So they had been, and for two hours had displayed manners as highly Starched as their collars.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
One of Dickens's most successful hits at the common philosophy, that the desired adult characteristics must be developed in childhood in their adult forms, was made in describing Mrs. Tozer's effort to qualify Tozer for the position of a clergyman by making him wear a stiff, Starched necktie while he was a boy.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
This gave him the appearance of a man without a shirt collar, until a turn of his head revealed his clean Starched linen and narrow black cravat.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith