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Dotted among the black-shawled widows—flanked and dispersed like a murder of crows—were shopgirls and maids on their days off, carrying apples and boxed cakes, dressed in scarlet and burgundy.

The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006

Dotted among the black-shawled widows—flanked and dispersed like a murder of crows—were shopgirls and maids on their days off, carrying apples and boxed cakes, dressed in scarlet and burgundy.

The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006

Dotted among the black-shawled widows—flanked and dispersed like a murder of crows—were shopgirls and maids on their days off, carrying apples and boxed cakes, dressed in scarlet and burgundy.

The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006

A dozen black-shawled women were kneeling in the porch and they looked around in fear as a sudden rumble, jangle and clatter sounded from a nearby street.

Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

Everything about La Feria was restfully un-American, from the house itself, with its bare walls and floors, its brilliantly flowering patio, and its primitive kitchen arrangements, to the black-shawled, barefooted Indian women and their naked children rolling in the dust.

Heart of the Sunset Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

At that moment Dolores returned, bringing with her the three black-haired, black-shawled house servants, bundling them through the door and ranging them along the wall.

Heart of the Sunset Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

A black-shawled Mexican woman carrying a baby blundered into the portly

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909

Past a magnificent cathedral we went as the bells rang for vespers, and children, young girls, old black-shawled women, smart soldiers, and gallant-looking, tall officers answered their call.

My Friend the Chauffeur Frederic [Illustrator] Lowenheim 1901

Alone with that black-shawled figure in the silent church, Anna did not pray.

Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

Unconscious of that issue, the black-shawled figure knelt, never moving.

Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900