Moira described Bryce in minute detail and related to her eager auditor little unconscious daily acts of kindness, thoughtfulness, or humour performed by Bryce-his devotion to his father, his idealistic attitude toward the Cardigan employees, his ability, his industry, the wonderful care he bestowed upon his fingernails, his marvellous taste in neckwear, the boyishness of his lighter and the mannishness of his serious moments.
"The Valley of the Giants"
Peter B. Kyne
Bernhardt's Hamlet no one can altogether liberate himself from the fancy that the Prince of Denmark was a girl of uncertain age, with crises of mannishness in which she did not seem quite a lady.
"Short Stories and Essays From "Literature and Life""
William Dean Howells
Oh, yes, there was no mistake, for all the mannishness of her clothing.
"The Heart of Unaga"
Ridgwell Cullum