Sir F. Chook, Inventor of Leopard Oil
Likeness captured upon a daguerrotype machine in Japan, July 1891
Wherein the Author reflects upon certain topical & personal issues of the Day.
The following lettres were posted during this month:
Posted upon the 31st of January, 2006
-The Earl Grey is a society dedicated to developing trends toward self-respect, culture, artisanship and edification within society.
-We do so by leading through example, publishing instructive texts and staging public events intended to entertain and enlighten.
-We recognise, and act in the spirit of, great minds who have come before. If an individual, past or present, […]
Posted upon the 18th of January, 2006
THE PERILS OF MODERNITY
We live in an age ruled by efficiency, productivity and spendthriftiness - in essence, an age dominated by jumped-up industrialists and their toadying bootlicks. No longer are courtesy, self-respect and the study of decadent poetry fashionable, and gentlemen and gentleladies alike emerge from their dwellings hatless and with their suits hanging ill-fittingly […]
Posted upon the 14th of January, 2006
I had my valet have this run off this evening, to see how it would look. Should the name and logo prove popular with you chaps, I vote we move on to the drawing up of a charter!
Posted upon the 12th of January, 2006
It is clear to me (in my impudent wisdom) that colonial capital Melbourne (living in spiritual defiance of those Canberran lackwits) rankles for want of a formal society of swells, dandies, fops, dappers, flappers, Emancipated Women, rakes, Gibson Girls, popinjays and people who like lists. And neckties. It is my solemn and patriotic duty then […]
Posted upon the 4th of January, 2006
DON’T JUST STAND THERE!
This January, FrillyShirt Readers can expect Novelties and Rascally Bargains! We are a paper imdued with “Grit”, “My Golly” and “Oh Dear Lord”, and as such feel little shame in announcing a NEW ERA in publishing! Observe some of what this will have to offer YOU, the READER, thanks to our sponsors!
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