"Russia leather" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... no you, can't understand ... I've seen Her laugh and go on, as I do over the valerian, after having emptied a glass of fetid wine that jumped dangerously too. As for the dead frog—so dead that it seems a bit of dry russia leather in the form of a frog—it's a sachet, impregnated with rare musk, with which I wish to scent ...
— Barks and Purrs • Colette Willy, aka Colette
... club chair, covered with red Russia leather and gently inclined his head in response to Heideck's ...
— The Coming Conquest of England • August Niemann
... long knitting-case to match the 40 above, fitted with needles, beads and silk of every description 1 papier-mache work-box, and 5 fitted up 1 morocco work-bag, ornamented 3 with bright steel; fitted up with scissors, thimble, etc 1 lady's Russia leather 15 shopping-bag, with silver and gilt clasps for chain and key 1 18-karat gold filigree 20 card-case 1 set gold whist-markers, in 50 hands on little box, a present unto her 1 lady's small work-bag, silk 5 fittings 1 solid silver porte-monnaie 19 1 little blue porte-monnaie; ...
— Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe |
