Methinks that yes, this is a gent who wants to impress a lady by being as suave as sherlock holmes -- but I get the feeling that the woman he wants to impress happens to be MARRIED. The lace-and-satin-looking-great line refers to pictures of the woman as a bride, as brides do wear satin and lace and do look gorgeous. So, I get the sense that this fellow is so enchanted by this woman that he wants to pretend that HE is her husband
Methinks that yes, this is a gent who wants to impress a lady by being as suave as sherlock holmes -- but I get the feeling that the woman he wants to impress happens to be MARRIED. The lace-and-satin-looking-great line refers to pictures of the woman as a bride, as brides do wear satin and lace and do look gorgeous. So, I get the sense that this fellow is so enchanted by this woman that he wants to pretend that HE is her husband