Crossword-Solution: LUSTRING 8 letters, 6 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Her hair combed back, and imperfectly held by a net from which loose curls were escaping; her slender arms, sheathed down to the elbows in lustring sleeves; her hands, which she did not seem to know what to do with, all red with chillblains; her dress, much too short, revealing that she had on stockings much too large for her, and shoes worn down at the heel; and a skipping-rope tied round her waist in lieu of a belt,--all combined to lend Mademoiselle Jeanne an appearance the reverse of presentable.

Then we went to a mercer's at the end of Lombard Street, and there she bought a suit of Lutestring--[More properly called "lustring"; a fine glossy silk.]--for herself, and so home.

Then we went to a mercer’s at the end of Lombard Street, and there she bought a suit of Lutestring--[More properly called “lustring”; a fine glossy silk.]--for herself, and so home.

The willow, almond and the whole lot of trees, on the upper side, were, it is true, without blossom and leaves; but pongee and damask silks, paper and lustring had been employed, together with rice-paper, to make flowers of, which had been affixed on the branches.

You'd better therefore ask for it of your worthy mother, and apply as well to lady Feng for a piece of thick glazed lustring of the size of that paper, and hand them to the gentlemen outside, and request them to prepare a rough copy for you, with any alterations or additions as might be necessary to make so as to accord with the style of these grounds.