"Trinketry" Quotes from Famous Books
... that story of Kipling's where he says, 'Regiments are like women—they will do anything for trinketry'?" inquired Nancy, calmly. ... — Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 • Various
... was a success. Bessie beamed radiantly, with her plump arms and shoulders set off by a white gown, and a good deal of rather incongruous trinketry in the way of birthday presents, every item of which she felt bound to wear, lest the givers should be wounded by her neglect. Thus, dear mother's amber necklace did not exactly accord with Mr. Jardine's neat ... — The Golden Calf • M. E. Braddon |