“Oh, yes,” said Marjorie; “Kit does make those just lovely. And we’ll fill them with orange cream candies. Let’s all make things for each other.”
“I shall make some green silk work-bags,” said Miss Larkin, “and green sofa-pillows. And I’ll buy some things, like green writing paper and envelopes. I can’t abide colored stationery myself, but some people like it.”
“And it will look pretty on your table,” said Marjorie. “Miss Merington says we have a table to put our things on to sell, and hang them on our trees, too. Kit, you can trim dolls’ hats—you’re fine at that.”
“Yes, indeed; and they’ll be pretty of light straw or white muslin and lace, and green bows, or a little wreath of tiny green leaves.”
“Or green feathers,” added Delight. “I have some I’ll give you, off my last summer’s hat.”
“Well, let’s get to work, then,” said Kitty, who was prompt of nature. “There are enough things in the house to begin on.”
So they all scampered up to the playroom, and after cleaning off the big table, they brought out what contributions they could make to the general stock in trade.
There was plenty of crêpe paper left over from previous festivities, and Kitty found enough pretty scraps of silk and velvet to begin on her fancy-work at once. So, though they didn’t finish many articles that afternoon, they planned a lot of things, and made lists of the materials they needed to buy next day.
After that the days flew by quickly enough.
Afternoons were devoted to making the pretty trifles, the store of which grew rapidly, with so many eager little fingers at work.