| 单词 | silk stocking |
| 例句 | Sure and certain, he thought, as he pulled on his fine velvet breeches and silk stockings. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z There she was in silk stockings and there I was in woolen knee socks. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Anne got a job in the high-school cafeteria, saved her money, and bought silk stockings, two short dresses and four flimsy pieces of underwear known as teddies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Real women's clothes--silk stockings, high-heeled shoes, brassiere, and one of those corsets with the straps hanging down and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The room was drab in the fresh, hot morning sun, and a pair of silk stockings hung limp and withered from the cord of the windowshade. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z What could a pair of silk stockings be compared to him? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood there in her Klondike-dance-hall-girl costume with sheer black silk stockings, spool-heeled slippers, one red garter fastened under a knee and swinging a black mask in her hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls have red lips and their legs whisper to each other through silk stockings. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore the sheerest of flawless silk stockings, and expensively made high-heeled pumps shod her beautifully arched feet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I know she took stuff from him because Mrs. Manfred would die before she bought slippery underwear or silk stockings for Dorcas. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So the children, even William, wore red silk stockings and blue tunics, like royal squires. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z On the way out there, out to Holcomb, I wanted to stop and buy some black silk stockings to wear over our heads. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed in my navy skirt, white blouse, and silk stockings, I felt every bit as neat as Columbus or Balboa and every bit as heroic when I finally spotted America in the distance. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Katie managed to buy her white kid slippers and a pair of long white silk stockings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I kept wondering: How on earth was I going to roller-skate in silk stockings? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore Hazel’s green silk dress and a green hat and high-heeled pumps with silk stockings. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He attacked it with his aunt Margie’s hot iron, hobbled it in a silk stocking every night, and slathered it with so much olive oil that flies trailed him to school. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Silk teddies she put on, and silk stockings. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And women who knew no English at all and would never own a pair of silk stockings moved away from her if she sat next to them on the trolley. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A light dress, silk stockings, shoes without scuffs, her tube of lipstick. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Old men in overalls stroll with bundles of carved ax handles sanded so smooth they would not snag a silk stocking. Southern Journal: Trade Day 2011-07-06T21:50:00.733Z She was watching “Baby Face,” a delectably sordid 1933 studio film about an Übermensch in silk stockings played by Barbara Stanwyck, who climbs to the top one bed at a time. Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten 2011-04-22T23:23:02Z Pretty Mrs. Barber favors makeup, shingled hair and scandalously short skirts that expose fancy silk stockings. Sarah Waters mixes crime and romantic strangers in 'Paying Guests' 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Afterward, Frances is haunted by the memory of a raised skirt and a silk stocking slowly being unrolled, down a thigh, a knee, a calf, a lifted foot. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Paying Guests,’ by Sarah Waters If there's one thing the US military enjoys more than keeping our womenfolk in silk stockings during the second world war, it's bombarding its enemies with objectively terrible music. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z The doo-wop music he heard on his mother's kitchen radio in the '50s was "the sound of silk stockings rustling on backseat upholstery." Springsteen delivers SXSW keynote 2012-03-15T20:59:00Z One favorite route took her from placid Bloomsbury into seedy Soho, where she haggled over silk stockings at the Berwick Street Market. France’s Pansexual Pop Queen Arrives 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2006, for example, his plan to build a 30-story glass tower designed by Norman Foster at 980 Madison Avenue across from the Carlyle hotel enraged some members of the silk stocking set. Aby Rosen Is the Life of the Party 2013-05-29T19:51:55Z The uniform consists of black shoes, buckles, breeches and a coat, as well as silk stockings. Who is Black Rod? Centuries-old role at heart of Parliament 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z One ship carried fifty thousand pairs of silk stockings. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The procession is expected to arrive at the abbey at 10:53, with the King likely to wear military uniform instead of the more traditional breeches and silk stockings worn by kings before him. Your full guide to King Charles III's coronation and the key times 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z What appears to be fine Chantilly lace emerges at the throat and cuffs, and he sports black satin breeches and white silk stockings. Commentary: Huntington museum lands a smashing gift, painted by court artist to Marie Antoinette 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z In the other corner, from the Upper East Side, Maloney took the onetime moderate Republican “silk stocking district” and turned it into a bright-blue bastion of liberal values. Analysis | Only in N.Y.: Upper West Side’s Nadler vs. Upper East Side’s Maloney 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z We had a long horse scene to do together once, and I recommended him wearing women’s silk stockings to avoid chafing and he nodded his head as a thank you. 'He's so strapping and virile': Patrick Stewart at 80 – by Shatner, McKellen, Tennant and more 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z On April 30, 1789, Judge did not appear in the background of wigs, silk stockings and pomp in New York City, as the federal Congress of white men ushered in the first presidential inauguration. Tear down the statues of racist traitors — and raise monuments to heroes of Black resistance 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z He is wearing a black gown and not a wig or knee breeches or silk stockings like those in the other portraits. House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z To remind us of one such drama king, there’s Louis XIV, in his official portrait: one leg in front, hand on hip, modeling his massive royal cloak, along with silk stockings and red-heeled shoes. Bring on the camp: Met Gala exhibit explores camp in fashion 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Bercow has dispensed with the traditional knee breeches, silk stockings and wig. Order! Order! The sharp-tongued speaker of the House of Commons is changing the rules — and maybe Brexit. 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Alluding to “challenges right now with the brand,” Mr. English said his party would likely face painful setbacks in precincts that evoke silk stocking Republicanism, such as Philadelphia’s Main Line. Trump’s Nationalism Is Breaking Point for Some Suburban Voters, Risking G.O.P. Coalition 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z During the German occupation of World War II, he sold black-market chocolate and fake silk stockings while struggling to establish himself as a singer, relying on his own compositions. Charles Aznavour, daring and adored French singer and composer, dies at 94 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z She also gained quite a reputation as a gifted needlewoman, winning prizes at national fairs for her silk stockings. How a former slave gave a quilt to Queen Victoria - BBC News 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Interesting because First Lady Melania is a young harpy, wishes she could write original speeches, and loves silk stockings! The Closer: Michelle Obama 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z There are silk stockings and Wrigley’s gum, a war reporter’s fur coat and a second-hand wartime wedding dress - evidence that the Anglo-American alliance is built on thousands of individual special relationships. American Air Museum celebrates US-UK special relationship 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z There are silk stockings and Wrigley's gum, a war reporter's fur coat and a second-hand wartime wedding dress — evidence that the Anglo-American alliance is built on thousands of individual special relationships. As Britons ponder their place in Europe ahead of a vote on European Union membership, a newly reopened museum serves as a reminder that the U.K. has often looked west _ to a "special relationship" with the United States 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z "On that day," according to the India Legal journal, "the judges were robed in red gowns, wigs, black breeches, silk stockings". In pictures: Inside an Indian high court - BBC News 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Elizabeth I owned silk stockings, he observed, but the “capitalist achievement” does not lie in “providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within reach of factory girls.” Capitalism begins at home 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Hollywood latched on to the trend, focusing on silk stockings and lacy lingerie. Do you vote what you drink? 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z But if your idea of ravioli is frozen pasta that you boil up, then ravioli is to aushak as wooden shoes are to silk stockings. Never mind crabs; in Baltimore, try Afghan food 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Those synthetic silk stockings sound like the answer to a maiden’s prayer. The War That Shaped Women's Legs 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z When their silk stockings failed, ladies resorted to using make-up on their legs to imitate the look of the stockings. Paris to celebrate end to Nazi rule 70 years later 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within reach of factory girls in return for steadily decreasing amounts of effort. Marc Andreessen Is Right About Trickle Down As Apple's iPhone And The $20 Android Prove 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z A moderate silk stocking Republican elected mayor in an epic 1965 election, Lindsay moved left and became a Democrat over the course of his career. John Lindsay, Ed Koch and the end of liberalism 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z Other items included a 1921 Morgan silver dollar taken from Barrow's jacket fetched $32,400, and one of Parker's silk stockings, taken from the couple's car after their death, which went for $11,400. Bonnie, Clyde guns stay together after high bidder pays $500,000 2012-09-30T22:19:05Z This is a young gentleman of pleasing manners and the very best connections, who stole a pair of silk stockings, and you will find accordingly.' Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z When he entered, he saw a plump, pretty young woman, with a shock of yellow hair and big blue eyes, dressed in a tight-fitting bathing-suit of blue flannel and in blue silk stockings. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z I do not, however, mean to affirm that pakehas were at this time valued "as such,"—like Mr. Pickwick's silk stockings, which were very good and valuable stockings, "as stockings"—not at all. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z So did the polished old scoundrel, Talleyrand, whom Napoleon had daintily described as "a silk stocking filled with muck." Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He dressed expensively, generally wore a white hat of the best English quality, silk stockings, white trousers, and blue frock coat. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The half dozen pairs of embroidered silk stockings and the dainty French silver-buckled shoes, which arrived a month later addressed to Miss ——, Hill View Villa, only confirmed their distrust. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z “He must have warned the other members against me as a silk stocking and a coward,” Vigdoroff said to himself bitterly. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The boy's dress was rich and expensive, even to his fine silk stockings and tan shoes; but the umbrella looked old and disreputable. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z Her silk stockings and kid shoes were, like the rest of her dress, black. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z She knitted nothing but silk stockings, and these, when finished, had a wonderful perfection. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Spanish silk stockings were worn on rare occasions by Henry VIII., and the same much-prized articles are also mentioned in connexion with the wardrobe of Edward VI. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z He was all in yellow, silk coat, and silver-shot waistcoat, with breeches of gold brocade and white silk stockings. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Yesterday Milady of Manhattan in her hoopskirt and crinoline; today Milady in thick furs above her knees and thin silk stockings and high-heeled pumps below them: tomorrow.... The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Lord Clare flicked the dust from his pink silk stockings, and plumed himself complacently, as a hawk does after a tussle with some formidable fowl. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Thénard's Marquis looked too sweet—she had dressed the girl so well in satin coat, ruffles, and silk stockings, and enormous paste buckles on her shoes. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Smart silk stockings encased his legs, and white leather shoes, ornamented with gold, graced his little feet. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z You shall see," she said, in a temper, "you shall see me in flowered caushets, silk stockings, and shoes of Paddington's make, which befit my station and rank! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Her dress of figured white muslin was profusely ornamented with pink ribbon and fringe of the same gay tint, her silk stockings were “ditto to match,” and her shoes yellow, with white sandals. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z His cravat was gone; his fair young chest exposed; his velvet surtout torn and stained; his striped silk stockings in tatters; the bunches of ribbon wrenched from off his half-boots. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Then he took up from it a white silk stocking. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z "I bought a pair of silk stockings and some linen." The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z With the scheme he carried some silk stockings as a present for the Chevalier and his spouse. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Now, the officer had seen nuns before, old and young, but never had he seen one in white satin shoes, to say nothing of the silk stockings. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z At his first lecture, given at the old Boston Music Hall, he appeared in a black velvet court suit with ruffles, and black silk stockings, his hair long and curling on his shoulders. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Besides, you would want new shoes and gloves, and silk stockings, even if your bridesmaid's dress would be smart enough. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z The pads were little cushions of pine needles sewed in silk stocking ends, with a long open seam along the side. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z "My feet are a tiny bit cold," she said plaintively, giving him her foot, that seemed like gold in the yellow silk stocking. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z She was looking her very best and tightest, all black and white, with black silk stockings showing above her little high-heeled shoes. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Her black silk stockings gleamed like exclamation points in the firelight. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z In her silk stocking, I had every reason to suspect, there was a knife's thin steel leaf; but who could predict the emotions, no—instincts, to which it was servant? San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z He used to wear a roquelaure, beneath which appeared a pair of thin legs encased in dirty silk stockings. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The Schnorrer majestically folded some silk stockings and laid them in the box. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Perhaps he does not take the trouble to think how many such skeins would be required to produce a pair of silk stockings. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The dozen pairs of English silk stockings, to which was added a dainty pair of red velvet boots lined with fur, were a luxury to which few could have aspired. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z Beau Ripple in damson-coloured velvet coat and breeches, with waistcoat of old rose sattin trimmed with silver and rose silk stockings clocked with the same. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z He always wore a black vest, swallow-tailed coat, stout silk stockings, and shoes with bright silver buckles, while a snowy white apron and faultlessly frilled shirt completed a modish and impressive costume. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Elise, whose bright eyes saw everything, had noted the beautiful silk stockings, the texture of the black hair ribbon, and at the last, the expensive fur that edged her coat. The Girl Scouts Rally Rosanna Wins 2011-11-29T03:00:16.213Z Six keepers on foot, also in livery, with knee-breeches, silk stockings, and shoes with big silver buckles, also with hunting knives, followed the pack, responding with their horns to the bugles of the huntsmen. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z One wonders also why the necessary gloves and silk stockings are not included. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z It’s the girls who wear long-legged green silk stockings! The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z At one time I was probably the only woman in America who wore silk stockings and long gloves. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Kneeling ne'er spoilt silk stockings: quit thy state, All equal are within the Church's gate. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Mr Stacey met the travellers at the station, ushering them into a landau, the door of which was held open by a gigantic footman in powdered hair and silk stockings. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Above the buskin of the girl a spot of blood appeared on her silk stocking. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He saw then that she was one of the girls who roomed over Malone's, and that she was clad in the thinnest of silk stockings, and the flimsiest of semi-transparent gowns. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z The picture is about two feet high; the whole figure is given, and is dressed in an elegant statesmanlike fashion, with fine cravat and silk stockings from the knee. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He wore two pairs of silk stockings, and found that white and black silk worn together became strongly electrified. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z "Whose idea is the flour and the silk stockings?" Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Kneeling before her, he grasped the wounded limb, and took off the light silk stocking. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z It follows the form with the same sincerity that a neat silk stocking clings to a trim ankle. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z After all, kid shoes and silk stockings are not elective privileges; and poorer humanity, turning under its cross and chains, appeals to Heaven, not in vain, if we read aright the signs of the times. The Story of an Ostrich An Allegory and Humorous Satire in Rhyme. 2011-09-27T02:00:15.857Z The crew used to wear the orthodox top-hats on their heads, whilst the coxswain was arrayed in all the glories of ‘green plush kneebreeches, silk stockings, “Brummagem” coat, and tall white silk hat.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z I don't like floured heads, silk stockings, or crimson velvet breeches; I like everything about me to be plain to the verge of severity. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z There hadn't been a better one there, and she had silk stockings while most of the girls had clumsy cotton ones, or at best lisle thread. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Muscular decadence commenced with the French at the epoch when it became the fashion to pass the days in silk stockings and practising bows, under punishment of being excluded from all society. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Over her mob-cap she had a high sugar-loaf hat tied on with pink ribbons, and her feet were clad in the prettiest black silk stockings and high-heeled black satin slippers, with big diamond buckles. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z “She has silk stockings on!” whispered Jessie, bending over her geography also. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z A hundred grass ticks having at various times of outspan made convenient entry through open-work brown silk stockings, chewed at my ankles causing exquisite irritation not to be assuaged by a violent application of finger-nails. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Long yellow silk stockings and little yellow satin slippers with sparkling buckles lay on another chair, and on the bed all sorts of soft and slight and slinky garments to go on underneath. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z I wish I could blot out the silk stockings, the rustling cassock, the simper, the pestilent love letters, the pretences, the artificialities of the man; they are oppressive; they rob his words of weight. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z I wanted to get a pair of silk stockings apiece for Adelaide and me. