sociables

They give me the warning sometimes after their _swim-posiums_, as they call the sociables, not to touch anything till they come down, for poisons are about.

The Son of Clemenceau Alexandre Dumas fils 1859

Besides, I have been told that "sociables" cost more than other kinds of bicycles.

The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905

Besides, I have been told that "sociables" cost more than other kinds of bicycles.

The Story of My Life Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 1903

Oysters could be had in town for sixty cents a quart, a sum that seems not large; but in Mrs. Peaslee's mind they were associated with the elegance and luxury of church "sociables," and with the dissipation of supper after country dances.

The Calico Cat Charles Miner Thompson 1902

A few of the more venturesome -- but not the more ardent -- asked her to go walking, driving, or to the church "sociables," and there was a rivalry in town which threatened to upset commerce.

The Daughter of Anderson Crow George Barr McCutcheon 1897

He steered club meetings and "sociables" into her large rooms, and as people found how cheap and easy it was to give parties that way, they continued the habit.

What Diantha Did Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1897

At church "sociables" he was always called upon to read poetry; and when he was through, the ladies would lift up their hands and let them fall helplessly in their laps, and "wall" their eyes, and shake their heads, as much as to say, "Words cannot express it; it is too beautiful, too beautiful for this mortal earth."

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876

At church "sociables" he was always called upon to read poetry; and when he was through, the ladies would lift up their hands and let them fall helplessly in their laps, and "wall" their eyes, and shake their heads, as much as to say, "Words cannot express it; it is too beautiful, TOO beautiful for this mortal earth."

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2. Mark Twain 1872

"sociables," the most sensible of all parties, a light silk, mousseline, or cashmere, is sufficient, with short sleeves and a pretty collar.

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 Various

"sociables," where, in Christmas week, and sometimes at other times, we played old-fashioned games, such as

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910