My husband finds his neckcloth unbearable when the summer weather is dreadfully hot. To my shock, more than once I have come upon him wearing merely his shirt in public! Can you please advise?
Gentle Reader,
Miss Pickworth heartily hopes your husband deigns to don not only his shirt but also his trousers on hot summer days. Otherwise, the shock would indeed overwhelm.
Lest you linger in lamenting your spouse’s shabby sartorial habit, please permit Miss Pickworth to assist. The Osbaldeston method of tying a neckcloth offers respite to the mannerly male. The neckcloth is first laid on the back of the neck. The ends are then brought forward and tied in a large knot, four inches in breadth and two inches deep. This tie is well adapted for summer, because instead of going around the neck twice, it confines itself to once.
Miss Pickworth trusts that hereafter she will behold your husband clad both comfortably and completely all summer.
