[Gutenberg 47739] • The Wyndham Girls
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- Authors
- Taggart, Marion Ames
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Tags
- children of the rich -- juvenile fiction , new york (n.y.) -- juvenile fiction , families -- juvenile fiction , young women -- conduct of life -- juvenile fiction
- ISBN
- 9781331498131
- Date
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.13 MB
- Lang
- en
When their widowed mother loses her fortune, Jessamy, Barbara, and their cousin Phyllis must rely on their own resources to make ends meet
Excerpt:
"No pink for me, please; I want that beautiful shimmering green, made up over shining white silk. It will make my glossy brown eyes and hair look like a ripe chestnut among its green leaves."
"Oh, Bab, such a glistening sentence! 'Shimmering green, ' 'shining white, ' 'glossy hair' - you didn't mean glossy eyes, I hope! Besides, chestnuts don't show among green leaves; they stay in their burs till they drop off the tree."
"Now, Phyllis, what is the use of spoiling a poetical metaphor - figure - what do you call it? Which do you like best? Have you made up your mind, Jessamy?"
"I want all white; probably this mousseline de soie."
"I 'm rather inclined to the pearl, yet the violet is lovely."
"You both 'know your effects, ' as that conceited little novelist said last night," cried Barbara.