Sentence:  The story goes that James Whitcomb Riley, the poet, on a beautiful spring day, in making his way from his home to his office, was accosted by numerous friends on the way who were exclaiming most extravagantly on the beauty of the day. It was "Good morning, Mr. Riley, a fine day;" "Good morning, Mr. Riley, [...] a <WSD>handsome day</WSD>;" [...]. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Fine, clear and bright.