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"Reminds me of Eve's description of an autumn scene in the garden," smiled Mrs. Noah. "Gorgeous in its foliage, beautiful thing; though I shouldn't have dared wear one in the Ark, with all those hungry animals browsing about the upper and lower decks." REMINDS ME OF EVE'S DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTUMN SCENE IN THE GARDEN SMILED MISSUS NOAH GORGEOUS IN ITS FOLIAGE BEAUTIFUL THING THOUGH I SHOULDN'T HAVE DARED TO WEAR ONE IN THE ARK WITH ALL THOSE HUNGRY ANIMALS BROWSING ABOUT THE UPPER AND LOWER DECKS
what it is,” said Cleopatra who had been investigating. “It’s rather a discourteous bit of courtesy, tossing them in through the window that way, I think, but I presume they mean well. Dear me,” she added, as, having untied the bundle, she held one of the open papers up before her, “how interesting! All the latest Paris fashions. Humph! Look at those sleeves, Elizabeth. What an impregnable fortress you would have been with those sleeves added to your ruffs!” “I should think they’d be very becoming,” put in Cassandra, standing on her tip-toes and looking over Cleopatra’s shoulder. “That Watteau isn’t bad, either, is it, now?” “No,” remarked Calpurnia. “I wonder how a Watteau back like that would go on my blue alpaca?” “Very nicely,” said Elizabeth. “How many gores has it?” “Five,” observed Calpurnia. “One more than Cæsar’s toga. We had to have our costumes distinct in some way.” “A remarkable hat, that,” nodded Mrs. Lot, her eye catching sight of a Virot creation at the top of the page. HE THING LOOKS TO ME LIKE A BUNDLE OF ILLUSTRATED PAPERS THAT'S WHAT IT IS SAID CLEOPATRA WHO HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING IT'S A RATHER DISCOURTEOUS BIT OF COURTESY TOSSING THEM IN THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT WAY I THINK BUT I PRESUME THEY MEAN WELL DEAR ME SHE ADDED AS HAVING UNTIED THE BUNDLE SHE HELD ONE OF THE OPEN PAPERS UP BEFORE HER HOW INTERESTING ALL THE LATEST PARIS FASHIONS LOOK AT THESE SLEEVES ELIZABETH WHAT AN IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THOSE SLEEVES ADDED TO YOUR RUFFS I SHOULD THINK THEY'D BE VERY BECOMING PUT IN CASSANDRA STANDING ON HER TIPTOES AND LOOKING OVER CLEOPATRA'S SHOULDER THAT WAITEAU ISN'T BAD EITHER IS IT NOW NO REMARKED CALPHURNIA I WONDER HOW A WATEAU BACK LIKE THAT WOULD GO ON MY BLUE ALPACA VERY NICELY SAID ELIZABETH HOW MANY GAULS HAS IT FIVE OBSERVED CALPARNIA ONE MORE THAN CAESAR'S TOGA WE HAD TO HAVE OUR COSTUMES DISTINCT IN SOME WAY A REMARKABLE HAT THAT NODDED MISSUS LOT HER EYE CATCHING SIGHT OF A BUREAU CREATION AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
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