Groups of carefully corseted women stood now beside the invitational plush divans and peacock chairs, paying twenty minutes' after-dinner standing penance.
"The Vertical City"
Fannie Hurst
Without the smallest premeditation, Charles bent and touched his lips to that smooth invitational cheek.
"Angela's Business"
Henry Sydnor Harrison
"No." She threw a dozen brilliant glances into the crowd, tossed an invitational nod to the group adjoining, and clapped her hands for the iridescent Christmas ball that dangled over their table.
"Every Soul Hath Its Song"
Fannie Hurst