She sat in a wide flounce of black silk in the corner of the sofa, and rolled terrified eyes from her sister Caroline to her sister Mrs. Stephen Brigham, who had been Emma Glynn, the one beauty of the family.
Then she folded her skirts so tightly that her bulk with its swelling curves was revealed in a black silk sheath, and she went with a slow toddle across the hall to the study door.
Formerly, black silk or sarcenet was exclusively employed as the basis of the plaster, but at the present time checkered silk is also much in favour.
Black silk, the weight of which has been augmented by extensive sophistication, is not uncommon in English, French, and German markets.
Yet such was the force of habit with her that as often as Saturday evening came she would say to her granddaughter, 'Anny, bring me my black silk stockings.
Many years previous," he said, "when silk goods were scarce and dear, an old lady in Ohio purchased a pair of black silk stockings.
At the inauguration of her husband she wore a black silk dress, a long black velvet cloak with a deep cape, trimmed with fringe and tassels, and a purple velvet bonnet, trimmed with satin ribbon.
She had rings also, and a short common purple stuff dress which she took up when she sat down for fear of crushing it; no shawl and a black silk apron!
A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty.
A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat.
As she a black silk cap on him began To set, for foil of his milk- white to serve.
Lightest yellow fur from the water-rat, spun on black silk.
Black silk or black quill, with a turn of the narrowest silver tinsel at the tail.
Prudentia Coles would like a black silk dress; and she cannot afford it.
Do you think a woman is bound by a few words said over her by a man in a black silk gown?
She examined the sewing carefully; the stitches were small, and even, and firm, of black silk.
The little seamstress knelt now at her feet, pinning up the hem of a black silk polonaise, and turning her head from time to time to ask Mrs. Pendleton if she was "getting the proper length.
The preparation for this trick is as follows: Procure a piece of black silk, in width about four-fifths of the height of the globe, and sufficiently long to go once round it on the inside.
The performer must have either some black silk bags or else some pieces of black silk, in which the articles are packed and tied with the thinnest cotton or silk, which need only be just strong enough to keep all together.
A convenient place for keeping them ready for use is a shallow, oblong, open bag, made out of black silk or alpaca, and furnished with a bent pin at each end, and one in the middle.
The secret of the handkerchief is that on one side is suspended a blown egg, by means of a piece of black silk thread.
Nick was delighted, but he had not dragged me twice the length of the esplanade ere his eye was caught by a young lady in pink who sauntered between an elderly gentleman in black silk and a young man more gayly dressed.
While she was reading, a sober gentleman in black silk-breeches and severe coat came out of the house and stood beside her.
He was dressed in black silk, his hair in a cue, and drawn away from a face of remarkable features.
Motionless behind them stood a man dressed in black silk, holding on high a great mace of gold surmounted by a crowned lion.
In front of him other men were kneeling, clothed in black silk gowns.
The last row were clad in black silk, and were thus distinguished.
Gwynplaine wore under his travelling cloak the suit of black silk, which he had not changed since the previous evening.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "black silk" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
