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

In the ditty box are kept such articles as toothbrush, brush and comb, small hand glass, writing material, and odds and ends.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

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

Emma McChesney, in the act of surveying her back hair in the mirror, paused, hand glass poised half way, to regard her son.

From Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Ferber, Edna

“Oh, I don’t know,” Beatrice murmured as she consulted a hand glass.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro