1855. Haliburton, (‘Sam Slick’), Human Nature, p. 131. She holds
out with each hand a portion of her silk dress, as if she was
walking a minuet, and it discloses a snow white petticoat. Her step
is short and mincing, and she wears a new bonnet called a
kiss-me-quick.
1885. S. Baring Gould, Court Royal, ii. Or this Dolly Varden with
panniers, a little passed in style, and a kiss-me-quick bonnet.