violet-powder

He tried the effect of ear-rings, ribbons, and collars; wound up the watch, though it was n't time; burnt his inquisitive nose with smelling-salts; deluged his grimy handkerchief with Fan's best cologne; anointed his curly crop with her hair-oil; powdered his face with her violet-powder; and finished off by pinning on a bunch of false ringlets, which Fanny tried, to keep

An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

Bluebell observed that her decorative preparations were restricted to a dab of violet-powder on her nose, and a slight application of lip-salve.

Bluebell A Novel Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

An elderly lady, richly dressed, with diamonds sparkling in her gray hair, came rustling down the steps, bringing with her faint odours of patchouly and violet-powder.

Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) Israel Zangwill 1895

It was a long, narrow, whitewashed room, smelling strongly of violet-powder and clothes.

A Mummer's Wife 1892

There were a good many ladies there, pale, I could not quite make out whether from ill-health or from violet-powder; but I think the latter had something to do with their pallor, for, after drinking, when they wiped their lips, roses began to bloom, wherever the napkin touched.

In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc 1879

A cloud of violet-powder, a vague white mist, seemed still to be floating in the air, from the effects of her over-powdering her face and neck.

The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories Guy de Maupassant 1871

Little Rose was indeed a delicious baby, all dimples and good-humor and violet-powder, with a skin as soft as a lily's leaf, and a happy capacity for allowing herself to be petted and cuddled without remonstrance.

What Katy Did Next Susan Coolidge 1870

He tried the effect of ear-rings, ribbons, and collars; wound up the watch, though it was n't time; burnt his inquisitive nose with smelling-salts; deluged his grimy handkerchief with Fan's best cologne; anointed his curly crop with her hair-oil; powdered his face with her violet-powder; and finished off by pinning on a bunch of false ringlets, which Fanny tried, to keep a profound secret.

An Old-Fashioned Girl Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1870

He tried the effect of ear-rings, ribbons, and collars; wound up the watch, though it was n't time; burnt his inquisitive nose with smelling-salts; deluged his grimy handkerchief with Fan's best cologne; anointed his curly crop with her hair-oil; powdered his face with her violet-powder; and finished off by pinning on a bunch of false ringlets, which Fanny tried, to keep a profound secret.

An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott 1860

There are pearl-powder, violet-powder, rouge, bistre for the eyelids, belladonna for the eyes, whitelead and blacklead, yellow dye and mineral acids for the hair -- all tending to the utter destruction of both hair and skin.

Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Lucia Gilbert [Commentator] Calhoun 1860