Drawing-room

By the 1890s, one popular book on etiquette could pronounce that being presented at Court did not "carry such distinction with it as formerly, as nearly every one with any pretensions to wealth or position contrives to get an entrance to her Majesty's Drawing-room."

Coming Out 2009

By the 1890s, one popular book on etiquette could pronounce that being presented at Court did not "carry such distinction with it as formerly, as nearly every one with any pretensions to wealth or position contrives to get an entrance to her Majesty's Drawing-room."

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Arbour or distant Drawing-room; where the Spark has Opportunity to misbehave himself to the Lady; which, if she resent, there is a ready

A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies 2008

Drawing-room Door, which open'd into the Garden, a Noise of breaking open; which made them presently conclude it to be some of the Traveller's

A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies 2008

Drawing-room; we went up-stairs into another chamber, where were certain visitors, waiting for audiences.

American Notes for General Circulation 2007

Last week he went to the Drawing-room, and papa presented him.

The Newcomes 2006

George IV, became such a tremendous Tory and pillar of the State that he was for having Amelia to go to a Drawing-room, too.

Vanity Fair 2006

Crawley waited in the drawing-room he spent his time in hating Dr

The Last Chronicle of Barset 2004

If I had entered the Drawing-room, and presented myself before Lady

Contributions to All the Year Round 2004

Drawing-room decorated by the best firm — but the pictures giving him away.

Main Street 2004