Bridget was at first surprised when Lady Fogminster insisted on holding the interview for the position of under-housekeeper in her boudoir.
Soon enough it was crystal clear just exactly what she was meant to be under, and while it was initially rather a shock, the extra £15 per annum was indeed a temptation. It all worked out for the best, of course; 40 years later they ran the best motorcycle-repair shop in all of Cornwall.
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ReplyDeleteexcellent felix.
DeleteI never noticed how much the Gibson girl type so resembled Kay Francis. Or maybe it's just me?
ReplyDeleteIs that a nice way of chiding me for not recognizing the great lady's birthday? I do feel very remiss. But yes, she did have a certain period look, which worked well in the few non-modern pictures she made (the debacle that was The White Angel excepted, of course).
DeleteNothing on Bernadette Peters, though, who would have been a fabulous Gibson Girl.
Were Gibson Girls so cloying? Peters makes my teeth ache.
DeleteMuscato, no chiding on my part. I just happened to notice the similarity,perhaps because I'd just posted an image that seemed to reinforce the look.
DeleteTruth to tell, I am feeling guilty, not least because I celebrated by watching two of her distinctly lesser films - 2/3rds of her fabled "Monogram Trilogy." The most I'll say is, "Oh, dear...."
DeleteBridget was initially lacking in perspective. Hopefully she, and the illustrator for the love of god, got a much firmer handle on perspective as the years wore on.
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