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z Those silk stockings of yours must not be wasted in a mincing gait. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Gold braid on company coat and silk stockings done ravel out in dese days. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z The white silk velour sports hat, the heavy white silk stockings and fine, stitched buckskin ties that completed her costume were the acme of distinctive 102 expense. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Powdered flunkeys in silk stockings stood behind on the foot board, three on a prince's coach, two on a cardinal's. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z This is illustrated by a rare and fine print of a colored gentleman, dressed in breeches, silk stockings, and ruffled shirt, scanning an overdressed lady of African descent through an eye-glass. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z I am the one to be angry, after you've scattered your sharp old sticks all over the road to fray my new silk stockings. Daisy; or, The Fairy Spectacles 2011-07-18T02:00:20.857Z The latter, stately in an olive-colored silk velvet with knee buckles, silk stockings, bright silver shoe-buckles and the usual three looped hat held in his hand, hastened to greet them as they entered. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z With pink flat-heeled kid slippers and pink silk stockings, an immense pink top-knot bow tying up a portion of her curls, she was a pretty sight. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Judy insisted on adding a blue silk blouse and a pair of yellow silk stockings to the collection to be sold. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z But her dress fell round her in graceful folds, showing her small, well-rounded bust and hips, and she had on silk stockings and white satin slippers. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z You'll have my black silk stockings, you know, all except a pair or two of the best,—and with black stockings I don't suppose you would choose to put on white shoes. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z You must have at least one silk dress, and what about gloves and satin slippers and silk stockings to wear with them? Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z They were a girl’s ballet dress, very flimsy and very short and very much bespangled; a pair of light blue silk stockings and a pair of high-heeled dancing slippers. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z “And she’s given me a pair of silk stockings,” cried Molly, “because she knows my luxurious tastes run to such things.” Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z The horse-race was now on, and meanwhile a pair of silk stockings, of one pistol’s value, was yet to be conferred. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Our new gowns and the pink hair ribbons and the silk stockings will be so awfully fetching! The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z She was dressed in a tight-fitting gray frock with black silk stockings and slippers. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z And there were my white satin frock and silk stockings on the bed. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z I wonder if it's a pink parasol, or some pink silk stockings. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z One 84 of them came forward with a pair of silk stockings in his hand. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Who would put her best silk stockings in wash to have them come back minus a foot? Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z To their immense surprise, when they arrived there, they found the whole school arrayed in light frocks, silk stockings, and sandalled slippers. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z That young woman was looking extremely handsome in a white linen tailored suit with a red parasol, Panama hat of the latest cut, red tie, red belt and red silk stockings. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z A few chamberlains—not many, for some were wanted for the end of the procession—their plumed hats under their arms and the Key on their coat-tails, followed close at his heels, in silk stockings. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z The garters, which united his small clothes and white silk stockings, were buckled up with diamonds, and the crimson straps of his Spanish leather shoes were fastened in like manner. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z In another wrapper was a lovely real lace scarf and in yet another some white silk stockings. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Mavis and Merle went to Miss Crompton's class on Friday afternoon in their dainty best dresses, silk stockings, and dancing sandals. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z I am sending you a pair of blue silk stockings and a tie to match, to wear with white duck skirts and lingerie waists. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z Sometimes it appears in fads in dress,—low shoes and silk stockings in winter, or the strange combination of no hat, a very thin coat, and a huge muff. The Girl in Her Teens 2011-04-26T02:00:26.063Z In his little trunk, besides his "best clothes," which were a ruffled shirt, a velvet waistcoat, and silk stockings, were a leather apron and some carpenter tools. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Wrapped in a richly-embroidered dressing-gown, with tasselled cap set jauntily on his head—his feet in striped silk stockings and red morocco slippers—Swinton’s noble patron was seated in his library. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z He wore silk stockings—always; and shoes with cut-steel buckles, whilst frills of broidered lawn encircled his wrists and cascaded above his waistcoat. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z But silk stockings will often take the loveliest pink of all, and Peggy’s were delicately tinted and gleamy and did justice to the dress with which they were to be worn. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Without more argument, the two sat down and Katherine slipped out of her grey pumps, and flung her grey silk stockings after them. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Lace, silk stockings, and false jewellery, were forced upon the richer class. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z Their breeches were of white silk, and fringed at the bottom, where they united with their silk stockings, amidst a profusion of ribands and ornaments of lace. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z You fear to soil your lace cuffs and silk stockings with mire and blood; we of the clergy, less dainty, and arrayed in coarser garb, are free from any such false delicacy. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Then she reached behind her for a pair of flimsy silk stockings and some slippers. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z “The clothes off our backs,” she was saying gayly, “anything to please our customers——” And Peggy looked at the beautiful silk stockings that gleamed on her feet when the shoes were removed. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Beside them was the bag stuffed full of lingerie, gloves and silk stockings, and with the false hair crowded down into the inside pocket. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z The Baron was a man of fifty, prodigiously tall, singularly thin, abundantly powdered, with legs like hop-poles, clad in knee breeches and white silk stockings. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z She wore a pretty white cashmere frock, with a wide rose-coloured sash, her black silk stockings fitted her legs precisely, and her dainty shoes had pretty buckles. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z I think I see you exchanging your spectacles for a double eye-glass, and turning out your toes so as to display to the best advantage that shapely calf in its trim brown silk stocking. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Surely there must be some halting-place between the ball-room and the cloister, or some compromise of costume between silk stockings and bare feet! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Close to where he was standing, her silk stockings were hanging over the back of a chair.—He suddenly closed his eyes, covered them desperately with the palms of his hand. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z You must not imagine because I joke with you about silk stockings, and tell you things I never tell Torvald, that I am therefore without the most delicate and scrupulous self-respect! Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z The stalwart Illyrian, who seemed to be quite seven feet high from the crown of his wig to the soles of his silk stockings, bowed and led the way within. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Not pearl necklaces and diamonds,—I don't mean that,—but fans and vanity-cases and silk stockings and lockets and such trifles. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z One has a vision of smooth green turf, and ladies 'with lace about their delicate hands' walking serenely; and gentlemen ruffling it with curled wigs and carnation silk stockings. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Such industries are in their very nature, even in the earlier times, anti-revolutionary; the men of Montaigne would not use silk stockings. Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century 2011-02-09T03:00:48.103Z His clean-cut features, lace coat and silk stockings would have ornamented a drawing-room in London; while anyone could see that Beaumont had been a denizen of the woods. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Mme de Pompadour said she did not know how her rouge or her silk stockings were made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The northerner, naturally associates with the title of "Judge," a venerable, dignified personage, with locks of snow, a suit of sober black, and powdered queue, shoe-buckles, and black silk stockings. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z White kid gloves, trimmed to match the dress, and white or black satin slippers, with silk stockings, must be worn. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z The silk stockings on extremely well-shaped wooden legs she admired extremely and desired above all things. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Being off duty he frequently doffed his uniform and appeared at the Judge's in laced coat, knee breeches and silk stockings. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z I have known just the consciousness of silk stockings, worn by one accustomed only to wool, produce dictatorialness where all before had been submission. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z “I’ll bring you a pair of them fiber silk stockings, Sally, to wear to church tomorrow night with your flowered taffeta,” she offered brusquely, by way of consolation. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z You know, as well as I do, I have not had a silk stocking to my leg for years, and I have borne it all, and lived on, some way! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Gone for a brief time were the itinerant musicians, the innumerable perambulators, the ogling flappers with their cheap silk stockings and misshapen legs, the retired colonels eking out a grumbling living on infinitesimal pensions. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z The bell was rung, and the door was opened by a footman in silk stockings and powdered hair. Sarah's First Start in Life. 2011-01-26T03:00:24.470Z A heavy shower had fallen at sunset, and the grass was still very wet; in spite of this the Countess walked on the damp lawn in silk stockings and black satin slippers.... Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z And David, in another part of the village “general store,” bought, blushingly but undauntingly, little pink silk brassieres and silk jersey knickers and silk stockings for the girl he loved. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z He wore an enormous hemp-colored wig, with a long pigtail, a coat of apple-green plush with steel buttons as large as a five-franc piece, velvet breeches, blue silk stockings, and shoes with silver buckles. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z One is described as wearing a gown of purple and gold, opening over a black velvet petticoat and short enough to show green silk stockings and morocco shoes embroidered in red. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z She chose the easy-chair, and crossed her legs with a good deal of rustle and a considerable display of black silk stocking. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z Mr. Smirke was magnificently dressed, and as he turned out his toes he showed a pair of elegant open-worked silk stockings and glossy pumps. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z I’ve never before in all my life had any silk underwear or a pair of silk stockings! Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Spindle-legged gentlemen affected top-boots and spurs; those blessed with a manly development of calf pranced in silk stockings and buckled shoes. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z C�line was already on the spot, preparing her mistress's dress for the evening: bridal white frock, scintillating with crystal; little slippers, silk stockings, a petticoat of rose-embroidered chiffon and lace. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Ma had a black market business in silk stockings that didn’t amount to much. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z He wore short breeches, with knee-buckles, and silk stockings, and had the portly air, and bearing of a philosopher. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "But of course in our day a silk stocking was a silk stocking." Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The lamplight shone on the silk stockings of damsels as they tripped along. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z His silk stockings and breeches, brocaded vests, and laced coats, served us admirably. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z They were nearing the docks when the man, glancing back over his shoulder, said carelessly: “How would you like to buy some genuine silk stockings?” Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Billy considered her dress, doubtfully; very pretty it was, sheer and white, with little blue flowers sprinkled over it; very short, like a little girl’s, showing white silk stockings dotted with the same blue flowers. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z The typical Soho mixture thronged the pavements: Hebrew physiognomies, Italian, Greek; dark chins, bold eyes, bold noses; rings and scarfpins, fancy socks, the double-heeled silk stockings of women. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z He wore silk stockings, and his feet were wedged into bits of French-soled pumps, which, to my eye, made it perfectly painful to look on them. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 "Shoes, and silk stockings too," says she with a childlike pleasure. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z “He spoke of silk stockings,” Penny returned cautiously. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z I should be very glad of some woolens by the Alliance, for winter gowns; nothing will be amiss, unless it be men's white silk stockings, which I have no occasion for. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams For the rest she wore a sort of rough creamy crape, with a wide-open collar, elbow-length sleeves, a cord round her waist, grey silk stockings and su�de shoes. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Aline, give me some black silk stockings and some black slippers. The Hillman All the girls had looked up and stared at the small, black-eyed new pupil with the bobbed hair and slim legs in black silk stockings, one of which she was cleverly twisting about the other. Manslaughter I know a woman along the river who has a pretty fair stock of genuine silk stockings. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z One of my earliest village reminiscences is a vision of old Captain Garrow, in his old-fashioned, square-skirted coat, plush shorts, silk stockings, shoe buckles, and, to crown the whole, his venerable tie-wig. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 The brown taffeta skirt and the new blouse, the leaf-brown su�de shoes and the silk stockings that I had brought down with me, all suited her admirably. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Her white-topped boots and white silk stockings, which she seemed to have no objection to displaying, were of the latest vogue. The Hillman Trust me, there’s always a pair of silk stockings at the bottom of it! The Valiants of Virginia First a silver casket, wherein are some pairs of silk stockings, some pieces of silk stuffs, some pairs of gloves, handkerchiefs, twelve fans, ribands, and laces. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. As for the servants, a master of the horse could not have detected an inaccurate fold in their cravats, nor a crease in their silk stockings. Tony Butler No dress at all but the well-cut, brand-new gown that I stood up in; one hat, one jacket, and two pairs of expensive shoes, three changes of underclothes, and silk stockings. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune A tiny foot peeped out from beneath her gown, clad in its embroidered silk stocking and high-heeled slipper, so brave in its trappings of silver buckles that she might have been eighteen instead of seventy-five. The Master's Violin His lordship, making the utmost of his slender legs aided by a pair of clocked silk stockings bowed exuberantly. Our Admirable Betty A Romance One dozen stockings—six woolen and six silk—imagine owning six pairs of silk stockings—-six nighties—don't they look luxurious, all beribboned and fluffy? Nancy of Paradise Cottage She was the centre of attraction until Mademoiselle Anna from the Circus arrived, and to reach her place leaped lightly over an intervening table, with a wonderful display of red silk stocking and filmy lingerie. The Missioner Sit in her bedroom, sorting her mistress's new lingerie and sewing name-tapes on to her mistress's silk stockings——" "What! Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Belle raised herself carefully from the pool, glancing with much concern at the large green stains which had reduced her dress to a wreck, and at the moist condition of her silk stockings. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story I do not, however, mean to affirm that pakehas were at this time valued "as such,"—like Mr. Pickwick's silk stockings, which were very good and valuable stockings, "as stockings;" not at all. Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times She had on her very best silk stockings, silk all the way up, so that there need be no anxiety as to the exact whereabouts of her skirt. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall I had on a pretty new dress and a hat that is a dream, and silk stockings and new patent Colonials and I felt some. Living Up to Billy Here Miss Million waved a hand towards my perfectly cut black, taking in every detail from the small hat to the delight-giving silk stockings and su�de shoes. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune And as for scales like our friend down-stairs, learn to keep the runners out of your silk stockings first. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Yet, even had I not been in so grave a frame of mind, I had my silk stockings and fine buckled shoes to consider. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois "Thirty thieves in state livery,—thirty bandits in silk stockings and powder!" Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience ‘To take notice how many pair of silk stockings thou hast, or to bear the inventory of thy shirts.’ English Costume She wore gray silk stockings clocked with vivid pink, a cr�pe de Chine blouse the color of mist, and round her head a fillet of rosy velvet. Carnival He caught a blurred view of the Austrian Tyrol, and absorbed technical data on the operation of smuggling silk stockings from Paris. Ewing\\'s Lady I had to content myself with the neckcloth and a pair of silk stockings which I had in my saddlebags. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois He was clad in a full suit of dark-brown cloth, of American manufacture, with a steel-hilted dress sword, white silk stockings, and silver shoe-buckles. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools To Queen Elizabeth has been given the palm for the wearing of the first silk stockings in England, but it is known that Sir Thomas Gresham gave a pair of silk stockings to Edward VI. English Costume "Gone," said Miss Gainor; "and just as well, too," for now Nanny was holding up a variety of lavender-scented delicacies of raiment, fine linens, and openwork silk stockings. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington Katrine sat up obediently, and began drawing on her long silk stockings. An Unknown Lover I forget who they were; I remember they had red faces, gorgeous dresses, and silk stockings. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself Of course we will; and as we do so, immediately sweeps by us a gentleman in full-dress, with black breeches, silk stockings, shoes and buckles, and a light Court sword. Here and There in London The crowd saw her violet velvet boots and embroidered silk stockings. Black Diamonds But the silk stockings were on, and the garters, with compliments my modest pen declines to preserve. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington She laughed when she read that in a few hours after he landed he bought a suit of black velvet lined with crimson satin, lace ruffles for his neck and sleeves, and silk stockings. The Child's Book of American Biography A pair of filmy silk stockings and a white scarf. Twelve Times Zero We used to think it a grand sight to see them in their scarlet coats and badges, breeches, low shoes and silk stockings. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant Eveline's vanity had brought her to Bondathal; she wanted to show her silk stockings to her former companions, who had seen her in wooden shoes with no stockings, except on occasions. Black Diamonds And then she happened to look down at the girl's feet—the very smart low shoes of dull kid, perfectly fitted, high arched—the silk stockings, the slender ankle. Fidelity A Novel The knee breeches are fastened with buckles over gaudy silk stockings and high-heeled slippers. The Child's Book of American Biography Times are hard, very hard indeed; but next time I'll steal a pair of silk stockings from my wife, and bring them to you—What are you fumbling about my pockets for? The Constant Couple or, A Trip to the Jubilee A constant visitor was the Countess of Harrington, in a splendid carriage with two tall footmen behind in a quaint brown livery trimmed with gold lace, breeches and silk stockings. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant He was on foot, in silk breeches and white silk stockings, and wearing his hair in a black bag. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty His long white silk stockings were clocked, or embroidered at the sides, while high-heeled, glittering dancing-pumps set off his highly arched feet. Maid Sally A surging mob of hundreds and hundreds of young odalisks was proudly strutting to and fro in stylish dresses of the latest fashion, in long gloves and silk stockings. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries On either side of her are the Ladies Alexandra and Hermione, and before her gambols in his white sailor clothes, with his blue silk stockings and his silver-buckled shoes, the Babe. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June He wore a blue damask gown lined with silk, a white stock, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satin small clothes, white silk stockings, and red morocco slippers. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Unspurred, unbooted, shod as if for a drawing-room, with white silk stockings, his hat under his arm, his hair out of curl and badly powdered, there was nothing martial, nothing royal about him. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty He wore blue silk stockings, blue knee-pants with gold buckles, a blue ruffled waist and a jacket of bright blue braided with gold. The Patchwork Girl of Oz "Of course; some of you must 'stand' silk stockings for him, for we shall have to turn him out with a good kit." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The tea was brought out on the balcony by a menial in blue and silver livery with white silk stockings, his beautifully manicured hands arranging the service in front of her. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The first boat came up almost filled with women and children—women in evening dress or in fur coats thrown over nightgowns, in silk stockings and slippers, in rags and shawls. Titanic His little face was red and white; he had on a beautiful red coat trimmed with gold lace, white silk stockings and shoes, with a lovely bouquet of flowers in his shirt frill. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. But there he was, as smiling, as debonair as man could be, wearing a handsome embroidered satin coat, white silk stockings and red-heeled shoes, his hair powdered and in a bag. Francezka My silk stockings were embroidered with silver, and my showy coat displayed a bouquet that might have filled a vase. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas One foot rested on a golden footstool, thereby showing a fine silk stocking with embroidered clocks. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children Some of the officers were killed at Quatre Bras in their shoes and silk stockings. A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle A slender form, with a black coat, black small-clothes, black silk stockings, moving back and forth, with its hands behind it, and evidently in a state of meditation. Noah Webster American Men of Letters We could not go into any shop, except the foreign book stores, because we were too dirty and had no time to unlace our shoes even if we wanted to wear out our silk stockings. Letters from China and Japan Gowrie and the Master kept going in and out, servants were p. 19whispered to, and Sir Thomas Erskine sent a townsman to buy him a pair of green silk stockings in Perth. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery And now came on the courtiers, bearing aloft the platform on which sat the majestic figure in the pink silk stockings. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children He now sported a pair of tight black trousers, with pumps and gossamer silk stockings. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Dolly Fayre wore a white organdie, all lacy with little ruffles and a light blue sash with blue silk stockings and white slippers. Two Little Women The front door, heavy with nails, would be opened by an aged footman, his cheeks pink like an apple, and his white silk stockings and his livery always faultless. Memoirs of Life and Literature Scientists say that silk stockings prevent the wearer from being struck by lightning. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Fowle's father-in-law is remembered as the last gentleman in Alexandria to hold to the fashion of knee breeches and silk stockings. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Mr. Quirk, dressed in black, with knee breeches and silk stockings, immediately bustled up to him, shook him cordially by the hand, and led him up to the assembled guests. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. If you want a greasy pair of silk stockings to shew yourself in the court, they are there to be had too, amongst his moveables.”—Ed. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He was p. 217very stout, and wore tight black knee breeches with shoes and silk stockings. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Five or six servants, with powdered wigs, in silk stockings and knee breeches, hover about the table. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign But there is more luxury evident at Alexandria, if a miserable luxury; you see servants in silk stockings, and their masters in boots. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria “Go, then,” whispered Aurora, “and get the purse that you’ll find under some silk stockings in my second drawer, the little purse with gold in it.” Aurora the Magnificent There is a dress pattern in it–yellow and black–colors I never could wear, and Tom has an exquisite eye for those things, and also there is a pair of silk stockings to match. In the Heart of a Fool The shoes were by a good maker, the silk stockings with open-work embroidery, the chemise and the drawers were of fine linen and the corset was well cut. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales But she was so attired, perhaps for the advantage the short skirt gave her handsome ankles—and something in silk stockings which approached them in tapering grace. The Rustler of Wind River The squire was off too, who but he, stepping up the street—dear me, Sirs, I can see him now, in his plum-colored coat and knee-breeches, silk stockings and silver buckles to his shoes. Mrs. Tree Very tight knee-breeches were worn, with silk stockings, and shoes embellished with immense silver buckles, highly polished. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Tiled bath-rooms, silk stockings and bonnets work wonders with the sex. Money Magic A Novel A brown velvet bodice showed off to perfection her slight yet rounded figure; and her silk skirts just revealed her pretty ankles and small feet in their silk stockings and neat shoes. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The old men had on black clothes, short breeches, black silk stockings, and wide white turned-down collars. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Being Canadians they carried the love of silk stockings on to the land, and it was strange to see this feminine extremity under the blue linen overall trousers or knickers. Westward with the Prince of Wales White silk stockings aided in displaying the perfect proportions of his frame. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series “Sure I dance!” said Leslie gayly, drawing up the delicate silk stocking over her slim ankles and slipping on a silver slipper. Cloudy Jewel Even if the man resists her for a time, she understands how easily she can break down his objections by a seductive display of silk stockings! The Truth About Woman After some hours' walk, he began to observe that his silk stockings were inconvenient for traversing a forest. A Romance of the West Indies Then she glimpsed a trim little foot thrust out the better to show a patent leather pump and a blue silk stocking. Highacres Picturesque the scene: ladies in paduasoys, taffetas, and brocades, gentlemen in purple, russet, and crimson coats, white satin waistcoats, buff breeches, and silk stockings. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The little scarlet blouse and shimmering skirt, alive with tinsel that glinted under the light, still lay there beside the thin-heeled slippers and filmy silk stockings. Once to Every Man He sat all day in his room at Beaufort’s, waited on by footmen who wore gold-braided coats, crimson breeches and silk stockings, looking like very dignified ambassadors. The Island Mystery Then, as the woman proceeded to mop her perspiring brow with a pair of silk stockings, she sprang up and thrust a hand-towel toward her. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills She began dressing early for her trip, and with constantly recurring dissatisfaction with her wardrobe––picking the best of her limited stock of silk stockings, choosing the freshest of her few pairs of tan boots. Nan of Music Mountain And another girl said mournfully,— 'I wisht I 'ad legs like that and silk stockings.' Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists At any rate the wig could not be worn, and Franklin appeared in his own gray hair, dressed in black velvet, with white silk stockings, spectacles on nose, and no sword at his side. Benjamin Franklin "I think so too," said Ollie, spreading out her dainty dress, and picking a daring grasshopper off her silk stocking. Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly No one ever cared whether she wore silk stockings or rubber boots—be amorous, Frederick Augustus, when the Tisch is 'round! Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess As during her youth she had been taught to spin, she unwound her cocoons, and made beautiful silk thread, with which she knitted elegant silk stockings as gifts to her friends. Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly To clean silk stockings properly, it is necessary first to wash them in a lukewarm liquor of white soap, then to rinse them in clean water, and wash them again as before. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families He was dressed in a snow-white pair of loose drilling trowsers, cut sailor fashion, straw slippers, and silk stockings; and above he wore a brown linen jacket with large pearl buttons, and pockets. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life "In my new dotted mull and silk stockings?" cried Ollie, in amazement. Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly One season silk stockings and low-cut waists are worn in the middle of winter: the next, expensive furs appear in mid-summer. The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation That's where I saw the dandy pumps with buckles on, and the swellest silk stockings. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue He was dressed wonderfully in green satin—his large and lovely legs wore white silk stockings, and his hair was powdered till it was as white as the inside of a newly-sheared fleece. Oswald Bastable and Others His lower limbs were clothed with flesh-colored silk stockings, and fitted into a pair of pointed toed pumps with buckles of brilliants that a duchess might have envied. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life She was knitting a long silk stocking, a volume of Mudie's lay on her knee, and a skye terrier, blue, fuzzy, and sleepy, had curled himself luxuriously in the folds of her dress. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series There were the shoes, and the silk stockings, and a case of pearls, and the long gloves. Our Bessie Not that they minded that in the least, but the loss of silk stockings and pumps was not a good joke, even to the jolly True Treds. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue Her white satin slippers and silk stockings, like her corsage and saya, were also delicately worked in gold. When Dreams Come True Ask him for his new cassock, his cane, or his hat, his black silk stockings, or his silver buckles, and they are yours. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches 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 Many a boy would be thankful and glad to have silk stockings. The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. That’ll buy you a nice new dress or two, and a hat, and some silk stockings for those pretty legs of yours.” Heart of the Blue Ridge There was a shimmery pink silk frock with lace and ribbons and the daintiest pink kid slippers with diamond buckles and pink silk stockings with lovely clocks. A Modern Cinderella Below his long flowered waistcoat were displayed buff velvet breeches and silk stockings of the same color. The Black Buccaneer On her feet were the silk stockings and the dainty shoes which she had so coveted a week ago, and yet her heart felt heavy, heavy as lead. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School To take note how many pair of silk stockings thou hast, viz., these, and those that were thy Peach-coloured ones! 2nd Henry IV, act ii, sc. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Her small feet and rounded ankles would have appeared to better advantage in high-heeled shoes and silk stockings than those blunt-nosed boots and canvas leggings. El Diablo He always preached in gown and bands, with black gloves upon his hands, his nether limbs encased in small-clothes and silk stockings, until in later life he adopted the prevailing mode. Old New England Traits Nevertheless, it was scarcely an occasion for a walk in thin kid slippers and silk stockings, and Mary shivered slightly as she stood there trying to decide what was to be done. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore In her pretty shoes and silk stockings and well-fitting dress Florence made quite a graceful figure. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School Mr. Blagdon's servants wore his racing colors, blue and silver, knee-breeches, black silk stockings, pumps with silver buckles, and powdered hair. It, and Other Stories Later, Elvira developed the spinsterly accomplishment of darning her own delicate silk stockings to finished perfection, and was promptly importuned by all the young Lawrences to darn theirs. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The clergy and many other gentlemen commonly wore black silk stockings, and others contented themselves with gray woollen. Old New England Traits The blue silk stockings and heelless, blue kid slippers emphasized the babyish effect of her costume, and Marjorie had hard work to keep back her tears. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore A girl, a thing of low-cut blouse, truncated skirts and cheap silk stockings, who had been leaning unnoticed for some time on the rails by his side, spoke. The Rough Road Ruffles at the breast and wrists, white waistcoat, black silk or velvet shorts, white silk stockings, large silver buckles, and a pale blue coat completed his costume. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville "He would saunter down town in silk stockings and pumps, not getting a spot upon himself, while other men would be up to their ankles in mud, for in those days there were no pavements." A Portrait of Old George Town A glance at the steps showed the approach of quality—all cloaks and soft hair and slim silk stockings—the attendant threw open the door and Lyveden stood still. Anthony Lyveden "Sounds just like her," commented Madame, taking up a dainty lavender silk stocking that had "run down" from the hem. Master of the Vineyard He wore a ruff-band, a pair of black cut taffetas breeches, and ash-coloured silk stockings, thus combining his taste for magnificence with a decent regard for the occasion. Raleigh From beneath the hem of her skirt a neat ankle encased in its black silk stocking was thrust coquettishly forward, and her tiny patent leather slipper was stretched out to the warmth of the fire. The Seven Secrets Then surveying him altogether, from his grey felt hat to his silk stockings: "What an exquisite you are!" Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man In the haversack of the fallen Frenchman it is true that we may find a silk stocking, or a dainty high-heeled shoe, but in that134 of the German we find a liver sausage. The Orchard of Tears Her tiny feet peeped out beneath the lace, clad in pale blue silk stockings and fascinating Chinese slippers that turned up at the toes. Master of the Vineyard You will like me in black silk stockings,” she added enigmatically. Mountain Blood A Novel It is famous for its cutlery, and has a small manufacture of silk stockings; we saw some of the cutlery very neat and highly polished in some parts, but coarse and ill finished in others. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. D'Harmental then saw, by his black velvet knee-breeches, and by his silk stockings, that the personage who had just entered on the scene was of the masculine gender. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental A drop of cosmetique on satin slippers or silk stockings will never come out. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession How small and soft the foot had seemed above the slipper; how subtly the flesh had gleamed through the fine black silk stocking! Master of the Vineyard He could see the blurring impress of the black silk stockings through the web of her dress; the dress had shrunk from repeated washing, and drew tightly across her shoulders. Mountain Blood A Novel He was dressed in a coat of dark blue cloth covered with fine lace; his mantle was scarlet, and his silk stockings, ornamented with lace, were of the same colour. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France And standing before me naked but for her black silk stockings and red slippers, she held out her arms. Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath “Of course I shall not go now; I shall stay here until Thursday and buy silk stockings.” A Woman's Will Mutton in long coats, women; a leg of mutton in a silk stocking, a woman’s leg. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man If she had kissed him for a pair of silk stockings— “I think I’ll take it,” he decided slowly; “I don’t know if I’ve got her right here in my pants.” Mountain Blood A Novel White silk stockings and a pair of ordinary pumps completed his attire. Jonah and Co. "Theresa shall have regular shoes and stockings and also a pair of silk stockings and slippers to match," announced Mrs. Horton. Sunny Boy in the Big City Her foot, worthy of a Chinese beauty, was extended on the front of the calash, showing a delicate satin shoe and a tight silk stocking with coloured clocks. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 The very poorest of them may be seen, on Sunday morning, going to mass in silk stockings. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The Prince Frederick had at last caught the breeze, and came bouncing by, her little pennons fluttering like so many silk stockings on a clothes-line. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Jill put her feet together and drew the cloth close about her silk stockings. Jonah and Co. So the Swede he says lookin' at the silk stockings, 'Mebby you ban see a peach, Mike, but I ban see one mighty nice pair.' Solander's Radio Tomb Very short petticoats, seldom extending below the ankle, serve to exhibit the tawdry finery of red silk stockings and light blue satin shoes. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Expanding to the comfort as an orchid to cloying tropic airs, she drew on her sheerest chemise, her most frivolous silk stockings. Free Air He covered his uniform with gold lace, donned white trousers and silk stockings, and completed this holiday attire by a Turkish turban and slippers. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century A black dress coat and trowsers, a black or white vest and cravat, white gloves, and pumps and silk stockings were formerly rigorously insisted upon. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies She had on an exquisite white organdie gown, a white sash, white slippers and white silk stockings. Madge Morton's Victory He had no idea, while privately settled at Ganges as a silk stocking maker, that great people in France were interesting themselves about his fate. The Huguenots in France Her muslin frock was short; her little white shoes and silk stockings were visible. The Children of Wilton Chase She was vain enough to put on a silk stocking, poked out her foot from under the bedclothes, let them feel “her egg,” made it jump under their fingers by a sudden contraction. The Bill-Toppers She flushed redly, conscious of her new corset, her silk stockings, and her pinching shoes. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range The entr�e introduces a pair of prancing chestnuts, and Philip is quite afraid that the arrival of the meat will suggest powdered footmen in silk stockings. When the Birds Begin to Sing An old gentleman in silk stockings and gaiters, with long white hair flowing under the broad brim of a low-crowned hat, came panting to the only door that was still open. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Margery, with a mysterious air, smoothed out a long silk stocking and gave an additional impetus to the tremor Nature had already bestowed upon her aged head. The Light of Scarthey Through the vast corridor beyond appeared a vista of liveried servants in purple and canary, wearing powdered perruque, silk stockings and buckled shoes. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Of black silk stockings, of which you will need two or three pair, you can have a choice from a dollar and a half to six dollars a pair. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She wears her new frock, of some soft creamy stuff, and a quaint "granny" bonnet of ivory satin lined with pale blue; her short skirts display silk stockings and dainty little shoes of patent leather. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls He wore white silk stockings and plain silver shoe-buckles, and his hair was dressed in the fashion of the time and uncovered. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. He wore white satin knee-breeches, white silk stockings, and black slippers with enormous buckles. Patty's Social Season One, a man well known in Paris here, who goes about the world with a crimson silk stocking in his breast pocket, containing a tooth-brush and an immense quantity of ready money. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete She thrilled at the delightful clinging softness of silk stockings and for the first time admired her long, round ankles and shapely feet. The Branding Iron Had I spent my days in selling silk stockings instead of wearing them, and taken my wages home to my mother like a good little boy, it had been better for me. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot I wore a rose-colored tulle skirt with a peasant waist of rose-colored satin, and father, for a great surprise, had given me a pair of pink silk stockings. The Other Side of the Door Her small well formed feet were clad in white high heeled shoes and silk stockings. Daisy Ashford: Her Book They went to a sort of all-round shop, where they bought gloves, boots, and handkerchiefs innumerable, and some very soft black cashmere and even black silk stockings. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School There were rose silk stockings stuffed into the shoes. The Branding Iron Dr. Potter rode horseback, with a great show of silk stockings. Little Grandmother Ma wears five dollar silk stockings, and Pa kicks awfully when the bill comes in. The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 He wore what were called "small clothes,"—that is, short breeches, which came only to the knee, and were fastened there with a buckle,—silk stockings, and a fine ruffled shirt. Little Grandfather There must have been magic in those silk stockings and that green fire, for the shabby little thing was now transformed into a regular queen-hen. Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk Here were the pretty painted faces, the absurd silk stockings, the tripping, exquisitely booted feet, the swinging walk, the tall, up-springing bodies of the women he remembered. The Branding Iron These were ornamented with ribands and laces at the two extremities, below which silk stockings, glistering like silver, and immense pink shoe-roses, completed his nether costume. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Imagine Soloman putting up for a few thousand pair of silk stockings. The Grocery Man And Peck's Bad Boy Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2 - 1883 The knowledge would be a great comfort to him when his little "darlikins'" feet-of-clay began to show through her silk stockings. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends Her slim, pretty legs in their black silk stockings caught her eye. The Cricket But they are coming into demand more and more for such purposes as the warp and filling of various sorts of fabrics, rugs, silk stockings, and upholstery materials. The Story of Silk Behind Ella ironed Anna Golden, black, who wore striped silk stockings. Working With the Working Woman It was a wild, daring exhibition—a mass of swirling draperies and grey silk stockings. Mufti She had seen Boolba in knee-breeches and white silk stockings before; she knew the coat of green and gold which the retainers of the house of Yaroslav wore on state occasions. The Book of All-Power On the other hand," continued Forester, "she might ask for silk stockings, and if the shopkeeper were to ask her what color she wanted, she might say black. Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge And think of Queen Elizabeth receiving as a gift a pair of knitted silk stockings which, by the way, so spoiled her for wearing woolen ones that she disliked ever to wear them again. The Story of Silk He crossed his legs and set on his knee an ankle clothed in a purple silk stocking. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Men’s attire was also of costly velvets lined with handsome brocades; beautifully embroidered waistcoats, silk stockings, and gold lace trimmings were further additions to their costumes during the pre-Revolutionary period. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them He knew girls, daughters of rich fathers, who did not wear silk stockings for golfing. The House of Toys Where, for instance, is the adorable blonde with the seal coat, orchids, low shoes, silk stockings, and cough? Ship-Bored However, he wore silk stockings and a violet coat of aggressively ecclesiastical cut, so he looked quite as well as if he had had a seat in the House of Lords. Gossamer 1915 "Mine actually wears silk stockings on her evenings out—silk stockings!" The Privet Hedge I remember admiring her pretty feet, clad in quite inadequate but most dainty black satin shoes, with very high heels, and fine silk stockings. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Some months ago I wanted to buy some silk stockings; not for myself, for I seldom wear them, but for a sister. Once a Week I know one very young gentleman who nearly broke up a juvenile dance by borrowing his mother’s pink silk stockings for socks and wearing her best pink ribbon as a tie. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' He wore a pea-green coat, white vest, nankeen small-clothes, white silk stockings and pumps fastened with silver buckles which covered at least half the foot from instep to toe. Customs and Fashions in Old New England She sat down, dragging off her spurred boots, stripping the fine silk stockings from her feet, then rose and drew on the faded print gown. Special Messenger Fancy my having six pairs of black silk stockings at once! A Temporary Dead-Lock 1891 In fact, a couple of pairs of silk stockings will help her to forget him altogether. Once a Week There were expert knitters who made beautiful silk stockings, and Uncle Winthrop said buying helped along trade, so why should Doris worry when there were so many more important matters? A Little Girl in Old Boston Knee-breeches dressed his shapely legs, while fine silk stockings and buckled shoes displayed his well-turned calves and ankles. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Her bath was primitive enough; a sheet from the bed dried her, the saddlebags yielded some fresh linen, a pair of silk stockings and a comb. Special Messenger I couldn’t work in silk stockings with silver clocks, and sleeves with lace ruffles, and ever so many yards of silk bundled up of a heap behind me. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow The idea came suddenly to me that any woman with a brother and a birthday would simply love the one to give her silk stockings for the other. Once a Week He put on his black velvet smallclothes, his silk stockings and low shoes with silver buckles, his flowered waistcoat, his high stock and fine French broadcloth coat. A Little Girl in Old Boston But 'Mazin' Grace heard nothing, saw nothing; she lay unconscious on the roof, an absurdly pitiful little figure in her ragged dress and pink silk stockings. Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas He had on white silk stockings and the most fashionable shoes, tied with blue-and-gold governmental favours instead of ordinary buckles. The Dew of Their Youth That smart, plush fellow, with his silver clocks to his silk stockings, took up my basket as if he expected it to bite his fingers. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow But, of course, they would have to be the right silk stockings—the fashionable shape for the year, the correct assortment of clocks, and so forth. Once a Week The fact that ladies wore knickers and black silk stockings thrilled nobody, any more than grease-paint or false moustaches thrilled. The Lost Girl And so must her cobwebbed silk stockings and the filmy kerchief she folds across her bosom: It is this kind of a drawer that I am opening now—one belonging to the Little Gray Lady. The Little Gray Lady 1909 The law rides in a gilt coach with trumpets afore it, and two six-foot fellows up behind in silk stockings and powder. Shining Ferry I'll wear my pale blue slippers, the ones that have no heels, and white silk stockings. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman At the same time I have a distinct feeling for silk stockings. Once a Week Of later date, yet still far past, were the next two; short waist and slim skirt and long silk stockings and small clothes; and curious look of Wych Hazel herself in the lady's face. The Gold of Chickaree This sort of yarn is used to make imitation silk stockings and many other articles. Carl and the Cotton Gin Pink silk stockings and dainty pink slippers completed her costume, and her father declared she looked good enough to eat. Marjorie's Busy Days So intent was she upon examining her reflection that she did not notice Marjorie had slipped from the room, returning with a pair of blue silk stockings and satin slippers to match. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman In the evening, he appeared in a blue coat and white waistcoat, black pantaloons closely fitting, and buttoning tight to the ankle, striped silk stockings, and opera hat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 The little lady Marionette wore a beautiful white silk dress brocaded with pink roses, whilst her partner had on a blue velvet coat, knee breeches, white silk stockings, and diamond shoe buckles. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly “You in silk stockings,” exclaimed Tupman, jocosely; a most natural, harmless remark, considering that Mr. Pickwick invariably wore his gaiters at evening parties. Pickwickian Studies And Mother bought me a mauve sash and hair-ribbon and silk stockings, all to match. Marjorie's Busy Days When the curtain rises it discloses a French maid moving about the stage in four-dollar silk stockings. Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge The pink silk stockings and preposterous kid slippers were in evidence; her dress was black velvet, short, and cut like a sheath; and there was a profusion of lacy ruffles and bangles at her wrists. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Every afternoon when the pavement was unusually patronized by young officers, these women would sally out, promenade in crinoline, silk stockings, and saucy hoods, and the crowd would fall respectfully back to let them pass. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War His coat was heavy with embroidery—his waistcoat a blooming flower-plat, upon whose emerald background roses, marigolds, and lilies flaunted in their satin bravery—and his scarlet silk stockings were held up by gold-colored garters. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 His brown suit, knee breeches, and silk stockings, were set off by brightly polished steel buttons and diamond buckles. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean She wore white silk stockings and little flat-heeled black slippers, and a flounced white frock. Mistress Anne Jannie had on new pink silk stockings and white kid slippers. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story There is the cura of the town church, conspicuous in his long black cloak, shovel hat, black silk stockings, pumps, and buckles. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico But, politically, he boasted of belonging to the Democrats, "the bone and sinew, the hard-fisted yeomanry of the land," and sneered at those "rag barons," those Whig aristocrats, the "silk stocking gentry!" The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln The coat was dove-grey satin; waistcoat of dark red, finely figured, with silver buttons; small clothes of red, white silk stockings, and jewelled shoes with the red heels which are worn at Court. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette The patriot, John Hancock, was seen at noonday wearing a scarlet velvet cap, a blue damask gown lined with velvet, white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satin small-clothes, white silk stockings, and red morocco slippers. Home Life in Colonial Days The Arabs of Sahara convert the most beautiful lace into bridles for their horses, by twisting it; and superior silk stockings are selling at Wedinoon at a dollar per dozen pair. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa The "Diana" is a silk stocking with lisle top and soles. How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence What was the name of that little red-cheeked girl at the café in the Franzjosefstrasse—that girl with the gold tooth and the silk stockings? A Book of Burlesques Her silk stockings and buckled slippers marked a desire to be the gentlewoman. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette He wore a pea-green coat, white vest, nankeen small clothes, white silk stockings, and pumps fastened with silver buckles which covered at least half the foot from instep to toe. Home Life in Colonial Days Volumes, in the condition in which he generally describes them, are no more fitted for use and consultation than white kid gloves and silk stockings are for hard work. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author His faithful henchman might p. 62have come up to him and have said jocosely, “You, sir, in silk stockings?” Pickwickian Manners and Customs And besides two charming hats there was a large box of presents: fans, silk stockings, gloves, handkerchiefs, and soft indescribable things for the house toilette. The Californians The slipper being nearly dry, Kondjé-Gul put it on her little arched foot, with its famous light green silk stocking, and we recommenced our course through the park. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The marching squires wore ornamented blouses, drawn in at the waist, long silk stockings, and shoes of embroidered leather. King Arthur and His Knights Not on the strength of his gallantry, for Larry was always talking morality and making sage reflections, while he supplied the womankind with bits of lace, rolls of ribbon, and now and then silk stockings. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Useless and worthless articles and damaged goods—razors, for instance, silk stockings, velvets, etcetera—were forced on Indians who preferred naked feet and had no beards. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America She wore her first pair of slippers and silk stockings,—a present from her aunt. The Californians Marian's evening gown was torn and one silk stocking sagged at the ankle. The Tyranny of Weakness Each herald wore crimson silk stockings and crimson velvet kirtles, tight at the waist, and reaching half-way to the knee. King Arthur and His Knights I think I could be more reconciled to Aunt Grace if I thought she'd give me a pair of silk stockings. Prudence Says So They say one cannot go without silk stockings; and I have only thread: plenty of them indeed, thank God! Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Her mother thought silk stockings a sinful waste of money. The Californians First she unrolled a pair of white silk stockings, which she carefully, but without any show of interest, laid on the bed; then she opened a package containing gloves. That Affair Next Door Doctor Plausible was a personable man, apparently about five-and-thirty years old: he wore a little powder in his hair, black silk stockings, and knee-breeches. Newton Forster The Merchant Service You know, papa, it may seem very childish, and—silly to you, but—actually—we have—well, prayed for silk stockings. Prudence Says So Send Nanon then for a pair of silk stockings, and mount my carriage with me: it stops at the Louvre. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection He was well dressed, had on black breeches and silk stockings; he was reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and still grasped the book, which I took out of his hand. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer PRIULI-Purple velvet dress, scarlet mantle, black trunks puffed with buck satin, black silk stockings, shoes and roses, black sword, round black hat, and black plumes. Venice Preserved A Tragedy in Five Acts His black nether garments and silk stockings, fitted a leg which might have been envied by a porter, and his breadth of shoulder was extreme. Newton Forster The Merchant Service Twins," he said, "I didn't know you were so crazy about silk stockings. Prudence Says So He also lent him a pair of white silk stockings which he fastened tightly round his knees with red rosettes. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan As soon as François got possession of their clothes he hurried away, but shortly returned, bringing with him a supply of linen and silk stockings, and two antiquated court suits. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure His costume was simple and correct, from his well-fitting black coat to his trousers, which showed off the shape of his handsome leg, and his silk stockings, and low, well-polished shoes. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea A gay shawl thrown over the shoulders and appearing in front, a rosary in the hand, silk stockings, and satin shoes, complete the costume. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas But—all the girls at school have silk stockings for best, and—we've been wanting them—forever. Prudence Says So He had proper satin knickerbockers with diamond clasps and buckled shoes and black silk stockings which showed up his long fine legs. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan He sat on the shore and took off his elegant long boots, the quite charming silk stockings so unlike travel in the wilds; then looked dubiously at his limbs and at the castle. Doom Castle Fancy a ride like this in silk stockings and shoes!—You ought to go into the cavalry some day.” In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First Among them might be found silk stockings, satins, and velvets—razors for men who never shaved, and spectacles for those whose eyesight was excellent. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas Can't you just imagine how we'll look in our new white dresses, Lark, and our patent leather pumps,—with silk stockings! Prudence Says So Some years since, the silk stockings alone worked up at Lyons, were estimated at 1500 pair daily. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 A violet velvet coat, trimmed with silver lace, was fastened with little silver hasps; white satin breeches led downwards to violet silk stockings with silver clocks, girt below the knee with silver garters. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) He was habited in a suit of black, which, though not new, had evidently not seen much service; his trousers ceased at the knee, leaving his silk stockings and shoes conspicuous. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won From her picture hat and jeweled neck, to her silk stockings and dainty patent leather slippers, she had them all on, and more than one passerby turned to stare. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Fairy, we did dream about silk stockings—you don't need to believe it if you don't want to. Prudence Says So One of them, with the exception of his linen, was dressed completely in purple silk or satin, and another in a rose-coloured silk coat, with white satin waistcoat and small clothes, and white silk stockings. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 I used to change my blouse every evening, and put on silk stockings.” The Independence of Claire She never wears anything but silk stockings and she can't stand hash. Just Patty I liked, too, the looks of my leg in a fine white silk stocking and low pumps with shoe- and knee-buckles of brilliants, and was not above being proud of a well-turned calf and ankle. The Rose of Old St. Louis Only girls who have wanted silk stockings for a "whole lifetime" can realize the blissful state of the parsonage twins. Prudence Says So And when she pouted he made her a present of a pair of silk stockings. The Blood of the Conquerors He wore a richly embroidered plum-colored coat, a waistcoat of costly velvet magnificently adorned with golden foliage, a pair of splendid scarlet breeches and the finest and glossiest of white silk stockings. Short Stories of Various Types "Pink silk stockings and slippers to match; and look at those perfectly lovely buckles!" Just Patty During the winter months merino stockings are required, while during the summer months a thin wool or silk stocking is sufficient; on the extremely hot days thin cotton hose may be worn. The Mother and Her Child It wasn't a very nice trick, though of course papa didn't understand how you felt about silk stockings. Prudence Says So Where the silk stockings were wrought, and the Jerusalem sandals made, that he had on his feet, James Batter used doucely to observe he would leave every reasonable man to guess at a venture. The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself They wore white silk stockings and white buckskin shoes. Madge Morton's Secret Many were still wearing the old Continental attire, yet you saw an old Puritan gentleman, with his long coat, his high-crowned hat, black silk stockings, and low shoes with great steel buckles. A Little Girl in Old Salem I suppose you will wear green silk stockings and bronze pumps with this picturesque tramping costume, with a bronze buckle in your hat to complete the ensemble. Under the Country Sky "Will you buy the rest of us some silk stockings?" queried the family, comic-opera effect. Prudence Says So Then, there's Master George Harrison, Jr., with his patent pumps and silk stockings, and his sister Jane's diamond ring outside his buff glove on the third finger. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends He had fought that day in pumps and silk stockings which he had worn at the ball; dabbled, gory, muddy, they were now. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo She had a pretty silk gown, with some ruffles about the bottom, short enough to show her clocked silk stockings. A Little Girl in Old Salem As soon as he had read his name on the glazed card, a grand lackey in silk stockings pushed gently behind him a luxurious chair embroidered with a count’s coronet. Ten Tales "I brought you some real silk stockings for a change." Prudence Says So They wore white silk stockings and white kid slippers and carried overflowing baskets of yellow and white roses. Grace Harlowe's Problem In one of the boxes is a weazened little man, all out of drawing, in a black velvet doublet, satin breeches and silk stockings. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Many years previous," he said, "when silk goods were scarce and dear, an old lady in Ohio purchased a pair of black silk stockings. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The factory girl has taken to silk stockings and fine lingerie and the lady to Balbriggan and calico. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards But we did want some silk stockings so—awfully bad. Prudence Says So Alan was more interested in the next find, which was a complete court suit—silk stockings, buckled shoes, and all. Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls 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 |
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