REF: Jane Austen vocabulary

[Elizabeth Lorz <elorz1@home.com>]

Does anyone know where we can find the definitions of some words used in
"Pride and Prejudice"?  A student came in yesterday and needed to know the
meanings of "shoe-roses" for a ball that were sent by proxy.  He also wanted
to know about the "white soup" that had to be ready before a social event.
We looked in the Jane Austen Encyclopedia and in several standard reference
sources, but couldn't find anything that specific.  Thanks in advance for
any help you can give.

Elizabeth Lorz, Librarian
Bartlett High School
Bartlett, Illinois
elorz1@home.com
or
lorz_e/bhs@dns.u46.k12.il.us

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