It was as if he had hastily thrown off his coat, and put on his dressing-gown; but, though the night was warm, he was shivering, his lower lip trembling, and he had hard work to keep his teeth from chattering together like the glass upon the carafe.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
A carafe holding water should be put on very late, and be fresh from the ice-chest.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
"You will not even drink absinthe," Henri continued, helping himself from a little carafe which stood between them, "absolutely the most artistic of all drinks.
"A Maker of History"
E. Phillips Oppenheim