Sir, I sit within my library, enjoying a glass of port and perusing some books I did recently buy from a dealer. One in particular caught my eye, for it purports to show how things will be in 50 years time. The chapter on future clothing and fashions was nudes
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
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, The recent hot weather has been such a burden upon my staff. As a considerate employer, I offered to improve their working conditions by allowing them to remove their hot and cumbersome clothing. I have spent most of the day watching them at work, a
Sir, If it pleases you, may I draw attention to this illustration from a book I have been reading in my library. I feel it perfectly illustrates modern etiquette at the table.
Sir, a new maid arrives, and I ask her if she has any interests or hobbies. "I like to draw, I like art" she tells me. I ask if she would like to assist me with my photography, for that is the very latest thing in art. She is very excited at this idea.
Sir, For your regular column entitled "Improper Behavior of The Youth Of To-Day" : I instructed maid Violet to clean Lady B___'s bathtub. Violet refused as she did not wish to get her clothing wet. Complying reluctantly with my alternative clothing su
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
