Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 18, 2025
One will have an irresistible physical impulsion towards pearl sleeve-links, while he passes over the most elegant and celebrated diamond sleeve-links, placed about in the most conspicuous locations. Another will impede his flight with no less than forty-seven buttoned boots, while elastic-sided boots leave him cold, and even sarcastic.
That the woman herself was, in some way, connected with his misfortunes, she also suspected and had done so, in reality, ever since the night on which she gave him the sleeve-links. She had not said so to John; she had not hinted as much to Father Cruse; but she had never dismissed the possibility from her mind.
It was the colour of death; but a single star shone out in it. Chevenix came in briskly, fastening his sleeve-links. "Here is the Perfect Chaperon, here is he!" he said, and bowed to Lady Maria. "My dear Aunt Wenman, you've no notion how hungry I am. We saw Senhouse teaching the hares their catechism. Afterwards we lunched on conversation and water. Ah, and salad. Excellent salad.
The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte's, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave. Sleeve-links, by Martyr, out of Shirt-on-fire, by Suspender, was a bay filly, three years old, who for a variety of reasons had never shown her true form.
'Heaven preserve me from them, said Bude, and he gently stroked the strange muddy pearls in the sleeve-links on his loose shirt-cuff. It was a moment of emotion. Six silvery strokes were sounded from a little clock on the chimney-piece. The hour of confidences had struck. 'Bude, you are serious about Miss McCabe? asked Merton. 'I mean to put it to the touch at Goodwood. 'No use! said Merton.
"You can't spend the night at a Country Club, dance till 4 A.M., catch the 7 A.M. for town, and do good work not always." "How did you know all that?" Blizzard laughed. "From a man," said he, "who had planned to rob the Meadowbrook Club last night. There is a fine haul of scarf-pins, and sleeve-links, and watches and money in the bachelors' quarters.
At small, unceremonious parties, gloves are not necessary; but, when worn, they should be new and fit well. Economy in gloves is an insult to society. A man's jewelry should be of the best and simplest description. False jewelry, like every other form of falsehood and pretence, is unmitigated vulgarity. Elaborate studs and sleeve-links are all foppish and vulgar.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking