And perhaps I should have mentioned before, that godmother did not forget the little people at Northclough Vicarage at Christmas, something useful was sure to come then, for she was great aunt to them all as well as godmother to one.
Her godmother was kind, but she was old and unused to children, and she had not seen Pansy since she was very tiny, so her thought was more perhaps about helping Pansy's mother than pleasing Pansy herself.
I can write to godmother now without having to ask mamma to lend me her writing-case," she said.
For on this day thegodmother thought it was time to give Pansy a present of another kind.
It substitutes the fairyGodmother for the hazel tree and the friendly doves.
It is her wishing-ring, with which she may play fairy to herself in accomplishing a great variety of aims, and incidentally be a fairy godmother to the child.
This done, he made the godfather and godmother draw near, and demanded of them in Italian, 'Whether they were the persons that presented this bell to be consecrated?
Just over against it a throne was seen, most magnificently hung, for the godfather andgodmother of the bell.
Men fellows are very rude horse-godmother kind of creatures,' said the young lady.
The innocent soul, that had felt her delicacy so much disturbed by the horse-godmother rudeness of the men-fellows!
Each of us means to take on one or more of you and be a sort of fairy godmother to you, and responsible for seeing you're decently treated.
If my fairy godmother could appear and grant me a wish I should choose never, never, never to see St. Osmund's College in all my life again.
The lady who very likely acted as godmother was her paternal aunt, Lady Cicely Grey.
After that her godmother said to her, "Go again into the garden and you will find six lizards behind the watering pot; bring them to me.
Her godmother scooped out all the inside of it, having left nothing but the rind; which done, she struck it with her wand, and the pumpkin was instantly turned into a fine coach, gilded all over with gold.
She promised her godmother she would not fail of leaving the ball before midnight; and then away she drives, scarce able to contain herself for joy.
This godmother of hers, who was a fairy, said to her, "Thou wishest thou couldest go to the ball.
Her godmother only just touched her with her wand, and at the same instant her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels.
As she was eagerly telling her godmother whatever had passed at the ball, her two sisters knocked at the door, which Cinderella ran and opened.
Perhaps Andersen's secret lay in the fact that some fairy godmother invested him at birth with a power to see things so completely as a child sees them that he never questioned the dignity of the method.
At that moment the godmother appeared, and touched Cinderella's clothes with her wand.
On reaching home, her godmother praised her for being so punctual, and agreed to let her go to the next night's ball.
Her godmother scooped it out very quickly, and then struck it with her wand, upon which it was changed into a beautiful coach.
When Cinderella was thus attired, her godmother made her get into her splendid coach, giving her a caution to leave the ball before the clock struck twelve.
When all these things had been done, the kind godmother touching her with her wand, changed her worn-out clothes into a beautiful ball-dress embroidered with pearls and silver.
It is not on record that any great personage invented any particular garment, or was accorded the honour of standing godmother to a favoured style.
Then the Egg--seventy whole dollars--came on the same day that Godmother Jocelyn informed Vick by telegram that if she could be ready by the first of July she could go with her to California by way of the Canadian Rockies.
If a fairy godmother had been invited in at her christening her plans could not have prospered more.
Anyway, I'll bet it won't be a bit worse than traveling with fat, cross old Godmother Jocelyn!
Godmother Jocelyn's a good sort, in spite of her lace and her lap-dog.
It seems to me that your godmother does not make life very happy for you, my child.
Louis and his father are now as poor as godmother and myself; and this is why we expect no opposition to our marriage.
What I wished to say was, that my godmotheris also unable to write or read, and the friend who was my confidante has gone to the country.
I am therefore obliged to stay up very late; and I sleep but little, as my godmotheralways suffers more at night and, consequently needs more care.
Madame Justin," she said to the woman, who stood on the threshold, "have you been up to see if my godmother wanted anything?
My godmother is still ill, she suffers very much, and the torture she undergoes embitters her character more and more.
I have brought you a sum of money amounting to over two hundred thousand francs, which I found hidden in a drawer; with this gold I wish to assure a pension of twelve hundred francs to the godmother of my fiance.
I work almost day and night to provide for mygodmother and myself--" "Time, alas!
It shows your kind heart, but it does not alter the fact that your godmother is as wicked as a red mule.
My godmother is almost bent double, and during her long paroxysms of coughing I am sometimes obliged to support her in my arms for hours.
Aunties, don't you think Cinderella's Fairy Godmother must have been here with her magic wand!
I was very ill for some time, there at the hotel in Cairo, and my godmother and Jane nursed me night and day.
I was not very strong at that time, dear, and what with worry and dread, the winter tried me exceedingly, and godmother grew anxious.
Illustration] But when the third night came Cinderella was enjoying herself so much that she quite forgot what her Fairy Godmother had said, until suddenly she heard the clock begin to strike twelve.
In the evening after they had gone again to the ball, the Fairy Godmother made her appearance.
I don't know exactly, myself; my godmother has sent me for it.
But he imitated it too closely for he wrote, "It was the Bible given him at his christening by his affectionate Godmother and Aunt, Elizabeth Allaby.
Here the duty of the godfather or the godmother comes in; and if a child is an orphan, or has careless or irreligious parents, the Church holds the godparent responsible that these children be brought to the bishop to be confirmed.
If the baby is named for the godfather, a very handsome present is usually made; if not, the godfather or godmother still sends some little token of regard.
But as a belief in baptism is almost universal, there is no reason why the godfather and godmother should not be chosen and adhered to.
He first joined the Russian church, and one of the count's daughters stood godmotherfor him.
This godmother of hers, who was a Fairy, said to her: "Thou wishest thou couldest go to the ball, is it not so?
Her godmother scooped out all the inside of it, leaving nothing but the rind; which done, she struck it with her wand, and the pumpkin was instantly turned into a fine coach, gilded all over with gold.
The Princess thanked her godmother from her heart, and the next morning spoke to the King as the Fairy had counselled her, and protested that no one would win her hand unless he gave her a dress the colour of the weather.
As she was eagerly telling her godmother whatever had passed at the ball, her two sisters knocked at the door which Cinderilla ran and opened.
Her godmother only just touched her with her wand, and, at the same instant, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels.
Once more she went to her Fairy-godmother who, astonished that her plan had been foiled, now told her to ask for another gown the colour of the moon.
The Princess embraced her godmothermany times, and begged her not to forsake her.
The whole kingdom was in the most disgusting state, and whenever the fairy godmother looked into the back yard of the palace she felt as if she would go through the floor.
The fairy godmother expected that as soon as the loudest firing began, the girl, whichever it was, would scream, and so they would know which was which.
That was the reason why the fairy godmother had made the General-in-Chief take their guns away, and arm them with long feather-dusters.
The General-in-Chief kept his men under arms night and day, and the fairy godmother was so worked up she almost had a brain-fever; and if she had not taken six of aconite every night when she went to bed she would have had.
It seemed as if the poor old fairy godmother would go perfectly wild, and she almost made the General crazy giving orders in one breath, and taking them back in the next.
Still he did what the fairy godmother told him, because he said it was his duty; and he kept his troops supplied with sudsine and dustene, to clean up with, and brushes and towels.
I rose, and bade good-night to my godmother and M.
In the autumn of the year ---- I was staying at Bretton; my godmother having come in person to claim me of the kinsfolk with whom was at that time fixed my permanent residence.
Further, on this subject, I did not consider it advisable to dwell, for the details of what I had undergone belonged to a portion of my existence in which I never expected my godmother to take a share.
My godmother went on to decree that I was to go with her and Graham to a concert that same night: which concert, she explained, was a grand affair to be held in the large salle, or hall, of the principal musical society.
And I hope," added mygodmother in conclusion, "the child will not be like her mamma; as silly and frivolous a little flirt as ever sensible man was weak enough to marry.
Bretton listened, and waited an opening in the magic circle, his glance restlessly sweeping the room at intervals, lighted by chance on me, where I sat in a quiet nook not far from my godmother and M.
Then Madam Liberality's godmother directed the butler to dispatch the wire baskets to her ladyship, which he did by coach.
Huckaback and Woolsey were the linendrapers where Madam Liberality's godmother "had an account.
My idea is that perhaps your godmother has sent you a Christmas-box, and I thought that there might be things in it which would help you with your Christmas-tree, so I have not told any one about it.
And whilst Madam Liberality's godmotherwas still feeling a few twinges about the Indian scarf, Podmore ordered a pink neckerchief shot with white, and with pink and white fringes, to be included in the parcel.
She brought fresh roses for the invalid's glasses, and, as she crossed the room, her godmother watched her keenly.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "godmother" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
