ice-bucket

Updated: May 3, 2025

The best I can do, though, is to steer him into a flossy Broadway grill, shove him the wine-card with the menu, and tell him to go the limit. He orders a pot of tea and a combination chop. "Oh, say, have another guess," says I. "What's the matter with that squab caserole and something in a silver ice-bucket?" "Thank you, no," says he. "I er my nerves, you know."

Sewell Ford - Wilt Thou Torchy

Numerous wineglasses were placed before each guest, and champagne was cooling in an ice-bucket near the door. Dorfling was there, and received his guests as the waiter lifted the heavy portiere. He was in evening dress, and his slightly flushed face beamed with pleasure. His friends regretted keenly that they had come in ordinary morning clothes, and expressed their apologies.

Max Simon Nordau - The Malady of the Century