Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Handsome

Handsome as houris.
—Anonymous

Handsome as paint.
—Anonymous

Handsome as a new stake-rope on a thirty-dollar pony.
—O. Henry

Handsome as a Detaille chevalier.
—Amy Leslie

Handsome as one full on drugs.
—Alfred Henry Lewis

Handsome as a hackman’s hat.
—Sydney Munden