But the quick ear of his mother caught the troubled cadence in his voice, and she went over and sat by him and began smoothing the hair back from his forehead.
It is recommended to sponge faded silks with warm water and curd soap, then to rub them with a dry cloth on a flat board, and afterwards to iron them on the wrong side with an ordinary smoothing iron.
The surface, when dry, is commonly finished off with white of egg and the pommel or smoothing stick.
When done, put it into broad flat stone jars, pressing it down, and smoothing the surface with the back of a large spoon.
Almond cream is much used by gentlemen as a shaving soap, but it is also a very pleasant and useful article for a ladies washing-stand, being excellent for smoothing the hands, and preventing their chopping in cold weather.
Drop the mixture on it, in oval piles, smoothing them with a broad-bladed knife, dipped frequently in cold water.
Moisten the whole with cream, and make them up into small cones or sugar-loaves; forming and smoothing them nicely.
Upon each spot place with a spoon a pile of the mixture; smoothing it with a knife dipped in water, and making the surface even.
Have beside you a bowl of cold water, into which dip the knife-blade, occasionally, as you go on spreading and smoothing the icing.
Lay them in regular order round a flat dish, and heap the spinach evenly upon them, smoothing the surface with the back of a spoon, and scoring it across in diamonds.
Fill with it the cups or empty whites of the eggs, (being careful not to break them;) pressing the mixture down, and smoothing it nicely.
Pile a portion of the mixture on each spot, smoothing it with the back of a spoon or a broad knife, dipped in cold water.
Place equal portions of the paste at regular distances on this paper, making them into round heaps, and smoothingtheir surfaces with the back of a spoon or a broad-bladed knife, dipped frequently in cold water.
Spread it thickly and evenly over the surface of the top, smoothing it with a broad knife dipped in cold water.
He kissed her forehead, he kissed her cheek, and seemed never weary ofsmoothing down her bright and silky curls.
I do not like to see your brow so clouded," continued he, smoothing his own to meet her searching eye.
He looked at them with strange wistfulness and involuntarily his hand rose to her head, smoothing her locks with fatherly touches.
Mr Morgan would not have mentioned it if we had not just been talking as you came in," said the Rector's wife, by way of smoothing down his ruffled temper and giving him time to recover.
Mrs Hadwin, as she stood before her glass smoothing her thin little braids of white hair, and putting on her cap, could not but wonder to herself what could make Mr Wentworth walk about the room in such an agitated way.
The Rector went back to the hearthrug when his wife left the room, but in the heat of his own personal reflections he did not say anything to Elsworthy, who still stood smoothing his hat in his hand.
She brimmed with energy; while Wallace or Mabel wrangled with the old costumier, Martie was busily folding and smoothing the garments of jesters and clowns and Dolly Vardens.
Kilrush exclaimed impatiently, the young man having taken up his hat again, and being engaged in smoothing the beaver with a hand that shook ever so slightly.
Gracie, rosy with blushes, came out from her retreat and ran to hide her face on her father's shoulder, while he held her close with one arm, softly smoothing her curls with the other hand.
I missed my eldest daughter, from the family circle this evening," he went onsmoothing her hair caressingly; "indeed I think we all missed her.
And I do think your Mamma Vi is almost as thankful as either of you," Violet said, coming to his side and softly smoothing Lulu's hair.
Yes; and I know it has been hard for you," he said, smoothingher hair with caressing hand.
Yes," breathed the pretty figure, smoothing the grass with her foot.
Oh no, dear uncle, it is not too late," said May, smoothing back the tangled gray hair from his sunken temples.
The cadaverous maid instantly picked it up and began smoothing it.
You must have made up your mind a long time ago as to what Miss Donne's share should be worth,' suggested Logotheti, smoothing the cheque on his knee.
Of course she had some difficulty in smoothing me out again.
As he looked up from the water, however, to the huge crag-like tower over his head, the soft moonlight smoothing the rigour but bringing out all the wasteness of the grim blank, it seemed a hopeless attempt he had undertaken.
The reverse end of the stilus was made flat or in the shape of a small ball so that it could be used to make corrections by smoothing out words or letters which had been erroneously scratched in the soft wax.
When the written matter on these tablets was no longer wanted, a fresh surface for writing was prepared either by smoothing down the wax with the handle of the stilus, or else by scraping it off and pouring in a fresh supply.
He was smoothing her hair tenderly, when the shadow of a tall figure, which suddenly darkened the doorway, caused him to look up.
A respectable company," I heard Boyd mutter to himself, as he stood slapping the dust from hunting-shirt and leggings and smoothing the fringe.
He went across the room and laid the garment carefully on the divan, smoothing its folds.
He lit his cigar, took three or four puffs, contentedly sat down, and began smoothing out and counting the damp bills.
Katy took them out, smoothing the folds, and crimping the tumbled ruffles with her fingers.
Katy was standing with her back toward her, smoothing her hair, but her face was reflected in the glass.
She brought her tiny mirror out from her pocket and surveyed her reflection critically, giving a tweak to one curl, and smoothing another back.
Lavinia cast off her capuchin and plumed her feathers, giving a surreptitious shake to her ruched skirts and smoothing her ruffles.
He was very penitent, wording his apology most cleverly, smoothing her ruffled plumage, withdrawing his words, but at the same time contriving to leave their sting behind.
Lafe, smoothing Jinnie's head now buried in his breast, lifted misty eyes to the young man.
She took it from Jinnie's shaking hand and, smoothing it out, replaced it in her pocket book.
Here are the struggles and striving, Here are the cares and the tears; Now is the time to besmoothing The frowns and the furrows and fears.
A collection of fifty smoothing stones used in polishing pottery.
Schist stone with groove for smoothing arrow shaft, and hole for rounding point.
These are bowlders weighing from one to three pounds, rounded by natural agencies, and selected by the natives to be used for smoothing and polishing purposes.
Small smoothing stone mostly of quartzite, one or two only of basalt.
Small and mostly polished smoothing stones, used chiefly in polishing pottery; all well worn; of jasper, quartzite; or basalt.
Small stones, chiefly quartz, basalt, and agate, used for smoothing and polishing pottery.
Sandstone with smoothed surface and groove for smoothing arrow shafts.
Seven oval segments or disks of gourd, regularly cut and edged for scraping and smoothing pottery.
