“That Nevins girl is a pretty dancer. What lots of fancy things she knows.”
“I don’t imagine we will have any high flings,” laughing.
“Well, May, you ask Ally, and Nelly White ask Archie. That’s the way we must pair off, and divide up the Pridhams. We must only ask one girl in a family. I’m afraid we won’t have boys enough to go round.”
“Then some of the girls will have to play Knights as we do in the practices.”
After much study they presented their list to Mrs. Barrington who thought it very judicious. She said she had several gentlemen to add.
Then there was a time about the frocks. Miss Nevins unpacked two party gowns that had remained in her trunk when it was taken up stairs. A pretty rather simple white cluna silk and a pink satin.
“Oh, the satin is altogether too ornate, too really old,” declared Phillipa.
“But it’s so much prettier,” longingly.
“I don’t know about that, and I can tell you Mrs. Barrington will hustle it back in the box mighty quick. The party is for the older girls. You will simply be allowed in to look and partake of the treat if you are well behaved little girls.”
Miss Nevins pouted.