`` I shall make it out of one of my new illusion undersleeves . I 've never worn them ; and the puffed part will be a plenty for a little fly-away bonnet of the latest style . I 've got blue ribbons to tie it with , and have only to look up some daisies for the inside . With my extra two dollars I shall buy my gloves , and pay my fares , -- and there I am , all complete . '' She looked so happy , so pretty , and full of girlish satisfaction , that sister Pris could n't bear to disturb the little plan , much as she disapproved of it . They were poor , and every penny had to be counted . There were plenty of neighbors to gossip and criticise , and plenty of friends to make disagreeable remarks on any unusual extravagance . Pris saw things with the prudent eyes of thirty , but Kitty with the romantic eyes of seventeen ; and the elder sister , in the kindness of her heart , had no wish to sadden life to those bright young eyes , or deny the child a harmless pleasure . She sewed thoughtfully for a minute , then looked up , saying , with the smile that always assured Kitty the day was won , -- `` Get your things together , and we will see what can be done . But remember , dear , that it is both bad taste and bad economy for poor people to try to ape the rich . '' `` You 're a perfect angel , Pris ; so do n't moralize . I 'll run and get the dress , and we 'll begin at once , for there is much to do , and only two days to do it in . '' And Kitty skipped away , singing `` Lauriger Horatius , '' at the top of her voice . Priscilla soon found that the girl 's head was completely turned by the advice and example of certain fashionable young neighbors . It was in vain for Pris to remonstrate and warn . `` Just this once let me do as others do , and thoroughly enjoy myself . '' pleaded Kitty ; and Pris yielded , saying to herself , `` She shall have her wish , and if she learns a lesson , neither time nor money will be lost . '' So they snipped and sewed , and planned and pieced , going through all the alternations of despair and triumph , worry and satisfaction , which women undergo when a new suit is under way . Company kept coming , for news of Kitty 's expedition had flown abroad , and her young friends must just run in to hear about it , and ask what she was going to wear ; while Kitty was so glad and proud to tell , and show , and enjoy her little triumph that many half hours were wasted , and the second day found much still to do . The lovely muslin did n't hold out , and Kitty sacrificed the waist to the train , for a train she must have or the whole thing would be an utter failure .
A little sacque was eked out , however , and when the frills were on , it was `` ravishing , '' as XXXXX said , with a sigh of mingled delight and fatigue .
Kitty Pris Priscilla days dollars extravagance hours minute muslin undersleeves