The effect is one of oddly delicate, gruesome charm.

It was one of those spring festivities which have a delicate charm of their own.

But Schine's homage has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail.

He was a born poet of delicate charm.

Laszlo Kubinyi's watercolors have a quiet, delicate charm.

And the gladiolus species, he says, boast "a certain delicate charm that their garish, funereal relatives have lost."

Its coarse weave managed to enhance her delicate charm.

And what man could resist her delicate, tiny blond charms?

For all its delicate charms, the movie, shot in two weeks, is ragged around the edges and has a slack cynical ending (Holden).

The attractive prints, elegant bedside lighting and pretty lace enhance the delicate charm of the room.