I was reading a little book about weddings the other day (yep, approaching our third wedding anniversary and I still can't tear myself away from them. Incidentally, in case you were wondering, year 3 is celebrated with leather - or leather equivalent!), and I came across this quote by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)
'I...chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.'
