He adds that the chiefs dressed in cotton shirts and long mantles, and were fond of drinking-bouts, dancing and singing.
Fraulein was very practical, though she was fond of fairy stories and such things too.
We are very fond of stewed frogs, and find them most nourishing, and a good fat toad makes an excellent dish.
Though Leonore was so fond of wonders and fancies, she was sometimes very matter-of-fact.
Leonore had no objection to this proposal, though she was fond of lessons, never having been over-dosed with them, and she jumped out of bed and bathed and dressed in the best of spirits.
Also it had developed that David was fond of the child, so fond of her that to oppose that affection would have been bad policy, and Mrs. Bolling was politic when she chose to be.
The Italians are like the French in the guide book, 'fond of dancing and light wines.
If you're so fond of money, monsieur, why do you invite so many people to your country house?
Monsieur constantly urged him to call, whether at Paris or in the country, and madame was very fond of singing and playing with him.
I haven't had a taste, and I'm very fond of punch.
A dressmaker by trade, but passionately fond of the theatre, she neglected her thread and needle to enact tragic princesses and heroines of melodrama in private theatres.
Hush, monsieur, and attend to your game, as you're so fond of gambling.
Auguste regretted that he had been so inquisitive; but it was too late to retreat; besides, he was too fond of obliging his friends not to come to his neighbor's assistance.
Because you're very fond of a person, that doesn't prove that you know that person thoroughly.
I am very fond of country people; they have such delightful dispositions.
Ain't Natur' the fickle jade, a-setting a man to fall dead in love with one girl while he's still terrible fond of two dozen?
The more temperate air of Britain was recommended, and her fond father had sailed with her, with the view of placing her somewhere in Devonshire, with a near relative.
We're all children, bedad, and as fond of a frolic!
She is now as fond of the water as a Newfoundland dog, and takes her regular peregrinations along the rocks at its edge, looking out for her game ready to dive for it at a moment's notice.
Petrarch was so fond of his Cat that when it died he had it embalmed, and placed in a niche in his apartment; and you ought to read what Rousseau has to say in favour of the feline race.
Among other things, he said that Mr. Monkey was very fond of the Cat, probably for warmth.
When he was indisposed, it paid him several visits every day, but continued in the room; and although it was fond of society generally, and also of its food; it never obtruded its company during meals.
Mahomet would seem to have been very fond of Cats, for it is said that he once cut off the sleeve of his robe rather than disturb his favourite while sleeping on it.
The damage she did cost us several pounds; so we asked a bachelor friend, who had a good cook, fond of Cats, to take care of tabby the next time she gave signs of having a family, as we knew that she would be well fed.
This pleasant life went on for a long time: every day the White Cat became more fond of the Prince, while, on his part, the Prince could not help loving the poor Cat, who was so kind and attentive to him.
Now a Monkey is always very fondof anything young, such as a kitten, and he and Miss Pussy would want to nurse the children.
Every one is fond of dogs, and yet Mr. Edmund Yates, travelling by water to Greenwich last June, said that the journey was pleasingly diversified by practical and nasal demonstrations of the efficient working of the Dog-tax.
He was passionately fond of horses, and even in his father's lifetime had run some at Newmarket in another name.
It was a vast inheritance; not only Princedown, but great accumulations of personal property, for Lord Montfort was fond of amassing, and admired the sweet simplicity of the three per cents.
He was not fond of trusting youth, but it is a confidence which should be exercised, particularly in the conduct of a popular assembly.
Mr. Waldershare takes me often to the House of Commons, and I must say, I am passionately fond of it.
Lord Montfort was extremely fond of jewels, and held that you could not see them to advantage, or fairly judge of their water or colour, except on a beautiful woman.
He invited himself to Hainault, because he is so fond of papa," said Adriana.
His county was rather a weak point with Lord Montfort, for though he could not bear his home, he was fond of power, and power depended on his territorial influence.
Our friends the Sioux are not over-fond of the Long House.
I was especially fond of the short gun or pistol, not the bell-mouthed thing which shot a handful of slugs, and was as little precise in its aim as a hailstorm, but the light foreign pistol which, shot as true as a musket.
Now I was never fond of being quizzed, and in that company I could not endure it.
We are notoriouslyfond of brimstone, if it is not too strong.
I used to be fond of that one when I was a youngster," he explained apologetically to her as they went out, and little Sid had settled himself obediently on the pillow once more.
At such times it needed two, as the pickerel were fond of lying in shallow water or where there was old grass.
Father was very fond of Indian bread which he called "Johnny cake.
But we must not expect too much from the denizens of African seaports, mostly fishermen who will act hammock-bearers, a race especially fond of Bacchus and worshippers of the 'devil Venus.
The people are fond of planting before their doors the felfa, croton or physicnut (Jatropha curcas), whose oil so long lighted Lisbon.
Morley; "I was considered the best horseman in my regiment, and I am passionately fond of riding.
Her bonnet and shawl were gone, and so they supposed she had taken a stroll through the town, alone, as she was veryfond of doing, and would return when her curiosity was satisfied.
I shud like to knaw how you'd get your victuals cooked, and your clothes mended, ef I was so fond of gossipping as some people I do knaw?
