). Pearl had a wonderful new dress--the
kind she had often dreamed of--made out of one of Mrs.
Francis's tea gowns. (Not only suggested but made by C.).
It had real buttons on it, and there was not one pin
needed. Pearl felt she was just as well dressed as the
little girl on the starch box. Her only grief was that
when she had on her coat--which was also new, and
represented one-half month of Camilla's wages--the velvet
on her dress did not show. But Camilla, anticipating this
difficulty, laid back the fronts in stunning lapels, and
to complete the arrangement, put one of her own lace
collars around the neck of the coat, the ends coming down
over the turned-back fronts. When Pearl looked in the
glass she could not believe her eyes!
Mr. Francis did not attend piano recitals, nor the meetings
of the Browning Club. Mrs. Francis was often deeply
grieved with James for his indifference in regard to
these matters. But the musical sense in James continued
to slumber and sleep.
The piano recital by Professor Welsman was given under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church,
the proceeds to be given toward defraying the cost of
the repairs on the parsonage.
The professor was to be assisted by local talent, it said
on the programmes. Pearl was a little bit disappointed
about the programmes. She had told Danny that there would
be a chairman who would say: "I see the first item on
this here programme is remarks by the chair, but as yez
all know I ain't no hand at makin' a speech we'll pass
on to the next item.
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