apples & oranges & fanciful dichotomies

• sunrise or sunset
• early bird or night owl
• dragonflies or butterflies
• poppies or tulips
• lilies or orchids
• daisies or buttercups
• snow white or rose red
• cockle-shells or silver bells
• cochineal or viridian
• glass quartz or obsidian
• onyx or mother-of-pearl
• faux pearls or bakelite bangles
• bohemian chic or dollybird mod
• heart-shaped or cat-eyed glasses
• rhinestones or sequins
• strawberries or blueberries
• raspberries or blackberries
• pomegranates or figs
• lime or lemon
• lemonade or iced tea
• tea or coffee
• cream or sugar
• coffee or hot chocolate
• cocoa bombs or blooming tea
• bonbons or rock candy
• fortune cookie or popsicle riddle
• carousels or ferris wheels
• picnics or tea parties
• prize comfits or stolen tarts
• treacle wells or marmalade skies
• looking-glass people or kaleidoscope eyes
• talking flowers or bread-and-butter-flies
• garden bower or graveyard
• cacti or bonsai
• wisteria or spanish moss
• moss or ivy
• feathers or seashells
• forest or ocean
• dryads or nixies
• mermaid tails or angel wings
• dragons or unicorns
• skepticism or mysticism
• black arts or white magic
• cartomancy or bibliomancy
• tea leaves or tarot cards
• crystals or candles
• candelabras or chandeliers
• monocles or lorgnettes
• leather or lace
• lace collars or mary janes
• hole or nirvana
• blur or oasis
• lip balm or lip gloss
• lip gloss or lipstick
• kiss or hug
• miffy or hello kitty
• upside-down or inside-out
• ellipses… or &mpersand
• latin or ancient greek
• mythology or astrology
• athena or aphrodite
• endymion or galatea
• fates or furies
• graces or muses
• flute or lyre
• dancing or singing
• waltz or tango
• bach or mozart
• piano or violin
• hourglass or metronome
• porcelain dolls or marionettes
• marie antoinette or anastasia romanov
• macarons or petit fours
• eventail fan or feather parasol
• peacock feathers or marabou trim
• swan curve or peacock strut
• josephine baker or mistinguett
• gourmand perfumes or florientals
• rose oil or lavender essence
• petrichor or bibliosmia
• secret garden or secret library
• library or bookstore
• paperback or hardcover
• poetry or prose
• poets or æsthetes
• keats or byron
• villains or anti-heroes
• final girls or virgin sacrifices
• saints or witches
• queen cleopatra or empress theodora
• chanel vamp or dior poison
• black opium or black orchid
• honeysuckle accident or death by tuberose
• belladonna eyedrops or arsenic face talc
• black kohl or white eyeliner
• femmes fatales or ingénues
• theda bara or alla nazimova
• mary pickford or lillian gish
• charlie chaplin or buster keaton
• tv series or movies
• comedy or horror
• haunted houses or foggy forests
• la llorona or bloody mary
• damsel-in-distress or ghostly maiden
• granny witch boots or princess glass slippers
• bell sleeves or trailing skirts
• lingerie slips or nightgowns
• chaise longue or tête-à-tête sofa
• silken swish or velvet softness
• valentines or billets-doux
• origami hearts or paper roses
• eyelash wishes or butterfly kisses
• pressed flowers or forgotten bookmarks
• mourning hair jewelry or lover's eye miniatures
• cameo brooches or intaglio rings
• fur muffs or beaded reticules
• regency era or la belle époque
• raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens
• the bee's knees or the cat's meow
• who's looney now? or 23 skidoo!