Most people don't see details, only effects.

That's what we detectives come up against all the time.

So, whether these ladies were five feet eight, five feet ten, or six feet, whether they had large features or small, big hands and feet or fine points, or whether they added on all the inches they yearned for by means of high heels or style, is beyond me.

But here they are." He took his neat little note-book from his pocket and was about to read it, when Ruyler interrupted him.
"But surely you know whether these women were French or not ?" "Aw, that's just what you can't always find out.

Lots of 'em pretend to be, and others--if they come from good stock in the old country--want you to forget it.