silk-and-cotton

Updated: June 21, 2025

I assert that it is the man, and not his clothes, that I value; but in my own case my silk-and-cotton undershirt is a necessity, and if deprived of it I should, I know, lose some attribute of self. At any rate, my bluff, easy, confident manner among my fellow men, which has played so important a part in my success, would be impossible.

Arthur Cheney Train - The "Goldfish"

From forecastle capstan to binnacle she glowed and glittered with massive brass and ornate gilding; along the waist six burnished-bronze cannon stood on heavily carved carriages, lashings and breechings as white as a shark's tooth; over the quarter-deck double awnings gave ample clearance to the swing of the main boom the outer of dazzling white canvas, the inner of richest, striped silk-and-cotton mixture.

Aylward Edward Dingle - The Pirate Woman