176 Verbs to Use for the Word gowns

"And yet, do you remember, Rudolph," said she, "that evening at Assequin, when I wore a blue gown, and they were playing Fleurs d'Amour, andyou said?" "Yes"there was an effective little catch in his voice"you were a wonderful girl, Clarice'my sunshine girl,' I used to call you.

I wanted to change my travelling gown, and when I opened my suit-case this is all there was in it, except some combs and brushes and bottles.

She donned a gown and bonnet of black in testimony of her bereavement, but there was no unnecessary flaunt of crape in her decently symbolic garb.

We paid some of our debts, and Laban bought me a black silk gown.

The taylor said, "You bid me make it according to the fashion of the times;" and Katherine said she never saw a better fashioned gown.

It was a very little valise: it could not have held one gown of any of the modern fashions.

Andwhile she lay thus, I took from her the marriage-robethe gown of blue and silver.

Lord Chelmsford, too, who years before had given me my silk gown, was on the Bench on this last day, and I shall never forget the compliment he paid me on my speech.

[Throws off GLOSTER'S gown.

But on the day after marriage, the head is shaved, from the middle down to the forehead, and the woman puts on a wide gown, like that of a monk, but wider and longer.

The knight was informed of this, and therefore commanded the tailor to cut his gown as full of holes as his shears could make.

And you, Cornelia, bring your father's dressing-gown and slippers to the fire.

Oh, and in case I choose a light-coloured gown, get me just one very large black velvet orchid, too.' 'Right.

She thrust her feet into her slippers, and, wrapping her dressing-gown about her, went down-stairs, and gave directions, as calmly and collectedly as if she were (Heaven help her!) ordering a dinner for the mento bring the body home.

Let us strip the gown boldly from his shoulders.

Cimber, then, with both hands, pulled his gown off his neck, which was the signal for the attack.

Sometimes Maulevrier ordered her a gown or a coat from his own man in Conduit Street, and then she felt herself smart and fashionable.

Angeline had on a black silk gown as shiny as the freshly polished stove she was leaving in her kitchena gown which testified from its voluminous hem to the soft yellow net at the throat that Angeline was as neat a mender and darner as could be found in Suffolk county.

But here, Mistress Anthea, for all her pride and stateliness, catching her gown about her, fairly ran on down the path and never paused until she had reached the cool, dim parlour.

When the bell rang at a quarter to eleven, he gathered up his gown and sped to the headmaster.

The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran; Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.

Nan tugged on, growing hotter and wearier, more hurried and more hopeless, till at last the crisis came; for in one fell moment she tore her gown, burnt her hand, and smutched the collar she was preparing to finish in the most unexceptionable style.

But oh, dear Auntie, don't think I shall not always like the gowns you made for me.

"But once when I told mother I believed I would turn dressmaker for the town, I knew I could earn ever so much money, besides doing a philanthropy in getting some decent gowns into the community, she was so horrified and unhappy at the bare idea that I never have forgotten it.

He then said that all should be well, and having examined our garments, he directed us what we should leave behind in the custody of our host, as not useful for the journey; and next day he sent each of us a furred gown, made of sheep skins, with the wool on, and breeches of the same, likewise shoes or footsocks made of felt, and boots of their fashion, and hoods of skins.

176 Verbs to Use for the Word  gowns