The modern girl scoffs at the idea of chaperonage, but the O'Shaughnessys were not modern. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Affairs of Pixie] Reference
The public dance halls may need proper chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [Vocational Guidance for Girls] Reference
She had been abroad, under chaperonage, for a year. From Wordnik.com. [A Fool There Was] Reference
I have to shatter a pleasant fancy about that chaperonage!. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
The idea of chaperonage makes us laugh; women are independent. From Wordnik.com. [May 30, 2004] Reference
Margaret by any carelessness of chaperonage on Miss Stone's part. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
June had twice been to tea there under the chaperonage of his aunt. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of Property] Reference
She is, therefore, subject to what we may call intermittent chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
He spent his time off in unworried domesticity, with perfect chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [Time Enough For Love]
"This is the first I have heard of servants needing chaperonage," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Ungrateful Governess]
Everything depends upon the girl, and the spirit of the chaperonage she receives. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
If her twin shadows were in attendance, there would be that much more chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [Ill Met By Moonlight]
Andy's chaperonage, and at Mollie's suggestion they decided to "give him the slip.". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run] Reference
We all do better with chaperonage when it comes to temptations of any kind –kidsdo. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause] Reference
But it had no effect on the chaperonage now imposed by her upon her hapless daughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
But close lines must be drawn, and a certain amount of wise chaperonage is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of Conduct] Reference
We all do better with chaperonage when it comes to temptations of any kind – kidsdo. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause] Reference
I could fully appreciate Hermione's remark about her chaperonage being very unsatisfactory. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880.] Reference
But in Europe, where the custom of chaperonage is so universal, she must be more circumspect. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
This absolute condition of chaperonage exists during the novitiate of the young society woman. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
Her constant chaperonage of Dicky was getting a little trying, and she wanted me to relieve her. From Wordnik.com. [A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London')] Reference
Your Committee recommends that further consideration be given to the chaperonage of fraternity living. From Wordnik.com. [Board of Visitors minutes] Reference
The two extremes we have; but a real, systematic code of chaperonage that is not French, nor English, nor. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
This business of chaperonage is a point which demands attention on the part of careless American mothers. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
His mother's friends would not have understood his personal chaperonage of the shabby little girl at his elbow. From Wordnik.com. [Turn About Eleanor] Reference
The ideal condition of Americanized chaperonage is far from being realized in the great mass of American society. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
Saturday morning saw the delegation packed into the school motor off to town under the chaperonage of Miss Watson. From Wordnik.com. [Judy of York Hill] Reference
I protested at first but she pointed out to me that it was necessary in order to avoid gossip ... mutual chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
Elfrida thanked Mrs. Tommy Morrow very sweetly for her chaperonage in the cloak-room when the hour of departure came. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
Lady Caroline was not present; her neuralgia was troublesome, and she had every confidence in Alicia's chaperonage and. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
"I shall leave you to your maid's chaperonage," he said, stopping on the pavement outside it and relinquishing her arm. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Bride]
“I told the laird this morn that if he truly wished to see ye married, then the less chaperonage ye had, the better.”. From Wordnik.com. [Much Ado About Marriage] Reference
If you will give your consent I would like to spend them in your house under the protection and chaperonage of your wife. From Wordnik.com. [The Grass Crown]
In all this there was a pleasing freedom -- of course under proper chaperonage. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
She's an all-round capable person, and she'll know all the unwritten laws about chaperonage and such things. From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Women on a Holiday] Reference
Instead of twaddle and boredom round somebody or other's samovar, I am going to have honest talk under the chaperonage of an. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Life] Reference
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