Some of the Misses Bryan had now reached the years of womanhood, several of them scarcely, but these small disqualifications made no difference in the estimation of the young ladies themselves; each and all of them brushed up for the competition with high hopes and unflinching resolutions.

Then they walked down to one of the lavatories and washed and brushed up.

He washed and brushed up, went to the office and registered, and then the bell rang for supper.

When they arrived at the hotel the spread was almost ready for them, and by the time they had washed and brushed up all felt rather hungry.

A keen sun darkened his face and hands, brushed up in his cheeks a warmer glow than they had shown in many a year, and faded out the heavier lines with which Time had marked his countenance.

" He did, brushed up and with shoes shined, as presentable as possible.

He was a small, slightly built youth, sallow of complexion and insignificant of feature, with pale hair brushed up into an exaggerated pompadour, and a neat little moustache.

Her black hair was brushed up from her forehead and down over her ears, the length of it rolled in on itself in a curving mass at the back.

Accordingly, in 1829, having brushed up my German, I first set foot on the Continent at Rotterdam, and my 'Handbook for Holland' gives the results of my personal observations and private studies of that wonderful country.

I sprang to my feet, and, as I stood wondering what this strange thing could mean, the dog brushed up against me and licked my hand.

She pushed the hair back from my foreheadI wear it brushed up like Ambrosine Eustasie de Calincourtand she looked and looked into my eyes.

"Well, he was tall and very straight, and had small ears andera fairish mustache that was brushed up a little away from his lips, andand cat's eyes, andbrown, crimpy hair, getting a little gray.

" The good Doctor was brushed up for the evening with zealous care and energy; and if he did not look like a pink, it was certainly no fault of his hostess.

She is the dearest old lady you ever met, Mammawitty and quaint and downright, with an immense chicgrey hair brushed up into the most elaborate coiffure, jet black eyes with the wickedest twinkle in them, and a strong cleft in a double chin.

We couldn't wash or brush up much because we had only each either a cracked pudding dish or an old cake tin to wash in, but we did our best and started off for our dinner.

People expecting the kind visitor brush up and tidy their huts.

"Thought you were in Japan?" "My dear fellow," Halson answered, "you must brush up your contemporary history.

CHAPTER II THE VAN BUREN SET Captain Markham's carryall, which Jake, the hired man, had brushed up wonderfully for the occasion, had gone over to West Chicopee after the party from BostonMrs.

You were so handsome yesterday in the black gown, with them red earrings and pin, and your hair brushed up, so.

It cannot be shaded off nor toned down nor brushed up.

In these five minutes the stove and the mantel were dusted, the hearth brushed up, and there was neither chip nor mote to tell the tale.

They spread out every blanket, and brushed up every bit they could from the smooth places, kindled a little fire of brush under the camp kettles and melted all the snow all of them could gather, besides filling their mouths as fast as ever they could, hoping that it would full in sufficient quantities to satisfy themselves and the oxen, and quench their dreadful thirst.

'He'll be ha'ein' a wash an' brush up, I wud say.'

His chin was round, and his profile a little thick; but the gray hair brushed up and away from his low forehead gave dignity to his face.

Since receiving your telegram, I have brushed up a little my knowledge of both kinematics and dynamics, though it is quite apparent that the operation of these machines, accompanied, as it is said, by many restraints and perturbations, falls under the latter branch.