"Why, because she was a Jewess."
"Do Jewesses always have black hair?"
"Of course they ought to have black hair," said Nora; "or
Hamilton Rush would not have said that. And my hair is black."
Daisy was silent. She said nothing to this proposition. The children were both silenced for a little while the practising for "Marie Antoinette" was going on. The principal part in this was taken by Frederica, who was the beauty of the company. A few touches of Mrs. Sandford's skilful hands transformed her appearance wonderfully. She put on an old- fashioned straight gown, which hung in limp folds around her; and Mrs. Sandford arranged a white handkerchief over her breast, tying it in the very same careless loose knot represented in the picture; but her management of Frederica's hair was the best thing. Its soft fair luxuriance was, no one could tell how, made to assume the half-dressed, half- undressed air of the head in Delaroche's picture; and Frederica looked the part well.
"She should throw her head a little more back," whispered
Hamilton Rush to the manager; "her head or her shoulders.
She is not quite indignant enough."
"That handkerchief in her hand is not right " said Preston, in a responding whisper. "You see to it while I get into disguise.
"That handkerchief, Mrs. Sandford " Hamilton said, softly.
"Yes. Frederica, your hand with the pocket-handkerchief, it is not quite the thing."
"Why not?"
"You hold it like a New York lady."