A man working at science, however dull and dirty his work may seem at times, is like one of those "chiffoniers," as they call them in Paris -- people who spend their lives in gathering rags and sifting refuse, but who may put their hands at any moment upon some precious jewel. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)
Baudelaire's initial call for the "equal treatment" of wine seeks to reverse the condition of neglect to which it is consigned in the Physiology of Taste, a condition it shares with the ragpicker-king of "Le Vin des chiffoniers," obviously, but also with Hoffman and ❋ Unknown (2007)
There were two lovely bedrooms, set with brass and white enamel beds, white ribbon-trimmed chairs and chiffoniers to match. ❋ Unknown (2004)
On my right hand and on my left, as I stood inside the door, were chiffoniers and little stands in buhl and marquetterie, loaded with figures in ❋ Unknown (2003)
Trunks were unpacked, valises stripped of their contents, closets and chiffoniers filled, bureaus blossomed with a wonderful collection of combs, brushes, barettes, ribbons, and various bottles and jars. ❋ Laura Lee Hope (N/A)
There are also beautiful reproductions of bedroom furniture, chairs and dressing-tables, desks, chiffoniers and _Chaises-longues, _ and beds. ❋ Lucy Abbot Throop (N/A)
Not a word of thanks, you notice, for the new avenues of beauty which we had opened out for him; no gratitude for the great revelation that art was not bounded by aspidistras nor comfort by chiffoniers; nothing but that old reactionary spirit to which, if I may speak of lesser things, the Russian Revolution was due. ❋ Various (N/A)
You produce gold watches, jewelleries, silver forks and épergnes, commodes, chiffoniers, stuffed sofas -- Heavens, the Commercial Bazar and multitudinous Howel and James cannot contain you! ❋ Various (N/A)
Morris-chair near it, straightened our couch-covers, and arranged the screen around the chiffoniers. ❋ Olive Higgins Prouty (1928)
What does one want with dusty economic books, which have made the world no better, or with mother's hideous chiffoniers? ❋ Unknown (1924)
She had seen a head officer force open the chiffoniers where her mistress was accustomed to keep her lingerie, and he was making up a package of the finest pieces, including a great quantity of blonde lace. ❋ Unknown (1918)
Double rooms will be furnished with two single beds complete, unless a double bed is especially desired; two chiffoniers, one rocking chair, one morris chair and one single chair. ❋ Unknown (1913)
They had to inspect a room full of suits, huge chiffoniers crowded with shirts and ties and underclothes. ❋ Unknown (1911)
Dressers range in price from $9 to $50; princess dressers from $10.50 to $50; chiffoniers from $10 to ❋ Oliver R. [Contributor] Williamson (1907)
They had placed several framed pictures and many photographs and trinkets against the walls and had draped the tops of the chiffoniers with towels. ❋ Ralph Henry Barbour (1907)
The furniture consisted of two single-width beds, two chiffoniers, a study table and two straight-backed chairs. ❋ Ralph Henry Barbour (1907)
It was a pretty forlorn looking place at first glance, but doubtless the fact that the two beds were unmade, that the window-seat was empty of cushions and that the two slim chiffoniers and the desk-table were bare had a good deal to do with that first impression. ❋ Ralph Henry Barbour (1907)
The beds were against the opposite walls, the table in the geometrical centre of the rug, the chiffoniers occupied a portion of the remaining wall space on each side and the two chairs were set between beds and bureaus. ❋ Ralph Henry Barbour (1907)
In chiffoniers, dressers, or side-boards a handsome exterior should not blind us to cheaply constructed drawers. ❋ Oliver R. [Contributor] Williamson (1907)
