Sir, All is disarray this morning. Lady B___ demands to know why her tea has no milk, and Maid Elsie does gesture to assist in a most undignified way. Lady B___ dismisses maid Elsie immediately. I later send a note to Elsie offering alternative employmen nudes
Sir, It is 2 past the midnight hour, and I discover maid Emily relaxing in a chair of her betters. She beckons seductively with her fan. "You are such a progressive employer. 6d an hour is too much. I must repay your kindness". Lady B___ then wakes me
Sir, This evening to my club, and to a private show by Mr Alfonso and his assistant, of an acrobatic dexterity ne'er seen before. Such was their skill and adroitness that three encores were called. A most fascinating evening.
Sir, Gussy Herbert sends a most confusing postcard from Paris, informing me of his "Duplex Candle System". He intends to patent his invention immediately upon his return to London, which he believes will make him great wealth. I think the man has a bra
Sir, Having recently purchased a new townhouse, I do now peruse brochures of furniture to equip it. I particularly like the practical illustrations showing the very item in use. This mirror, for example, can be adjusted to suit the size and height of any
Sir, Maid Gertie is most curious about Lady B___'s disrobing screen. "It do hide the lady when she undresses?" she asks. "Yes." I reply. "And she can be bare and yet none can see?" "Yes." "If I was bare you could not see?" "Perhaps. Why not t
Sir, Lord Frottingham recently asked that I apply a scientific eye to the costumes for the Empire Games Ladies swimming team. I see it as a matter of aqua-dynamics, such that streamlining permits free-flow through the water. My design was rejected, altho
