The Herald - Friday, April 5, 1895

The little finger of Oscar Wilde's left hand is covered nearly to the nail with rings.

Some years ago when the æsthetic movement was at its height in London Oscar Wilde, now prosecuting the Marquis of Queensberry, received large sums of money from people to design their furniture and otherwise arrange the art fittings of their homes.

Apropos of the shocking suggestion which permeates the report of the trial of the Marquis of Queensberry for alleged criminal libel, a resident in this city has been reliably informed that there is now actually a periodical published and privately circulated in London advocating an abominable practice.

The Weekly Times - Saturday, April 13, 1895

The little finger of Oscar Wilde's left hand is covered nearly to the nail with rings.

"A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me." Thus Oscar Wilde. The Marquis of Queensberry is not amongst the appreciative. Very few are.

Some years ago when the æsthetic movement was at its height in London Oscar Wilde, now prosecuting the Marquis of Queensberry, received large sums of money from people to design their furniture and otherwise arrange the art fittings of their homes.

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