comes from George du Maurier , a cartoon for Punch called "A Little Christmas Dream" (1868): Gothicists will recognize du Maurier perhaps from his novel Trilby (1894). (via John Couthcart ) December 27, 2007 at 10:36 in Gothic | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451b88a69e200e54fb4a3e88833 Listed below are links