orange-crabs

Updated: July 10, 2026

She laid a wreath of little star-fish across the brown hair, a belt of small orange-crabs round the waist, buttoned the dress with violet snail-shells, and hung a tiny white pebble, like a pearl, in either ear. "Now she must have a glass and a comb in her hand, as the song says, and then she will be done," said Fancy, looking about her, well pleased.

Louisa May Alcott - Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc.