"Moire" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... shabby thing in the house—a wizened little woman, with a wicked old Jewish face, and one shoulder higher than the other, dressed in a shiny black moire gown, years after moires had been exploded, and with a rag of old lace upon her sleek black hair—raven black hair, and the only good thing about ...
— Phantom Fortune, A Novel • M. E. Braddon
... of your bespangled net, Or moire velvet edged with jet, Just wear a gingham, simply made, So you can tuck it ...
— Children of Our Town • Carolyn Wells
... gray moire and chantilly lace, sits on a sort of a throne of honor, beside Mrs. Stuart, and a foreign gentleman, from Washington, all ribbons and orders. To this stout, elderly lady, as Lady Helena Powyss, his aunt, Sir ...
— A Terrible Secret • May Agnes Fleming |
