salle a manger

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Scene: The salle a manger of the Bank of France in the Hotel de Toulouse, an historic palace built by the great architect Francois Mansart, for a natural son of Louis XIV.

From Time Magazine Archive

The salle a manger was very prettily decorated with texts, and the furniture upholstered with cheveux de horse, Louis Quinze.

From Literary Lapses by Leacock, Stephen

Now, during the weeks which Mrs. Thompson had passed at La Puy, the acquaintance which she had formed with M. Lacordaire had progressed beyond the prolonged meals in the salle a manger.

From Chateau of Prince Polignac by Trollope, Anthony

He pictured himself, side by side with his goodwife, in the salle a manger of the Hotel Richelieu, ordering their dinner from a printed bill of fare.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Adrienne went through the ante-chamber, which served also as a salle a manger, and passed a small saloon, into the bed-chamber of her parent.

From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore