March 16th, 1891
Miss,It is evident that you know very little of fashion; custom gowns require customers. Not even Mr. Lytton could design a tailored dress through post, and certainly not in a week.
Do you think Mrs. Finch is generally considered more or less credible than Witch Weekly? It might be a toss up, at this point. And as an "over-indulgent spinster" I have very little to lose from either that has not been lost already.
Prof. Marlowe Forfang
Jules