June 30th, 2015
30 Jun 2015 · page 502 of 1306
Ladylike.
Cast: Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt
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"muft"? "Fpeak"? Someone's got a lisp.
[http://ilovetypography.com/...](http://ilovetypography.com/2007/09/09/decline-and-fall-of-the-ligature/ "http://ilovetypography.com/2007/09/09/decline-and-fall-of-the-ligature/")
"What the hell's a ligature", indeed. Very curious! Thank you for sharing that, I'd no idea.
Why are present and raise not written with long s?
My guess is because it's not [s] but [z].
Nope: pres-ent rather than pres-sent -- the rule of thumb is that it's sibulant followed by a weak sylable, it's long. St-words are also automatically long because of the sound and the link to the old Stan-rune. :)
Well, "muſt" is an example of a ligature (though not in most modern types). "ſpeak" or "ſhould" are just plain old long s (so's "muſt").
It's actually the long s as is explained in
[https://english.stackexchan...](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/37982/use-of-f-instead-of-s-in-historic-printed-english-documents "https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/37982/use-of-f-instead-of-s-in-historic-printed-english-documents")
Although as that article explained the use of long s and ligatures ended at the same time for the same reason.
What a perfectly respectable lady.
Refpectable*
If this ain't a match made in bloody heaven! Isa, meet Henry, purveyor of problems!
This garden, or perhaps the manor itself, wouldn't happen to be called Eden?
I love all of this
Should we expect to see ligatures and lessons on etiquette invading 164 Days?
heck no, I couldn't top this page! haha
Aaaah the old S are always such a pain to read~~
ß, æ, œ, ð, ᵹ, þ, ƿ...
meh, ß, æ, œ, ð or ᵹ aren't easily mistakable with a "normal" letter of the alphabet. þ and ƿ a teensy more, but... well, the old S really looks like a F to me.
I love her already!
Ditto.
If Henry doesn't fall for her quickly, then I'm calling dibs!
Trying to make out the title..."Etiquette for the Modern Young English Lady"? Can't make out the second line.
Yes, I'm curious about it as well. Perhaps the artist would be so kind as to provide a transcript? Or a close-up of the panel in question?
Respectable ladies should not go outside without a bonnet, to ensure they do not get a sun tan.
[http://unearthcomic.com/pro...](http://unearthcomic.com/prologue-page-19/ "http://unearthcomic.com/prologue-page-19/")
Otherwise people might think that they work for a living. Oh, wait...
I read Baroness Warsely... I think I am right about Baroness, but could be completely wrong about the name.
I like to think it says "blooming unlikely." :)
Well, at least she didn't drop the aitch.
OH MY GOD IT'S THE VICTORIAN S!!!!! /SQUEE
Also, Isabelle is my new favorite character. I can totally see that Harry gets her traits from both grandparents. Like.... in the first six panel-establishing frames of "young" Isabelle.
Oh, and I just now get that the green text boxes from here on in will be Grandmum Isabelle.
Oh boy, the long S, f's evil cousin, twice removed!
I once saw it in a captcha, in the middle of 'honeysuckle'. At first glance, I thought my computer was inviting me to perform a rather sticky, risque act.
ſticky and riſque, eh?
😂😂😂
Thif etiquette leffon if going well. Seriously though, did he bring a chaperone with him?
*is
From G&S's Ruddigore:
"This hallowed volume (producing a book of etiquette), composed, if I may believe the title-page, by no less an authority than the wife of a Lord Mayor, has been, through life, my guide and monitor. By its solemn precepts I have learnt to test the moral worth of all who approach me. The man who bites his bread, or eats peas with a knife, I look upon as a lost creature, and he who has not acquired the proper way of entering and leaving a room is the object of my pitying horror. There are those in this village who bite their nails, dear aunt, and nearly all are wont to use their pocket combs in public places."
[http://diamond.boisestate.e...](http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas/ruddigore/web_opera/rudd02d.html "http://diamond.boisestate.edu/gas/ruddigore/web_opera/rudd02d.html")
Ah, a lady after my own heart X)
Ah, the gentleman shrub seems to be fruiting . . . time to harvest!
Or for pruning. And Henry might be a good candidate for either. While he seems to be prospering at his trade, it is hardly a respectable trade, and he might vanish from her life at any time, leaving her along [or maybe not quite alone].
I'm not entirely sure it's a true gentleman shrub. Maybe a hybrid? ;)
I like this woman already.
She seems comfortable in her own skin.
I absolutely love how I can see each of the Barber sisters in Isabelle.
First panel: Nicola
Second panel: Harry
Third panel: Florrie
Sixth panel: Nora
Beautifully done!!
Beautifully done, and brilliant!
Miss Kate -- We invite you to step forward and take a bow!
And tell us a bit about your composition of this page. Is Panel Four a shadow of sturdy Eddie, hauling puppy chow?
She looks quite attractive and likeable to me, so I confess to being surprised that she doesn't have gentleman callers of any stripe.
I was thinking similarly having seen this production earlier in the summer - highly recommended!
[http://www.charlescourtoper...](http://www.charlescourtopera.com/ruddigore1.html "http://www.charlescourtopera.com/ruddigore1.html")
I'm not very good at colors.... But I think that Etiquette manual just might be the same book that Isabelle is holding on the cover-page of this episode.
With grace, yes. Propriety... not so much.
Is it weird that it bothers me that she's not shoveling right? So little leverage with that dirt.
It's hard to shovel properly and read at the same time.
I will forever read these lines with an 'f' instead of a 's' and I don't care what anyone says.
Okay, I adore this woman already. Sorry, Harry, you may find yourself in competition for "best character" status if this continues.
Possible of course, but she is also in the running for "worst". Our other ladies have various excuses for having jobs that they would have not been considered for in a "real" world. The major point is that they wanted those jobs [and we can assume they put in the extra effort to get them], while Isabelle doesn't. Instead she is behaving in a way that would give her the sack before she could turn a page. With the others, a powerful friend or relative might have let her play at a job, but Isabelle's desires seem to more conventional. It would certainly seem she would would prefer woman's work to the gardening she is neglecting. So she just seems unreal.
what is any of this
how dare this female character not immediately be your perfect wife
Bit of a fail on propriety, though.
I'm a little impressed by her casual one-handing of that shovel in panel 2. Looks like she'll be the muscle half of the duo.
Street smarts with a big of luck & book smarts with a bit of strength what’s not to love
Compost heap, eh?
Hated ours when i was a kid.
Welp, I'm in love. Again. Who's with me?
Ðe uſe of ſ in place of s ſeems a little inconſiſtent baſed on what I know about ðe rules of uſing long S, but I could be wrong about how it was uſed.