hand glass

Example Sentences

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I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

For the first time since the summit of the Klappan Range, where her tiny hand glass had suffered disaster, Hazel was permitted a clear view of herself in a mirror.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto

Mrs. Verne picked up the ivory-backed hand glass within her reach, and looking into its depths, exclaimed, "Mrs. Verne, of St. John, New Brunswick—not exactly beautiful, but a pretty and fascinating woman."

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

And when at the end of his inventions the leader fell back on the hand glass and the cushion, Mildred refused dance after dance.

From Celibates by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Pancha took up a hand glass and turning her back to him studied her profile in the mirror.

From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine