Indeed, Popinjay Parlour was the family title of this delightful abode; but it might almost as well have been called Mother Carey's bower.
If she had been a beautiful duchess, Popinjay Parlour would have been a sort of salon bleu; but it was really a kind of paradise to a good many clever, hardworked men and women.
There came the interruption of the hotel luncheon, after which a room was engaged for Janet, and the use of a private parlour secured for the afternoon and evening.
We explored ball-room and picture gallery, white parlour and library.
It was soon afterwards that, cautiously looking out of the parlour window for the twentieth time, I had the happiness of seeing the local policeman disappear into the stable rubbing his eyes.
Sure, I wouldn't for worlds have ye spoil your parlour for the likes of us.
Whilst the nuns were surrounding their new companion, and offering their congratulations to all the party, the abbess expressed her wish to address a few words to the prince at the parlour grating.
Lord Fawn was to call upon Lady Eustace on the Saturday, and on Friday afternoon Mr. Andrew Gowran was in Mrs. Hittaway's back parlour in Warwick Square.
Crabstick brought her mistress word that Mr. Greystock was in the parlour soon after nine o'clock.
After a faint and futile endeavour made by her to ascertain what had taken place in the parlour down-stairs, she descended and found Andy seated in his chair, still holding his hat in his hand, as stiff as a wax figure.
We have no comfort in the parlour yet: even the privileged kitten, wandering in vain in search of a resting-place, deems it but a chill dignity which has withdrawn her from the warm couch before the kitchen-fire.
His wise words were no doubt applauded by the older and more sober-minded among his hearers.
As he sat in the little back parlour of The Black Bass, eating his frugal breakfast of eggs and bread and milk, the meaning of it all slowly dawned upon him.
She was trembling and confused, and entered the little parlour shyly.
For she saw the glint in the farmer's eye; and so Sergeant Basket slept bolt upright that night in an arm-chair by the parlour fender.
Seven o'clock struck from the tall clock in the kitchen, and was echoed ten minutes after by the Dutch clock in the parlour below.
She spent longer than usual over her dressing: so that when she appeared in the parlour the two men were already seated at breakfast.
Our present owner was a notable little woman, the wife of a head workman at a large cabinet manufactory, and as she had two or three small children, she was glad to make ends meet by fitting out her front parlour as a little toy-shop.
But the best of it is to come, for they had me into the parlour and asked me all about us; and master has riz my wages a shilling a week.
Ethel, Christie's youngest sister, a child of about six years of age, had heard this talked over in parlour and nursery, and had imbibed a secret terror of this mysterious sickness which seemed so much dreaded by mother and nurse.
He looked at his work with great satisfaction, and was never weary of pointing out the best charms of each parlour to the old lady, Liza's mother, who really was a very useful and agreeable helper to the party.
On Liza's next visit she suggested that he might make a parlour too, she thought, and old Joe, getting quite venturesome, jumped at the idea.
We'll hang the morning parlour with the tapestry in your second salon in the Rue de Grenelle, and furnish the oak room with the Moyen-age cabinets and the armour.
As they sate in confidential conversation in the Dean's oak breakfast-parlour they could look across the lawn and see Captain Costigan's window, at which poor Pen had been only too visible some three weeks since.
His little parlour was found to be the picture of comfort.
The parlour and kitchen were on the ground floor; over them were two bed-rooms, one of which was occupied by Jane, the other by Isabella and Harriet.
Jane had escaped to the parlour almost as soon as she began this letter, and her eyes were so dimmed by tears that she could scarcely proceed.
Charles observed that there was much more appearance of comfort in the little parlour now than when he saw it before.
Miss Jane rose from the tea-table, and she and Charles met at the parlour door.
In the dusk of the evening, he was sitting by the parlour window, talking to his little brother and sister, when he saw the postman come up to the door.
The little parlour was fitted up with plain new furniture, which had been purchased with the remains of the funds which the friends of the young people had raised for their education, on the death of their father.
The parlour is hung with choice impressions of Hogarth's plates.
Coals he so rigidly economized that they were always sent early before the men came to work that he might have leisure-time for counting the sacks and disposing of the large coals to be locked up for parlour use.
He had got his overshoes off before I told him that John was out, and asked him if he wouldn't come into the parlour and hear Mother play the mandoline, but he just made one dive for his overshoes and was gone.
He took her out of her surroundings, had her educated at a cooking school, and had her given lessons on the parlour organ.
The house itself was so old and the walls so thick that great heat could never penetrate; and Mrs Hazlitt chose as her place of confidence her own tiny oak parlour where she sat when she wanted to rest and did not wish to be intruded upon.
Hand Miss Carlton the peas," continued the good woman, addressing the flushed and towsled parlour maid.
Mrs Hazlitt's oak parlour looked out on the Queen Anne parterre.
She dismissed them with a playful word and then, taking her pupil's hand, led her into the oak parlourwhere such a serious conversation had taken place between herself and the headmistress.
And, of course, you've all got pots of money to grease the wheels.
Poor Davidson and I came down to collar that slim rascal George Burton, who, by the way, got off with a light sentence.
There was a little interruption by the solemn-faced butler who brought in tea.
The parlour grew into a shrine ready for its divinity, and the hairdresser worked and waited in silence.
Or again: 'Was it in the best parlour that ye saw him the day?
When they had laid her in the churchyard he came home, and took the key, and went into the little parlour all alone.
He made a parlour for her in the room above his shop; and every week, as he had time and money, he went out to choose some ornament for it.
Her pride was centred in her parlour and its mural decorations, which consisted principally of a large and varied assortment of funeral-cards, neatly framed and glazed.
In the parlour were assembled a number of the "college boys," as the students were always called in Dublin.
In the lodging-house parlour they were overwhelming.
She was just bitterly asking herself this question, when Winthrop came in at the open parlour door; and the immediate bitter thought which arose next was, did he ever have any but a quiet mind to give to anything?
Rose, as she busily threaded her netting-needle through mesh after mesh, and Elizabeth was patiently or impatiently measuring the length of the parlour with her steps.
Elizabeth in a great maze, as Winthrop came back into the parlour and sat down again.
And when the short meal was ended and he was about quitting the parlour she jumped up and followed him a step or two.
She got up and went down stairs and in at the open parlour door, like a person who walks in a dream through a dreadful labyrinth of pain, made up of what used to be familiar objects of pleasure.
I know,' said Aubrey; 'the liveliest literature you can get in Richard's parlour are the Missionary Reports.
The five wild young ladies, whose successive domestic services had been such trouble, and whose answer to a summons from the parlour had been, 'Did yer holler, Avy?
You recollect the little parlour between the office and my uncle's sitting-room?
Then there is only one other thing to be done,' said Averil; 'and that is for me to go back to school as a parlour boarder, and take the children with me.
I do trust dearest Lavinia has not put herself in too conspicuous a position at the parlour window.
Admiral's eloquence; even the three Misses Buzza, arranged in a row behind the parlour blinds of No.
The change was discussed with some asperity in the bar-parlour of the "Man-o'-War.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "parlour" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
