"To-night," said Lulu.
"Then we must hurry and get ready," said Alice. "I must iron out some of my hair ribbons so they will be nice and fresh."
"Oh, that's just like you girls," cried Jimmie. "You have to primp and fuss. I can be ready in no time, just by washing my face."
"Oh!" cried Lulu and Alice together. "Make him put on a clean collar, anyhow, mamma."
"Yes, I'll do that," agreed Jimmie.
Well, pretty soon they were all getting ready to go to the party, and Uncle Wiggily went back to finish cleaning his auto and he was wishing he could go. But you just wait and see what happens.
Pretty soon it became night and then it was time for the party. Lulu and Jimmie were all ready, but it took Alice such a long time to get her hair fixed the way she wanted it, and to get just the kind of hair ribbon that suited her, that she wasn't ready. You see, she had so many kinds of hair ribbons and she kept them all in a box, and really she didn't know just which one to take. First she picked out a red one, and she didn't like that, and then she picked out a blue one, and she didn't like that, and then she picked up a pink one, and then a green, and then a brown, and finally a skilligimink colored one, but none suited her.
"Hurry, Alice," called Lulu, "or you'll be late."
"Oh, you can go on ahead and I'll catch up to you and Jimmie," said Alice, trying another hair ribbon.
"All right," they answered, and they started off. Mr. and Mrs. Wibblewobble had gone across the street to pay a little visit to Mr. and Mrs. Duckling, and so Uncle Wiggily and Alice were all alone in the house.