She is still décolletée…and when she is in a very smart gown she looks like an edition de luxe of a bad French novel.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 15. Lord Henry is speaking to Lady Narborough about Dorian’s friend the infamous Madame de Ferrol. The passage continues with Henry’s sparkling dialogue: "She is really wonderful, and full of surprises. Her capacity for family affection is extraordinary. When her third husband died, her hair turned quite gold from grief."