Sentence:  Not the English of the salons of Paris or London, or the English of Lady B———'s drawing-room, or of Lady C———'s coterie, or the language talked at D——— Castle, or the <WSD>"minaudière</WSD>" phrases used in certain societies; but the language of truth: ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. (18th–19th c.)