*gasp* Jeeves was WRONG!

[violetjimjams.livejournal.com]

According to Miss Manners, handkerchiefs for gentlemen really SHOULD be monogrammed with 2, preferably 3, initials.

The only possible conclusions are that Jeeves let personal preference interfere with propriety, he made a fashion faux pas, or really, REALLY doesn't want any young ladies to have an excuse to see Bertie or think fondly on him more often that absolutely necessary.

Comments

[radondoran.livejournal.com]

I like the third conclusion. If there's one thing we've learned from literature, it's that monogrammed handkerchiefs cause nothing but trouble.

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

It could be that Jeeves is just old fashioned. Monogrammed hankies came into mainstream fashion in the early 20th century, and since Bertie thinks them snazzy and Jeeves considers them a novelty, it could be that they were new and he just sees them as faddish.

[coffee-n-retcon.livejournal.com]

Yes, but really, what does Miss Manners know anyway? It's all opinion and I would go with Jeeves' opinions over her's any day. And certainly any lady worthy of the young master's acquaintance should be able to remember who had given her a handkerchief at any time. Knowing more than one "B" or "W" indeed! What is next? The embroidering of full name and address on each and every handkerchief to better accomodate ladies of a forgetful nature? Perhaps a map as well?

[pantropia.livejournal.com]

It's rather middle-class. A gentleman wouldn't expect something as inconsequential as a hanky to be returned.

[electricwitch.livejournal.com]

lol no. Miss Manners is middle class, in the upper classes monogramming anything is a really enormous mistake.

You can put your coat of arms on a few things, and if you have a title you should put a coronet or whatever over your correspondence, and from that it should be clear who you are, but feeling the need to put your name on things like you have to send it to a laundrette is unspeakably vulgar.

[mxdp.livejournal.com]

Careful!

The last person who said Jeeves was wrong had her face printed on milkbottles :s

[ogam.livejournal.com]

Please do keep in mind that Miss Manners is a middle-class American.