lorgnons

He has become very good looking, the ladies lift their lorgnons at him, and it depends only on him to attain the dignity of a negro

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters 2003

He has become very good looking, the ladies lift their lorgnons at him, and it depends only on him to attain the dignity of a negro "giraffier," but he loves, he is engaged, he has four years to wait, to work to make himself a position, and he has made a vow.

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters Sand, George, 1804-1876 1921

I saw more than one matron of the North Side set stiffen in her seat, while Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie turned upon her the chilling broadside of their lorgnons.

Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903

Both Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie wielded their lorgnons upon the later comers, thus giving their table quite an air.

Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903

Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie, after a period of futile glaring at her through the lorgnons, seemed to make their resolves simultaneously, and forthwith themselves lighted cigarettes.

Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903

From their seats women put up their lorgnons to look at her, passers-by turned round and stared.

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel William John Locke 1896

They both put up their lorgnons and gave her a swift glance.

Gordon Keith Thomas Nelson Page 1887

Suddenly there was a stir, followed by a hush in the conversation, and monocles and lorgnons went up.

Gordon Keith Thomas Nelson Page 1887

The women smiled at him behind their lorgnons as they passed him riding in the Bois, for he had never given up this form of out-door exercise, his erect military figure, fine head and upturned mustache lending him a distinction which attracted attention at once; but he seldom did more than return their salutations.

Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

He has become very good looking, the ladies lift their lorgnons at him, and it depends only on him to attain the dignity of a negro "giraffier," but he loves, he is engaged, he has four years to wait, to work to make himself a position, and he has made a vow.

The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters Gustave Flaubert 1850