 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - Страниц: 1022
...brocade;" (Second turn up of nose) — " That 's too dark by a shade." "Your blue silk " — " That 's too heavy. " "Your pink" — " That's too light."...rose-colored, then, the best of the batch " — " I have n'ta thread of point-lace to match." "Your brown mnire antique" — "Yes, and look like a Quaker;"... | |
 | William Allen Butler - 1857 - Страниц: 70
...say, That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day!" So I ventured again — " Wear your crimson brocade,"...That's too heavy;" "Your pink"— That's too light." "Your rose-colored, then, the best of the batch" — "I haven'ta thread of point lace to match." "... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - Страниц: 644
...suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !" So I ventured again — "Wear your crimson brocade,"...tulle over satin" — "I can't endure white." " Your rose-coloured, then, the best of the batch" — " I haven'ta thread of point lace to match." "Your... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - Страниц: 642
...suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !" So I ventured again — "Wear your crimson brocade,"...turn up of nose) — "That's too dark by a shade." 610 " — "That's too heavy;" "Your pink" — "That's too light.' er satin" — "I can't endure white."... | |
 | 1858 - Страниц: 784
...'— ' That's too light ;' ' Wear tulle over satin '— ' I can't endure white.' Your rose-coloured, then, the best of the batch '' I haven'ta thread of point lace to match.' ' Your brown moire-antique ' — ' Yes, and look like a Quaker ;' ' The pearl-coloured ' — ' I would, but that... | |
 | 1858 - Страниц: 546
...suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !" So I ventured again — " Wear your crimson brocade," (Second turn up of nose) — "That's too dark bv a shade." " Your blue silk"—" That's too heavy ;" " Your pink"—" That's too light." " Wear tulle... | |
 | William Evans Burton - 1859 - Страниц: 690
...suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !" So I ventured again — "Wear your crimson brocade,"...white." 'Your rose-colored, then, the best of the batch" — ' 1 haven'ta thread of point lace to match." ' Your brown moire antique " — " Yes, and look like... | |
 | William Allen Butler - 1862 - Страниц: 76
...Wear. 33 That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !" So I ventured again — " Wear your crimson brocade,"...heavy;" "Your pink"— That's too light." " Wear tulle ovei satin" — " I can't endure white." 34 Nothing to Wear. "Your rose-cole red, then, the best of... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1863 - Страниц: 308
...Why, dear Flora," I said, " There's your new watered silk." " Do I look well in red ?" ,' Your blue?" "That's too heavy." "Your pink?" " That's too light." " Wear tulle over satin !" " 1 can't endure white." " Your rose-coloured, then? that's the best of the batch." " I've got no... | |
 | 1867 - Страниц: 530
...suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day !' So I ventured again — ' Wear your crimson brocade,'...tulle over satin ' — ' I can't endure white.' ' Your rose-coloured, then, the best of the batch ' — ' I haven'ta thread of point lace to match.' ' Your... | |
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But gave a slight turn to the end of her nose (That pure Grecian feature), as much as to say, "How absurd that any sane man should suppose That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes, No matter how fine, that she wears every day!" So I ventured again:... 
