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Legendary Beauty https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/659bcm22da63d85u9aivrjplxz5z43 monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614727034348-7U0S8A5FPCV9SMHNBZZI/archive-24.jpg The Archive - Ernest https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/2p0oqtzdewe0ygzhx8wpmgc0a2gydw monthly 0.5 2021-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614789419458-46JBIQXJRPSB2EZA078H/archive-29.jpg The Archive - New Year’s Day https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/d7dorqo962nt2l9xewgldc4oglgwnd monthly 0.5 2021-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614789211184-FIAXVIGBX3HI3JK9116R/archive-28.jpg The Archive - New Year’s Eve https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/bw4cixwdxi6k94sgacg0oemhhwhhxc monthly 0.5 2021-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614788708674-0KHLMIVXTCSVDOYPLCQP/archive-27.jpg The Archive - Holiday Greetings https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/r1zg0navgxc648sbll8ea7ug7rr87d monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614726435056-MO4AVY8U0E77Z0OQOW5O/archive-23.jpg The Archive - Many Happy Returns https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/p5gu58whyzu30259y035sdwphz5llg monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614724705494-FY1U01MXE5EFK7PK8CFJ/archive-21.jpg The Archive - Daily Exercise https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/jp6v8ljxf9h61ztn9mimeeytbu6bp6 monthly 0.5 2021-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614724053775-T5PDGZJV2N5PK0PRO8BN/archive-20.jpg The Archive - Thinking of You https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/tq98ryqzwda4tvfopvvhf808u41hcv monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614723574026-ZTC0JNNG59IM87M9KPKZ/archive-19.jpg The Archive - Bargain https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/enids-interview monthly 0.5 2021-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614786303921-V7MIYXFTLVC8RQAE7LV7/archive-26.jpg The Archive - Enid’s Interview https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/a-little-night-music monthly 0.5 2021-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615222323589-EUFAMVMTZPZI0BFPTPPG/archive-83.jpg The Archive - A Little Night Music https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/xac3pz2bd2e6nrd216emtmnbovh0i5 monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614722775804-NG8JXSYHAUYQYNE647MZ/archive-18.jpg The Archive - China https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/dayuckitrnne7xlpqxj6ozmz4jbqcm monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614721383287-2HG0JYVEP5JNG2U2SU0C/archive-17.jpg The Archive - Footling About https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/b9t2jwrr20n5ik617j6sbfuyobyuau monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614721124847-F99VB93H5JZZKE9HYPQS/archive-16.jpg The Archive - Faster, Please. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/p5hgqxb3u64ayoezude1hu3rxff8nu monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614720837473-NGLJ2X1B1ZFWU9XV9LU5/archive-15.jpg The Archive - Tap Tap Tap https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/5qxhm0chrjqyj3h2tlljdljsolm7bi monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614719923673-6HU77EIC3ZF4JQFF94S0/archive-14.jpg The Archive - Big Bed https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/yzmvi0blfgcc6zz49zp6yol806qhfx monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614719650235-PRWV7PP8EP4KW4L110GV/archive-13.jpg The Archive - Side by Side https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/ryj5ozdi6ur50tyl1qda5uvojg05mw monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614719271480-QFOQER8KH8UNMVEA99QQ/archive-12.jpg The Archive - Conversation Piece https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/235k1qjk4rlvlgmabg99tpddf6xuiv monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614718580590-IBF6S0K2FE9JR638DKFK/archive-11.jpg The Archive - No Chairs https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/z1z0b00iiwly51b0uwvebolkmihcxi monthly 0.5 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614718116217-YE47XQVY9YOBYA6DCWDI/archive-10.jpg The Archive - Going Up https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/6tbvlyu2g6tztg8s10som0le84cbbl monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614717450311-1SNWIYBY3PT83K9I586L/archive-09.jpg The Archive - How Odd https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/j4cj1pjnu3q1w8oiqnfdlcs4zkrt6w monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614716107803-1PUVQCU0XN5BQCJRY7O1/archive-08.jpg The Archive - On the Bright Side https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/n6pch51o9yidec5lb4s0ih0vq8528n monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614715709271-GLDV6UQSVZS3RIAXJI64/archive-07.jpg The Archive - New Fireplace https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/dyp9nyfgtdghgph3pg1ohv0wrn1xbn monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614715298849-OX9RI1FU97DSYOH15OA3/archive-06.jpg The Archive - Glass Windows https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/z5ngk6spy1m1mxwpy5exbyxs7xdc8c monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614715079589-JOFF3R0EH43QD6BOJT8I/archive-05.jpg The Archive - Starry, Starry Night https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/uet06hjk2dws6qvjvjnhg59xvtdv71 monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614714908440-Q64H87CKGLTXHPTD7GK3/archive-04.jpg The Archive - Starry Night https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/0222vqhiroeu3bh5uza86j1qa5lc5n monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614714686709-EJDSG9Q4H0OQL9NLH2EM/archive-01.jpg The Archive - The Telephone https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/25j2s9sjb5rj4ce38yp38u9c9vdt0b monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614714512548-PY2I6WKS4THB955QG8XN/archive-03.jpg The Archive - Wallpapers https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-archive/rc97ki47h53klhnf42361h0nqq3kzr monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1614714143983-A8YL13YIWYASQCCISLAM/archive-02jpg.jpg The Archive - First-Rate Work https://www.foxeandboxe.com/welcome daily 1.0 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615839094742-E1IN1ZX8EE9YK44RLZ7B/house-portrait-redux.jpg Welcome - Welcome to 39, Eglantine Crescent. This is the home and workplace of Mr Foxe and Mr Boxe, fine dressmakers. The gentlemen invite you to make yourself comfortable. Faites comme chez vous, in fact. You might like to have a closer look at the house and its history, or meet the cast. Perhaps you would enjoy a riffle through the archive of our past adventures? And perhaps you would like to know that we are writing a book. If you’d care for a cup of tea, ring for Enid. If she doesn’t respond within thirty minutes or so, feel free to make it yourself. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/house daily 0.75 2021-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615692006653-VM01ACNQ85T4H2AO0Z6V/dollhouse-elevation.jpg The House - I first saw the house on a high shelf at a thrift store. A helpful staff member brought a ladder and fetched it down. At eye level, it was a mess. Not merely dusty, but dirty. Derelict, in fact. The windows were broken and missing, as were some of the floors. The roof was warped and front hung askew on rusty hinges. And yet… What remained was surprisingly sturdy. The original builder–a carpenter with perhaps more ambition and ingenuity than formal training–had done a neat job with the most important joins. Under the grime, the exterior details were charming. The elevator, for there was indeed an elevator, creaked–but it worked. It looked to me like a homemade attempt at a townhouse by Gottschalk, the famous turn-of-the-century German purveyors of dolls’ houses and furnishings. The price was shockingly low. I bought it and carried it home, grinning idiotically, contemplating tiny wallpapers and fireplaces and kitchen fittings. I cleaned off the greater part of the dirt and then put the house on a shelf, where it sat mostly untouched for the better part of five years. I didn’t know what to do with it. I was too intimidated to begin. Since early childhood, a dolls’ house had been my dream toy above all other dream toys–but boys weren’t allowed to play with dolls. Now that I had one, all I could do was stare at the unfinished interior and vacillate. On a trip to Rome, I was window shopping in the Piazza Navona when I spotted a display of so-called “Vienna Bronzes.” These pricey, whimsical painted metal figures were produced in Austria in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and their style–akin to Beatrix Potter, perhaps with a touch more urban sophistication–hit me squarely in my sweet spot. I went inside and inquired about a few of the pieces. The price was shockingly high. I am still not sure what possessed me to go ahead anyway and buy four of them, including a dandified fox and dog with walking sticks and jaunty coats. Possibly it was the giddiness of being in Rome, in springtime. Possibly it was having drunk very good wine at lunch. Probably it was both. Back home, and sober, I found that the fox and the dog fit into the 1/16 scale of the dolls’ house. Fit perfectly, in fact. It might as well have been built with them in mind. And then–suddenly, joyfully–I knew what to do. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-cast daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/63d81985-a21b-40e1-8cd7-75ccdf47d460/foxe-and-boxe-portrait.jpg The Cast Mr Josaphat Foxe and Mr Frederick Boxe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c426cc4b-77d3-4476-9faf-13bc661ddec5/enid-portrait.jpg The Cast Enid Poole, the housemaid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2272e54b-3de0-4cc4-baee-260756af2fb6/miss-pond-portrait.jpg The Cast Josephine Pond, the book-keeper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/df697f0d-a77c-4857-abba-f86eaa84c5ec/maud-puddle-portrait.jpg The Cast Maud Puddle, the head seamstress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/72e9ea16-5327-4031-bda6-70d9de7f18e0/lisette-lolotte-portraits.jpg The Cast Lisette and Lolotte, the house models https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cf3b2e06-55e5-45be-aa07-ab521d12a816/florence-portrait.jpg The Cast Winnifred Rosalie Cavendish Huggins, the backer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/a51a46a7-8c10-4ad3-9603-198e5c3f1d10/ernest-portrait.jpg The Cast Ernest, the wayward nephew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1d6eadde-6cc4-48ba-bd52-5038d3665e9f/fiammetta-portrait.jpg The Cast Fiammetta Borghese-Buonocore, notorious courtesan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/6903c873-e31f-43bf-9e8d-443632a07cda/publius-floe-portrait.jpg The Cast Publius Floe, noted industrialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/61067127-066e-4eee-a3b3-d2b07dac10b9/oswald-portrait.jpg The Cast Oswald Tut, society columnist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/80a07433-daaa-496a-8a05-2d3f3bb88f6f/emily-rose-portrait.jpg The Cast Flora Paige Johnson, the star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/93784b39-e380-4666-b4c3-724208500c61/mr-morgenstern-portrait.jpg The Cast Mordechai Morgenstern, Managing Director of Morgenstern's Peerless Pins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/9e871d83-d478-47f5-ab44-bde070659e9d/gerald-portrait.jpg The Cast Gerrald Alonso Fishpie, lad-about-town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/b244ca94-da7d-49a8-bd6f-88e79b6f5b78/junior-portrait.jpg The Cast Junior Wobbleshot, the errand boy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c35ab058-94b2-4f88-9099-ba284458e84f/betty-portrait.jpg The Cast Betty Hoople, the little girl from down the lane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615654307226-VTYPC17FGOIPCFU91UO6/hooter-portrait.jpg The Cast Marcus Horatius Dupree, the landlord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/8a99d049-15b6-489b-9066-a2494a1ecfde/schnitzels-portrait.jpg The Cast The Schnitzel Brothers, theatrical neighbors at Number 36 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/3f682166-dc9f-4146-97f9-a81db124fc8f/elzevir-bolt.jpg The Cast Elzevir Bolt, draper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/839170d6-4fdb-4af8-8074-c6df0bdd6a33/mrs-kumar.jpg The Cast Mrs Kumar, neighbor at Number 38 https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-book daily 0.75 2021-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615681515982-U3TGAUD5SVBG8QHVRJ87/book-page-photo.jpg The Book - Yes, there will be a book! So many of our friends have asked, that we’ve decided to prepare a book that will include new, never-before-told stories; as well as the best of our original vignettes, all newly photographed. Our working title is At Home with Foxe and Boxe. As the project progresses, we’ll announce all the breaking news here. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-house-renovation daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/ae5e7fc7-34ab-41d8-9178-faa99cff1d7e/oldest-exterior-02.jpg The House: Renovation One of the earliest photos I took of the house exterior. The base (cut from a wooden crate) had just been painted for the first time, and it occurred to me I might want to compare the before and after. All the windows but one are missing, and most of the period grime is still in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2f9a435e-9d74-436d-b657-98015cee16c3/oldest-interior.jpg The House: Renovation The oldest photo of the full interior, showing the original six rooms. The missing floors have been replaced, and three have a coat of primer. The design of the house, with its removable floors and central wall, is ingenious. Only the elevator (here parked on the ground floor) and its shaft are permanently fixed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/335e5b82-40f0-40a6-b524-c020d1639abc/elevator-before.jpg The House: Renovation The elevator is a near-copy of models found in turn-of-the-century houses by Gottschalk, German toymakers famous for stylish and well-appointed miniature buildings. The test flooring here is still Masonite, soon replaced by "proper" 1/8 inch plywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/21cfa583-71e8-42a0-b1c2-b82355c86bfe/first-boxe.jpg The House: Renovation Mr Boxe surveys the progress. This is the first photo of either of the gentlemen in what would become their home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/7c13d152-cc10-46af-b4ea-be1a19b42d54/first-foxe.jpg The House: Renovation When Mr Foxe paid his first visit a few days later, the hall was looking much smarter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/ff6a4b6d-4028-407a-8386-7bf749a10275/floors-almost-complete.jpg The House: Renovation All the floors painted. The sitting room, office, and bedroom floors will each get a decorative painted border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c06c38d6-512c-4b60-94cf-a6c8b2f2e2fc/first-attic-roof.jpg The House: Renovation The first version of the "starry" attic roof. Its papers, and all the wallpapers in the house, are full-size reproductions of period designs, painstakingly created by hand by Bradbury & Bradbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/3ce2b89f-2df6-4504-b940-13a485eed00c/fireplace-progress.jpg The House: Renovation I decided not to let a near-complete lack of experience keep me from building some interior features that would be very, very expensive to buy as antique originals, like a fireplace for the sitting room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cb7d3ca5-b262-489c-a9de-31e1ad648442/carpet-swatch.jpg The House: Renovation I began to plan for the textiles in the house. These needed to be, in so far as possible, antique originals, made from antique materials, or worked according to antique models. The sitting room carpet swatch shown here was based on the Victorian chart at the top–a gift from a generous reader. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2501b17d-7f31-4c24-bdbc-aa00365d7ab5/sr-window-broken.jpg The House: Renovation While the interior was coming together, the exterior still suffered from broken trim and missing windowpanes. The original panes, one of which remained as a fragment, were of celluloid. I decided to upgrade to luxurious glass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/76a936ed-167d-448b-8d52-5a3d327f79fd/windowframes-restored.jpg The House: Renovation Before the glass, however, the house needed to have the window frames mended and painted. I was still not quite sure what to do about the two dormer windows, though. The rest of the paintwork was gently cleaned, but left as-is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/56eeb1fd-5c9d-48bf-a6d7-4b14144ef3fc/glass-installed.jpg The House: Renovation The owner of a wonderful framing shop in my neighborhood agreed to cut the window glass to my specifications. It wasn't until I had it in hand that I realized I wasn't entirely sure how to install it. In the end, however, it worked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/486501ae-4ce8-43ad-a484-1969d41334eb/dormer-windows.jpg The House: Renovation I also sorted out a solution, or at the least the start of one, for framing and glazing the dormer windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/4075d92e-1a3e-4d9a-ae59-0a3af65afef4/roof-terrace-beginning.jpg The House: Renovation It was at around this time that I decided the flat roof, which only bore the scar of its lost chimney, would be greatly enhanced by a balustrade. This would also give the gentlemen a terrace with sweeping views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/ace431b5-364a-4a22-a782-0d0c6aa9fbca/terrace-and-dormers.jpg The House: Renovation The overall effect was not quite right yet, but it was a solid beginning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/f306f1a2-68c8-49d4-be47-538a2059c8df/elevator-grille.jpg The House: Renovation The elevator became both safer and more stylish with the addition of a brass grille, intended originally to form part of a lamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cceb3fdd-b88c-483a-9cec-707ec3606a04/first-kitchen-cut.jpg The House: Renovation The house would have been nearly complete, had I not realized Enid could work in a proper kitchen if I excavated the base of the house. I made the first cut, then paused for a brief moment of heart failure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/9eb0c415-0b1c-47f8-943d-0da59ef5a2f9/excavation-done.jpg The House: Renovation Before I knew it, the cutting was done–leaving me no choice but to move ahead with the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/0b650ab0-bec1-40c4-aa6f-24fd2f2cf828/new-wall-studs.jpg The House: Renovation The base was fitted out with studs to reinforce its stability and to hold the new walls. In the lower right corner is the elevator mechanism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/f0a55f94-b32d-41a1-802e-8ae5fb2d5ea9/kitchen-walls-dry-fit.jpg The House: Renovation Dry-fitting the walls. The front wall at the right rear covers the elevator mechanism, and is made to slide out if maintenance is necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/058c9ccf-500e-4852-afff-c2e8f841a6e4/kitchen-walls-papered.jpg The House: Renovation Before being put in place permanently, the walls were painted (with a green reminiscent of the shade favored in Edwardian kitchens), and papered with another full-size High Victorian paper from Bradbury and Bradbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/827afbc1-f388-4756-a688-82e1af453b24/kitchen-floor-painted.jpg The House: Renovation The kitchen floor, painted in cream and green-grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/832ec00d-1ef4-4ef8-87b9-53cf943cced1/bells.jpg The House: Renovation A set of bells for Enid to answer. Alas, they were finished before the library/solarium wing was built, so when in that part of the house Foxe and Boxe have to shout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2efed2a8-d639-4894-8bbe-f8db651e40a3/latch-closeup.jpg The House: Renovation The cut-out front of the base now became a cover for the kitchen opening, held in place with homemade wooden latches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/d0ae3c46-f4eb-49e1-8966-01eee6af53b1/kitchen-front-complete.jpg The House: Renovation Once again, it would have been reasonable to consider the house completed. But those two slivers of vacant base to the right and left suddenly looked...naked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/04f8e78c-e16a-435a-bd68-82f61b96df60/greenhouse-frame.jpg The House: Renovation The space to the right was to have been a tiny garden. I had even ordered a cut-out balustrade from our favorite carpenter. But I had collected so many potted plants by this time that a greenhouse seemed more appropriate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/3420454e-06e2-4927-970a-61524f825299/greenhouse-lattice.jpg The House: Renovation Designing and building the lattice to close up the front of the greenhouse was one of the most challenging–and fun–bits of miniature carpentry I've ever done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/e726e3a6-5bb9-4aaa-8d19-438ff1b6f00a/greenhouse-complete.jpg The House: Renovation All it needed now was the glazing and, of course, the plants. The balustrades that had been intended for the garden in this area became decorative elements for the greenhouse roof and walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/e2bc248d-5175-4b29-9c7d-7b2c4c0e510c/new-wing.jpg The House: Renovation To the left, I wanted a two-story addition with a library below and a solarium above. Our favorite carpenter obligingly cut the walls, floors, and skylight to our specifications. The wallpapers are, yet again, designs from Bradbury and Bradbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/6f7fb2de-d8af-417c-ba6e-d1ea90294fb1/new-moulding.jpg The House: Renovation I was afraid that new-bought cornice mouldings wouldn't blend well with the house's originals. This gave me an excuse to get out my wood planes and cut some myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cab0f01d-5328-4c6b-8e4a-28a8d2ba98df/shavings.jpg The House: Renovation Cutting mouldings creates a lot of wood shavings, which are very pretty in the sunshine. They smell nice, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/0a444e44-1339-4d89-8b64-1361190c38bc/finished-new-wing.jpg The House: Renovation Construction was not without (many) bumps and scrapes, as usual. But the result was much as I had hoped it would be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1afcfd4f-306a-42b4-9024-295b766fac1b/sink-carving.jpg The House: Renovation The right sort of kitchen sink in 1/16 scale was virtually impossible to find, so I chose to make one based on photos of some period toy examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/d3362aee-923f-45ca-9acd-7dcf60cd9821/sink-assembly.jpg The House: Renovation A basin and a drainboard, supported by a sturdy "brick" base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/aca09903-097d-40a2-8200-03e45b1fc90c/housefront-progress-shot.jpg The House: Renovation Surely, aside from glass in the new windows and minor finishing touches, the renovations must be finished now? No. Not quite. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-house-goods daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/4a5355ee-5878-42cd-997c-f322eb6f78c8/augustus.jpg The House: Goods Syrian bronze coin with head of the Emperor Augustus, 1st century CE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/7ecf7f20-8678-4ad6-b56d-c81385d2c872/bathtub.jpg The House: Goods Copper bathtub and thermometer with temperatures in Celsius and Rankine scales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/e7b0389b-f001-4238-ab8c-71bd1d4cd791/bed-wardrobe.jpg The House: Goods Cream-painted bed and wardobe in the Art Nouveau style, made by Gottschalk. Germany, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/19037ca1-c987-4fbe-b63b-01a4293a579d/bronze-flowers.jpg The House: Goods Vienna bronze orange tree and rose. Austria, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/d436db4c-74a9-4e9f-912b-b66f47fdb441/bone-pieces.jpg The House: Goods Carved bone piano and pedestal table. Probably German, 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2b47a807-f5ce-4664-9249-433ad252f334/cigarette-card.jpg The House: Goods Framed cigarette card from Wills's Cigarettes showing bull mastiff. England, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/4e0eaaab-2a3c-48ee-b0de-703114e5858e/clock.jpg The House: Goods Jugendstil-style ormolu mantel clock by Erhard und Sohne. Germany, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/97c9d83b-3855-4fe2-ad96-9284293ad363/copper-molds.jpg The House: Goods Three copper kitchen moulds. Germany, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c16e4213-6682-4cf4-8c51-d2b9db78d90e/dustpan.jpg The House: Goods Dustpan and brush. Germany, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/f95b55b8-6f94-4d57-8df6-9d40e471a7e6/embroidery-stand.jpg The House: Goods Embroidery stand with spools. Russian, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/79449a99-8f52-454f-b097-7782183e01e9/famous-ladies-round.jpg The House: Goods Two miniature portraits painted on card, possibly Queen Elizabeth I and Helen of Troy. Originally part of a piece of jewelry, now framed in modern brass stampings. Probably French, late 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/f2a0f643-8c3a-4363-af7e-d547f0f448cd/kaybot-dishes.jpg The House: Goods Three appetizing plaster platters by the British firm Kaybot, mid-20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/f8e6eae3-c787-49e4-9558-ea8e25ffbe83/luggage.jpg The House: Goods Two pieces of luggage. Front: cardboard candy box suitcase, German, early 20th century. Back: tin lithographed automobile trunk by Marx, American, c1920-30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/8e3317f8-c687-4b39-8747-1d5cccfef524/madonna.jpg The House: Goods Madonna and Child pendant reliquary in silver filigree frame. Italian, 18th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1843ff5b-3442-4b22-a329-66b08cf5a62a/millinery-shop.jpg The House: Goods Engraved "scrap" scene of a milliner's shop. Framed in wood and Dresden paper. British, 1820s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/8b778ea8-a7b1-419b-9a0a-4e242509e8ad/portrait-brooch.jpg The House: Goods Painted miniature portrait brooch in pinchbeck frame. Probably American, early 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/d14bff1b-97e6-4724-8953-f7eeab6207cd/red-table-chairs.jpg The House: Goods Wooden table and chairs by Strombecker. American, 1930s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c7278400-c88c-4055-b69f-2c2bd588c764/rocker.jpg The House: Goods Painted metal rocking chair by Simon et Rivollet. French, late 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/8bf3e1c6-a7a4-4e49-962b-4735b1493f8a/sewing-machine.jpg The House: Goods Sewing machine with working hand crank. German, early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cfd1e91b-097d-40a1-b01b-692094a88eb1/sideboard.jpg The House: Goods Lithographed wood sideboard with mirror. French or German, mid-19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/73d5c32d-535b-42fe-9fd8-175bfa4c41a4/silver-cutlery.jpg The House: Goods Silver kitchen implements, Dutch, 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/850f5e3d-72c6-4822-8053-cc97d3cde938/silver-table-chair.jpg The House: Goods Filigree silver table and chair, probably Dutch, 19th century. Cold-painted bronze pot of primroses, Austrian, late 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/65824878-6820-4d12-9bdb-e8e62c58d9de/soap.jpg The House: Goods Bar of "wool soap" in celluloid, produced by Swift & Co. American, late 19th/early 20th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/7a4e8074-3e9f-445a-bf87-d54c3713522c/spinning-wheel.jpg The House: Goods Spinning wheel in 1/16 scale made to order for Foxe and Boxe by Dan Brewer. American, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c61c68d1-25e1-4b56-a8be-f1b3007a78bd/tintypes.jpg The House: Goods A small group of the many "gem" tintypes belonging to Foxe and Boxe, all 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/55d3b571-ec0a-432e-bf98-550d34cf46b9/tragacanth.jpg The House: Goods Porcelain plate with grapes and cheese made from gum tragacanth–the oldest food in the house. German or French, early- to mid-19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/9b38ddc4-8713-4671-b146-54bc0a5f6691/apollo.jpg The House: Goods Cameo pendant showing the head of the Apollo Belvedere. Probably 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c8ee595b-298e-4db5-9589-960d71cd06d8/victoria.jpg The House: Goods Pendant commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/4973191f-796a-4e7a-8a21-8906c8996012/scissors-iron.jpg The House: Goods Various scissors, and an iron. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/mr-foxe-and-mr-boxe daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/63d81985-a21b-40e1-8cd7-75ccdf47d460/foxe-and-boxe-portrait.jpg Mr Foxe and Mr Boxe - Mr Foxe and Mr Boxe What could a country-born fox and a city-bred dog possibly have in common? Quite a bit, in this case, including a fondness for good clothes, good books, and each other. Foxe and Boxe met during a hunt in which both were participating. The outcome of said hunt was, needless to say, not what either had expected. From modest beginnings in a burrow near the river, their tailoring and dressmaking business grew to attract a steady and numerous clientele from further and further afield. The burrow became inconvenient. It was too small and too far from the city. There were dressmaking forms in the bath and bolts of silk all over the library. In wet weather, which was frequent, clients complained of their carriages and motor cars getting stuck in the mud. And so the gentlemen took the lease of 39, Eglantine Crescent. This highly desirable town residence is large enough to accommodate a separate workroom (Mr Boxe would prefer that you call it an atélier) and fitting room, as well as private quarters stylish enough to satisfy a pair who find themselves on the verge of becoming fashionable. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/enid-poole daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c426cc4b-77d3-4476-9faf-13bc661ddec5/enid-portrait.jpg Enid Poole - Enid Poole, the housemaid Enid’s arrival at Number 39 was rather mysterious. Neither Foxe nor Boxe remembers advertising for a maid. Nor do they recall interviewing her. They only know that one day, she was there. Suddenly there were nice meals, warm fires, and a tidy bedroom, so they felt she ought to stay. Enid is frighteningly capable. Her efficiency is legendary. At any moment on any given day, she may be found chilling champagne for the workroom, polishing the floor in the hall, making the beds, pruning the tree on the roof terrace, fixing the broken leg of an armchair, and preparing the vegetables for dinner. Sometimes she seems to do all of these things at once. Foxe and Boxe do not care to think of what might happen to the house should Enid ever decide to move on. The mere idea brings them out in a cold sweat. She is, you will not be surprised to learn, by far the best-paid servant in the Crescent. In her moments of leisure, Enid enjoys romantic novels, playing the harp, visits to the music hall, and the occasional drop of rum. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/miss-pond daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/2272e54b-3de0-4cc4-baee-260756af2fb6/miss-pond-portrait.jpg Miss Pond - Miss Josephine Pond, the book-keeper Miss Pond’s official role in the dressmaking firm of Foxe & Boxe is to keep the accounts in order and to send out the bills. If you ask her, however, she will tell you plainly that she is all that stands between the company and immediate ruin. A lesser duck would be utterly unable to cope with the circus atmosphere that, to her continuous disgust, reigns at Number 39. There is entirely too much thoughtless extravagance. There are too many parties for too many friends, many of whom are–to put it delicately–bohemians of the most outrageous description. Miss Pond does not care if you do not think she is “fun.” She amuses herself in her own way, on her time. On the firm’s time, there is no room for “fun.” She knows that if she so much as blinks, one or the other of the gentlemen will buy an aeroplane. Again. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/maud-puddle daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/df697f0d-a77c-4857-abba-f86eaa84c5ec/maud-puddle-portrait.jpg Maud Puddle - Maud Puddle, the head seamstress As head seamstress of Foxe & Boxe, Maud Puddle (widow of the saintly Mitchell “Mucky” Puddle) bears the heavy responsibility of upholding the firm’s reputation for highest quality work. Maud is the sister of the redoubtable Josephine Pond, and it was Miss Pond who recommended her, very firmly, for the position. Her merits, however, speak for themselves. She is a master tailor and cutter, runs the sewing machines with the confidence of Caesar commanding an army, and produces immaculate hand work–no easy feat with wings. The two sisters live together in genteel harmony, their utter respectability marred only by Maud’s habit of dancing to loud ragtime records on the Victrola when her sister is out attending Improving Lectures on Topics of High Moral Value. On these occasions, the neighbors have been known to knock on the ceiling with a broomstick. Maud pretends not to notice. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/lisette-and-lolotte daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/72e9ea16-5327-4031-bda6-70d9de7f18e0/lisette-lolotte-portraits.jpg Lisette and Lolotte - Lisette and Lolotte, the house models That Foxe & Boxe have style and vision, there is no doubt. Yet it could not be denied that the house was lacking…a certain quelque chose. Its image was still un peu homespun. The cachet of the continent was not in evidence. While Mr Boxe can, and does, speak a certain amount of French, his accent is abysmal and his grammar wobbles. So it was decided to import the genuine article, Parisian sisters Lisette and Lolotte, to serve as the faces and figures of the firm. This ultra-elegant pair–daughters, it is whispered, of a pretty laitière in the tenth and a certain Marquis–seem to have been born to ornament the catwalk. Sophisticated, mysterious, and faintly bored with everything all the time, they are simply the dernier cri of the modern feminine. If only, laments Enid, they didn’t shed quite so much. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/winnifred-huggins daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/cf3b2e06-55e5-45be-aa07-ab521d12a816/florence-portrait.jpg Winnifred Huggins - Winnifred Rosalie Cavendish Huggins, the backer Winnifred Huggins knows what it is to need a hand up in life. She was born on an unremarkable farm in an unremarkable county to unremarkable parents, a situation she sought to improve as soon as she was old enough to flirt shamelessly with eligible gentlemen who came to shoot and cavort on the neighboring estate. She took to planting herself decoratively atop various stiles, proffering the perfect amount of ankle, until the perfect ankle-fancier rode past. This was Mr Archibald Huggins, scion of Huggins Imperial Extruded Wire, Ltd. Dear Archie carried off darling Winnie to a new life in the city, whereupon they promptly lost interest in one another. Happily, so large was the house that for forty-three years they saw one another only by accident, usually on the way to the loo in the middle of the night. It was a marriage that both agreed was quite perfect. After dear Archie’s decease, Winnifred carried on much as she had done, especially indulging her passions for sumptuous clothes and for controversial causes. (As co-founder of the Anti-Bovine League, she campaigns against cows with a gusto only one born on a dairy farm could muster.) She was an early champion of Foxe & Boxe, and indeed was the guiding hand (and heavy purse) behind their move out of the country and into Eglantine Crescent. Any sum of money, she insists, is worth not having to mingle with cows on the way to one’s dress fittings. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/ernest daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/a51a46a7-8c10-4ad3-9603-198e5c3f1d10/ernest-portrait.jpg Ernest - Ernest, the nephew Ernest, nephew of Mr Boxe, is still very much a puppy in search of his destiny. Born to a comfortable life of biscuits and baskets, he has shown but little curiosity about what awaits in the world outside. In fact, without a firm nudge from his parents he might never have left the library hearth at all. He has since been sent to try his luck at truffle hunting in France, sheep farming in Scotland, and agriculture in Tennessee. Unfortunately, all of these undertakings were heavily covered in something he cannot abide: dirt. It is not that Ernest is unwilling to work. Far from it. He is always keen to lend a (clean) paw when called upon. So long as the job takes place on a nice carpet, or at very least a well-swept pavement. Whenever a temporary escape from the tight leash of mater and pater is required, he takes refuge at Number 39, hoping that with encouragement from the less traditional canids of that household, he will at last discover what it is that he is meant to do. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/fiammetta daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1d6eadde-6cc4-48ba-bd52-5038d3665e9f/fiammetta-portrait.jpg Fiammetta - Fiammetta Borghese-Buonocore, the courtesan All that is known for certain of the early life of la Signora Fiammetta, christened “La Pelosa” by her many admirers in the demimonde, could be writ on the tip of one of her famously dainty paws. Some whisper that she was born in the most horrifying poverty of the darkest alleys of Palermo. Others, that she is the natural daughter of a noble famiglia that offered her two choices: the convent, or banishment. Whatever the truth may be, it is certain that sober convent walls could never contain such beauty, such bravura. Her first appearance on the opera stage, in the tiniest of roles, so eclipsed the jealous prima donna that Fiammetta was immediately dismissed from the company. But a certain industrialist who had been present that night, watching from his box with tears of rapture on his face, was determined to find her. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/publius-floe daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/6903c873-e31f-43bf-9e8d-443632a07cda/publius-floe-portrait.jpg Publius Floe - Publius Floe, noted industrialist Without Publius Floe, the ice king, one doubts that chilled champagne, ice cream, or properly set aspic would be available at any price. No wonder that Mr Floe has been able to feather his magnificent nest with the best of everything. Every dinner is Belshazzar’s Feast. His country seat is a vision of Xanadu. But is he truly happy? He would admit, turning away for a moment from his brilliant parties and flowing cups, that something is lacking. That something is love. But he has lately had a glimpse, spot-lit, of this elusive emotion, and has decided to pursue it at any cost. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/oswald-tut daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/61067127-066e-4eee-a3b3-d2b07dac10b9/oswald-portrait.jpg Oswald Tut - Oswald Tut, society columnist Nobody climbs the social ladder without a boost from Oswald. His daily column, “It Bears Repeating,” has been known to transform more than one scullery maid into a duchess–and to take more than one duchess down a rung or two. In spite of his brilliant plumage, he blends adeptly into the wallpaper whenever juicy conversation is in the air. It is, you might say, his signature party piece–which is why everyone is afraid to invite Oswald to parties. But even more afraid not to. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/flora-paige-johnson daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/80a07433-daaa-496a-8a05-2d3f3bb88f6f/emily-rose-portrait.jpg Flora Paige Johnson - Flora Paige Johnson, the star The American actress Flora Paige Johnson has conquered city after city with her touring production of Princess of Byzantium, a spectacular historical epic written especially for her by none other than Maurice de Pamplemousse. So great is her success that when she arrived in Paris, both Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse left town for the duration. Every couturier along the way has hoped to dress her. More than a few have tried–and failed. Flora knows exactly what she wants, and knows how to get exactly what she wants. And although she travels by private train car, she hasn’t room in the luggage for anything less. The most famous names have sent her flowers, chocolates, sketches, swatches. She looks at the sketches (while eating the chocolates) and feels…bored. It is all so much more of the same. Perhaps it is time to search among the less famous names? Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/mordechai-morgenstern daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/93784b39-e380-4666-b4c3-724208500c61/mr-morgenstern-portrait.jpg Mordechai Morgenstern - Mordechai Morgenstern, Managing Director of Morgenstern’s Peerless Pins, Ltd. The Morgensterns and the Boxes have been friends for generations. Indeed, it was the childhood birthday gift of a leather-and-gilt sewing kit, from the late Yitta Morgenstern to young Frederick Boxe that set the latter on his path to professional dressmaking. It comes as no surprise, then, that Mr Morgenstern takes great interest in the latest developments at Foxe & Boxe Modes. He feels sure that great things are to come, and has let the gentlemen know that his peerless pins (and needles, too) are at their service. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/gerrald-alonso-fishpie daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/9e871d83-d478-47f5-ab44-bde070659e9d/gerald-portrait.jpg Gerrald Alonso Fishpie - Gerrald Alonso Fishpie, lad-about-town Gerrald Alonso Fishpie remembers more about Mr Boxe’s early life than Mr Boxe cares to think about. They met as schoolboys at St Isidore’s, where young Fishpie delighted in drawing Master Boxe away from his books, and out of his accustomed shyness, by involving him in such extracurricular activities as raiding the school kitchens at midnight, publishing an illustrated underground comic paper lampooning the faculty, and decorating the monumental statue of St Isidore with the matron’s directoire brassière (which Boxe neatly adjusted for a better fit, and trimmed with finer quality lace, before returning it to its rightful owner). Gerrald has never really left the tomfoolery of those days behind, and still plagues Mr Boxe with suggestions that make the latter’s tail curl. He is also much given to lounging about the house and workroom, nibbling whatever treats Enid has set out and surreptitiously ogling the models until Mr Boxe hits him with the yardstick. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/junior-wobbleshot daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/b244ca94-da7d-49a8-bd6f-88e79b6f5b78/junior-portrait.jpg Junior Wobbleshot - Junior Wobbleshot, the errand boy Junior is to Foxe & Boxe what the Baker Street Irregulars were to Sherlock Holmes. Eyes and ears about the neighborhood, useful for gathering the latest intelligence; and occasionally (with much grumbling) helpful with fetching and carrying. Enid is less delighted with his presence, and always counts the silver spoons and the bottles in the cellar after he’s been sent down to her for a bun and a cup of milk. Junior doesn’t give a fig what the hoity-toity think of him, and will tell you so, but probably will not use the word “fig.” Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/betty-hoople daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/c35ab058-94b2-4f88-9099-ba284458e84f/betty-portrait.jpg Betty Hoople - Betty Hoople, the little girl from down the lane I’ll level with you–I’m not going to write much about Betty on this page because I’m afraid she’ll read it. If you think that’s cowardly, have a look at her audition and see if you still agree. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/marcus-horatius-dupree daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615654307226-VTYPC17FGOIPCFU91UO6/hooter-portrait.jpg Marcus Horatius Dupree - Marcus Horatius Dupree, the landlord Mr Dupree, landlord of Number 39, is pleased to have the old barrack opened up again after years of gathering dust. It was built as a wedding gift for his wife, Gryselde, but one season in town was enough to convince both of them that they prefer to nest in the country. On his visits to town, Mr Dupree stays at his club–but since Messrs. Foxe and Boxe have moved in, he often drops by to see what the two have made of the place. It’s a jolly crowd, to be sure, and full of all sorts one certainly doesn’t meet at Gryselde’s garden parties. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/schnitzel-brothers daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/8a99d049-15b6-489b-9066-a2494a1ecfde/schnitzels-portrait.jpg Schnitzel Brothers - The Schnitzel Brothers, theatrical neighbors The most recent arrivals to the Crescent are the Schnitzel Brothers, a trio of Viennese fairies whose family trade is syncopated displays of acrobatic and gymnastical prowess. Once members of the famed Kleiner Zirkus Wien, until two of them were nearly devoured by a lion, they now intend to make the rounds of the better music halls. They have taken Number 36, adjacent to Mrs Kumar at Number 38. Number 36 boasts three bedrooms, and better still a spacious back garden suited for their frequent, strenuous, and (so it is rumored) shirtless rehearsals. Mrs Kumar is terribly put out to be sharing a wall with persons connected to show business, and frightfully annoyed that the view into the Schnitzel’s garden is heavily screened by overgrown hedges. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/elzevir-bolt daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/3f682166-dc9f-4146-97f9-a81db124fc8f/elzevir-bolt.jpg Elzevir Bolt - Elzevir Bolt, draper Given the choice, Messrs Foxe and Boxe seek out Mr Bolt whenever fabrics or trims of superior quality are required, and they are always required. Mr Bolt is a famously upright and forthright merchant whose silks do not rot and whose print cottons do not bleed. He has a near-magical ability to locate whatever laces, braids, or ribbons may be asked for, no matter how particular the request. His prices are always fair, and yet of late he seems curiously inclined to offer gorgeous discounts to Foxe & Boxe, even when they haven’t asked. How odd. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/mrs-kumar daily 0.75 2021-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/839170d6-4fdb-4af8-8074-c6df0bdd6a33/mrs-kumar.jpg Mrs Kumar - Mrs Kumar, neighbor at Number 38 Often spoken of, seldom seen, Mrs Kumar lives at Number 38, directly across from Messrs. Foxe and Boxe. She holds sway over the neighbourhood from a twilit perch behind the lace curtains of her music room, which by happy chance commands sweeping views of the Crescent from end to end. No oddity or infraction, no offense against good taste or public morality, escapes her notice or her censure. She often orders her housemaid, Violet, to carry sternly-worded messages to guilty parties. In a perfect hand and with exemplary spelling, she suggests how they might amend their ways; and explains what will happen to them if they do not. One does not shrug off advice from Mrs Kumar. The mere sight of Violet heading for the letter-box is enough to make some householders reach for the sal volatile. Visitors to Number 39, or anywhere else in the Crescent, are therefore strongly cautioned to mind their P’s and Q’s at all times. Even when you think she is not watching. Mrs Kumar is always watching. Back to the Cast List https://www.foxeandboxe.com/in-the-library daily 0.75 2021-07-07 https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-author daily 0.75 2022-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/1615689918797-ZXFZ3OYQHS133OVOVR7N/habit-franklin-2019-headshot-websize.jpg The Author - A Bit about Franklin Habit Franklin Habit writes prolifically about the needle arts both online and in print. He has authored two very silly and very popular books, It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave Press) and I Dream of Yarn: A Knit and Crochet Coloring Book. His current projects include regular pieces for Modern Daily Knitting and PieceWork Magazine, and The Dolores Collection (based on his popular character, Dolores the Sheep) with WEBS. As one of the most sought-after fiber arts instructors on the international circuit, he has taught tens of thousands of knitters in the USA and abroad at events both large and small. In 2020, he established both a popular Patreon campaign and his namesake YouTube channel. Franklin lives in Paris, France where most of the knitters prefer the ridiculously complicated word maille to the very sensible English noun stitch. But the food is good. You can follow him online as @franklinhabit on Twitter, @franklin.habit on Instagram, or through his Facebook page at facebook.com/fhabit. https://www.foxeandboxe.com/the-house-textiles daily 0.75 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/a8c665bd-488d-43bc-a667-364bb8c6268f/counterpane.jpg The House: Textiles Knitted linen counterpane. This counterpane (for Enid's bed) recalls the hundreds of nineteenth century counterpane designs that featured a leaf-and-diamond motif. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/0da905c2-285b-4a6e-bef8-2654610a8da6/apron.jpg The House: Textiles Enid's apron and cap were both sewn from pieces of a worn-out antique fine cotton handkerchief. One corner had been expertly decorated with double-sided embroidery–a spray of flowers and an initial C–that became the design on the front of the apron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60380f4cb6749c3a385c9c14/acc76f29-9f44-425e-9562-ed63c174a844/curtain.jpg The House: Textiles The curtains are made from pieces of antique embroidered net bought at Les Puces in Paris. Using strips of lace for curtains was common practice for toymakers like Gottschalk and Bliss, but the curtains were most often just tacked to the walls. At Number 39, we have rods cut from old knitting needles.