I was particularly impressed by the general appearance of beauty and refinement of our country-women in Madras, and by the Fashionableness of their attire.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
Without interfering with the worship below, they can discuss the comparative Fashionableness of the "basque" and the "polonaise," the one lady vowing she thinks the first style is "horrid," and the other saying she would rather die than be seen in the latter; all this while the chorister is gone out during sermon to refresh himself with a mint-julep, hastening back in time to sing the last hymn.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
But his linen was irreproachable, and a certain dash in his manner, and the loud Fashionableness of his attire, gave unmistakable evidences of prosperity.
"Tales From Two Hemispheres"
Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen