And, glancing at the mirror over the chimney-piece, she adjusts her jabot and a curl above her forehead.
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin
The muslin apron and box of bonbons are for Janey, because she can't wear the gloves, and this lovely jabot is too old for her," said Daisy, surveying her new possessions with girlish satisfaction.
"Spinning-Wheel Stories"
Louisa May Alcott
There were two round spots of color out on her long cheeks, and her white cotton shirt waist, always bearing the imprint of sleeve protectors, was replaced by a dark-blue silk of candy-stripe plaid, with a standing collar of lace that fell in a jabot down the front, held there by an ivory hand of a brooch.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst