| 单词 | serge |
| 例句 | I would go to work on the streetcars and wear a blue serge suit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She herself was in the dining room, pinning pattern pieces on a length of dark blue serge. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I’d pictured myself, dressed in a neat blue serge suit, my money changer swinging jauntily at my waist, and a cheery smile for the passengers which would make their own work day brighter. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The part that closes her neckline snap while waiting for the trolley; and brushes lint from his blue serge suit when they come out of the movie house into the sunlight. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It began to snow tiny pieces of dark green serge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On Sunday he got up early in the morning and took from the suitcase his serge suit. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The mourners on the front benches sat in a blue- serge, black-crepe-dress gloom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a blue serge suit and a white necktie stained with orange juice. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Mother gave me the money to have my blue serge suit tailored, and I learned to fill out work cards, operate the money changer and punch transfers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry’s blue serge Sunday pants were creased to painful sharpness, his tan jacket smelled of cleaning fluid; Jean Louise recognized Jem’s light-blue necktie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She and the driver helped a crumpled mass of moaning blue serge to alight. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally got the shell onto the dock, the boys trooped back onto the Manhattan, their serge coats soggy and their straw hats starting to droop, and waited for the formal disembarking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The jacket of his blue serge suit was open, revealing a heavy gold chain linked between his vest pockets as he moved toward me with a noiseless tread. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while Joe took a pocket Bible from the green serge army shirt he wore and began reading the Psalms to himself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fresh looking and clean shaven, neat in his serge suit with its exaggerated shoulders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Biff Brannon changed his light seersucker trousers for dark-blue serge ones. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In New York the boys had been measured for their Olympic outfits, and now Joe found a double-breasted blue serge sports coat and matching blue slacks spread out on his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For the girls, it was dotted Swiss and matching hair ribbons and sashes; for the boys, blue serge suits and Buster Brown collars, with red, generous bow ties. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The man spots a Model-T pulling up and a young stranger getting out, dressed in a blue serge suit. Cold War historian finishes epic on George Kennan 2012-04-19T17:08:13Z A Negro man in old-fashioned brogues and serge britches walked out of the light. On a Summer Night in Selma, an Eerie Carnival Comes to Town 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “Many of the long-stay male patients were poorly attired; the fronts of their thick serge shirts were heavily stained with food and there was a dearth of ties,” they wrote. The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A tank commander--Vasily Falin wore all his medals on his blue serge suit to the dinner we had in his honor at a restaurant in the city then called Leningrad. For Russians, 75 Years Later, Stalingrad Is a Battle to Remember 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Bib overalls cost 25 cents and a wool serge suit, $14.72. Pendleton JC Penney, oldest in original location, closing 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z It’s sweltering, especially so garbed in full habit — long-sleeved, floor-length gown of black serge; underskirt; apron; starched linen wimple framing cheeks and chin; veil. Sisters of St. Joseph celebrate beloved century-old carol 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z A threadbare serge suit hung on the wall near an eggshell-blue kitchen table on which sat a bowl of fruit, an unwashed teacup and a spoon. Falling in Love With Italy’s Blissful, Rustic Aeolian Islands 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Many of these fabrics were exported to North America, including serge de Nimes, which caught the eye of businessman Levi Strauss in the 1860s. How the birthplace of denim is making jeans again - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The uniform, with its red serge tunic, leather riding boots and felt campaign hat, dates back to the 1800s - when mounted police were sent west to police American whisky traders. Canada's Mounties allow women in uniform to wear hijabs - BBC News 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Mina Van Winkle — the socialite social worker once known for her blue serge suit, white kid gloves, veil and “a faint hint of perfume” — died in 1933 at age 57. In the 1920s, D.C.’s top female cop tried to clean up our vice-filled city 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The summer I turned 15, I got a job as an usherette — dark wool serge uniform and all — at the very lush and lavish original Ziegfeld Theater. Recalling the Old Ziegfeld Theater 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Some two dozen Royal Canadian Mounted Police in red serge dress uniforms flanked the entrance of the gray stone cathedral where the private funeral was being held. Funeral held for soldier killed in Quebec car attack 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z The figures do not include the full serge of sign-ups in March and April. Study: Number of uninsured plummets in New Jersey 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z He looked very smart in his blue serge suit, straw hat, and brown boots; and the clerk in Mr. Young's office quite thought he was one of the governor's toffs come to buy horses. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Ned Dyram followed her with his eyes into the house, scrutinizing with keen and wondering glance the beauties of form which even the long loose robe of serge could not fully conceal. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z In spite of the brown jersey and the soiled serge trousers, the keen-witted Hun had come to the correct conclusion, that the tall, bronzed man was not a genuine smack hand. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z She looked so domestic in her simple dress of blue serge that for an instant her caller did not recognize her. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z Very leisurely he put on his white peaked cap, then took a dark blue serge yachting coat and slipped his arms into it, moving slowly forward meanwhile to the gangway. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z It represented a man in the dress of a Franciscan monk—i.e., a brown serge robe, knotted with cords about the waist—kneeling in prayer with outstretched hands upon a mass of burning embers. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Captain Dove's change did not unduly detain him, since he merely pulled on a pair of serge trousers and a pilot-jacket on top of his other attire. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z He was a short stoutish man in blue serge knickerbockers and a dark yachting cap. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The friars reckoned it a profitable exchange, a most profitable exchange, to give their cloaks of serge or sackcloth for that of charity, which affords a much better and much more honorable covering. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z Your Reverence knows we keep ourselves by selling serge, and though we do not collect a great deal, still those who go about get something to live on....” Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The skirt tore through until the stout serge hem was reached and that offered successful resistance, and Sahwah hung, as Nyoda remarked, like a lamb on the spit. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z “But,” says a writer on this theme, “probably for want of subjects for shrouds, the income is now, without any authority, applied to a distribution of serge petticoats to old women.” England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z They each have two sets of new things, a blue serge costume and coat for travelling, and a black silk for their gala occasions. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z I want you to make me a blue serge suit by to-morrow week. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z Racoare turned round, strode to the bottom of the garden, fastened his horse to a tree, drew a cloak of serge from his saddle, spread it out and wrapped himself in it. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z There was a dirty bandage around his head, and his face showed baggy and pallid under it, while his loosely-hung figure draped in greasy serge seemed disproportionately large and clumsy in the little trim room. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z She wore a neat costume of blue serge and a hat that showed up the gold of her pretty head. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z The Englishwomen all look so nice in their yachting dresses, almost all of dark blue serge and a sailor hat or regular yachting cap. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z And suddenly the face of the man in the serge suit flashed, and he answered hurriedly-- "Present." The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z I spread out my serge cloak, tried the triggers of my gun, and while I waited for the duck I fell into a brown study. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Chaucer in the next century tells how the streets in royal processions were "hanged with cloth of gold and not with serge." The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z "Oh, Dizzy, old man, she really is—that girl!" sighed Lucius, after silently watching the blue serge coat and skirt and the fair hair under the little hat disappear round the corner. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z I live in my serge dress and a waterproof. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The man in the ruffled silk hat and the dress-suit toed the line beside a bundle of rags; the German deserters rubbed elbows with the "true legionary" in the blue serge. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z A big man in very shabby serge, with a hard face, sat opposite the engineer, until the latter, seeing the two women, laid a hand upon his shoulder. