Stories from old-fashioned children's books brought together and introduced to the reader (1900)
Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900 · London : The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd. · leaf 339
life, but dressed in a style of girlish fashion, with shortsleeves which shewed her shrivelled arms, and still shorterpetticoats, was viewing herself with much complacency, asshe placed on her head, the grey hairs of which were con-cealed by the flowing tresses of an auburn wig, a large strawhat,… … •* She certainly does, said Maria, and I dare saybelieves tliat it will make her look twenty years younger thanshe really is. She thinks wrong then, sister, exclaimed Theodore. For unless she can hide the wrinkles in her face and neck,and the loss of her teeth, and the leanness of her body, shewill…
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