Sir, Herbert Gussie do excitedly bring news that furs are the very latest fashion in Paris. I dismiss him immediately, it is far from the first time that he has been sorely mistaken. "But they wear a fur and nothing else" he ejaculates. I may enquire a nudes
Sir, I did commission a local artist to provide a classical picture, in a Greek or Roman style, to hang within my study to provide inspiration and learning. I sit and admire the picture for hours on end, although I hang a small tapestry over it when Lady
Sir, Anticipating a visit from Lord Albermarle, and following my previous problems with seating comfort, I do now employ Maid Effie to test all of my furnishings. She do declare this chair "most soft and welcoming". Having considered her assessment at
Sir, with the forthcoming New Year's celebrations some of the staff ask permission to perform a Mummers Play. I am quite content with the spectacle but insist that reherasls are performed. Costumes are quite unnessecary at the stage.
Sirs, I recently returned from a trip to the former 13 colonies, their food was frightfully terrible, but I had enjoyed the most peculiar entertainment. I must consider having the staff learn this new fangled “can can” these “saloon” girls exhibi
Today maid Lottie did spill a whole bottle of ink down her tunic. She starts to cry, she cannot afford a new dress. "Does your dress, or lack thereof, affect or impede your ability to clean?" "No, sir". "Well then, I think we have a solution to your
Sir, Lord Pullborough tells me a curious tale. Whenever his maid do show him her Lady Jane, an apparition appears in his late wife's looking glass. I scoff at such a preposterous story, but Pullborough provides proof. I retire to my library with the pho
Sir, With an eye upon my dwindling wine cellar, I intend to cut the costs of running my estate. I issue a decree that staff should now sleep two to a bed, in a modest "top and tail" style that economises on laundry and bed space. I do note that some ma
