linen

• As a matter of fact, no nation washes so much of its dirty linen in the face of the whole world as does our own; and, what is worse, there is washed in our country, with much noise and perversity, a great deal of linen which is not dirty. —  Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, V2
• These things--linen, bedding, and some nice little articles of furniture, and various little nicknacks which were prized beyond their value--were a great loss: but the greatest loss was a box or two of books. —  The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
• There were circumstances under which life was hardly worth living, and when one's express injunctions were continually disregarded, one began to despair Eliza spoke quite snappishly, and said that my linen was always properly aired, and that I was too fussy I replied, without losing my temper, that there was airing and airing. —  Eliza
• "The women of Abyssinia," says a missionary there; "never rest more than two or three days after child-birth," while in luxurious Athens, where women of the higher ranks were kept alike from physical and mental exertion, six weeks of seclusion was considered absolutely necessary The German mother begins at the birth of her infant daughter to spin and weave the linen which is to form her dowry in marriage. —  The Education of American Girls
• The shining gloss on the linen is an offence if the dirt looks through! —  My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year

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