My Books First Series O, for a barber at the time of need, Or one of these that dresses periwigs, To deck my grey head with a youthful hair! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 He would refrain from attending a church where the parson wore a wig; and his italicized praise of a dead friend was that he "was a true New-English man and abominated periwigs." Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) The party she mentioned, a grave elderly person, with a superb periwig, dressed in a decent suit of sad-coloured clothes, came up as she spoke, and courteously gave his arm to Miss Grizel Damahoy. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 He wore a black periwig as straight as the pinions of a raven, and this was covered with a hat flapped, and fastened to his head by a speckled handkerchief tied under his chin. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Oh, no; I have not made my expenses, as the stupid old portress in the Rue du Temple said, with her fantastic periwig. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 This weird hushed ant-hill with a thousand eyes; These midget periwigs; all those little blurs, Tier over tier, of faces, masks of flesh, Corruptible, hiding each its hopes and dreams, Its tragi-comic dreams. Watchers of the Sky His love did not make him waver; he stoutly persisted in his refusal to assume a periwig. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) "And the ghost also wears his periwig, which is so ridiculous that any self-respecting spectre would refuse to copy it." The Queen Pedauque A periwig with a short tie and a small round head. The Coverley Papers In the portrait of Lessing there was a toupee periwig, which enormously injured the effect of his physiognomy—Klopstock wore the same, powdered and frizzled. Biographia Literaria They abounded in periwig, and fluttered with many hundred yards of ribbon, disposed in bow-knots upon their sleeves, their breeches, and their waistcoats, in the very extremity of the existing mode. Peveril of the Peak And the Roundhead is in an elegant, richly curled periwig, such as was fashionable a hundred years after the Mayflower. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) M. de la Guéritude was there, exactly as M. d'Anquetil had described him, with his periwig, between two flunkeys bearing torches. The Queen Pedauque The greatest beau at our next county-sessions was dressed in a most monstrous flaxen periwig, that was made in King William's reign. The Coverley Papers With 'Paley' there was an equally faint consciousness of a small dark leather book; and with 'Newton' a pretty distinct vision of the right-hand lower corner of curling periwig. Meaning of Truth The person whom he looked upon was past the middle age of life, of a dark complexion, corresponding with the long, black, full-bottomed periwig, which he wore instead of his own hair. Peveril of the Peak Charles II clung for a time to a mustache; his portrait by Mary Beale has one; but with the great development of the periwig came a smooth face. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) That drawing was tolerable before luncheon, but you have been making your tree more like Mr. Dillon's Sunday periwig, every minute since I have been here. Abbeychurch His best periwig he inclosed in a little box on the inside with a joined-stool, and other weight upon it; the box was snapped asunder, and the wig torn all to flitters. Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects I was busy at home, and set out late this morning, and dined with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, at whose lodgings I always change my gown and periwig. The Journal to Stella How many days have I sat weaving hair till my toes were numbed by the cold, my fingers cramped, and my nose as blue as the sign of the periwig that hung over the door! The Adventures of Roderick Random Charles II was the earliest king represented on the Great Seal wearing a large periwig. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Peregrine could not help laughing, and his mistress looked a little disconcerted at this blunt repartee: while Sophy, slipping a purse into his hand, told him there was something to purchase a periwig. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle The workmen found one shoe on one side of the house, and the other shoe on the other side; his periwig was espied next morning hanging on the top of a tall tree. Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects I dined with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, where I keep my best gown and periwig, to put on when I come to town and be a spark. The Journal to Stella He concluded with a sigh that, "The true preux des dames went out with the full periwig; stab my vitals!" Peg Woffington He forbade," we are told, "the members of the Universities to wear periwigs, smoke tobacco, or read their sermons. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) I know," said he, "what makes you laugh so woefully; you think it strange to zee my vorefathers booted and spurred, with huge three-tailed periwigs on their pates. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle The magistrates of Berlin—in front the burgomasters with their long periwigs and golden chains, behind them the worthy city council—all hastened to the castle to offer congratulations in the name of the city. Frederick the Great and His Family The "nightcap" was a periwig with a short tie and small round head, and embroidered nightcaps were worn chiefly by members of the graver professions. The Journal to Stella Her bright skin, contrasted with her powdered periwig, became dazzling. Peg Woffington Of these, three were small periwigs worth but a pound apiece. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) He wears an immense periwig flowing down over his shoulders.... The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors His sloping forehead was crowned by a periwig, sedulously curled and powdered—for all that with the noblesse this was already a discarded fashion. The Trampling of the Lilies Well, I dined at Mr. Harley's, came away at six, shifted my gown, cassock, and periwig, and walked hither to Chelsea, as I always design to do when it is fair. The Journal to Stella And did he not himself believe, as he stood there, on his high heels, under his ambrosial periwig, that there was something in him more than man—something above Fate? The Paris Sketch Book And ere she would consent or even discuss marriage she stipulated two things: one, that he keep a coach; the other, that he wear a periwig. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) He was very splendid in a suit of green camlett and silver lace, and he wore a flaxen periwig without powder. The Lion's Skin I had taken care to make sure of my lieutenant, and was next running to seize the resident, but he had escaped out of the back door, with the loss only of his white periwig. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 N.B.—Dancing shoes, not exceeding four inches height in the heel, and periwigs, not exceeding three feet in length, are carried in the coach-box gratis. Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer So off the locks were cut, and in his black suit and periwig little Poinsinet went abroad. The Paris Sketch Book Of course both, and the periwig, are simply wigs; but the term "peruke" is in general applied to a formal, richly curled wig; and the word "periwig" also conveys the distinction of a formal wig. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) The physician arrived at last—a small, bird-like man under a great gray periwig, with pointed features and little eyes that beamed brightly behind horn-rimmed spectacles. The Lion's Skin The colonel stared a moment; then a heavy smile came to light the saturnine face under the heavy periwig. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series The colour of his hair could not be discovered, as, according to the fashion, he wore a periwig. Redgauntlet His lordship was represented in his scarlet uniform of Captain of the Guard, with a light brown periwig, a cuirass under his coat, a blue ribbon, and a fall of Bruxelles lace. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne "When the law lays down its full-bottom'd periwig you will find less wisdom in bald pates than you are aware of," says the Choleric Man. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) "Since Granville was turned out, there has been no minister in this nation worth the meal that whitened his periwig." Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 The operator, laying aside his coat and periwig, equipped himself with a night-cap, apron, and sleeves, while his 'prentice and footman, seizing the 'squire's head, began to place it in a proper posture. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Beyond doubt, there are in this man the biggest projects any French head has carried, since Louis XIV. with his sublime periwig first took to striking the stars. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 "Why, Harry, how fine we look in our scarlet and silver, and our black periwig," cries my lord. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne I believe this to be the very Valiancy periwig which, in all its snowy whiteness and air of extreme fashion, graces the head of the handsome young fellow as he is shown here. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) The Peers at a conference begin to pommel each other and to tear collars and periwigs. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 She was supported by the captain, distilling drops from his uncurled periwig, so lank and so dank, that he looked like Father Thames without his sedges, embracing Isis, while she cascaded in his urn. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker The Roucoulles Soirees,—gone all to dim backram for us, though once so lively in their high periwigs and speculations,—fall on Wednesday. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 Had she been a Whig, he had been one; had she followed Mr. Fox, and turned Quaker, no doubt he would have abjured ruffles and a periwig, and have forsworn swords, lace-coats, and clocked stockings. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne At Hanover he could do no good in the way of breeding: sage Leibnitz himself, with his big black periwig and large patient nose, could have put no metaphysics into such a boy. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 The periwig was introduced in case Prance had an alibi: Oates had used the same 'hedge,' 'a periwig doth disguise a man very much,' in Coleman's case.** The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Our business is not with the breeches and periwigs, with the hoops and patches, but with the divine hearts of men, and the passions which agitate them. Catherine: a Story At the upper end, on a raised dais, sat the Lords Commissioners, the five judges in their scarlet robes and heavy dark periwigs, Baron Jeffreys of Wem enthroned in the middle place. Captain Blood All the way along they made inquiries at the post-houses, when a tall young gentleman in a gray suit, with a light brown periwig, just the color of my lord's, had been seen to pass. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne "And a periwig," added little Alice, soberly, not knowing what was the article of dress which she recommended to our friend Charley. Grandfather's Chair The light of the dark lantern had been very bad; the rogue, under that light, had worn a periwig, which 'doth disguise a man very much.' The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Ah, my dear! five hundred pounds in money, five suits of laced clothes, three periwigs, besides laced shirts, swords, canes, and snuff-boxes; and all to go back to that scoundrel Count. Catherine: a Story What had seemed to be a periwig at a little distance was now revealed for the man's own lustrous coiling black hair. Captain Blood Through all these varying fashions the periwig, introduced in 1663, held its own, increasing in length and luxuriance with time. Royalty Restored Hind, acquitted with apologies, fetched from his lodging the disguise of periwig and beard. A Book of Scoundrels But, as to Prance, he said: 'This is one of the rogues that I saw with a dark lantern about the body of Sir Edmund, but he was then in a periwig.'* The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Ah, Monsieur l'Abbe!" said La Rose, who was arranging his master's enormous Court periwig, "you are, helas! wrong. Catherine: a Story He had a thin, pale, rather pleasing hatchet-face, framed in the curls of a golden periwig, a sensitive mouth and pale blue eyes that lent his countenance a dreamy expression, a rather melancholy pensiveness. Captain Blood It was the tall stranger, with the fair periwig, and the orders glittering on his breast—the one who had started at sight of her as she had reached the landing of the stairs. A Lady of Quality Her hair is auburn, mine is perfect yellow: If that be all the difference in his love, I'll get me such a colour'd periwig. Two Gentlemen of Verona Under its golden periwig old Nick Trenchard's wizened countenance was darkened by a scowl, and his fingers, long, swarthy, and gnarled, drummed fretfully upon the table. Mistress Wilding In this, despite its beauty, there is still a soupçon of formalism, a lingering trace of powder from the eighteenth century periwig, dimming the bright locks of poetry. Shelley; an essay His great black periwig was as sedulously curled as any at Whitehall. Captain Blood There were straws, I confess, in the hair of the older poets; the eighteenth-century men stuck straws in their periwigs. Hearts of Controversy He was freshly shaven, and his periwig, if out of curl, was at least carefully combed and dressed. Captain Blood He was dressed in black, and, like Ferguson, was almost smothered in a great periwig, which he may have adopted for purposes of disguise rather than adornment. Mistress Wilding He fingered the ringlets of his periwig, a little embarrassed how to deliver himself, considering how he should begin. Captain Blood He looked him over from the soles of his riding-boots to the crown of his periwig. Captain Blood |
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