She no longer wore her hair in its great avalanche of curls down her back; they were caught in now with an amber barrette.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst
First he'd swing her round with her head bent back until her barrette almost scraped the floor; then he'd yank her up, toss her in the air, and let her trickle graceful down his shirt front, like he was a human stair rail.
"Shorty McCabe on the Job"
Sewell Ford
His hair streamed on the air in wild disorder; a deep shade was thrown over his face by the drooping plumes of his barrette, from which the rain was flowing.
"The-Bravo-of-Venice-a-romance"
Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)