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Gladstone Bag
(A). A black leather bag of various sizes, all
convenient to be hand-carried. These bags have two handles, and are
made so as not to touch the ground, like the older carpet bags. Called
Gladstone in compliment to W. E. Gladstone, many years leader of the
Liberal party.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Gladstone Bag from Infoplease:
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