Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
FROM LUCHE'S DIARY

While out at the Nodines' in the summer I told Carol that I hoped to have an opportunity to reciprocate her hospitality. I had no idea she would accept such 8 casual invitation on short notice and I was surprised when she telephoned me a week ago that she would come into town that day and make me a little visit if it were convenient.
 It was not really convenient, for mother and Cousin Fannie had taken advantage of fathers absence on a business trip and had gone out to and I was keeping house for grand mother, but I said that if she didn't object to our simple life to come along.
 I've made up my mind to give a tea for you" I announced almost as soon as Carol arrived in the city.
 Please don't go to that trouble" she protested. T really don't wish you to, Lucille"
 Nonsense. Carol dear" I said, T shall love to entertain for you!"
 But I just came to do a few days shopping. I had no idea of being the cause of any social activity"
 Still. Carol, you"
 If Lucille has decided to give a tea for you," interrupted David Rob inson. who had taken me in his car to meet Carol, you may as we'll sub init at once. She is the most deter mined youg person I know"
 You'll come, won't you, David?' l asked him.
 'T suppose so if you wish it, but can you tell me what business a man has at an afternoon tea fight?''
 There's nothing more ornamental than few good looking men handing around tea cups" I retorted.
 At breakfast the next morning she said that she hoped I would relin- quish the idea
 Impossible! After you went to bed last night I wrote a bushel of in vitation cards to a tea in your honor, and lilly has already mailed them. So, my dear, what will you wear?" but I think it will suffice" she said. We went upstairs to look at it and saw that it was distinctly a last years model.
 This is handsome material" was my comment, ''and will answer every purpose in the country, but I think if you're going to get a new one it would be nice to have it for the tea"
 T don't need a new one, Lucille"
 Well, then we can bring this up to date. You can match the taffetas and make the skirt fuller and shorter.
 
 a tot of work and you know that nothing makes a person appear so middle aged as a disregard of the prevailing fashion. I'll help you fix it"
 But the next day when she was ready to get at it I was busy, so I suggested to grandmother that she could pin up Carols skirt to the re- quired shortness. I always like to call on dear grandmother, because. it pleases her greatly to help.
 When I went to call Carol to lunch con grandmother informed me that she had gone to lie down.
 Pm afraid she isn't very strong she remarked, for she almost tainted before I got the skirt pinned all the way round. I tried to do it very carefully, Lucille, and I had no notion sure she didn't stand much more than an hour"
 I found Carol on her bed. q fear grandmother is little slow" I said.
 "Slowi" she groaned. But so kind, Lucille, that I couldn't bear to tell her that ninety minutes standing still was more than I could endure"
 You can finish it easily this after noon and be ready to go out with David and Lyman, who are coming in the car to take us somewhere to- night
 It developed that Carol did not feel like going in the evening. She said that sewing had made her head ache and she begged me to go without her, as she wished to do nothing but sleep. I thought of calling up Louise Erwin and asking her, but I remembered that she would probably not be dress ed for the street and men hate so to wait, so I went with the two men myself to some unusually good nov ies. I did not see Carol until break fast.
 I'm quite rested again. she re-