| 单词 | belle |
| 例句 | In a belle époque metal frame tinged with verdigris was a photograph of his parents, Grace and Ernest, three days after their wedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A hundred times before, Johnny had stopped on the streets of Boston, or before her house, to watch her: he but one more gaping face in a crowd, she the accepted reigning belle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Near us a boy owned loudly that this was a tearing fine collation; and a young maiden replied that she had not seen a more belle assemblee in all her years. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Robbie was there, too, bustling about in a floral-print dress like the belle of the ball—albeit a matronly belle—making sure all her students had arrived with sheet music in hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Here’s this gazillionaire treating me as if I’m belle of the ball, when my own dad is treating me like I don’t exist. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Lucy laid the back of her hand against her forehead, flung her head back like an old-time Southern belle, and gasped. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I just have no sense of direction!” he said with exasperation, placing a hand on his cheek like a befuddled belle. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I just kept walking across the huge room until below me was a pile of hay belles. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I always wanted to be the belle of the ball, but, jeepers, is this ever the wrong ball. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Biddy, I was raised to be a southern belle. That means that I always use good manners.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She promulgated this philosophy with disastrous effects to two southern belles whom she took under her wing in order to renovate their backward minds. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Realizing that no matter how much she complained, she would not be able to replace these painters with taller, Caucasian ones, the Southern belle resigned herself to watching the men, checking on them frequently. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A few feet away, decked out like the belle of the ball, is Katherine, surrounded by a few of the drovers. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “That is not your true reason, ma belle. There is no use in telling me lies. I don’t know your reason, but you have not told me the truth.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was dressed like a Southern belle, just as Jason had described. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “So we are to countenance things and people which we detest, merely because we are not belles and millionaires, are we? That’s a nice sort of morality.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Une belle vie, as she always promises, hoping that here she would be free to take her sister’s hand and touch the moon. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One customer, a Southern belle in her sixties, had called Zeitoun Painting and had been happy to talk with Kathy, with her chatty demeanor and familiar accent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Does she enter with pomp and circumstance, the conscious belle of the ball? How ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Tells Its Story Through Ballet 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z A vampire-style belle with long raven tresses, garbed in a black veil and flowing dress, moseyed by on stilts. Lots to catch the eye at opening day of Folklife Festival 2011-05-28T02:46:41Z What should Daisy Goodwin have called her novel about a Gilded Age Newport belle who heads for England to marry her way into a title? Books of The Times: Money May Not Buy You Love, but It Might Help You Land a Spouse 2011-06-26T21:00:06Z Saad: She seemed like a Southern belle at first, but once we started talking, there were a lot of things that we had in common. Date Lab: They took advice from Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance.’ Good sign? 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The network billed it as a peek into the “notoriously closed society of Charleston” starring “a group of the city’s most charismatic gentlemen and their Southern belle equals.” When Bravo Comes to Charleston 2014-04-18T19:56:40Z Zelda was a Southern belle, really – raised to believe that men should take care of her – and as a young woman it doesn’t seem to have occurred to her that she should work. Sarah Churchwell on Gatsby 2012-07-02T11:00:00Z "Our friends had been contacted by a movie company that wanted to film a fictional scene of Southern belles making their debut," he wrote. What's real in "Borat 2"? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Then there's Zelda Fitzgerald, famed first as a southern belle, later for her tumultuous marriage to F Scott Fitzgerald, and finally for her descent into madness. Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation by Judith Mackrell – review 2013-06-09T08:00:01Z “Cinderella” was the belle of the ball again last week at the Chinese box office, taking first place with $28.4 million and bringing its total earnings over 10 days on the mainland to $53.5 million. 'Cinderella' stays atop China box office, princess has $53.5 million 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In 1977, at the Shaw Theater, Mr. Aubrey played Tom Wingfield, the emotionally burdened son of an aging Southern belle, in Tennessee Williams’s “Glass Menagerie,” a production attended by the playwright. James Aubrey, Who Played the Hero in ?Lord of the Flies,? Dies at 62 2010-04-18T04:02:00Z But it otherwise eschewed belle époque nostalgia in favor of a calm, clean scheme of taupe and ash gray, glass dividers and tables with linen runners and contemporary tableware. Overnighter: Finding Solitude at Monet’s Gardens 2013-06-06T15:25:59Z The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum is incongruously housed in two belle époque mansions; bourgeois painted flowers and fancy plasterwork interiors provide a refined counterpoint to the almost fetishistic nature of the exhibitions. Amsterdam Tattoo Museum features the macabre and the beautiful 2012-07-26T09:21:32Z From there, Martial, an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and his brother, a dilettante painter of exceptional talent, observed and chronicled the daily life of the belle époque. In Transit: Paris Show Spotlights Caillebotte Brothers 2011-06-17T10:00:44Z English title "French cancan" is what the dance is actually called – part of the belle époque's fashion for all things English, and the need to attract high-rolling yankees and English milords. French Cancan ? review 2011-08-04T21:01:01Z With her tousled hair and forbidding aloofness, May was a figure of bewitchment, la belle dame sans merci of the sardonic comeback. Mike Nichols’s Brilliant Career 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z "Wouldn't it be nice just for a moment to put on a gown and be the belle of the ball?" T Magazine: Bright Idea 2012-11-29T22:30:55Z A modern new wing now rubs shoulders with the hotel’s original belle époque facade, which is still a stunning entryway to the gleaming lobby, awash in polished black marble and futuristic bronze fixtures. In Milan, Luxury With a Sophisticated Pedigree 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z There are no benevolent white belles and polite gentlemen in “Emancipation,” no trace of the grotesque plantation fantasies so beloved by old Hollywood. ‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith in a Brutal Journey 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The dark-haired Taylor made an unforgettable impression in Hollywood with "National Velvet," the 1945 film in which the 12-year-old belle rode a steeplechase horse to victory in the Grand National. Quintessential star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-24T10:32:15Z Its exhibitions are on view at both the Villa Paloma and the Villa Sauber, a belle époque structure on the harbor designed by Charles Garnier, the architect best known for his opera house in Paris. Journeys: Monaco Adds Art to Its Seaside Allure 2012-04-06T19:37:00Z Expect to see beach volleyball players, belle époque villas, catamarans, joggers and fishing boats. 36 Hours in Monaco 2013-08-15T21:55:10Z But classics are classics for a reason, and seeing Sally Field as the faded Southern belle Amanda is an exciting prospect. A New Theater Season of Hitting the Boards Hard, From Broadway to Oregon 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “Dear Emissary, ...” is a feast of styles: modish silver halter dresses, belle époque, suggestions of ancient Greek and Roman outfits and more fantastical looks, including a wafting backless gown that leaves its wearer half naked. Dance Review | Walter Dundervill: ?Dear Emissary, ... ? - A Trip Through Time and Fashion 2010-03-12T23:02:00Z The Southern belle in the white ruffled gown is reliving better days. ‘The Widow Lincoln’ at Ford’s Theatre shows a first lady in mourning 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “Sherman’s March” is Mr. McElwee’s sex film, a comic odyssey in which he consorts with a series of desirable but for various reasons unsuitable women, Southern belles who are, like him, losing their bloom. Watch List: Selections for Marathon Couch Time 2013-08-12T21:53:25Z But we were walking in a winter Humbertland, where critics would conflate the belles lettres of my transgression with artistic genius. Digested classics: the 20th century's greatest novels 2010-10-13T06:59:00Z These seductive brutes are strewn throughout his work, just as essential and memorable as his fading belles. Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Knows Its Good Angles 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Bagging belle or boffing beau, His “spaceship” knew which way to go. Style Invitational Week 1212: The Tile Invitational IV 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Savannah -- of course this Southern belle is named Savannah -- is from a wealthy family, but she's a sincere, likable young woman. 2010-02-03T00:40:00Z Both films centered on headstrong Southern belles involved in messy love affairs during the Civil War, and each won their lead and supporting actresses Academy Awards. From mall cops to sex buddies: 14 times movies about the same thing came out at the same time 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Sometimes rowdy parades, random eruptions of jazz and traffic jams involving cross-dressing belles on the way to a Krewe ball are just what a family vacation calls for. Rowdy and Bawdy, New Orleans is a Party for Families Too 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z His dream date is with ‘a Southern belle wedding planner that knows her way around the kitchen’ Date Lab: They matched! Their boots did, anyway. 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Bronson’s demure daughter Pearl transforms into a high school belle, landing the role of Maria in the class production of “West Side Story.” Review | David Duchovny wants to be taken seriously as a novelist. His new book makes a good case. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Jane Pfitsch is the dishy British belle, a chipper lad in knickers and a newsboy cap, and the caretaker’s creepy wife, whose weird European accent transposes w’s and v’s. The adaptation game’s afoot: Ludwig’s five-person ‘Baskerville’ opens at Arena 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The sale shines a light on the spectacularly opulent and glamorous life of Bismarck, an almost archetypal southern belle from Kentucky who married five times. Salvador Dalí portrait of Mona Bismarck up for auction at Sotheby's 2013-01-27T18:00:03Z By the belle epoque era, however, tastes veered upscale and bouillons faded or transformed entirely, their charming interiors left untouched while their menus became decidedly upscale. At a Nostalgic Paris Restaurant, Food Takes a Back Seat to Fun 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Fanning’s grandmother still lives with the family and is “a complete southern belle, very thick accent”. Elle Fanning: ‘It’s a job, but it’s also about dressing up and pretending’ 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z As the whole hullabaloo moves from Croatia to Prague, everything gets really real for Emily, because next week’s hometown visits are looming large for the diminutive Southern belle. The Bachelorette Watch: Let's Czech Out Prague 2012-06-26T12:30:34Z Although Lucinda has the graciousness of a Southern belle, she ultimately proves to be perhaps the most, well, bohemian of all the play’s characters. Review: ‘The Mystery of Love and Sex’ Looks at Identity and Secrets Too 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z A savvy businessman, Cardin used his fabulous wealth to snap up top-notch properties in Paris, including the belle epoque restaurant Maxim’s, which he also frequented. French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dead at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Was the killer Dahlia, the deceased’s wife, a Southern belle who resented her husband for ending her glamorous stage career? Theater Review: In the Musical ‘Murder for Two,’ One Man Is Many Suspects 2013-07-26T02:00:01Z The schoolmate he pines for is the blonde Judy whose British accent he mistakes for that of a southern belle. Fred: the Movie - review 2010-12-19T00:05:57Z Loewe came into her cross hairs when she sent up the musical tastes and manners of the belle époque. Celebrating an 18th-Century Composer, Carl Loewe 2012-02-24T21:05:38Z The vibe is more belle époque salon than music club, but those in search of a more traditional live venue can find one without leaving the building. 36 Hours in Burlington, Vermont 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Looking for an excuse for a romantic getaway with your history-buff beau or belle? 5 off-the-beaten-path getaway destinations that are particularly relevant in 2020 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Oh, the beauty of a statuesque layer cake, always the belle on a buffet of Southern desserts. South's Best Bakeries 2012-01-31T22:50:02.977Z “He’s chained to the wheel and he goes ‘Belle … belle …’” Plamondon continued, quoting the French word for beautiful. A Global Hit, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ Finally Lands in New York 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Writing like “If Saratoga Springs is the belle of the ball, Glens Falls is arguably her plainer sister who doesn’t get asked to dance” is another. The Mystery of the Inconclusive Podcast 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z He described his dream date as “a Southern belle wedding planner that knows her way around the kitchen.” Date Lab: His dream date is with ‘a Southern belle wedding planner that knows her way around the kitchen’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z This is not a film interested in passing judgment on la belle vie. A Steamy French Thriller Is a ‘Sleeper Smash Hit’ 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The actress has energy to spare, but the performance is emotionally vacant, a major problem for a show by its nature heavy on decorative atmosphere and stereotypical evocations of gay Paree during the belle époque. Vanessa Hudgens in a Squeaky Clean ‘Gigi’ on Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Artist Keith McIntyre adds a touch of class with his monochrome set, a chalky blackboard with dated images of bodily perfection, from a bathing belle to a robot and an American wrestler. Raspberry 2010-04-06T20:30:00Z A person of Southern belle charm and limitless faith in the power of community, Ms. Moorman was, above all, a celebrant of disruptive newness. Charlotte Moorman, Tradition Disrupter, Is the Focus of Two Shows 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z “It’s everything around that I wanted to capture: women dress like Southern belles and men wear colorful attire.” Philharmonia Northwest presents old and new music created entirely by Seattle composers 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Worsham was an obscure Southern belle who married the railroad magnate Collis Huntington, in 1884, at the age of thirty-three, a promotion from mistress to wife that would make her America’s richest woman. A Tribute to Women Who Reinvent Themselves, in Two Wardrobes at the Met 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Now we get a closer look at the clown prince of Gotham’s battle with Batman, and it looks like he’s using his beloved belle to entrap the Dark Knight. MTV's exclusive movie trailers: five things we learned 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Vanity Fair, meanwhile, declared Pine’s “anatomy the belle of the ball in Toronto”. Full frontal: why the fuss over Chris Pine's 'dazzling' penis? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z His new work was, ostensibly, in a belle epoque mode: a series of installations he referred to not as art but as “décor,” evoking luxury salons and movie sets. ‘Marcel Broodthaers,’ a Knot of Riddles in a MoMA Retrospective 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The belle of the ball didn't get a full length gown. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z The vibe is Southern belle with sass at this lifestyle and clothing shop that opened last August in a former hardware store. Five Places to Go in Louisville 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Until a few years ago, I never spent any time during annual visits to Santiago, Chile, in the neighborhood of Lastarria, a well-heeled belle epoque-style residential district at the edge of downtown. In Santiago, a Regal Old Neighborhood Opens Its Doors 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z It's basically the same show, but instead of knights and queens there are soldiers and southern belles. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The wide, airy verandas speak of a time when no one even thought of air conditioning, and belles and beaus courted on the porch swing. The Ga. towns that Sherman spared in his March to the Sea Reese Witherspoon is yet again changing up her Southern belle image in her latest film, "Wild." Reese Witherspoon: 'I'm a complex human being' with 'different shades' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The belle of the Wells falls for a toff and finds that toffdom is boring. Fences; Trelawny of the Wells; Richard III – review 2013-03-03T00:05:30Z Presenting Richard with a file folder of chief technology officer offers, as only Jared can: “You’re the belle of the ball. And these are all your swains, hoping for a glimpse of ankle.” ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3 Premiere: Holographic Mustaches 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Minnie Hutton, an aristocratic Southern belle once characterized by her daughter as a lethal beauty, “was deeply, downwardly mobile,” Ms. Hutton lamented. Gillian Anderson as a Fashion Inspiration 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Confederate officers circulate among the belles and the enslaved workers; later there will be some boasting about impending victory over the treacherous “blue-bellied” enemy. ‘Antebellum’ Review: Look Away, Dixie Land 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Blanche’s flirtatiousness, her desire for male approval at all costs, was bred into her, groomed as she was for a Southern belle’s life. A ‘Streetcar’ that will move you 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z She went on to win an Oscar for playing petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in the American Civil War classic. Vivien Leigh's diaries recording Olivier romance up for auction 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Its bosky streets are lined with embassies, museums and belle époque mansions that occupy entire blocks. | Algodon Mansion 2010-09-13T21:15:00Z The kindly and lovable "belle" in Death of a Ghost. Agatha Christie: why I got fed up with Poirot 2012-09-28T21:55:06Z Ms. Smith oozes natural charm, which makes her the belle of the ball at the invitation-only dinners she organizes for a high-end clientele. The IRL Social Clubs 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Then another figment comes: a slave auction with Jones on the block, Southern belles fanning themselves in the crowd. Review: Emperor Jones, Fearsome and Fearful in a Roaring Revival 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z A Cockney flower girl gets an extreme makeover in "Pygmalion" at Pasadena Playhouse, Chance Theater heads down the rabbit hole with "Alice in Wonderland," and "Cinderella" is the belle of the ball at the Ahmanson. L.A. theater openings, March 15-22: 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella' and more 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Now — in part because of its long, unearthed history — it seems to be the belle of the bartenders’ ball. The remarkable resurgence of a liquor that Prohibition almost killed 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z A year later, one of her most successful films thus far — at least money-wise — came in "Sweet Home Alabama," her classic Southern belle overtaking New York City high society. Reese Witherspoon, from rom-com queen to 'Wild' woman 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Maybe she was protecting the polarized Southern belle/around-the-way-girl stage personas she had been cultivating so carefully? The better we understand Beyoncé, the more there is to know 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Both Eggers’s appropriation of narrative and choice of belle ideal feel — it hurts to say it — very 2010. Review | Dave Eggers tells the story of the most dangerous cup of coffee in the world 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z She went on to win an Oscar for playing petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in the American Civil War classic. Vivien Leigh's diaries recording Olivier romance up for auction 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The superannuated Southern belle Amanda, Tom’s garrulous and desperate mother, is allowed few of the fantasist flourishes that usually embellish the character. Review: Dismantling ‘The Glass Menagerie’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s impossible to talk about the history of anise spirits without mentioning absinthe, the glamorized, demonized beverage adopted by belle epoque bohemians, both actual and would-be. Pastis, a Perfect Aperitif for the Lazy Days of Summer 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z The tall ceilings adorned with stained glass and dark wooden balconies made it resemble the nave of a chapel more than the late-1800s belle époque bar that it is. Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Set in New Orleans in 1852, “Jezebel” is a romantic story about a White southern belle violating the norms of elite femininity, costing her the man she loves. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z They embody what Henry James called “the palpable, imaginable, visitable past” — in this case, la belle époque as if frozen in amber. In the heart of Europe, Habsburg family homes offer a haunting glimpse into history 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z “There was the romantic appeal looking back to his mother and the belle époque, but there was also a constant evolution in shape, changing proportions and the ideas connected to the World War were revolutionary.” Dior Turns to Raf Simons 2012-04-09T16:27:12Z Now it's her turn to be the belle of the ball. Pipeline to Sundance: Collaboration is key to Seattle's indie filmmakers 2011-01-14T23:45:39Z Or me, the self-professed child prodigy who knew from an early age he was more of a Southern belle than a Southern gentleman. 'Empire' recap: Jamal's big break 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A French-Turkish architect designed the compound at the height of the belle époque, intending it as a casino hotel for rich men and their alluring companions. A Turkish Idyll Lost in Time 2011-07-08T19:03:11Z Although Loren was officially belle of that ball, it was her bemused reaction to Mansfield’s low-cut gown that became Hollywood folklore. Siren, satanist or comic genius? The myths of Jayne Mansfield 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z The Blind Side has been astonishingly successful in America, even before Sandra Bullock won an Oscar as the Southern belle who takes on a homeless black kid and makes him an American football star. You review: The Blind Side 2010-03-29T15:01:00Z A Japanese Orientalist style was not so distant from the faux aristocratic style of a Southern belle and it was popular in Paris.” Theater: In the Land of Moli?re, an Oriental 'Streetcar' 2011-02-14T16:43:52Z And yet it charmed me — so rundown, so out of place in what we think of as a grand, pristine belle époque city. Lost in Paris 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z Moretz soon moved from reading lines to starring in films, always eschewing the kind of friendly “southern belle” scripts of which she was presumably never short. Chloë Grace Moretz: 'People said: You're going to lose your career over this' 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Young girls were reluctantly and rebelliously dressed up to be wedding belles. Going to the Max: Dolce & Gabbana 2012-09-23T17:57:26Z Jennifer Garner, who leads the drama as a churchgoing southern belle whose daughter is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disorder, however, is excellent. Oscars 2017: 11 female performances too good to be overlooked 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Julia, a Regency belle, wouldn’t seem to be one of them. Zawe Ashton Isn’t Here to Be a Victim of Your Projections 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z “I guess it’s the Southern belle in me,” she said. Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes and Tips from Regina Charboneau 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z "I always wanted to be the belle of the ball, but, jeepers, is this ever the wrong ball". The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 2013-05-03T17:41:01Z Mrs. Rogers was also the belle of the after-party, held at Le District, the French food court with views of New York Harbor. Mrs. Rogers’s Neighborhood 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Every staging of the 1944 classic faces a dilemma: How do you solve a problem like the indomitable former Southern belle Amanda? A strident, ghostly revival of 'Glass Menagerie' at Seattle Rep 2012-11-03T14:31:04Z In the early episodes of “Z,” however, Zelda, a rebellious Southern belle in Montgomery, Alabama, is given a fictional squad to pal around with among the magnolias. Zelda Fitzgerald Lets It All Hang Out 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The play centers on an aging Southern belle who hopes her son can fulfill her dreams of finding the perfect "gentleman caller" for her shy and damaged daughter. Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie' 2013-04-25T22:20:10Z The funny girls from "Bridesmaids," the southern belles from "The Help" and the Wolf Pack from "Hangover 2" were also popular costume collaborations. Pregnant Bellas, Capt Jacks top Halloween costumes 2011-10-21T21:45:30Z I imagine a young woman on the dance floor who is surprised to be the belle of the ball. Not Bach or Beethoven, but Leroy Anderson Is the Composer for Now 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z But last year, it emerged from a meticulous restoration with the elegant addition of a downstairs restaurant called Agatha, which exudes belle époque glamour. | Choice Tables: Tasting Humble and High Cuisine in Istanbul 2011-09-30T18:55:00Z According to the legend, centuries ago a group of beautiful young French women - the “belles filles” - committed mass suicide in a lake to escape the looming clutches of Swedish invaders. 5 things about the Tour de France 10th stage 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Neither he nor Roman and Shiv believe a word of it – "the belle of the ball," Roman snarks, matched by Shiv's "death becomes her" jab. If "Succession" is a competition that ends with a winner, we'd be foolish to count out Marcia 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z In one scene, two male actors appear, dressed as simpering Southern belles. Theater Review: ‘The Civil War,’ From Theatreworks USA, at Lucille Lortel 2013-07-21T22:12:08Z Eventually we repaired to Bar La Ópera, a perfect recreation of a belle epoque Parisian restaurant dating to 1895 when all the Americas looked to Europe for cultural clues. A Food Snob’s Food Tour Conversion 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z We see how the company reflected the changing artistic landscape of Europe, from the belle époch exoticism of the prewar years, through the futurist, cubist and constructivist phases of the avant garde. This week's new dance 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z She had a distinctive Southern accent, different from the rest of ours, a true Southern belle — and could charm her way in or out of pretty much anything. Coffee fanatic? These simple iced coffee bars will become your new favorite breakfast or dessert 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z In other words, a scene in which Griffin, the self-proclaimed D-lister, could triumph as belle of the ball. The White House correspondents’ dinner doesn’t draw stars anymore. So Kathy Griffin had it to herself. 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Barbie calls me a “force to be reckoned with”, a “scientific genius” with an “amazing singing voice” and “amazing taste”, and even “the belle of the ball”. Hello Barbie: fashion-obsessed talking doll thinks I'm amazing – or so she said 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But don’t be distracted by for whom the belle trolls; she trolls with glee, and that’s what matters. Taylor Swift's '1989': New Album Review 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z A proper Englishwoman, Ms. Newman did not fancy such a get-up; as a result, the wives wear long dresses that suggest 20th-century plantation belles. Bryan Forbes, ‘Stepford Wives’ Director, Dies at 86 2013-05-09T00:42:58Z Lange, 62, will play the role of nosy neighbor Constance, a Southern belle with a mysterious past in "American Horror Story," premiering on Wednesday on the FX network. Jessica Lange's fright-fest in "American Horror Story" 2011-10-04T10:08:59Z To some, including many British readers over the years, this may seem like a lot of weight for the love story of a bootlegger and a southern belle to bear. Why Gatsby is so great 2012-06-09T23:05:21Z She reprised the role in a 1975 television version; in a review, The New York Times described her character as "an irrepressible belle given to frequent bouts of `wooziness' and occasional bursts of shrewdness." 'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan dies 2010-06-03T16:12:00Z For my voyage, I waited for one of the paddle steamers, which date from the belle époque. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z One Way Ticket to Oregon An elderly Southern belle is diagnosed with terminal cancer in B.C. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 12-19: Four Larks' 'Undine,' 'Chasing Mem'ries' and more 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z One way and another, he becomes a figure in this small town, marries the town belle and hits a dead end. 'To Be Sung Underwater': when first true love makes an encore appearance 2011-07-13T22:03:04Z “That gave me the idea to replace ‘time’ with ‘belle’ in the song.” A Global Hit, ‘Notre Dame de Paris’ Finally Lands in New York 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Whether or not a reconciliation occurs, the warmth such a prospect engenders will likely help buoy the belle of this year’s ball to his first on-screen Oscar. How Brad Pitt's zen reinvention has paved the way for Oscar glory 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Not one to buck tradition, Dixie, a Southern belle from the wrong side of town, follows the Dame in sticking to her stage persona during interviews and leaving Kris Andersson out of it. Dixie Longate rings up laughs and sales in 'Dixie's Tupperware Party' 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Conley is an effusive Southern belle with celebrity-level charisma, and at the party before the premiere, as she sashayed through the crowd in a strapless, black-and-white Marchesa dress, people clamored to meet her. ‘Boy Erased’ Is Her Story, Too, and the Mom Wore Marchesa 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Della, the proprietor of Della’s Sweets in Winston-Salem, N.C., is an adorable belle of a certain age whose personality and pink lemonade cake have earned her a spot on “The Great American Baking Show.” Onstage, the New Gay Agenda Involves Cake and Not Getting Fired 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z "WTI has been the belle of the ball, but today it's losing its luster," said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital LLC in New York, citing profit taking and economic concerns. Oil settles lower but ends quarter up 28% on tight global supply 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "WTI has been the belle of the ball, but today it's losing its lustre," said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital LLC in New York, citing profit taking and economic concerns. Oil mixed amid macroeconomic concerns but set to end quarter up 30% 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "There's nothing better than AI chip stocks right now. Everybody wants a piece of it, it's like they're the belle of the ball," said Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut. Wall St rises as economic data fails to dent rate-pause hopes; Arm debut in focus 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Over the last two years, the Washington Nationals have been the belle of the ball at MLB’s trade deadline. Nationals have pieces to take ‘aggressive’ approach at trade deadline, even with Soto gone 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z When it first hit the market, it was the belle of the ball. How to solder copper pipe for your home 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In the games, Princess Peach was Mario’s oft-kidnapped belle, a tactic that was used as an excuse to launch the game with a thin plot. Mario's 'dad' Shigeru Miyamoto on 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' and watching his creation grow beyond him 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The $274-million edifice will once again be the belle of the ball with a 20th anniversary season dedicated to its acoustic charms and the man who made it possible. L.A. Phil's 2023-24 season lineup celebrates the 20th anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The exuberant looks were spasms of color fashioned into ruffles on a minidress constructed from stripes of knitwear, elaborate skirts and dresses with southern belle silhouettes. Armani gives graceful close to Milan Fashion Week 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Trinitie is the very model of a modern Southern belle, all pastels, big church hats and a perfectly executed “you have a blessed one.” Regina Hall is here for those who need that ‘Regina Hall type’ 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Dr. Milford interviewed people who had known the Fitzgeralds and visited the places they had lived, including Montgomery, Ala., where Zelda Sayre grew up as an alluring, if pampered Southern belle. Nancy Milford, Zelda Fitzgerald biographer, dies at 84 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z In Bobby-Lynne, a Southern belle using what God gave her to pursue her white-picket dreams, she wanted to do justice to women like her character who are easily misunderstood, onscreen and off. Sex, gore and double roles: How A24 slasher 'X' mines the horrors of growing old 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z “The whole thing was presented as just gushing about the antebellum era, the southern belles, and how it was such a great time to be alive,” Wolfisberg said of Boone Hall. A history trip through the South provides a racial reckoning for WA college students 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z And what of Cincinnati, the fifth-ranked belle of the American Athletic Conference, a Group of 5 league, that stomped on Southern Methodist, 48-14? Utah Dominates Oregon, Upending Pac-12’s Playoff Hopes 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Tourism guide Lonely Planet summed it up well with this line: "In a nation packed with pretty cities, Bath still stands out as the belle of the ball." Bath: The UNESCO World Heritage Site with sky-high house prices 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z “Would you like to hear another kind of music?” her mother replied, before proceeding to read aloud a verse by the belle of Amherst: Judith Farr, scholar of Emily Dickinson and poet in her own right, dies at 85 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Vanessa Claire Stewart, who plays Dora, a rich Southern belle infatuated with George, and Ratts, the captain of a steamer open to buying some human chattel, works her costumes to funny effects. Review: L.A. theater is back with a boundary-breaking 'Octoroon' outdoors at the Fountain 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z They don't get to be the belles of the ball anymore, but the choice of whether to be hated villains of history is up to them. Dealing with Manchin and Sinema: Democrats finally ditch the carrot and pick up the stick 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Their woodlands theme box uses bleeding heart, hosta and columbine; an indoor “jungle box” includes monstera and elephant’s ear; and a “Southern belle” box mixes foxglove, snapdragon, sweet potato vines and dusty miller. Going beyond the traditional window-box garden 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z It was dedicated in 2010, with people dressed as Confederate soldiers and Southern belles. The Officers Danced at a Black Lives Matter Rally. Then They Stormed the Capitol. 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z She even became briefly famous as Manhattan’s first “belle” hop, strong and tall enough to haul luggage and operate elevators. Vampira, Hollywood's original Goth, emerges from the shadows in a new biography 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Under that version of history, the prewar South was a land of magnolias and chivalry where women were belles, men were noble cavaliers and Black people were happy to be enslaved. Richmond sculptor Edward Valentine created many of the statues that defined Lost Cause mythology. Now his family’s museum is confronting the legacy. 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain’s Arizona fort. Movies on TV this week: 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Jena Malone walks an expert line between razored, genteel condescension and hateful resentment as a poisonous Southern belle named Elizabeth, arguably the film’s most fearsome character. Review: Janelle Monáe can't save 'Antebellum' from its hollow, high-concept horrors 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z A Southern belle struggles to return her family’s estate to its original glory after the Civil War. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The once and always belle du jour doesn’t overwhelm the film with winks to her own storied past; she simply commands it by her own formidable presence. Review: A master class by Catherine Deneuve in ‘The Truth’ 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Songs by Noel Coward highlight this tale of the difficult times faced by a Victorian belle and her husband in Vienna. Movies on TV this week, June 14: 'Milk'; 'Stand by Me' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z My southern belle mom always taught us to “put on a little lipstick” no matter what – advice I hated as a teen. ‘It makes me feel human’: 11 women share their lockdown beauty regimens 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z A high school bookworm immediately becomes the belle of the ball. The best sports movies to stream during your self-isolation - Golf Digest 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z A New Orleans belle lures a man away from his sweetheart and into marriage during the Civil War. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 9: 'Bonnie and Clyde' on TCM and Kirk Douglas in 'Lust for Life' (1956) 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Every four years, Iowa is the belle of the ball. Iowa Is at the Center of the Political Storm 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z A Paris belle meets a duke sold into slavery on a ship bound for 18th-century New Orleans. Movies on TV this week, June 14: 'Milk'; 'Stand by Me' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z A fiery Southern belle struggles to return her family’s estate to its original magnificence after the Civil War. Movies on TV this week: 'The Deer Hunter,' 'White Christmas' and more 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z A New Orleans belle uses another man to make her fiance jealous. Movies on TV this week: 'GoodFellas' on AMC and more 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z He reminisced in interviews about a romance with a woman he described as “Southern belle” and about working at a Howard Johnson’s diner as a “soda jerk.” Jacques Chirac, former French president who led opposition to the Iraq war, has died 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Groomed to be a Southern belle, Ms. Siddons was a cheerleader and homecoming queen in high school and joined the Delta Delta Delta sorority at Auburn. Anne Rivers Siddons, best-selling novelist of the modern South, dies at 83 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z In French and Arabic, the chants are uniform, echoing far down belle epoque thoroughfares thronged with women and men, old and young, secular and religious. On Algerian streets, hope for revolutionary change grows. But history haunts the protesters. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Somehow, even after he proudly distributed photos of himself in a plantation master costume beside her dressed as a Southern belle mistress, he seems to be beloved by African American voters outside Richmond. Perspective | ‘Fightin’ Joe’ Morrissey is the perfect Democrat to take on Donald Trump 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning New Orleans-set drama about a faded Southern belle, her sister and her brutish brother-in-law. SoCal theater listings, May 19-26: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and more 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z “Killing Eve,” on BBC America, is not the only current show interested in this notion of femininity as a kind of pathology: “Sharp Objects,” with its tooth-pulling, child-poisoning Southern belles, has similar themes. Chick Magnets on “Gentleman Jack” and “Killing Eve” 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z “It makes sense – I mean, the government does need to keep some things secret,” said Noah as he took on the voice of a Southern belle. Trevor Noah: don't get your hopes up for a Mueller chapter on 'impeachable stuff' 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The woman’s gown, off-the-shoulders, was favored by Southern belles and wealthy women at that time. Her image had been buried near a Civil War battlefield for 100 years. Then I found her. 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z O’Rourke has had a painfully slow rollout to the campaign, “but whenever we asked him if he was running, he’d answer like a coy southern belle: ‘I might, but a lady never tells’”, Noah joked. Trevor Noah on Beto O’Rourke: ‘He lost by a little bit, which is what people love’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z A faded but domineering Southern belle, her sensitive aspiring-writer son and his cripplingly shy sister share an apartment in St. Louis in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ semiautobiographical drama “The Glass Menagerie.” Weekend Picks: ‘Cats,’ Martha Graham and ‘Magic Flute’ inspired by video games 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z After Emancipation, Mr. Parry wrote, a white Southern belle lamented the loss of black “friends, those we loved, and those who loved us.” The ‘Some of My Best Friends Are Black’ Defense 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Her findings revealed women far more complex than the porch-sitting plantation belles of popular imagination. Anne Firor Scott, historian who illuminated lives of Southern women, dies at 97 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Only this time the historic studio is not the belle of the Hollywood ball, not even remotely. Paramount Was Hollywood’s ‘Mountain.’ Now It’s a Molehill. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “And Gayle was like” — she put on the voice of a sad Southern belle — “‘Oh, my daddy died. Gayle King Has the Spotlight All to Herself 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams’ classic American drama, inspired by his own life, about a faded Southern belle and her two adult children living together in a rundown apartment in St. Louis. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Aug. 19-26: 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'Ain't Too Proud' and more 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z “Now, the one with the cast, she’s a classic example of the Southern belle,” Jeff Park said after the women had moved on. “The Luck of Kokura” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z And with that she took away my bathing belle. A Centerfold and a Lesson From Mom 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z "In a microsecond, they morph into the belles of the ball." As soon as NFL draft ends, it's a free-for-all in pursuit of undrafted players who could make a difference 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The fact that the most junior member of the Democratic caucus is being treated like he is the belle weather for the party, says a lot about our system. Nancy Pelosi Wants to Lead. House Democratic Candidates Aren’t So Sure. 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The symbolism of a black Stanley forcing himself onto a white Southern belle could assume noxious historical baggage. Brilliant acting and direction drive a modern 'Streetcar Named Desire' 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z “All I’m saying is that you should be projecting your taste to others of your stature. Not to a Southern belle in a leg cast.” “The Luck of Kokura” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Sir Harry Vane of Her Majesty’s Lights — a suave British commoner who liked to swindle money from the wealthy belles he bedazzled. Cheats, Swindlers and Ne’er-Do-Wells: A New York Family Album 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Since 1 June 1898, when it opened in Paris at the height of the country’s belle époque, the Ritz hotel has been synonymous with a certain luxury and French art de vivre. Lost glories of the Paris Ritz’s belle époque go under the hammer 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Rothe and Roe have a palpable chemistry, and she makes the most of her scorned Southern belle role, not that she has all that much agency, waiting around for Liam to get it together. 'Forever My Girl' is country-flavored romantic escapism that (for once) is written and directed by women 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Hay especially enjoyed “holding court among the belles.” Opinion | Thank you, Steve Bannon 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z As the headmistress of a school full of Southern belles who welcome a wounded Yankee into their midst, Kidman is an avatar of Victorian womanhood. The 10 Best Actors of the Year 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z It takes a lot a lot of know-how and behind-the-scenes sweat to transform Cinderella from dust-maid to belle. The princess myth: Hilary Mantel on Diana 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Unofficially, my audience was with la belle circuit: the towering circus... 2017 Ford GT: A $450,000 Road Rocket That’s Two Cars in One 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Bookworms, fear not: dauntless belle of the book club Emma Watson is continuing to carry the torch of reading with her global literary initiative. Emma Watson Is Hiding Books Again, This Time in Paris 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z The Washington Times spent a weekend in and around Birmingham to experience the history, culture and hidden gems that make “The Magic City” a true Southern belle of urbanity. TRAVEL: Birmingham, Alabama, offers civil rights history, BBQ, music and blues 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z A few vines of Campbell’s Early, also known as island belle, now are planted near the bus-parking area. Chateau Ste. Michelle’s old vines find new success 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z And of course Miranda would be the belle of this particular Disney ball. Lin-Manuel Miranda navigates the Pacific to help send 'Moana' on a daring adventure 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “Descendants’” Sofia Carson is the belle of the ball in the 2016 teen musical “A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits.” TV This Week, Nov. 27-Dec. 3: A new 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' and more 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z And that applies whether teams are called women, ladies, bees, belles - or lionesses. Women versus ladies football: Does the name matter? - BBC News 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The belle epoque buildings are all but ruined, ornate but chipped facades in fading colors with rusting wrought iron. Rio deserves better than what it’s gotten so far from these Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Once the country cousin, she is now the belle of the ball: Never before has the winged woman with her atom been so ardently courted or symbolically on target. How Emmys overtook ratings as the standard for success in the age of Peak TV 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Set back slightly behind the original house, he said, the single-level structures would also ensure that Bray House, believed to have been built in 1662, would remain “the belle of the ball.” Rediscovering the Campus-Style Family Home 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z “It’s chic to be in D.C., and she was very chic, the belle of the ball,” Johnson-Traore said. ‘He is not a statistic.’ The stories of 12 of the District’s homicide victims. 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z La belle vie seems more like a wish today than reality. Being in the Stade de France attack was scary. So is France’s future. 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z But by the eve of the Opening Ceremonies, it also was plain what a grand if teetering metropolis this is, with its eras stacked one top of another: imperial, colonial, belle epoque and modern. Rio deserves better than what it’s gotten so far from these Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z That won’t last forever, and if he ever is jettisoned, efforts to bring baseball back to la belle province could be halted. Should the Mets trade Harvey and other MLB offseason questions 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z I may have missed it, but I can’t think of a woman of color who became the belle of the literary ball by simply writing about her sexual transgressions. The first-person essays boom: top editors on why confessional writing matters 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z That would make Stanford-Northwestern the belle of the ball in the early going. College football TV schedule, preview for Sept. 4-7 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z For their part, traditionally white Southern sororities serious about anti-racism will scrap the belle aesthetic and corresponding performances designed to measure it. It’s time to remove the Southern belle from her inglorious perch 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Like Zelda Fitzgerald, that other Southern belle turned Jazz Age icon, Henrietta Bingham was the daughter of a judge, born in Kentucky to wealth and family instability at the turn of the 20th century. The toast of two continents 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z France, for instance, has banned GM, and Gauloises-smoking, beret-wearing toughs now patrol French fields to ensure that the excrescence of GM never sullies la belle France again. What is TTIP and why should we be angry about it? 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z But it is Son Lux’s wailing and ticking on “Lost It to Trying” that becomes the belle of the ball. Review: ‘Paper Towns’ soundtrack has modern, retro feel 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Despite the modernity, Clark somehow pulls a baroque pop gem out of nowhere with Paris is Burning, a song as effulgent as the belle époque itself, with a cascading waltz outro . St Vincent: 10 of the best 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Discounted but powerful, these belle performances may not stem from conscious ill intent, but they are surely racial symbols as much as any noose or flag. It’s time to remove the Southern belle from her inglorious perch 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The belle of Amherst herself, Emily Dickinson, relished stories of “those funny accidents where railroads meet each other, and gentlemen in factories get their heads cut off quite informally.” Do Video Games Inspire Violent Behavior? 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z And, oh yes, like any 18-year-old senior girl, she wants to be the belle of the ball. Belle of the ball was ready for her big night 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z "If ever a star deserved her moment of triumph, it's this 82-year-old belle dame." Broadway legend Chita Rivera makes triumphant return in 'The Visit' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The party continued afterward with models and celebrity guests sipping champagne and everyone posing for photos with the guards, who proved to be the belles of the ball. Burberry hosts epic bash at Griffith Observatory 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z They will just say to hell with the belle. It’s time to remove the Southern belle from her inglorious perch 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z “If people in Tallahassee were looking for a Southern belle in that job of first lady,” Mr. Towey said, “they had the wrong woman.” Bush Spouse Backs Jeb, but Is Wary of Family Business 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z At first Ricky writes her off as a stereotype — a rich, conservative Southern belle. ‘Boy Meets Girl’ movie review: A small-town transgender love story 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The belle époque was characterized by relative peacefulness and booming trade, a period in constant evolution. The Eiffel Tower Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary With An Entirely Renovated First Floor 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z She quickly caught on to what pleased the dramatically adorned Southern belles attending the Kentucky Derby, and by 2009 Moore's hats were the official "look of Derby." Christine A. Moore tops off Breeders' Cup with a millinery collection It closely examines the casting of British actress Vivian Leigh in the much-sought-after lead role of Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara and producer David O. Selznick’s decisions when adapting the story to the silver screen. Exhibit examines making of ‘Gone With the Wind’ 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z “She wild and funny, a former Southern belle. She always wanted to be in show business.” King of Comedy: Newsweek's 1986 Profile of Robin Williams If Blanche is simply played as a cracked Southern belle and Stanley as a coarse brute, the play descends into melodrama. A Streetcar Named Desire review – Powerful insight into incomplete people 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z But the avid reader in Harriet is all Tartt, as is the languid, gooey texture of her small-town southern childhood, surrounded by her grandmother and great aunts, a bevy of genteel, elderly belles. Donna Tartt: Is this the year of The Goldfinch? 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z His social ascension was cemented when he wedded Mary Robinson, a Wichita society belle, demonstrating his largesse by taking her on a lavish seven-month honeymoon around the world. The Koch brothers’ battles That means the Clippers, the forgotten franchise of Los Angeles sports, are suddenly the belle of basketball. Stars’ Newest Must-Have Item: The Clippers 2014-05-01T01:03:03Z That means the Clippers, the forgotten stepchild of Los Angeles sports franchises, are suddenly the belle of the basketball. Suddenly Everyone, It Seems, Wants to Buy the Clippers 2014-04-30T17:16:47Z The southern belle in her 80s who goes to synagogue every Friday night. The end of a Deep South way of life 2013-12-29T00:02:30Z Further, the Old South, as dewily portrayed in these movies and many others, radiated the romance of some mythical kingdom, where drawling gents sipped mint juleps and kissed the hands of belles in crinoline. Gettysburg: The Battle That the Movies Ignored 2013-07-03T11:05:28Z All sins are easy to forgive to such a belle... Focus: Italy 2013-05-03T16:08:01Z The play centres on an ageing Southern belle who hopes her son can fulfil her dreams of finding the perfect "gentleman caller" for her shy and damaged daughter, Laura - here played by Celia Keenan-Bolger. Zachary Quinto in Broadway debut 2013-04-26T09:17:36Z Often the French, with their extraordinary lifestyle and la belle vie, can be their own worst enemies. How France Got Lazy 2013-02-22T09:45:00Z “Now I say I work in agriculture and I’m the belle of the ball.” The Farm Life Draws Some Students for Post-Graduate Work 2012-09-25T01:46:10Z The Queen of the Prom Last year, Brazilian president Rousseff was the undisputed belle of the Assembly with her history-making speech declaring a “century of women.” UN General Assembly Kicks Off 2012-09-18T21:30:00Z Her future excluded the conventional aspiration of the Southern belle: “I’ve heard other girls say, ‘I want to stay home,’ and I’m thinking, Why? Who Wears the Pants in This Economy? 2012-08-30T19:04:50Z Some seem awkwardly large for their lots, as though muscling in on the belle époque villas next door. Swiss housing market hot, but will it boil over? 2012-08-08T10:24:46Z Nurmi had married a society belle in 1932, the daughter of a mill owner, a development that astonished many and kept Finnish gossips in material for weeks. 50 stunning Olympic moments No31: Paavo Nurmi wins 5,000m in 1924 2012-05-18T08:00:05Z One word, belle Cl�mence," he added, advancing to Cl�mence, and speaking to her with a gracious smile, "we shall not need your presence, fair lady, but you shall not want the bridemaid's presents. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z For several years before her marriage, at the age of twenty-five, she had been known as an heiress and a belle. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z How this middle-aged Lothario chanced to meet the Rhode Island belle, no one knows. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z They are broken in to draw drays, or to trot with a buggy behind them; and the 'belle of Beltana' uses one for a hack. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z She was a great belle in her time, and was the general favorite of the village. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z I had intended to have given them to La belle Cl�mence; but, somehow," he added, with a smile, "she did not appear in the room. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z If they are a belle dame, then she is the belle dame sans merci, a cruel beauty if you cross her. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z I thought of myself as a friendly, gentle Southern belle. | Charlotte Beers: Charlotte Beers, on the Importance of Self-Assessment 2012-03-31T14:57:32Z Indeed, one might have supposed himself entering the boudoir of a delicate Spanish belle, rather than the domicil of a lawless rover. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z One is the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer, quite the belle of the town among the moneyed classes. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Late in the evening a charming girl, who is the reigning belle of Naples, came in with her mother from the opera, and I made the remark to her. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Some old French verses came into her head about "la belle" who wanted to enter the "blue garden"; who passed it in the morning, and looked in through the open gates. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z He was the first writer to introduce a modern and European tone into belles lettres, and the first to refresh the sources of native thought from the springs of antique and Renaissance poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z I commend the matter then to the serious consideration of Managers in search of novelties, and to belles who would discover what stuff their beaux are made of. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Mademoiselle was a head shorter than her belle sœur--a slender woman and petite, with a beautiful face and a fair complexion. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The loveliest woman there was a young baroness, whose dancing, figure, and face, so resembled a celebrated Philadelphia belle, that I was constantly expecting her musical French voice to break into English. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z A pale-faced ball-room belle is a modern Sphinx—a gastronomic problem, whose solution will probably never be satisfactorily expounded. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z A century since an American poet paid due homage to a beautiful belle, who later became his wife, in verse that aptly depicts the lovable traits of Mertuk, the daughter of Shung-hu. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z But perhaps his greatest fame came to him because he was the father of Evelyn Byrd, who was a reigning belle. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z In Shrewsbury did the provincial beaux and belles promenade by the side of the Severn and in the abbey gardens. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z La belle France has worn rouge so long that the purest mountain air will not, at once, or soon, restore the natural hues to her complexion. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Still, she was undoubtedly a nice-looking girl, quite pretty enough to be the belle of a country place, and, on the whole, I was rather relieved to find her attractions of so ordinary a kind. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z V—— was ordered to the seat of war, and the lady was a belle and a beauty, of scarce nineteen—the cherished idol of wealth and affection. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Southern belles, frustrated spinsters, power-hungry TV execs, nuns, clergymen and even kings and queens. How to win an Oscar 2012-02-25T01:37:30Z His father was United States Senator from West Virginia, and his mother was a famous Kentucky belle in her day. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z That is what will be said of the pretty, empty-headed doll who was too stupid to hold her place as the reigning belle of Paris. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Mr. Handel averred in broken German that he adored the Hibernian capital, and gave birth to his sublime creations for the edification of Dublin belles. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "Here's la belle Suffolk coming to take leave of you," she said. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z On the first day of our visit there was a grand archery meeting, and the turn-out of Dublin belles was double in numbers. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z With smiles on their faces and despair in their hearts, the Dublin belles returned to the dancing-hall. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Of the Georgian and Circassian belles of the harams, a single lustrous eye with its brilliancy enhanced by the 43 use of kohl is all that one sees. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Nothing was so attractive as a society belle with a drug-store attachment. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z He finished his collegiate studies honorably, having distinguished himself chiefly in rhetoric and belles lettres. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z In the year 1767 his writings in belles lettres were issued in six volumes, edited by J. C. B�kman, his half-brother. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Irish patriotic belles were putting forth all their attractions to pump young English exquisites--aides-de-camp to Lake or Abercromby--to entrap them into unguarded statements, which might convey useful information to their brothers. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Jewellery is also interdicted, although a few of the smarter of the “chapel belles” contrive to smuggle a ring or two, a mock-cameo brooch, or a treble-gilt chain, into their outward adornments. 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 I shall not forget the expression with which a Sevillian belle, an exquisite dancer, watched her novio as, red and perspiring, he flung his stout legs valiantly through the mazes of the jota. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z It is as follows: A rich miser and a beggar were buried in the same churchyard at the same time, “and the belles rung out amaine” for the rich man. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Power, sugar and a liberal market have drawn the Cadbury firm to Hobart, and foundations are already laid which will ultimately prosper upon the sweet tooth of the Polynesian belle. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z "I called you no harder name than 'la belle dame sans merci,'" said I. We crept down the stairs a true couple of runaways. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Around the walls, brackets of deal are nailed to support the innumerable tapers which serve to light up this “temple of mirth,” and throw a radiance upon the countenances of the ebon beaux and belles. 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 As his knowledge was general and extensive, so he was employed in several departments of literature, and reviewed works on the classics, history, the belles lettres, physiology, geography, and the fine arts. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z By that time my card was pretty full, for of course I was a belle in those days, and being just fresh out from England was rather run after. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Among the little belles of the countryside, she was decidedly the most distinguished. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He said, you know, that the poor old lady had been quite a village belle in her young days, and now, in her age, she imagines herself back in her girlhood. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z “Me no able to sleep last night, missis,” is the answer of the fatigued belle. 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 “Let me hang the big bell,” begged Ted, “if there is one thing I have longed for all my life it was that—to hang a big ‘belle’.” Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Miss Rutledge was a gentle, amiable maiden, without any of the airs of your city belles, but winsome and comely withal; a blonde in complexion, with golden hair, cherry-red lips, and a bonny blue eye. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Even the ladies have given way to this custom, and the native belles make use occasionally of this filthy juice in order to keep importunate admirers at a distance! Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z In 1831 he went to Leipzig to study law, but devoted himself mainly to philosophy and belles lettres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The place of all others where the greatest display of coloured beaux and belles are to be found is at the tea-parties given at the Methodist chapel for charitable purposes. 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 "I must have a glass of it to your health, ma belle Lela, if it cost me a crown piece," and he drew forth the coin as he spoke. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z On her return to Springfield she immediately entered society, and soon became one of the belles, leading the young men of the town a merry dance. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z He turned round, probably to quiz la belle Anglaise he expected to behold. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z How widely the intuition of beauty varies may be judged from the inability of aesthetic Chinamen to admire the white teeth and rosy cheeks of an English belle. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z The Antiguan belle has to trust to fortune to bring her admirers; “Unknowingly she strikes, and kills by chance,” as Dryden expresses it. 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 "And why not, ma belle?" cried De Barre. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z And I was to have counts and barons and things for ushers, and the belles of the season for bridesmaids—all very envious of me. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z But when a society belle makes up her mind to form a man, she takes a lot of the nap off the fine feelings. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z While Mac hardware sales have grown considerably since then, notebooks have been the belle of the ball since they surpassed the company's sales of desktop computers in 2004. Apple: Five predictions for 2012 2011-12-13T20:45:08.337Z No, if I am a belle at all it will have to be from a back view only. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z “Ye—yes, ye—yes! but, do you know, she is a real ‘belle femme’ all the same!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z Although by no means the belle of the family, the song sparrow is beloved throughout its vast range if for no other reason than because it is irrepressibly cheerful. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z From the popular Lives of Saints, which for the reading public of the middle ages formed the chief substitute for modern “belles lettres,” it is easy to trace the transition to the religious novel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Of the gallery mentioned just before, I must say that its portraits are those of society belles, not of artist beauties. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z I am certain you will be the belles of the ball. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z She re�merged, by the way, with seventy thousand a year, and a reputation for having been one of the reigning belles of New York before she married Winthrop Van Horn. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Abby and I are among the pioneers; and the delicate vegetable productions clash their cymbals in private, when the beef-eating young ladies faint away and become superfluous dumb belles. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Shall I ever forget her enchanting reading of the little scene with the jewels?—Suis-je belle? Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The women and the old servant all slept � la belle �toile. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z And Estes Park is to the National Park what a beauty patch is to the face of a belle—the point of attraction that focuses the eye of the admirer. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z If you expect to find that every other woman in Seville is a belle—well, I think you will be disappointed. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z She is quite a belle now, and much improved,–a tall blond lass, full of grace and spirit. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z So, wherever we went, my good, dark-skinned Eliza was a real belle. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Enter into no freaks of fashion that are silly, unmeaning, and unlady-like; even if they have been introduced by a belle, and followed by other belles. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z The team has lost two straight games, prompting the usual hand-wringing about eras ending and la belle époque coming to a melancholy fin. The Fifth Down: Week 10 Matchups: The Rivalry Everyone Is Talking About 2011-11-11T11:00:52Z I met la belle Susanne in the roadway and she told me you were in the lumber room in the carriage house and I say to her, "We shall track him to his lair." More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z The more I become acquainted with the town and see its smallness, the more I am struck with the uncommon resources in literature e le belle arti it possesses. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z This gilet corsage, as it is termed by the French dressmakers, has recently been gaining rapid favor among the Parisian belles. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z And yet, if any thing in the shape of a beau presented itself, the tongues of these "dumb belles" were immediately loosened, and the wells of their minds commenced running as glibly as possible. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z In fishing a trout stream in northern Michigan I was using a cast of a Parmachenee belle and a brown hackle. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z Mrs. Murphy, belle of the back East barn raisings, separated herself from the company. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z At an early age he became professor of belles lettres at Treviso, and published various poems, including a political satire, which led to his exile. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z The gentlemen were gathered in little knots, playing at ombre and piquet: the ladies were assembled round la belle reine Marguerite. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The woman it represented was the same belle who sat for Titian's Venus and Diana; a marvellously beautiful woman, but in very fact in a very mythological position. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z “One of the consequences of your having a house will be that you’ll have to entertain the Texan belle,” our young man said. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Plague take it!" said he; "if I had known that la belle dame would not be here, I would not have tired myself out to join you. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z But sweeter, dearer, yes, dearer far than these, Who charms when others all fail, Is blue-eyed, bonnie, bonnie Eloise, The belle of the Mohawk vale. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z It was one of Cousin Sarah Ann's favorite theories that she knew all about bellehood, having been a belle herself—though nobody else ever knew anything about that particular part of her career. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z What would the beaux say," exclaimed Lucinda, struck with a sudden idea, "if the belles were to give a ball to them, by way of hinting our sense of their extraordinary remissness? Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Many Americans had assured her that she was wasting her belle jeunesse in those historic lands which it was her privilege to see so intimately, and this unfortunate conviction had taken possession of her. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z It could not be satisfactorily determined which was the belle of the evening; for the admiration of the gentlemen was about equally apportioned, and it was difficult to decide between two such blooming beauties. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z Elsie was the belle of the plantation, having a large number of suitors, among them two of Colonel R.'s slaves, Brutus and C�sar. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z We must congratulate each belle From mountain, vale and Fisher Hill, Who paid her leap-year tax so well Last Friday night at Gould. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z Things were in this uncomfortable state, when Miss Lucinda Mandeville, the belle par excellence, gave a turn to them which we shall relate, after presenting our readers with a sketch of the lady herself. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Suppose that after all this free association the well-known Texan belle should come over to London and ask at the Legation to be presented to the Queen? Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Nellie was the belle on the occasion, and was coquetting promiscuously with the officers and the members of the company, evidently to the annoyance of that hitherto unrivalled Mr. Frost. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z "She wanted Charlotte Reeves and all the girls to see him, and then to be treated that way was perfectly horrid," and the beautiful belle pouted many a day over the young man's obstinacy. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z And even when he waltzed with Flossie Winters, the admitted belle, his heart beat no faster. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Accordingly, the beaux found all the belles there before them: the givers of the f�te having gone in their own conveyances, an hour in advance of the time appointed for their guests. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Two or three ladies failed to appear at breakfast; the well-known Texan belle was one of them. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The beaux and belles were in high glee. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z She knew how widely different their stations were; she could not expect that one whom half the belles of Boston and New York would willingly accept could think of making her his wife. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z Here society claimed her again, and Daisy, who had no morbid fancies now, yielded in part to its claims, and became, if not a belle, at least a favorite, whose praises were in every mouth. Daisy Thornton 2011-09-19T02:00:12.793Z Fitzsimmons declared that the delinquent beaux were rightly punished by this palpable hit of the belles. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Take it allround, I prefer "the belle Fatma,"—that is, taking her all round, on which I need hardly say I should not venture,—to "the Wolves, the Wolves, the Wolves!" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 2011-09-19T02:00:10.183Z "Pray, Miss Curtis, what may be your opinion of our belle, Miss Greenough?" asked young Lane, on the following morning, as Mr. Curtis and his sister entered the hall of the academy. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z Yes, you must hare found it very tiresome I can imagine; but, ma belle, my messenger must have told you that it was not my fault. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z “Every girl is a belle in this part of the country, I suppose,” observed Nancy. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z The belles filled the plates of the beaux, and poured out the wine for them; and many pretty things were said about ambrosia and nectar. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Your cheeks are all bedaubed with rouge, and you are quite a belle! and wondering, I suppose, that I don't beseech you to sit on the sofa by my side! The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Spanish in colouring, high bred in features, a champion at sports and a belle at the balls, she was sufficiently attractive to arrest the attention of a connoisseur. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z The belle Aloyse was about to answer Charles VII when George of La Tremouille entered the royal apartment after repeatedly knocking at the door. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z “All right,” says the bee, and away he flies with the message of love to the blue belle crocus, and thus the loves of the crocuses are cemented. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z "Well, then—this young lady was one of the belles of Brooklyn, and certainly very handsome." Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z It is not "the thing" here for the girls to look flushed and disordered—skirts torn, and hair out of crimp—as our belles do at the end of an evening. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z When Christmas sleighing set in, the Knickerbocker braves and belles drove out there to dance; and there was always sleighing at Christmas in old New York—all octogenarians will tell you so. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z No such soldier ever had lived as his "cunnel," no such statesman as the judge; no such belle as Missy Pauline. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z I have a nice little store of honey for you; and then you shall bear a message to my lady-love—the pretty blue belle crocus mind, not the white. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Though he rarely danced, he was very fond of balls, and had participated in the vexation of Gordon Fitzsimmons when the beaux had declined giving their Christmas f�te to the belles. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z At any rate this shrine of "la belle des belles" is worthy to rank with that containing her tomb at Loches. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z By my own good star, and hers—or shall I call it our 'belle �toile?' In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z The reigning belles were mostly a set of loud, rompish girls, with names that rang unfamiliarly. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Because the Brighton belles look so ladylike in their quiet Ulsters and unpretending hats. Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z Think of a sailor pretending to have a belle for his sweetheart! Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z To examine and arrange these things gave Amy great satisfaction, especially the jewel-cases, in which, on velvet cushions, reposed the ornaments which had adorned a belle forty years ago. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Her dress was good—it was nothing to belles who flourish in Belgravia; but at World’s End—goodness, it was Paris itself. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z "I wonder who is the belle of Bowling Green now?" said Pauline, looking up at her companion with a serio-comic smile. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z She was a noted beauty and belle, even in a society that was known throughout Virginia for its charming and beautiful women. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z A tall, brawny woman, with an abundance of black hair, blue eyes, and a color that, in her girlhood, had made her the belle 18 of her native hamlet, less than twenty years ago. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z Amy especially enjoyed this high honor, and became quite a belle among them; for her ladyship early felt and learned to use the gift of fascination with which she was endowed. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Achille used to tell me that he added all he could, and that the poor people were so grateful, and used to write of me to him as “la belle ange.” A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Some of these may have been conducting a solitary nocturnal vigil, having risen from their beds, kindled two candles, and proceeded to carry through one or other of the belle divozioni. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Moffett knows that once he has a successful flow test and has production online, he will be the belle of the ball. McMoRan DeRisks the Ultra Deep As It Nears a Financial Bonanza 2011-07-23T17:44:32Z She represented really the type of that belle affranchie of other days, against whose fascination special sumptuary laws were made: romantically she imaged for me the supernatural godmothers and Cinderellas of the Creole fairy-tales. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Its Apollo room is a famous place for balls, and meetings 178 of belles and beaux. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z "Well, we will discuss the matter some other time, belle cousine!" said Herr Wildenau, sipping a glass of Chartreuse which the servant offered. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z “She will have it that our belles are in more danger from the red coats of the British officers than from all the bullets the English possess.” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Mrs. Parsons was a dark-haired and olive-skinned lady, who had been a famous beauty in her youth, and a belle in her part of South Carolina. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z “Well, let us see them!” begged Marie and her belle m�re. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z The belle of the ball was the night nurse, deftly accomplishing the many duties that fall to the share of a night nurse. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z And honourably did he fulfil this nudum pactum, for he became a most exemplary bookworm, burning his midnight candle at both ends in the endeavour to cram his mind with belles lettres. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z It was one of those mornings when the waning summer--like a belle whose charms are of the past in her morning dishabille--showed plainly that its glories were fading. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The tables were served by the village belles. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z If a mother can write as she has done and have faith in le bon Dieu, then you must try, too—that will make you worthy of such a belle m�re. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z He is a great reader of belles lettres and Grandmother has an instinct for clothes that is truly remarkable.” Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z They scolded, and fretted, and coaxed, and threatened, and nettled about like a belle of sixteen. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The four Warsaw belles—for I am counted now as the fourth—will go in one sleigh, and the duke will be our driver. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z He calls his square a “realm of girldom,” the proportion of the belles being very great over the marriageable young men, and therefore they watch with keen eyes for any new flirtations. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z I have always heard it said that a girl with brown eyes and golden hair is born to be a belle. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z They peered out at us in some indignation, those great soldiers and statesmen, those belles and beauties. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Were these the belles and beaux of previous days, captivating and being captivated by perfection of raiment as well as charm of face and grace of figure? The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z There were four balls during that time, and one of them a bal-masqu�, where I was to appear in a Scotch quadrille with the three other belles. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Of all the Belles of the Month, the belle of the month November is perhaps the most lovable. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z “I don’t know whether I want her to be a belle or not,” objected Edwin. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z I suspect it would puzzle some of your fashionable belles to guess how these have their origin, and what is the fortune upon which they are founded. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z On English belles I turned my back, Diddle, daddle, deedle; And got a foreign fair quite black, O twaddle, twaddle, tweedle! Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts 2011-07-06T02:00:44.873Z Thus musing, sleep at length overcame him, and still his dreams were haunted by the sad face of the ex-society belle, doomed to spend her life among savages, even resigned to that deplorable destiny. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Now we come to the belle of the month of August, who is riding with her papa in Kensington Gardens. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z The Parisians thought she had talent, and lost their hearts to “la belle Smidson.” The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Indeed, she had not belle accomplishments or tastes, preferred singing English ballads to Italian arias, and galloping over the county all the morning to dancing at a ball all night. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Would Miss Willoughby like to promenade among the beaux and belles? The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z A belle that would have swayed three states—in colonial days. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Knowing nothing of the world beyond La belle Canada, they have no desires beyond a tranquil life of labour in their modest farms and peaceful homesteads. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The Frenchman represented a by-gone age, softened and subdued by the influences of more than a century's sojourn, in aggregated communities, among the quiet, sylvan glades of le belle terre. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z Geraldine Delisle was the year previous to the late Revolution, which in one day shattered one of the great monarchies of the earth, the reigning belle in her circle. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z But though the Circassian belles do not completely realise the ideal type dreamed of by Europeans, we are far from denying the brilliant qualities with which nature has evidently endowed them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Be this as it may, she is said to have been wonderfully beautiful, to have concentrated in her person and manners the very belle ideal of grace and elegance. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z It was a small instalment of the illustrious author's annual contribution to the fund of French belles lettres. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z "Your sister is the belle of every occasion, Robert," she said to her son. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z He bought the belle maison we spoke of; and this summer past set off for Mont Blanc, and ascended it—not for the fun of the thing, but for the fun of telling it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Her contemptuous amusement in retrospection, embraced the would-be belle, who, although "nothing but a poor minister's daughter," had vied with the heiress in style and popularity. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z “As the society belle said when she left the mark of her cheek on the gent’s shoulder,” remarked Buster Beggs, the fat lad of the group. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z His arch and sparkling paragraphs contrast agreeably with the heavy solidity of German critics of the belles lettres. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z "Ah, la belle France," said his mother with a sigh. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z Ma belle sœur admires her most," continued the Princess; "but she deserves it somewhat. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z He was always ready to accept the challenge; ready to become, for a few days, or, in exceptionally tough cases, a few weeks, the apparent captive of the ambitious belle. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Once on a time a Dutchman heard that a certain lady was a society belle. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z “He was the ‘belle of the ball’ all right,” chimed in another. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z He restores the beautiful belle to her true lover, but with rare nobility of soul hides the mortal wound which her eyes have given him. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Mr. Dennison, I thought, might be displeased, were his wife to accept the position offered her as a belle and leader in the best social circles of the South. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The narrow soul and heart of the speaker had never let her forgive Mrs. Fordham for having once played in her sight the part of chief favorite upon Orrin's list of belles. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z There were eight in the family, and we were the eldest—village belles. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Then I added a new gown to the diamond ring, for what other girl could have left a carnival where she was the belle because she had been told to do so? A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z "I have been the belle of several balls in my time," said Miss Wharf good-humouredly. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z For in my heart’s most secret cell There had been many other lodgers: And she was not the ball-room’s belle But only—Mrs. Something Rogers. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Mrs. Baxter had been a belle, and she would hardly have cast a second glance upon the small and shabby divine, but for two weighty reasons. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z I was eighteen, sister twenty, and the village belles! The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z She had been a belle in her day, and had achieved some renown among the "wholly-worldlies" when she first married the late lord. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z "I know you will be the belle of the ball darling Sophia." The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z It was Mollie, after all, who was the belle of the party. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z Selina averted the burst of anger portended by the darkening visage of the moneyed belle. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z In 1921, a clever French businesswoman and belle of the Parisian social elite created a scent that revolutionised the way women smell. Lasting allure 2011-05-29T04:26:27Z "Well, sir, I can tell you the one that sat 'twixt you and me at dinner would knock the spots out of some of our 'Sent' Louis belles." Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z "Tell about it, please do," begged Min, remembering that grandma had been a beauty and a belle. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Then, with a coral ribbon sash, who knows but you may be one of the belles of a Newport party?” The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z "That is a little remarkable, Mr. Wyllys, considering your reputation for gallantry and hospitality, and she is invested with more substantial charms than any of our Hamilton belles can boast." Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z For even in her early girlhood, when she had been the recognized belle of Woodford, 181 never had she seemed more radiant, more full of vitality and happiness. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z "Ah, ma belle France!" murmured the old man regretfully. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Don't go decollete to parties where your girls should be the reigning belles; don't aim to vie with them in fascination or in charm. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Easy it is for my wise eyes to perceive that you 173 will be the belles and beauties of the entertainment. The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z He brings out girls that have the making of belles in them. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z It is, by much, the belle in the family of the elements. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z An old man and woman are particularly anxious for me to photograph their daughter, who they assure me is the belle of the market. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z She was one of the belles of the season, and, as was no secret, had refused two or three excellent offers. Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) 2011-05-15T02:00:11.283Z Still, as Mark said, suppose Grace Fuller, the belle of West Point, danced with them? On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z There was a natural rivalry between Edward III. and Philip VI., both of them young, fond of the life of chivalry, festal magnificence, and the “belles apertises d’armes.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z His attire was as carefully thought out as any belle's: socks and tie to match, shoes and gloves also to match, and scarf pin and jewelled wrist watch in harmony with his general get-up. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z He could remember her as a beautiful child, and then as the popular, because the always good humoured and pleasant-spoken, belle of Pewsbury. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z It is both painful and ridiculous to see an old lady dressed as a belle of four-and-twenty, or an old fellow, old enough for a grandfather, affecting the costume and the manners of a beau. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Grace Fuller, belle of West Point, sat in one corner of the room, a perfect vision of loveliness indescribable. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z Ellen Sanders, a belle in Negro society, had just sat down to partake of a 10:30 A. M. breakfast when she heard this call. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z "She is sure to be a next year's belle with this start she is getting with Hiram G." Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z She can be spiteful, that classic, grinning old jade, and might roll up three women to one table, leaving a solitary charming belle—presumably myself—to the tender mercies of five furious men. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z It was interesting to observe the many types of people in festival costume, the Indian in his blanket, the Spaniard wearing the broad sombrero, and the belle from New York reflecting the latest mode. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z And Mr. Jeffry Tucker bowed in front of me as though I were a great society belle. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z If she is a belle, she is a worthy one. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z The belle of the family, she is married to a young man who is making piles of money in the automobile business—and spending piles, too. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z She described herself as a Southern belle, and her picture showed a petite young woman with green eyes and brown hair. A Serial Killer Terrorizes Long Island 2011-04-17T05:00:00Z She had reigned belle hitherto, but sparkling little May, like an embodied sunbeam, electrified the rooms, and took the crown and the sceptre by royal right. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z "I think everyone has a secret fantasy," says Patrick, "of playing the Southern belle like Scarlett O'Hara or the Southern gentleman like Rhett Butler." The South: A Red-Hot Brand 2011-04-21T21:00:00Z And they were of its loveliest too; every one of them entitled to the appellation of “belle.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Who would not, at being so signalised by one of the belles of the ball-room? The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He had long ago ceased to care for la belle brune de Bordeaux, the beautiful girl who had enchained his early affections and thereby become a bar to his boundless ambition. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z In January 1830 "a weekly chronicle of criticism, belles lettres, and fine arts" was started in Dublin under the title of 'The Dublin Literary Gazette.' Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z “I feel like a real society belle,” said Nancy, bridling with pride. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z The super-subtle declared that he had become infatuated with his own friendliness, and that he went through Paris murmuring "Ah! ma belle amiti�!" Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Like her baptismal name, she was a belle in her own county, which was that inhabited by the Hardings. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z It was understood that in milor's immediate entourage la belle Irène alone was allowed to be frivolous, and we are told that she took full advantage of this permission. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z "Pleased to meet you," said la belle H�l�ne to him. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z It included a fireworks show, a parade of marching bands, costumed Southern belles and rebel soldiers, and waving of Confederate flags. Solemn tribute to mark 150 years since Civil War's start 2011-04-08T15:33:49Z And I’ll turn out the most wonderful belle of them all, I shouldn’t wonder. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z So hiccuped out their intoxicated chief, as he went reeling away in company of one of the flaunting belles who had taken part in the bandits’ ball. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z In the rustic belle she recognised a rival! The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z To my consternation I encountered la belle H�l�ne, in flesh coloured tights and little else, violently exercising in the centre of the room with heavy dumbbells. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Possibly, she would have cared less had the rival belle been any other than Vaga Powell. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z “A belle,” she said with her lips near Miss Carrol’s ear. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z She was still the reigning belle of the neighbourhood, though there were two or three young sprouts that promised soon to dispossess her. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Many a young peasant among their partners in the dance—and also in the circle of spectators—watched the movements of these rustic belles with interested eyes. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Prospero came punctually at seven and la belle H�l�ne with him! I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z As Bacon approached this laughing little belle, his boldness visibly diminished beneath her sparkling eye, and his petition for her hand was uttered with the most courtly and deferential humility. 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 There was no trace of the poor little Peggy who had once tried so hard to be a belle and had failed so miserably. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Her dress was glittering with beads and bugles; and with her dark, almost chestnut-coloured skin and crow-black hair, she would have passed muster among the belles of an Indian encampment. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Yes; Walter’s heart had nobly repelled the blandishments of more than one belle; and this too in a Court famed for its fair. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Knowlton called upon us at eleven after he had finished the morning's mail and was formally introduced to la belle H�l�ne. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Of one, however, she was ignorant: she knew not who the “trumpery Indian belle” was—she had not heard the name of Maümee. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z I don’t care a bit about being a belle. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z The bandits had entered the inn, where they were joined by the more bizarre of the village belles. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z You are much prettier than I; and as for Dorothy Dayrell—don’t every one call her the belle of the county? The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Strongly do I approve the belle's sarcasms, her scorn for the ranters of the Third Estate, and the populace which supports them. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The man who is irresistible among the belles of Saratoga, will surely find little difficulty in carrying the heart of an Indian maiden.” Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z |
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