Berthe

Word BERTHE
Character 6
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How is it, that if these English people cannot make a "berthe" fit to wear, they do not conceive the idea of importing such things from ❋ George Meredith (1868)

How is it, that if these English people cannot make a "berthe" fit to wear, they do not conceive the idea of importing such things from Paris? ❋ George Meredith (1868)

One well-known East Fourth- street belle wore a double-skirt of illusion, small puffs about half a yard up each side; berthe to match, trimmed with little forget-me-nots, which could not be distinguished from natural flowers; her hair was trimmed with the same shade of blue flowers, drooping down on her snowy neck, which made her look more like wax-work than a human being. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her dress was not uncomfortable anywhere; her lace berthe did not droop anywhere; her rosettes were not crushed nor torn off; her pink slippers with high, hollowed-out heels did not pinch, but gladdened her feet; and the thick rolls of fair chignon kept up on her head as if they were her own hair. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Her shoulders had been left bare and were draped in silk net berthe embroidered with roses in the palest of pinks and yellows, the center of each flower adorned with a pearl. ❋ Lisa Bingham (1995)

The body is trimmed with a double berthe of Vandyked lace, which is also carried round the sleeves. ❋ Various (N/A)

A. -- White lace, three skirts, looped with flowers, wreath of apple-blossoms, gold bracelets, diamond pin and earrings, the most delicious _berthe_ you ever saw, white satin slippers ---- ❋ Various (N/A)

_ -- White satin capote black velvet dress with berthe; and sleeves trimmed with slight silk fringe. ❋ Various (N/A)

The sleeves and berthe should be edged with corresponding trimming. ❋ Various (N/A)

Elise gave a berthe of rose point, and Nan a Duchesse lace fan. ❋ Carolyn Wells (1902)

She wore a costume of Prussian-blue velvet and silk; the bodice (entirely of velvet) was pointed back and front, and a berthe of moresque lace softened the contrast between it and the cream tints of the skin. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The graceful form of Mrs. Charles S. Stratton was shown to advantage in her bridal robe, which was composed of plain white satin, the skirt en traine, being decorated with a flounce of costly point lace, headed by tulle puffings; the berthe to match. ❋ Unknown (1891)

It was slightly low-necked, and was finished with a gathered berthe. ❋ Sarah Bernhardt (1884)

She was dressed well, with a costly simplicity, in a dark-blue corded silk, relieved by a berthe of old point lace, and the whiteness of her full firm throat was agreeably set off by a broad band of black velvet, from which there hung a Maltese cross of large rubies. ❋ Unknown (1875)

The necks were cut square, often finished with a lace berthe. ❋ Amanda Minnie Douglas (1873)

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