Warmth radiated from the girls, and their bibbed aprons shone in the darkness.
"Pelle the Conqueror, Vol. 2"
Martin Anderson Nexo
When the big trees blossom in watery yellow, yellow-eared honey-eaters, blue-bibbed sun-birds, and screeching parrots in accordant colours, assemble joyously, for the aroma, as of burnt honey, spreads far and wide, bidding all, butterflies and jewel-backed beetles which buzz and hum, to the feast, until the aerial anthem is harmonic to the rustle of the sea.
"Tropic Days"
E. J. Banfield
She knew a fine must be paid for this dizzying draught of popularity, even as she tied on a bibbed apron, and superintended the serving and distribution of the patients' one-o'clock dinner.
"The Dop Doctor"
Clotilde Inez Mary Graves