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Thy robe of serge hath lain beneath the stars; Thy weight of tresses, ponderously free, Of iron hue, no golden circlet bars. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The few bales of merchandise were nothing but linens, serges, and cloth, thread, and a few jars of wine. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z In their best days her serge coat and skirt had not been thick; much wear and tear had reduced them to a threadbare condition quite incapable of resistance to weather. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z The Court, to testify its unwonted grief, put on sackcloth instead of white serge usually worn as mourning. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z In the meanwhile the man in the fireman's serge went back to Macallister's room. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z They were dressed in dark blue serge, with their blouses open at the neck, and sleeves rolled up. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Fire-proofed blue serge overalls and asbestos coats with caps of the same material are also employed in certain of these factories. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z So I just put on my serge frock, and my thick coat and hat; and whilst dinner was going on in the dining-room, I slipped away, and out of the house. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Eight hundred a year and 'expectations' put such a splendid mantle of dignity on the shoulders of a little wild damsel in a serge frock. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z His garments had evidently not been made for him, and there were stains of grease and soot on his coarse serge jacket, while the coal dust had not been wholly washed from his face. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z He wore a dark-blue serge coat, a white shirt and linen collar, with tie to match the coat. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The serge curtains shook, and the unhappy man, suffocating with rage, made a few uncertain steps forward. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z They are dropping aft even now, one by one or twos and twos, somewhat shy-looking, but with beaming faces, and dressed in their best, bare-footed, in blue serge pants and clean spruce white jerseys. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Cargan suddenly became conscious of his appearance—his serge suit, his straw hat, his awkward seat in the saddle. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z Write a letter telling of the new department and drawing special attention to your three-piece serge suit for $15. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Both were dressed in grey serge, short-skirted yachting suits, and each had a white duck yachting cap pinned to her hair. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z If possible, have this made up in good wiry serge that will shed dust and other things, along the trail. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z And, in truth, a few minutes before two Di emerged from her room in the neatest and driest of blue serge gowns. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z He wore a suit of dark blue serge, which made him seem huger even than he had done the day before. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Which is more—most durable, serge or broadcloth? Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z He rubbed one leg against the other, trying to recollect how it was that that rough serge against his bare calf felt so manly. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Above, a hat of some sort; below, a suit, preferably of dark blue serge. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Now, as to clothes; no fal-lals, you know; two serge dresses apiece, and one box for the lot of you. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z Val put on her blue muslin gown, thinking rebelliously how Ethan had once said that a serge coat, and skirt, and sailor hat were the proper "togs" for the river. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Middy blouses, a pair of khaki bloomers and a pair of blue serge ones. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z But the remembered rough touch of the serge on his legs provided encouragement, and soon the new glories burst upon a sympathetic and not a mocking world. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Closing the door, and setting down the provisions, the jailer's daughter hastily divested herself of her dress, which was of brown serge, as well as of her coif and kerchief, while Viviana imitated her example. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Still, even in the shabby dark-blue serge suit she seemed lovely. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Well, all the other girls wear blue serge, but they never laughed. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Here's some dark blue serge for my best frock, and stuff for two aprons, and a new hat. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z That had been a thrilling adventure; it implied undressing out of doors, which was a very unusual thing to do, and he loved the feeling of the rough serge down his bare calves. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Linen and wool fabrics were both suggested in the 1840s, but by the 1870s flannel was most frequently used for bathing dresses, with serge also being recommended. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z Why, here was a complete outfit: two suits of nice brown serge for Ransey himself, stockings and light shoes, to say nothing of real Baltic shirts, a neck-tie, and sailor’s cap. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z A tall, big-boned man, dressed in blue serge with brass buttons on his jacket, was talking at large, and Cliffe, stopping to listen, thought the tales he told with dry Scottish humor were good. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z She was dressed in white serge with a knot of the marigolds in her belt, and they seemed like a kind of bright wound in the tragic pallor of her weariness. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The inhabitants of this town, from its proximity to the sea, are principally employed in the pilchard fishery and in mining; there is however a small manufactory of serges. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Flannel was still widely used but was being replaced by serge which was not as heavy when wet. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z God's prophets of the Beautiful These poets were; of iron rule, The rugged cilix, serge of wool. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z She looked at him hard, picked a thread off the sleeve of the blue serge which was his dress-up costume, and called his attention to the fact that a button of his vest was unbuttoned. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z She was wearing a blue serge suit and a close-fitting hat of blue straw, and her eyes were as fresh and spring-like as the April sky. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The manufactures of the place are serges and pottery. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Flannel was no longer recommended for bathing dress; serge and “mohair”—a fabric with a cotton warp and a mohair or alpaca weft—were widely used. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z It had done the same for her, and her serge frock was none the worse for the sea water. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z By the time the cheese was melted, Don reappeared in blue serge and negligee silk shirt. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z “And I got two grass stains when I fell down just now,” added Billie, looking ruefully at her white serge skirt. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z He slipped on a blue serge coat, the cut of which endeavored to promote his waist-line to his shoulder blades, and was all dressed but for the crowning task—to comb his hair. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z He was tall, with muscular back and shoulders, and his clothes of dark-blue serge hung on him as if they had grown there. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Presently, with a walk that no one could mistake, a tall and slim figure entered, dressed in white serge coat and skirt. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z Although she is called a blue cat, don’t fancy for a moment that ultramarine is anywhere near her colour, or himmel-blue, or honest navy serge itself. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z She wore a white serge dress trimmed with silver braid, her hair was slightly parted on one side and coiled low on her neck. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z At the end of a trying day Horace dismounted from his high stool, hitched up his lavender sleeve garters and inserted himself into his worn blue serge coat. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z They knew, with a long, contemptuous knowledge, her short black serge skirt and the old-fashioned beaded mantle, which formed her usual week-day, outdoor costume in any but the very hottest weather. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z “School,” pronounced the boy in the blue serge. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z The girls hurried off their finery, and got hastily into their serge skirts and white blouses. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Thus it came that Theodosia was journeying North, dressed in a new suit of blue serge, which had been sent from Atlanta, to fit her measure, with the rest of her traveling outfit. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z The blue serge suit he wore now made a startling change in his appearance. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Kitty was coming downstairs in a white serge dress against which her hands were rosy; a woman with such lovely little hands never needed to wear flowers. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z Costume in Keeping.—"Of all sweet things", said Bertha, "for the seaside, give me a serge." Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z The worn serge suit and low hat were laid aside; they were replaced by a black frock coat, a white waistcoat, and a top hat. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z The following morning, April 4th, I discarded the burdensome garb, that great load of black serge, and donned a large-flowered kimona, the only other clothes I had, and this was given me. The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church 2011-08-18T02:00:21.113Z Her common wearing gowns, as long as she continued in mourning, which was till the day of her second marriage, were made either of camlet, or damis, or serge of Florence, bordered with black velvet. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z In cold weather serge and tricatine make splendid but expensive substitutes for the washable materials. Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl 2011-08-10T02:00:14.783Z The visitor, in his blue serge clothes, was less startling than most of the men that came to see her mistress. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z She was seated on a large boulder, her small hands clasped round her knees, a bright handkerchief over her shoulders, and her little feet just peeping out from beneath her rough blue serge petticoat. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z Even Jack Jaikes, a dark figure of a Spanish hidalgo, in engineer's blue serge and pockets continually bulging with spanners, looked in and said with brusque courtesy: "Anything I can do for you, Chief?" A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Her riding-habits were mostly of serge of Florence, stiffened in the neck and body with buckram, and trimmed with lace and ribands. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z A simple dark silk dress is almost an essential for street wear in spring and summer, to replace the heavier suit or serge dress. Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl 2011-08-10T02:00:14.783Z She wore a short walking skirt of heavy serge, a simple shirtwaist belted around, a sailor hat on her beautiful little head. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z These had been placed in a row and covered with a blue serge coat belonging to her. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z I have the blue crepe, and the brown, and the dyed green, and this good old serge to wear with blouses. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z I saw that horrid 48 Audrey walking past just now with her governess; she had on a plain, dark-blue serge. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z His slight figure was well clad in an ordinary blue serge suit. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The purchaser of sauce and potato salad, the two cheapest and most filling of the wares, held up rather sheepishly a blue serge suit. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z Even in that flashing glimpse the girls could see that she was beautifully dressed in a white serge suit and a stunning hat of dull blue, trimmed with wings. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Her satin train she managed with great dexterity, kicking it from her, thereby disclosing to view the blue serge gym bloomers she was wearing. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z At last the change was completed, the serge suit stowed away under a mackintosh, and we got to shore and began our stalk. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z Ruxton's modern blue serge suit and soft felt hat might have been an anachronism, but it gave no serious offence. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z The one with the serge suit dropped it and made a rush for the girl. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z How would you like a blue serge, with turn-over collar and cuffs, like that one Miss Marks is wearing, that fastens down the side with black satin buttons?” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z May's skirt of serge, reaching to her knees, was so torn and ragged, very much as my frieze wrapper was, which I think reached nearer to my ankles than hers did to hers. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z She hurried to the door, and, as she did so, Alice appeared, accompanied by a heavily built young fellow in blue serge, carrying a suit-case. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z You were very slim in your blue serge dress.... Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z “What is it, mon brave?” and the old woman smiled very kindly on the young American, whom she had not half an hour before called a Prussian and accused of stealing Judy’s serge suit. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z He was now clothed in a jerkin of grey serge, fashioned like the garments worn by the common people in Elizabeth's reign, and wore a trencher-cap on his head. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z In a quarter of an hour Tom returned with Oliphant in white ducks and blue serge. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z And into that complete and Victorian harmony there broke the Neo-Georgian note of a girl wearing the little modern serge frock, the pert effective shoes, and the hair-dressing of the instant. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Her dress, of dark, "navy" blue serge, made plainly, the long skirt heavy and still while she stood, and unrelieved save by narrow linen collar and cuffs, looked like a mourning garb. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z She determined to leave her serge suit in the studio and come on the following day to take it to a dye shop. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z Baldred tapped against it, and the summons was instantly answered by a diminutive personage, clad in a jerkin of coarse grey serge, and having a leathern apron tied round his waist. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Meanwhile Salathiel ben Ezra had been clothed by Captain Bodgers in blue serge trousers, a nankeen waistcoat, and an oilskin, the only other garment available. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z She moved the jar of arbutus into place again; picked out a spray, dark-leafed, berried with scarlet and orange, tried it against the dull serge of her frock. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z On the present occasion she wore a yachting-cap, a shirt with a stand-up, all round, collar and a neat bow; a leather belt and a bicycling skirt of blue serge. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z In the meantime, Kent and Jim Castleman went and sat down in the Garden of the Luxembourg to smoke and talk it over, Kent still fondly clasping the serge dress. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z He was dressed in the white duck trousers and blue serge coat his counterpart had just removed. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z He saw himself confronted by an elderly whiskered foreigner, in a yachting cap and blue serge suit, brandishing a formidable stick. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z She remembered, in a flash, that it was he for whom she had intended that fourth share of the Charm, still in the pocket of the serge dress that she wore. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z He was not in evening-dress, but for the sake of the meeting had assumed a dark serge suit. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z Judy, who had gone into Marie’s tiny bedroom to get into her rescued serge suit, overheard this remark and blushed to the roots of her fluffy hair. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The latter saw “the tall man, with white hair and serge coat,” as early as January 15. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z There was nothing for it but to put on the well-worn skirt of brown panama serge, a clean shirt waist and a white four-in-hand. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z To-morrow the merciful earth will open her robes of serge to receive him; in her ample bosom will fold his weary limbs, and while he sleeps will shade his eyes from the light. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Yes, the blue serge dress with the fine black braid on the sailor collar would do nicely. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z Kent pulled off the timbers and broken glass and unearthed Judy’s blue serge dress, which was waiting to be dyed a dismal black. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z A. Black clothes sometimes; sometimes serge coat of other color; a tall man with white hair, I think. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z But when Sir Philip Sidney, in flowered velvet, was presented to the great William of Orange, William was clad in a plain serge coat, and Sir Philip probably did not know it, or forgot it. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z I think my first outstanding impression of my glimpse of him was that he was a very handsome man, most beautifully dressed in a dark blue serge sack suit, very sharply pressed. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Fancy swimming with three yards of heavy serge gathered around your waist! Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z Thelma was too proud to be clothed in anything that she had not paid for herself, and the consequence was that coarse blue serge was as near as she came to poor Billie’s dream. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z Her “something like a man”—her tall white-haired man in serge coat—was its author. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Let me see," said Dee, "as far as I can remember Annie has a blue serge skirt, two white shirtwaists, one blue poplin one and a plaid silk blouse for Sunday. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Look, look ye, master, see if, instead of glass necklaces, she have not on fillets of rich coral; and instead of green serge of Cuencha, a thirty-piled velvet. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z I told you so,' returned Polly, triumphantly, as she descended the step; 'there is her blue serge and her beaver hat. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Pulling ashore in the dory, they waited for the yacht’s boat, which carried two uniformed seamen and a young man smartly dressed in blue serge with bronze buttons, and pipeclayed shoes. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He nowhere recognizes the probably acute intellect, strong powers, persistent action, and inspiring presence of the tall man with white hair and in serge coat. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z The girls were dressed in blue serge, and I felt in my bones that they were going to Gresham. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z The blue serge of her gown was bleached near her feet. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Lying in their green serge scabbards, a few paces off, were the swords ready to play their part when the time came. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z He was dressed in white flannel, with a straw hat and blue serge jacket, and his pleasant face was bronzed by the sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Peggy came back into the study, wearing a blue serge skirt, her head lost to view in a middy blouse in the process of being slipped on. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z She has on a blue serge skirt with my old astrakhan bolero and a sailor hat. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Super quality navy serge, 2/11, 3/11, & 5/11. Association Football And How To Play It 2011-03-27T02:00:16.723Z She had sunk down farther in the chair, a huddle of coarse serge and misery, and her hands slipped off her lap and hung at her sides. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Heavy woolens, light woolens, blankets, cashmeres, flannels, serges, twill, black, brown, blue, white, figured—hundreds and hundreds of bales. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z No sooner did we pass through the gate of the town than we met the dragoman, clothed in his best blue serge suit, and wreathed in smiles. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z She is even then veiled from head to foot, and folds of thick serge fell over her face. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Stella is sitting, in a very faded bathing-suit of black serge trimmed with white braid, on the lowest of these steps, gazing sadly into the stream. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z A glimpse of the tall wardress shutting herself out and shutting in a squat figure clad in shapeless gray serge garments and a foolish cap. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z “Ah, Mr Vine!” something a little more courteous than— “Well, Nuisance?” addressed with a short nod to the dark girl in white serge, and “Do, Madelaine?” to the fair girl in blue. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Each inspected the other's clothes, and Beatrice made Anna try on the new serge skirt. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z And she was determined to give no trouble; she had no long hair to smooth and comb, for her hair was cut short, and her plain blue serge dress was quite free from any adornment. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z What signifies serge and simple diet to the wearisome drudgery of a governess! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z It hadn't taken her long to fling on a serge skirt and her fur-lined ulster. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Angèle had changed her dress to a dark-blue serge and sailor hat. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z She shook her head, and began to unfasten little fair-haired Maria's black serge frock, pushing her out of my room as she did so, with the evident intention of locking me in again. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z For the children had each a neat little blue serge skirt which they wore for their donkey expeditions. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z Her dress was of the commonest cotton, and slovenly made, a short print gown being tied round her waist, over a bright-coloured serge petticoat, while in one hand she held a print hood. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z At last they stand by a window looking upon an extensive yard, where some fifty patients clothed in grey serge walk about for exercise—some hurriedly, some talking, some excited, others calm. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z The two men stood and stared at Martin, who was dressed in a neat blue serge suit, obtained by post from York, the wildcat having ruined its predecessor. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z He had merely exchanged the short grey Norfolk knickerbockers for long trousers, and the morning coat for a short dark blue serge. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Borden was wearing the somewhat shabby blue serge suit in which he had travelled all day, and which he had neglected to brush. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z “You’re right, caballero,” answered a voice, from under the envelope of grey-blue serge, which, on closer inspection, proved to be the gown of a Franciscan friar. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z He wore a shabby serge suit, much stained with chemicals, and a soft felt hat. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Silk observed that she was dressed in dark serge and wore a green felt sun hat, which did not wholly conceal her very fair hair. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z He adds, there were one hundred coaches kept now for one formerly; and remarks, that a serge gown, once worn by a gentlewoman, was now discarded by a chambermaid. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z He was a heavy-set man, dressed in a new dark blue serge suit. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z In the rear of this rather spacious chamber stood the conjugal bed, surmounted with its canopy and enclosed by its curtains of orange serge. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Then, turning on an electric light, she turned up the hem of her white serge skirt, and began feeling for the pin. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z He looked down at her, dressed in her silk sweater, and the same white serge skirt with the little stripe of grey in it which she had been wearing that afternoon at Sakkâra. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z There's no mistaking them: they are the same brown color and the same sort of serge stuff. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z When she had put on the serge skirt and white muslin shirt, the sensation had overwhelmed her, accustomed to the heavy religious habit, of being lightly, almost indecently clad. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z She was dressed in white serge, with a knotted girdle round her waist. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z It was merely a many times washed white silk shirt waist and blue serge walking skirt and coat. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years 2011-01-13T03:01:12.303Z A blue serge suit, white spats on brown boots, a Panama hat, gloves and—what he was never without—a smoothly-rolled umbrella. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z Burns, of course, was already in the Cabinet, but he wore a blue serge suit, just as of yore. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z It was a raw, grey day, and Alex, in her thin serge coat and skirt, that had been so much too hot in Italy, shivered violently. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z The man's clothes, which were of dark-blue serge and well-cut, showed him to be in easy circumstances. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z "Is she from London, laden with serge, baize, and flannel, think ye?" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z "In a blue serge suit, with a hard, fawn-coloured hat," said Mrs Jeal, glibly. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z One morning I appeared in a new suit of blue serge like this, and a new straw hat, like that. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z It was a parcel of moderate dimensions, wrapped up in a piece of black serge. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z It is a lot cheaper than spending big bucks with the physical therapist or orthopedist. — serge An important subject that deserves attention. Well: When the Diagnosis Is ?Dead Butt Syndrome? 2010-12-21T16:42:02Z But, at the far end, a wide curtain of black serge, like a photographer's cloth, running on an iron rod supported by brackets, hid a rectangular space some three or four yards in width. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z Something rasped his forehead and a rough serge sleeve was across his throat. H.M.S. —— The materials used for boys' suits, include all the staple cloths, such as unfinished worsteds in stripes and plaids, tweeds, dark and blue serge, plain cheviots, and Scotch mixtures, homespun and corduroy. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines From it he took a small fortune in notes and gold, and going to his bedroom he changed his evening clothes for a blue serge suit and put on a heavy travelling ulster. The Princess Galva A Romance She was wearing a heavy serge skirt, and she knew it would hamper her in the water. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway I at once noticed one detail: the serge curtain covered the magic space completely. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z A seaman spoke, his cheek against the Chief Mate's serge sleeve. H.M.S. —— For small parties, dancing classes or weddings, a boy under sixteen may wear a dark blue serge double breasted sack suit or the Norfolk style with bloomers or straight trousers. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines I gave her that belt, and she always wore blue serge, because she said that, with good brushing, she could make a not Sunday dress look almost like a Sunday one. Deep Moat Grange In spite of her look of hunger she was clean and not only scrupulously, but exquisitely dressed in a little silk and serge frock made with care and taste. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory And she crept along the wall, towards the serge curtain. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z He entered, leonine yet neat in his double-breasted blue serge with a pearl in his black tie. Manslaughter Both girls were in blue serge underneath, of a cut more chastened than their arrogantly young voices. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune At the tailors they were measured for trim serge suits of a smoke-green. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines The mask fluttered down in the darkness, and she went back to her room and changed swiftly into the old serge. Beggars on Horseback The latter of heavy serge or similar material was often sown with jet bugles which scratched Michael's face when he played 'Hide-Oh' among the folds of such obvious concealment. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Their old-fashioned, stately, tight-laced, shrivelled figures formed a strange contrast with the easiness of the young people in their simple serge summer suits: they made Princess Wanda's tangled hair and rumpled blouse look perfectly disreputable. Majesty A Novel I beheld myself a completely different shape from the lumpy little bunch of a girl that I'd been in blue serge that seemed specially designed to hide every decent line of her figure. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Jane was willing to admit that the neat, serge suits would be much more comfortable than the primly starched outfits they had been accustomed to wearing. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines Then she took off her working frock of dirty, ill-mended serge, and shook out in triumph the folds of the black silk, now made up in all its glory, and hideous with cheap jet. Beggars on Horseback He begged Miss Carthew to let him continue in the inconspicuous dark blue serge which was the fashion at Randell's; but for once she was unsympathetic, and Michael had to wear the tweed. Sinister Street, vol. 1 She wears a simple blue serge skirt and a white blouse, with a broad leather belt around her waist. Majesty A Novel One gown of scarlet serge, for St. George. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Besides the clothes we have we had better get serge dresses and suits for the voyage, and a few strong servicable gowns and suits for rough work out there. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War On the floor of the cellar lay two human forms covered with a wide cloth of black serge. Marguerite de Valois The rest all came in a flash; your grey quaker dress, the green serge curtains, the copper knocker, everything told the same story of simplicity and taste. The New Gulliver and Other Stories The young princesses wore light summer dresses of white serge or pink mousseline-de-laine; they had stuck a flower or two from the conservatory into their waist-bands. Majesty A Novel The tablecloth was blue serge and would have been serviceable if it had not contracted the habit of sliding off the mahogany table whenever it was touched. A Bed of Roses In the cut of her serge frock and the line of her little hat over her eyebrows I fancied I saw a touch of the mother's nationality. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece It carries on wool- and cotton-spinning, the manufacture of serge, flannel and oil, and is an agricultural market. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It was a sailor, with bare feet and dressed in a blue serge pea-jacket and trousers; he carried a rifle across his back and wore a bandage which hid part of his face. The Tremendous Event A girl in a shabby blue serge suit was staring into the window of a candy shop. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp She put on a light skirt in serge, striped black and white, threading her head through it with great care for fear she should damage her fringe net. A Bed of Roses I was in disgrace once because I went to school in some brilliant blue homespun serge my mother had bought in Devonshire, and I was told I must never wear it again. Reveries over Childhood and Youth He went along the corridor, washed, put on a fresh collar, brushed his well-worn suit of navy serge, and returned spruce and smart, ready for any adventure. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England The boy himself, dressed in a threadbare and patched black serge, had a sickly appearance. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The clothes that he wore—tight-fitting trousers of black serge, large vest, and an enormous gray overcoat reaching to his very heels—did not tend to give any additional elegance to his appearance. Maximina Her perfectly flat chest allowed big bags of coarse black serge to hang over her dirty white apron. A Bed of Roses He went out into the dark, chill, misty night, dressed only in thin serge. Shadows of Flames A Novel Out in the garage I found a rather smart, good-looking man in navy serge chatting with Bennett and admiring my car. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England This homogeneous sandstone was like smooth broadcloth, compared to the rough serge of the granite or the tweeds of the thin bedded sandstone. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure If it was any looser I'd get a fit of the laughs like I did over that red serge. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Her only clothing is an old skirt of green serge, fastened at her waist over a shirt of coarse grey material, that is held closed at her bosom with a copper button. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades She swung her white beret in her hand as she walked, and her blowing white serge gown moulded her handsome legs and vigorous young bust. Shadows of Flames A Novel In scarlet serge dress and cap of scarlet stockinette, she danced to the tinsel melody. Carnival ‘And so I shall be, some day; mother says so!’ she announced, spreading out the folds of her rough serge skirt, and seeing it in imagination many times its length and composed of shimmering satin. The Youngest Girl in the School My change of dress in the evenings from dark blue serge to cardinal silk causes an even more pronounced change in the home atmosphere. Mothering on Perilous Winter coat, Sweater, White panama hat, White dress, Princess slip, Corset cover, Blue serge dress, Black and white check dress, Gingham dress, House dress. The American Country Girl She, too, had dressed herself fully, in serge skirt and jacket. Shadows of Flames A Novel This offer being pleasantly declined, he gave her a roll of blue serge and asked a blessing on the undertaking. Carnival It was only during the severest weather that he wore cloth his outer garments being usually of white serge turned up with green. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Arrived at the hotel, he first begged a reel of cotton, a needle, and a small piece of dark serge from the manageress, and then retired to his room. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Half an hour later the two friends were lounging about the stoep of the International, waiting the summons to dinner, when a quiet-looking man in blue serge came up the steps. Tales of South Africa I’ve worn blue serge coats and skirts almost every day of my life since I went to school. Lady Cassandra May went into fits of laughter at everything and everybody, and Jenny discussed with Edie what style of dress should be made from the roll of blue serge presented to her by Uncle James. Carnival It is composed of a sort of white serge, and appears to have no seam. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The hundred of Pimperne produced large quantities of saltpeter in the 17th century, and the serge manufacture was introduced about this time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" He was dressed with his usual precision in a blue serge suit, a regimental tie, and wonderfully polished brown shoes. Jacob's Ladder It was so preposterous to compare Mary’s blue serge with Celine’s marvellous concoctions of subtly blended shades. Lady Cassandra She neither ruffled her hair, nor dressed in ill-made serge clothes; her dress was perfect and her hand exquisitely gloved. The Heart of a Woman He brought out his blue serge and hung it on the door; it was the suit he would wear next week to school. Adolescents Only The malting and brewing industries came into prominence in the 17th century, when there was also a considerable serge manufacture, which has since declined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Their dress was almost invariably the same black unornamented serge or alpaca, which, by the way, is the commonest street dress of all women of their condition. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. After a heated interview which led to the disintegration of the venerable corse, Miss Blake gathered her black serge draperies closely about her and issued her command. Little Aliens The black serge gown, the coarse shoes, the square cap, ugly as they are, can't disfigure him; and though they cut off his beautiful hair, that curled half-way down his back, they couldn't spoil him. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier I have ordered a black serge suit for traveling, and some neat white waists. Dorothy's Tour And the stately maiden in blue serge, and the gray-haired woman in black alpaca, fell on each other's neck, and fairly cried for joy, while the roar of the shopping actually ceased—for one moment. Hildegarde's Harvest I could find no hint of female apparel or of the blue serge of the yachtsman. A Marriage at Sea Shoe-making, tanning, agricultural trade, tin-plating, and the manufacture of confectionery and cider have superseded the former large woollen and serge industries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Did you see his shoes?—and that frail bit of serge was all his covering against the keen blast. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier She sent to Albuquerque for the material; it is dark blue serge with a little stripe in it, and just as pretty as it can be. The Girl from Arizona Hugh gravely inspected her spotless attire; the blue serge showed no wrinkle, no speck of dust. Hildegarde's Harvest Nor did the assurance of the shipping clerk–a somewhat lilified young man in immaculate blue serge–that “Our Cardiff house have let us down badly,” act as a charm upon his depression. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday The wife of a peasant or of a mechanic wears a simple snowy cap, and a serge or cotton dress. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Giacomo was silent, and folding his arms within his robe of serge, cast his eyes downward. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier If her box did not arrive she must miss the performance, for she could not sit among a silk or crêpe de Chine clad audience in a serge skirt and a knitted jumper. Loyal to the School You will not believe that human affections, love of country, and all the other associations of a home, are strong in hearts that beat beneath the serge frock of the priest. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The dress consisted, as you well know, of shoes of nice leather, with great silver buckles, fine cotton stockings, breeches of black serge, and a coat of green barracan, with gold buttons. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors If there be a preference, we have a fondness for blue serge, but blue serges have quite a vogue among bankers and merchants and other men of substance! Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war He was dressed in blue serge, and had the ivory-white face and wrinkled skin of an actor. The Bartlett Mystery Others, again, of still coarser make, such as Irish serge, with sheep or rabbit skin for warmth in winter, were given to those of lowly service or who had specially rough work to perform. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens As the girl’s eyes came round to him she changed to a startled pallor, white as her serge gown, and her eyes dilated, then into them came eagerness. The House of Fulfilment Her gray serge gown was worn with a sort of subtle elegance hardly discounted by the plainness of the material and make. The Story of Old Fort Loudon In conference we come by better looks—bareheaded, and in stout blue serge, we sit a-row facing the blackboard on which our 'drills' are chalked. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Her dress of dark-blue serge, and a shawl over her shoulders, were little protection in that furious storm, while her hands, he noticed, were bare. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon If I could only have my shroud now, I would not make lace a desideratum; serge or sackcloth would be welcome. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part In this blue serge suit and straw hat he looked very like the King William of long ago, dark, keen and impatient. The House of Fulfilment Fifine had a better frock than that serge thing; it would not wear so well, but her murrey-colored pelisse trimmed with the sarcenet ribbon would have added warmth enough. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Now she wore a plain white waist and a skirt of cheap blue serge. A Canadian Bankclerk Sometimes they would come racing down the wind with the bath-chair, their serge skirts blown forward, their hair curling over the brims of their sailor hats. The Return of the Prodigal Ere the young man could reply, the door opened, and a girl dressed in a dark summer serge and light straw hat entered. Little Frida A Tale of the Black Forest He had donned his best in honour of the occasion—a coarse suit of fearnought serges, quaintly cut, and an ancient top hat, set at a rakish angle. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "There's a plump person in blue serge who hangs around here a good deal," he remarked, indifferently. The Girl in the Mirror At present over their serviceable brown serge traveling dresses they wore long coats of a golden brown cloth made with adjustable capes to conform with the changes of climate. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Sis, we have made up our minds to ask mother if we may wear serge knickerbockers. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons But perhaps it was only her ill-fitting, unbecoming, old, serge gown that made her look so pale. Under False Pretences A Novel There was I, just as I am now, blue serge and rather a plain little man, nothing special anyway. Aliens Carpets are better not made of ordinary carpet, for it is much too thick, but of colored canvas, or chintz, or thin felt, or serge. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes I have two, a blue serge and a blue cloth. Anxious Audrey "Your skirt—it's so stylish," she said, and the little hand stole out and began stroking the snugly-fitting serge of that very unpretentious garment. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself She came down one day to afternoon tea in an old school-girlish dress of blue serge, rather short about the ankles, a red and white pinafore, and a crimson sash. Under False Pretences A Novel A young man in a soiled serge suit came out of the next room with some letters. Aliens The mantilla they adopted was not of net, but of serge with a velvet fringe, such as is only worn by the working classes; and they carried a stick as a support. The Grandee At a minute or two before eleven I turned up at the Schiller Platz in my short serge dress and cycling jacket. Miss Cayley's Adventures It was at her house and she had a blue serge suit and I wore a cutaway Prince Albert suit and they was 'bout 200 folks at our weddin'. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 The bath over, they returned to the bath houses to dress and Dolly found in hers, instead of her travelling suit, a serge skirt and middy blouse. Two Little Women I passed in mental review the details of his appearance, his blue serge suit, his dark green tie, his greying moustache, clipped short in a fashion that might be American, English, French or German. Aliens I don't think the boys will get any harm, this rough serge throws off the rain. The Boys and I They wore old serge skirts and jerseys that they could not spoil. Fairy Tales from the German Forests The latter had changed his clothes, and was now in a smart blue serge suit, and was idly smoking a cigar as we swept round to the entrance. The Count's Chauffeur Of course we can't go around in an old serge skirt and middy blouse as we do here. Two Little Women He was dressed in blue serge clothes, and a bowler hat a little ancient at the brim. The Moving Finger She decided to give the runaway bride her new blue serge. Exit Betty This was a cruel jest, considering the quality of Adelle's one poor little serge dress which she had on, and she took it quite literally. Clark's Field After two or three visits to the store, and many talks at mealtimes with Mrs. Gabbitas, I finally decided upon blue serge. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Dolly looked with distaste at her brown serge skirt, and her tan stockings and shoes, the latter decidedly the worse for wear and scarred and scratched by stones and brambles. Two Little Women The tattooed anchor on his hand and the ill-fitting blue serge suit smacked of the sea while the squareness of his shoulders and the direct gaze of his eye spoke eloquently of authority. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 It contained a new dark blue serge dress for which she had saved a long time and in which she had intended to appear at church next Sabbath. Exit Betty But now the decent double-breasted blue serge, the trim beard and black bowler hat are in evidence; my friend the Mate is about to attend divine service at the Seamen’s Mission. An Ocean Tramp She had decked herself in a blue checked cheviot shirt, tucked into blue serge trousers, liberally patched at the knees. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John But, all that year,—ah, sirs, ye know the world, For all the foolish boasting of the proud, Looks not beneath the coat of Taunton serge For Gules and Azure. Collected Poems Volume Two The clothiers of Meander had fitted Slavens out with a very good serge suit. Claim Number One After about a quarter of an hour's tidying, Marjorie was released from her mother's hands, dressed in a cream serge frock and a large hat, and with her hair brushed out and neatly arranged. The Adventure League They are in their best clothes—decent boots, ready-made blue serge, red tie with green spots over a six-penny-halfpenny “dickey,” and a cap that would make even Newmarket “stare and gasp.” An Ocean Tramp A serge skirt came but little below her knees, and beneath it Martin saw feet and ankles encased in stout, trim, absurdly small sea boots. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Nancy instinctively grouped tired young business men in blue serge and soft collars at the tables decorated with the baskets of blue flowers; and pale young women in lingerie blouses before the bowls of roses. Outside Inn Her gown was of dark blue serge, smartly made, and beneath her coat she wore a cream silk blouse with deep sailor collar open at the neck, and a soft flowing bow of turquoise blue. The Sign of Silence Two were boys; and the red cap and serge frock of another proclaimed her to be a girl. The Adventure League Among them was a middle-aged man in a dark-blue serge, a light overcoat on one arm and a heavy suitcase suspended from the other. The Monk of Hambleton The tenant farmers are there in their red serge jackets. Letters from my Windmill She had her own opinion about the grubby-looking blue serge, and the fancy apron, which were considered 'good enough' for mornings. The Making of Mona It was a strange trio: Claire, a dashing boy in Philip's made-over corduroys; Lawrence wearing his host's summer serge as though it were his own, and Philip looking at them, amusedly. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author The girl herself in her simple suit of white serge looked as fresh as the morning, although a careful observer might have noticed a shadow telling of mental disquiet under the clear steadfast eyes. East of the Shadows The arch-priest's deep-set and glittering eyes swept with venomous hatred the two calm-featured aviators, who looked very plain and unromantic in their flying jackets and khaki serge. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Clad in a khaki flannel shirt, serge trousers and shoepacks, he paused long enough to count his cartridges, and found there were just fourteen. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 She wore a broad hat of sun-burnt straw and a white serge coat and skirt that looked as if they had shrunk in frequent washings. Tante David tightened his blue serge apron roll about his waist, and followed up into the observatory, smiling, but ready to depreciate everything. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Robinette wore a white serge dress and jacket, and her hat was a rough straw turned 118 up saucily in two places with black owls’ heads. Robinetta After some minutes the adventurer entered Monmouth's room; the latter was extended on one of those green serge canopied beds such as may still be seen in the houses of some of the peasants. A Romance of the West Indies Horrified, the black bearded warrior glanced at the empty hilt in his hand but, courageous to the end, sprang in like a tiger to grapple with that small, agile man in khaki and serge. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 Soon there arose a cheerful blaze that lighted up all the room, glowing on the crimson serge bed curtains and window curtains and flashing upon the large looking-glass between them. Hidden Hand Just then a sun-browned man, with a blue serge apron rolled up and tucked in round his waist, came up, touched his hat, and looked at the luggage. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Robinette, who was perched beside him, spread her two small hands on her white serge knees and regarded them fixedly for a moment. Robinetta Within, beneath the folds of tissue paper, lay two pretty dresses, a blue serge school dress and a fluffy, shimmery party frock; beneath them a gay sweater and tam o'shanter. Highacres Mrs. Fridolin gazed at her, at the neat American belted serge suit, the straw sailor hat, the demure mouse colored hair, the calm, insolent eyes—eyes that bored like a gimlet. Melomaniacs At that moment a man in a white serge cassock, which reached to his heels, came out of one of the forecastle doors and walked rapidly across to the new victim. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 You'd better wear that blue serge; everybody wears blue serge, so it's inconspicuous. Nobody They have wide drawers of blue serge, or sometimes of the material of their coats, which is thicker; of this also are their leggings formed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 He was a big man, dressed in blue serge, with a peak cap and a seaman's blouse. The House Under the Sea A Romance The night was fearfully cold; the men had nothing but the thin serge jumpers which they had worn during the heat of the day to protect them against the bitter night air. Soldiers of the Queen And look whichever way I might, everywhere there was the same blue serge, on men and women alike, in all directions, as far as I could see. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Turning to her wardrobe, she selected its soberest garments--the blue serge tailleur advised by Mrs. Standish--and donned them. Nobody He was accompanied by a pretty, dark-haired girl in a summer gown of cream serge and wearing a neat little hat of pale blue silk. The White Lie He tossed out a soft felt hat and blue serge suit. The Web of the Golden Spider An officer had just strolled past, wearing a fatigue cap and the usual serge jumper. Soldiers of the Queen Experience taught him that the serge robe and the binding cord might only be the concealment of the hypocrite; and that they were worse than valueless without the purification of the heart. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History But this man wore unromantic blue serge upon a person neither fascinating nor repellent. Nobody Captain Summerhayes, clad in blue serge, with his peaked cap on the back of his head, came labouring up the path, and sat heavily on the garden-seat. The Tale of Timber Town "Just see!" exhibiting a singed hole in her blue serge skirt. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue Among other things, he put his men into a uniform of dark serge with green turbans, so as to make the enemy suppose that they were Europeans. General Gordon A Christian Hero They were ready, however, the whole ten of them, on Saturday afternoon, clad in the neat school uniform, brown serge skirt, khaki blouse, scarlet tie, and burnt-straw hat. The Madcap of the School She went upstairs and put on her little felt hat, which had been made handsome by the long drooping feather bestowed upon her by Sophy, and the blue serge jacket which corresponded with her dress. Phoebe, Junior Strong fingers, almost vibrant with a force manifest through serge and linen. A Man to His Mate Under the three lighter dresses was a very plain but smartly-made thin blue serge, altogether different from the sort of serge which Florence had worn up to the present. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School She was a schoolgirl of sixteen, with a long, fair plait, a short serge skirt, and a seraphic oval face. The Limit It would be an extremely risky proceeding for two girls, in the ordinary brown serge uniform and conspicuous 98 hats of the school, to enter a shop and make purchases. The Madcap of the School Slender and upright, immaculately high-collared, his thin serge suit molded by his sheer muscular development to the semblance of perfection, Ranny was a mark for loitering feet and wandering eyes. The Combined Maze Powell Seaton, in broad-brimmed hat and blue serge, waved his hand vigorously at the boys. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise To this serge was pinned a label, on which the words were written: "Travelling dress, and to be worn every day at school." A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School I shall put on my blue serge and my plain sailor. The Limit During hot weather the school was not kept strictly to the brown serge uniform, and the girls blossomed out into linen costumes, or white drill skirts and muslin blouses. The Madcap of the School He unlocked it, rummaged, deliberated, selected finally a serge skirt, draggled but warm; a pair of woolen stockings, and shoes, stout for all their shabbiness. The Combined Maze He might never discover who owned the white serge skirt or who owned the voice which pronounced is as “iss.” The Dark Star Under the pretty serge were half a dozen white embroidered aprons, and below them piles and piles of underlinen, all beautifully embroidered, silk stockings, little shoes, plenty of gloves, handkerchiefs, also embroidered with Florence's name. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School A quarter of an hour before, this coastguard had looked after the visitor in a blue serge suit up at Lobjoit's, who had passed him going briskly towards the fishing-quarter. Somehow Good The footsteps drew nearer, they were almost at the tree; she shrank to the farthest corner, trusting that in the darkness her brown serge school costume might escape notice. The Madcap of the School She looked very dainty in a plain walking costume of cream serge, with a boa of ostrich feathers about her throat, and a large straw hat trimmed with autumn flowers. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London No ladies who wear white serge skirts and white shoes and stockings?” The Dark Star I should judge from the sort of clothes I have now," said Florence, giving her foot a pettish kick against the obnoxious blue serge, "I should judge they did not cost five pounds a year. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School The Panama hat might have been bought anywhere; the suit of blue serge was ticketless inside the collar, and the shirt unmarked—probably bought for the voyage only. Somehow Good Raymonde turned up late for preparation, looking hot and conscious, and with her brown serge dress only half fastened. The Madcap of the School She was in a neat gown of navy blue serge, and wore a pretty cream hat which suited her admirably. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Suddenly Ruhannah stood up, one hand pressed to the ill-fitting blue serge over her wildly beating heart. The Dark Star You can wear it with that serge dress, and you will look quite cool and nice. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School They are clad in long gowns of black serge, and wear highly-polished boots reaching to the knee. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France She wore an artistic dress of myrtle-green Liberty serge, with a picturesque muslin collar, and had a chain of Venetian beads round her white throat. The Madcap of the School I brought down, in addition to my business suit, a Sunday suit of blue serge and a dress suit and a Prince Albert. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America His short, square figure was clothed in well-cut blue serge; a smart straw hat embellished his head, polished russet shoes his remarkably small feet. The Dark Star The old Norma, straight from Biretta's Bookshop, had been pretty in plain serge and shabby fur. The Beloved Woman The coffin, borne shoulder-high, comes along the street, followed by a long line of figures, enveloped from head to foot in black serge gowns, with holes for the eyes. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Both were well dressed, one in grey flannel, the other in blue serge. Anderson Crow, Detective Equipment and clothing, 30, 417; boots, 30; camp, 31; hospital, 26; in previous campaigns, 17; khaki drill, 30; serge clothing, 30. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government The woof or filling may be old or new, and either of fine cotton, merino, serge, or other wool material, or of silk. How to make rugs She wore a blue serge dress; her hat reposed beside her, and her dark hair was straggling about her face. Tatterdemalion At first she did not recognise him, for in the day-time he wore many disguises; and his present one was, a Geneva band and gown, covered with a long cloak of black serge. The Buccaneer A Tale It was fresh blood, though just beginning to coagulate; it was dabbled over his brown serge suit, splotching the neatly starched white cuffs of his shirt. Strange Alliance Troops subsequently, up to May, 1900, took one suit of drill and one suit of serge. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Blair looked up quickly at the sound of the voice and ran his eyes over the clean-cut figure in the serge uniform. El Diablo His blue serge suit had been freshly pressed; a polka-dot scarf was neatly tied under the points of a white-wing collar. Otherwise Phyllis Selecting a blue serge dress, made sailor fashion, she slipped into it and began fastening it as she walked to the mirror. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore She consented willingly, and passed on before, tall and stately, and moving with long, light, even steps, her flowing serge draperies whispering over the tiled passages. The Dop Doctor The exception was Leslie, who, having changed out of his dress clothes into a comfortable suit of blue serge, was down in the waist of the ship, smoking a gloomily retrospective pipe. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure He was a little, thick-set man with a weather-darkened face, dressed in rather old blue serge, and he looked and walked like a seaman. Hawtrey's Deputy A quarter of an hour had elapsed when in came a grave-looking black man dressed in blue serge, with a gold-headed long cane in his hand, the badge of his office. A Sailor of King George Also, there were blankets, curtains and valances for tester beds, counterpanes of serge, table-knives with white handles, black handles, and ivory handles; in pewter, the store offered porringers, plates, serving-dishes and candlesticks. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century She tapped with a reproachful fan the scarlet sleeve of his thin serge mess-jacket, her appraising eye busy with the badges worn on the dark green roll-collar and the miniature medals and star. The Dop Doctor Then the whole was scratched out, and the following was substituted: Brown flannel or serge—nine yards. That Girl Montana It reflected the figure of a slim girl wearing a blue serge skirt, a blue jersey coat and a grey velour hat—a very pretty girl indeed, her colour heightened by the humid night air. The Orchard of Tears Next evening I donned my serge suit and with some perturbation set out to call on Miss Dolyhikov. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Various weights of serge were listed, similar, no doubt, to the serge the present knows, for it was used for suits, coats and dresses. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The loose sleeve of thin black serge flowed away from the strong, finely moulded wrist; the white starched guimpe showed snowy between the drooping folds of the nun's veil.... The Dop Doctor A young nun, in a brown serge robe, kept guard at the door. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Mother wanted her to wear serge dresses in the office, but the other girls wore georgette waists, so of course she had to wear them also. Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens He had already left the army and wore serge clothes, with well-cut coats, wide trousers, and expensive ties. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Chairs, rare in the early part of the century, were not scarce by 1686, for they are mentioned as caned, of leather, or covered either with serge or turkey-work, as were several couches. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century But where Lynette chose to sit was on the cheap drugget that covered the beeswaxed boards, with her squirrel-coloured hair and soft cheek pressed against the black serge habit. The Dop Doctor She caught her white serge skirts around her and shrank nearer to her companion with a gurgle of dismayed laughter. From the Car Behind How she did wish she had taken mother’s advice and worn the new, pretty serge! Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens She was dressed in a very tight blue serge coat and skirt, she had black bandeaux of hair over her ears, from which depended imitation coral ear-rings. Bird of Paradise Presently Norah put up her hand, feeling the rough serge of his coat. Captain Jim The latter were dressed in peaked caps and blue serge coats and trousers, but wore rather unnecessarily waist-clothes and head-bands on the top of their European dress. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The blue serge suit and checked cap he wore did not disguise the fact that his working clothes—his field uniform—were those of a cow-puncher. Penny of Top Hill Trail Mrs. King was honored all through the city, yet she was dressed in a simple serge dress at the Country Club. Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens She now wore, among other garments that were too big for her, a fur cap and coarse, serge skirt. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter In her blue serge coat and skirt she presented the well-groomed look that was part and parcel of her. Captain Jim Mary wore her every-day costume—a serge gown, a sailor hat, and solid, square-toed boots. The Hero When calling in the "Bottoms," he often wore an old, blue serge suit. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati Her silk skirt was shabby but it would never do to wear her serge, even if it were new, when she rode with Mrs. King. Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens He felt that he must look prodigiously foolish in his blue serge suit and high collar—very neat and gentlemanly—with that ridiculous wreath of flowers on his head. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He put on a twisted brown tie, an old blue serge suit, and a hat which, being old and shabby, had become graceful. Free Air Mary had left off her summer things and wore again the plain serge skirt, and because it was rainy, the battered straw hat of the preceding winter. The Hero He had a tall, slight, active figure; he was dressed in a blue serge suit, and, though it was still early spring, he wore a straw hat. Studies in love and in terror When their coats were removed at the Country Club, Julia found that Mrs. King was very simply dressed in a dark blue serge dress with little white collar and cuffs. Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens He wore a blue flannel shirt, open at the neck and showing his fat chest covered with a mat of reddish hair, and a very old pair of blue serge trousers. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He had a beautiful new fifteen-dollar suit of blue serge at home. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life The skirt was of serge, navy blue, with two pockets. Clematis Madame Baudoin had now sat down on a low chair, and she was plucking at the front of her white serge skirt with a curious mechanical movement of the fingers. Studies in love and in terror She wore a light-weight blue serge traveling suit without a wrinkle in it, a spotless white linen waist, and her new hat was particularly attractive. Madge Morton's Victory The women card, the children spin, the men weave; and each cottage is a little manufactory of drugget and serge, which is taken to market in spring, and sold in the low-country towns. The Huguenots in France In 1631 they were forbidden to use stuffs other than serge or cloth for their garments, or to use velvet for ornament. The Story of Paris In front of the little row of women on the plinth a gaunt figure in brown serge was waving her arms. The Convert At four o'clock the tailor is there with a bundle of patterns from which you select a thin serge and a white flannel, and order a suit of each. Life and sport in China Second Edition Each one of them wore a dark blue serge skirt of ankle length and a middy blouse with a blue sailor collar. Madge Morton's Victory In such cases the use of a piece of flannel or serge, doubled and spread across the hand, or of a mitten of the same material, will be most ready and effective. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources A thick-set middle-aged man, tidily dressed in a blue serge suit of nautical cut, the sort of thing that they sell, ready-made, in sea-ports and naval stations. Ravensdene Court She was oddly attired in a short, faded blue serge skirt and a dull red jacket of the sort called at that sartorial epoch a "jersey." Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty On asking the price you are informed that the serge "b'long welly cheap" at fourteen dollars and the flannel at twelve. Life and sport in China Second Edition A few minutes later, dressed in a fresh white serge frock, she emerged to say good-bye. Madge Morton's Victory Veritable dark rooms being seldom procurable on her travels, she invariably carried with her two or three curtains of thick red serge, several rolls of brown paper, and a bottle of stickphast. Antony Gray,—Gardener An item in the doctor’s prescription had been the discarding of widow’s weeds, and it had seemed quite natural to Myra to come down to her first Cornish breakfast in a cream serge gown. The Mistress of Shenstone “I think it must be because we are both wearing our new blue serge suits.” Sunny Boy in the Country The frequenters of the theatres and circuses of the present day would consider this establishment of Gudel's very modest, with its single gallery, a little red serge, and its shabby velvet curtain. The Son of Monte-Cristo She did think of it for a brief instant, for she realized perfectly that her white serge suit would look anything but smart if she plunged into the river in it. Madge Morton's Victory One of his most effective creations was a blue serge coat and vest, and a pair of white duck trousers linked by emotional red socks to patent-leather shoes. In Our Town The nun wore a gray serge gown, with a wimple cut square on her chest, a girdle about her waist, and a rosary hanging by her side. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time To-day the leader of the expedition looked like an English yachtsman in blue serge; but he did not personally provoke so much comment as his luggage. A Girl's Ride in Iceland There was a little square of blue drugget under the deal table that stood against the wall, and one green serge curtain at each window. The Creators A Comedy One of the girls, dressed in a white serge frock and wearing a white felt hat, was walking up and down at the back of the crowd, talking to a young man. Madge Morton's Victory Yachting dress for men consists in either blue flannel or serge suit, or weather pilot or pea-jacket of rough cloth or "witney," or blue serge or flannel coat with naval white duck trousers. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men He was dressed in rather old blue serge, and he walked as if he were a seaman. Masters of the Wheat-Lands We had procured very simply made thick blue serge dresses before leaving home, anticipating rough travelling. A Girl's Ride in Iceland She got up, pushed back her black hair, tied it neatly behind her ears, and taking her little sailor-hat and her dark-blue serge jacket, she put them on. Girls of the Forest Behind her was a gray-haired woman with a skewey blouse and a faded dark blue serge skirt too long for the prevailing fashion. The Search The undress consists of a double-breasted sack coat of blue cloth, serge, or flannel, blue or white waistcoat, each with the black club button; trousers of same material, or of white drill. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She wore a very old blue serge dress and a black and white check cap which looked as if it had been discarded by a jockey. The Dark Tower Prompt at the stroke of the bell, Mrs Vansittart came up on deck, dressed in her blue serge seagoing rig, and bade us a cheery good morning. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Amongst them was the thick blue serge which she had worn on the day when she had gone to the White Bay. Girls of the Forest Mr. Peth felt uncomfortably respectable in blue serge and a shirt with a starched collar. Isle o' Dreams Here Nosey found himself an insignificant unit among nearly a thousand barefooted, free-fisted, cursing, clean-shaven men, who smelt perpetually of soap and damp serge, and comprised the lower-deck complement of a British battle-cruiser. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions She was dressed in a white tailor-made serge. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel "Very well," said her father, "I will give you £10, I should advice a blue serge dress and a yellow hat." Daisy Ashford: Her Book The next morning I was in her room, and the servant brought in the dark-blue serge dress she wore, which had been submerged so long in the salt water. Girls of the Forest His bony figure was covered by a woolen tunic and a coarse serge gown that reached to the bare feet. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds A short jacket of blue serge, knickerbockers of the same material, displaying the proportions of a notable pair of legs, the whole crowned by a chimney-pot hat, went to make up a remarkable figure. Faces and Places Just a blue serge suit, and a monkey jacket. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon He wore a beautifully made blue serge suit and a white tie fastened with a gold and diamond pin. Daisy Ashford: Her Book Poor Pauline had not the most remote idea that the thimble was still in the pocket of the blue serge dress. Girls of the Forest The young ladies immediately manufactured for her a robe of blue serge trimmed with red braiding, while Biddy initiated her into the use of soap and water, to which she had hitherto been a stranger. The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers Having done this, she changed the dress she was wearing for a coat and skirt of neat blue serge and a little cap to match. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School "Her serge frock seems rather dry for one that has just been plunged into the water," said a lady who sat near them on the piazza. Princess Polly At Play My depression was increased by the fact that the freshly-donned trousers were brown tweed, while my jacket was of blue serge. Explorers of the Dawn The other two—the oarsmen—are only sailors in blue serge shirts, with wide collars, falling far back. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I think it would be perfectly piggy to wear the same serge dress from breakfast to bedtime. A Patriotic Schoolgirl First of all, I am going to get up and put on my thick skirt of black serge. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Personally I should say that a serge or cord, thin for heat and thick for cold weather, is much the best for general wear. With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service A mistake is often made, however, in getting serge of a dark blue. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Soft or Super Serge, also fifty-four inches wide, is an excellent material, much superior in appearance to diagonal cloth, or to the ordinary rough serge. Handbook of Embroidery |
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