“My Lady will be a regular little housewife, soon,” smiled the King.
“Yes, I want to be one,” Margaret said putting Baster in the pincushion, “and when I help Mother after school I’ll slip on my apron to keep my dress neat, for:
“Spots are ugly things to see
On clothes that should so dainty be.
When I help Mother every day,
I’ll need to wear my apron gay.”
CHAPTER XX THE DOLL’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Margaret had been very busy all the fall. Now that Thanksgiving was over the little girl turned her thoughts towards Christmas and Christmas presents. She was making a present for her doll. It was a little cover for the doll’s bed and one for the pillow. They were made of cream-colored muslin and had designs stamped on them in black lines, which were to be embroidered in a colored embroidery cotton.
“I know she’ll like a bed-cover, ’cause her bed hasn’t any to make it look pretty after it’s made up in the morning,” said Margaret to herself. “She’s a very good child and should have a nice gift.”