To be ‘dressed,’ on the other hand, since by dress we show our respect for society at large, or the {149} persons with whom we are to mingle, is to be clothed in the garments which the said society pronounces as suitable to particular occasions; so that evening dress in the morning, morning dress in the evening, and top boots and a red coat for walking, may all be called ‘undress,’ if not positively ‘bad dress.’
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

Why, we can subpoena the whole town of Hazelhurst, and show that you were at that time acting as a pillar of society there, every day in that year, up to June twenty-seventh!" "But don't you see," said Amidon, "that proving this makes my whole story public?" Judge Blodgett thoughtfully gazed into space.
— from Double Trouble; Or, Every Hero His Own Villain by Herbert Quick