Julia was not satisfied with the search that had been made the night before, and she was gone to some houses a little way out of the town, which she knew Flora was fond of visiting sometimes; so the captain returned alone.
The Prince of Monaco wasfond of motoring down that way.
At heart he was fond of his aunt, in spite of her eccentricities, and believed that she was of him, therefore he expected a letter of apology for her injustice and a request to come back.
The few Englishmen I met when mamma and I were together, or when I lived with the Milvaines, were rather fond of using that ejaculation when it was apparently quite irrelevant.
He is said to have been veryfond of music, and having a small independence and less ambition, he was content to engrave but little, and with his violoncello and musical friends, passed a very happy life.
The earl was very fond of the culture of fruit-trees, and his gardens were planted with the choicest sorts, particularly every kind of vine which would bear the open air of this climate.
She was fond of music; so was Ulick, and he listened to her sweet, low notes, and watched her face as she sang, half unconscious of his presence.
Mrs. Hoffman was fond of hearing herself talk, and launched out upon a variety of topics until Ulick wished her anywhere but in his presence.
Warren Courtly was fond of racing, especially "chasing," and during the off-season he was frequently seen at meetings round London.
Mrs. Hoffman soon grew very fond of Janet, and the girl reciprocated the motherly feelings thus shown.
They are honest, faithful, and hospitable, and extremely fond of their native country.
The Fijians are fond of assembling to hear the local news, or to narrate old legends.
The Kabyles are independent in disposition, observant by nature, and fond of labour: but they are inclined to be avaricious, revengeful, and quarrelsome.
Both sexes are passionately fond of jewellery; women of the very poorest class often wear gold rings set with pearls in their noses.
The Fellah is fond of his home and of his hamlet; but Egypt is for him neither a nation nor a fatherland.
They are brave and chivalrous, and are passionately fond of horses.
He is spirited and fond of joking, frank and hospitable; but his versatility renders him incapable of steadily pursuing an enterprise to the end, of careful reflection, or of thought for the future.
These tribes are very fond of improving themselves, and of reading the few books that chance throws into their hands.
The Japanese have a taste for science and art, and are fond of music and pageants.
Many of the Yakut women have pretty faces; they are cleaner than the men, and like the rest of their sex are fond of dress and fine things.
They are fond of tea, and drink a great deal of it, but they season it so highly as to entirely lose its flavour.
In attaching to an Englishman the characteristic of individual initiative, which is met with among all the branches of the Germanic tree, we rightly expect to find him fond of liberty, without which his powers would have no vent.
They are fond of a nomadic life, and have at different periods made wide conquests; but they have, as a rule, become absorbed in the races they have overcome.
He is personally quite fond of my wife and his objection is based solely upon his own unflattering opinion of me.
She meets this dame half way in the hall and the minute they seen each other they fall together in fond embrace.
I went to the station with her and I'll betcha from the fond farewells we give each other, people must of thought she was gonna take the veil or somethin', instead of just goin' to entomb herself in Jersey for a month.
Being fond of sport, he was wandering in search of game down one of the Ural valleys, when his attention was attracted by the thick gravel, which was piled up along the track of a dried-up water-course.
Harry couldn't help tasting it, he's so fond of jam,' she said.
I guess Uncle Harry was sofond of the jam, that he liked even to carry the jar," said Flossie.
All the servants loved Dorothy, and were almost as fond of Nancy Ferris.
The old baboons seemed to be especially fond of her, and would sit with their arms round her neck.
Often, I wonder now, if my fond fancy deceives me, or if indeed there are women as sweet and dear as she.
I have been very fond of her, and, bad as she is, she has loved me.
He was called Hendrik, and was very fond of me; but for a long while he would not listen to my plan, because he said that the babyans would kill us.
By this time she had grown veryfond of me; still, on the first opportunity she ran away.
He will get over it in time, and be just as fond of some one else.
Mark Brace was very fond of me--he always said I made the sunshine of Brackenside.
It is an odd fancy of mine," said the countess, with a wistful smile, "but I have always been sofond of children.
I know she will feel it terribly; she is very fond of Doris, and neither her mother nor I have ever hinted it to her.
I wonder if she would have been fond of me--if I could have told her all my girlish follies and troubles?
The countess will be quite happy now; she is so fond of young girls, and she has two to spoil.
It was not that she was particularly fondof music, but she enjoyed the triumph of her own bright presence; she was the observed of all observers.
You are not my daughter, my dear; my good wife here is not your mother; but we have been very fond of you since you were left a little helpless baby at our door, in the cold darkness and pouring rain.
She even wondered at herself, but the truth was she was growing passionately fond of Earle.
She spoke so lightly of love; but now she seems very fond of Earle.
Sackau was an organist of the old school, learned and fond of his art.
When the King asked the Earl why he went so far to live, he replied that he was fond of solitude, and that he was certain that he had found a place where no one could come and build beside him.
I am an old-fashioned mother, and quite fond of my boy.
Mr. Astor has been engaged upon the book for over two years, and has brought to bear upon it a great deal of hard work in the way of scientific research, of which he has been very fond ever since he entered Harvard.
They arefond of cricket, and loathe reading poetry.
I was fond of going to church, and I was in agony lest some strange expression should come into my face and tell my horrible secret.
