The bride's trousseau was neatly packed in a cedar chest. From LearnThat.org.
She was folding carefully the white undergarment she had finished making for her college "trousseau" -- as her father called it. From Wordnik.com. [Keineth] Reference
But the bridegroom without a trousseau is a recognised institution. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914] Reference
Her trousseau was a mere cartload, given the expense of freight from Rome. From Wordnik.com. [Hadrian's Wall.html]
In spite of pecuniary difficulties the trousseau was to be a wonder; and even. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
The trousseau is another feminine custom that has practically fallen into disuse. From Wordnik.com. [Tea at Trianon] Reference
A trousseau was the clothes and household linen, a woman would take into her marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Among the valuables of the trousseau was a piece of exquisite lace, that had never been even worn. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief] Reference
Why the acquisition of a trousseau should be a purely feminine prerogative I have never been able to understand. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914] Reference
Maxwell caught at the word "trousseau," and as Mrs. Burke had spoken quite seriously he asked. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
His "trousseau," as the boys called it, was indeed as complete and accurate as was possible. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Slade at Temple Camp] Reference
"This is the trousseau of a princess, Mademoiselle!". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
You've all your trousseau to get -- heaps of people to see. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Miss Viola was busy most of the time preparing her trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
Hence I am doing this part of my trousseau in princely fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914] Reference
Marjorie chose her wedding-dress and was busy with her trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
Quite early in the day the bride's trousseau and gifts were sent to. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
Mildred still shuddered at the recollection of the trousseau frocks. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
At least Kate could not see any of her own trousseau on her sister now. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
Eighty-six mules accompanied the train bearing the bride's trousseau and jewels. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Mrs. Barkany gave Gutel the trousseau, and the marriage took place at harvest-time. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1] Reference
But in the case of Kelly's trousseau it's praise, not smug disdain, that's warranted. From Wordnik.com. [No Wonder They Called Her Grace] Reference
Prince Eusebio Albertinelli della Spina, she had come to Paris to order her trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Rumor had it that Virginia had gone to the city for a week or so, to buy her trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [Hepsey Burke] Reference
The bride's trousseau should be finished well before the fortnight preceding the wedding. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
Denmark, as they are supposed to find all the home for the bride, as well as the trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [Denmark] Reference
"This is to help with your trousseau, but do not be extravagant," he said in his pleasant way. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
She would have a correct trousseau, and have a great wedding, with all the motor girls as maids. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies] Reference
I have such a charming trousseau, though I am ashamed to say I take very little pleasure in looking at it. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Coventry An Autobiography] Reference
She had thought as she sewed upon them at different times that they were to be a part of her own wedding trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
The trousseau of a rich Filipino girl consists of dozens and dozens of rich dresses; no other article is of interest. From Wordnik.com. [An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China] Reference
The bride exhibits the trousseau at a dinner given to the bridesmaids and maid of honor a few days before the wedding. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
In the four weeks previous to Julia's wedding day she had numerous callers to see her jewelry and her bridal trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [A California Girl] Reference
I will give you two or three rooms in the factory for your housekeeping, and Mrs. Barkany will give the girl her trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1] Reference
His aunt, after the first greetings, introduced her nephew into the salon, where were displayed all the pomps of the trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I've had one, and am making something that resembles a trousseau, she thinks that I have a recipe for cornering the male market. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference
A few days before the wedding she gives a dinner to the bridesmaids and maid of honor, who take this opportunity to examine the trousseau. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
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