Thursday, July 17, 2008

RUDD's Finishing School (Advertisement from the Evening Argus)

RUDD's FINISHING SCHOOL
for Scarlet Women, Painted Ladies, Cads, and Bounders!

Gentlemen! Do you have an illegitimate and wayward son or daughter?
Ladies, are your second and third children 'getting under your feet'?
These sorts of young adults need instruction in the way the world REALLY works

Fortunately the Rudd Finishing School can help!

Established in 1808 under the patronage of King James III, The Rudd
school is managed, run and solely owned by - Lady Emmeline Rudd.

Our forthright curriculum is dedicated to equipping these 'difficult'
over-grown children with useful skills, once their 12 month course is
completed.

Cad's, Bounders and Rakes will acquire the following skill-set:
Gem-theft - using the patented 'Raffles' method
Brawling
Billiards / Pool / Snooker
Cards - Poker (honest and 'professional'), Bridge, and Pontoon
Backgammon - To Win, to humble and to cheat
Cocktails for the louche
and more...

Scarlet Women, Painted Ladies and Mistresses will learn
Eye Flashing - to Parisian Boudoir level
Make Up - an intensive course covering Demure, Wooing, Seduction and Scorn
Derringer - All Nineteen hiding places
Poisons - New and Old
Bustles - for the new seductress!

While the fees for this course are very substantial, your wayward
child will soon forget their old life of petty theft and trivial
friendship and be well on their way to becoming a scandalous person,
never away from the headlines - thus allowing the careful parent to
dine out on the exploits of their child for the rest of their life.

All communications and fee advancements should be sent to:-

Lady Rudd
Kitty O'Shea House
Nelson Road
Dulwich

submitted by Mr. Neon Suntan