Sir, I have noticed of late that it is becoming fashionable for the fairer sex to take up the habit of smoking tobacco. I find it hard to believe that a woman might enjoy the delights of a firm Cuban between their lips.
Jean Harlow, nude at Griffith Park, Los Angeles 1929!
Laying around
Sir, My wife has of late been most displeased at the interest I take in managing staff, recently misunderstanding my learning the maid upon methods of uncorking stubborn bottles of wine. Thus today I did delegate the instruction of a lower maid to the housekeeper, whilst I advised from a distance.