He was black in the face, and they scarcely could trace
The least likeness to what he had been:
While so great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white -
A wonderful thing to be seen!

Lewis Carroll, from "The Hunting of the Snark", 1876

 
There was an old man of Port Grigor,
Whose actions were noted for vigour;
He stood on his head till his waistcoat turned red,
That eclectic old man of Port Grigor.

Edward Lear, 1872