lawn party

Origin of lawn party

First recorded in 1850–55

You must know that I went to her privately, as Geoffrey's messenger, on the day of the lawn-party at Windygates.

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins
Did you happen to see the governess (Miss Silvester) on the day when we came here—the day of the lawn-party?

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins
There were young people in the family, and one evening they gave a lawn-party for me.

The Real Man |Francis Lynde
The cheerful tumult of the lawn-party was pleasantly audible from the distance.

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins

Anne had made her escape from Windygates on the occasion of the lawn-party—that is to say, on the fourteenth of August.

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins