The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
Al this delightful news one could have

Katie Rex to the Maid. ga mefe'
vous plait." 40, no coaxed
But Sukie-sa mere-cou'' my
"Sbure an she never dhramed av sich
ooodnesserac iousness," said Mrs. NULL
gan. greatly embarrassed by the tnivh n
OF eager faces in the doorway anu .no
Maid standing In the midaie OIL "a. ne. mist
dry to make the request through the mist
OF the steaming tubs; "or I'd 'aV 40 a
hist frock to her. and clane apron; py an
means so she should. But us the doii
silf We may be takin' wild we, IN "iS 'ss
Tho she's barely flt," Mrs. Muligam au' ~.
wiping her dripping hands to deliver tne
wo-begone. while Sukey looked on aehas.'
The children. choking with laughter,
ran back to the nursery, ana the Nai9
followed. carrying Raggie with unieisheu
disgust.
THE miserable Muffin looks as II she
would have a fit: what's worse man Il
barely fit?" shouted Edna Burrill. selling
the poor "Piece OF Luck" by one foot ana
dangling her without mercy, now that her
mamma was out Of sight. For Sukey Null
ligan remained on the laundry hoor, IN
the house she had just built TOT nerse1i
of potato bags. when the young ladies' de-
seconded, in their mingled charity ana
merriment.
BARELY fit" repeated Edna, using the
limp wo-begone. now by a hand and now
by a foot. and now by her tow wig. 10
illustrate exclamation points. "Schcarseiy
a schtocking! An niver Shoe! Nary
heel And hardly hd?'
But "Adelne's' mamma rushed indlg-
nantly forward, and caught the rag paDy
from a wild gyration, before Edna couN
catch her breath. How would you ike
TO have your child treated so. behind your
back?' she gasped.
Baby Ruths' mamma declared: ut
would serve you right, Edna Burrill, II
Cleopatra should b. consulted to her
face" She laid down her own babe. ana
took poor Raggie. smoothing the disor-
dered slip, and saying, gently: Il suppose
she is Sukey's best
'Eyangeline.' come here" called Car
RE Osgood: and "Evangeline" and Jose
phine," those intimate wax friends, were
brought arm in arm. This Is stranger,
my dears; but trust you are well enough
brought up to treat her as a welcome
guest. Shake hands
Lady Emily's" lorgnette sprang up in
the way that proved she was immensely
struck and her mamma. taking the
stranger" from the motherly nttle hanus
of Eugenia Day, gave her into the care OF
that kindness ITSELF
There they sat, side by side. In the great
softly cushioned Turkish chair. Lady
Emily" i'm her three-shades-o of heliotrope
French gown. new silk and old lace
and SulSey's daughter in her torn and rad
ed calico slip. like the Queen and the Beg
Ing" said Katy Rex.
Ffdelia brought the braid of assorted
sewing silks. having twenty-three tlhtS
OF twenty threads each. and Lady
Emily" presented Ii to the club. whose
Rainy-day mammals threaded their nee
dies with the right color for each piece
of work and sewed and chatted. while the
doll members looked on or took their
maps I'VE do their beneyolences.' said
Katy, "as Pauline and Lizette do the real
vii oirCl Ornh4nS
"Braids of colored sewing-silks are
quite 'gestive for Christmas and big rela-
lions birthdays" said Title Grant, which
reminded Fidelia Of the promised mou-
ones name" she said: 'for it will give
Lady Emily pleasure to Include her when
she 'strbutes the initials. You have
heard" she added. inquiringly. what my
daughters title means?"
"Of course" said Edna, with smile
of her mouth sarcastic, "it means Blue
Blood"
"Or, that her father is an earl, or
Blue Beard" said gosephine's mamma,
rather confusedly "or a baroness
1T is taken from two ancient words"
"Ah. I remember" exclaimed Katy.
who was up on family trees. Lady
means Loaf giver. l have noticed that
our dear little friend from Great Britain
abounds In gifts"
"If Lady Emily should lose the char
istic." said Fidela, emphatically, 1.-The
title would pass to the next"
Then / will sew a pocket on the apron"
said Belle Oracle; twill be so cunning
to tiny initiated kan kerchief peep
out" And she offered to go with Jane
Wabash. to ask Sukey the name of her
child
But when Edna Burrill saw the delicate
miniature squares OF fine transparent
linen, each with it's embroidered letter
living in their box under bars of narrow
violet ribbon, 1T would be ridiculous"
she said, to give one to that Mulligan
rag muffin! Better send her home with
new head. Dorotheas old one would
do"
IAN old head Is not n new one" said
trancina Grape. while Ruth Moreen.
"Dorotheas" mamma, blushed scarlet at
Ednas rude speech land you might hurt
Sukey's feelings IL you change her pet
Nammas like their ugly ducklings some
times. /, myself, took great comfort in my
Cinderella, untii-untif glanced al
her peerless Louisa" who, Fidelia Rex
had declared. gave Lady Emily" the cor
rect idea of la belle Americana, and end
ed softly, until my Louisa was born
and Cinderella went toto boarding
school"
1T is not. of course. every doll" said
Virginia HaineS, that can be what her
grand-uncle Archer calls my Josephine
"a 'feshnal beauty" She was glad TO