Her neck's so white and she's never worn much jewellery-she'll be pleased.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
Then more carriages glittering in gold came up, and old, and fat, young, and thin, genial, and haughty Indian princes, covered with gold and jewellery, got in or were helped in, and footmen in gorgeous clothes and bare feet jumped up in front and behind, and off they went, the big princes leading with horsemen and drawn swords behind them.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
The women seem to consider this is not a bad part of their day's work; to come to the well-head and chat with their neighbours and show off their jewellery, and probably wouldn't thank you for a modern engine to pump up the water in half the time.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch