“And now let us plan our maid of honor’s toilet, and also what our six bridesmaids must wear. It was upon that important question I wished your advice, and, now that you know, do you feel qualified to give it?”
“Oh, how lovely!” cried Toinette. “Why, Miss Howard, it is almost like planning for my own wedding, and you are too sweet for anything to let me.”
CHAPTER XXVIII
“WHEN BUDS AND BLOSSOMS BURST”
The planning of the toilets took considerable time, and Miss Howard felt that she had made no mistake when she asked the girl’s advice. Like her father’s, Toinette’s taste was unerring, and when she said:
“Wouldn’t it be pretty to have the girls represent flowers?” Miss Howard was delighted with the idea.
“What flowers would you suggest, dear?” she asked.
“Let me think just a moment, please,” said Toinette, and she rested her chin upon her hands, a favorite attitude of hers when thinking seriously of anything. “How would a lily, a violet, a pansy, a daffodil, a narcissus, and a snowdrop do?”