"I am afraid that Miss Roweena is not at home. She is out with Lady Whitley for the day. How ever, Lord Whitley is home if you wish to speak to him, Lord Artirus. That is if he isn't speaking to the other young ladies of the household. Please come in to the parlour while I find where he is at the moment." Jeeves glanced over his shoulder before opening the door wider for Saj.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, at the fabric shop, the mother and daughter were discussing the properties of the materials.<br/><br/>"Mother, I wish to learn to ride. Most young ladies from what little I know do ride these days. Have you spoke to any of the mothers of what kind of entertainment is acceptable here?" Roweena asked.<br/><br/>"Actually, we spoke mostly of the ball dresses and of our daughters last night, By the way, your dress was remarked upon by all of the mothers I spoke to. They wish to hire Amy as their own seamstress. Would you like to share her?" Lady Whitley asked as she fingered a particular material.<br/><br/>The clerk spoke up with a smile.<br/>'Ahhhh... yes it is most popular entertainment with the young people this year. Young ladies even go on fox hunts but they do not handle the rifles or go very far with the men. They have a meeting place where they have a picnic luncheon. The mothers go with the food and servants in the carriages. Young people also play croquet. I have patterns for a good many clothing for young females if you wish to look at them as well.' The clerk spoke warmly for she knew that more pleasing she made herself the more sells she would have.<br/><br/>"I won't be sharing Amy for I need ever so many new clothes. And we have such a late start as well. But perhaps Amy will take a look at the patterns and choose a few for, if you will allow it, Mother.... please?" Roweena asked with a smile.<br/><br/>"Of course, dear. Run along Amy and choose a few so that we can find some acceptable materials......"<br/><br/>For the next several hours, the ladies agreed and argued over which material, ribbons, and jewels to buy. Amy chose a few patterns that she could adapt to fit to Roweena's style. Once  they finished choosing the materials, they had their luncheon. After they ate, they visited the Footery where they made shoes and boots for the young women. Roweena stuck her feet in a sort of a cement like stuff so they would have a cast of her feet to go by. Next was the milliner's for a few hats. None were what either lady liked but they did buy a few unadorned ones. Amy would adapt them to fit Roweena's style. Next they went to the notions shops where they had fun picking out various feathers, ribbons and buttons. The last stop was the Jewelry shop. After much discussion, two watches, and a dozen sets of jewelry were ordered. Lord Whitley would approve of the jewelry hopefully tomorrow. On their way home, they stopped to pick up the calling cards.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i325/TheCreator7/700-%20My%20RPs/Roweena%20Orchid%20Whitley/Final1.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>Roweena nearly squealed in delight when she saw the final outcome. Lady Whitley smiled at her daughter with relief. The gentleman showed the collection of cases. While they were talking about the pros and cons of each one, the gentleman went to the back and brought out a box.<br/><br/>"This might be what you are looking for Miss Whitley. I found them in the back and polished them up. The case is pure silver and the handle is mahogany. The young lady that had this made eloped. You are very fortunate to have the same initial as she did."<br/><br/>The stamp had an orchid design with an R in the middle. The case was embossed with an orchid bloom which had a strong clasp. The clasp could only be opened a certain way. Next to it was a card case with the same motif and initial. It had room for her won cards and a fold out sleeve for cards of her friends. Each card spot had a small window made of glass. It could hold up to 100 cards in the 50 slots. A simple purse was included. It was made out of pure silver and had the secret clasp. It was rather large but very roomy with compartments. How ever there was a matching evening clutch. the handles were once again made with pure mahogany.<br/><br/>Roweena looked up at her mother with pleading eyes.<br/><br/>"Mother, it would serve me for the rest of my life. It is sturdy and I will take very good care of it."<br/><br/>"But the price, dear.... it must cost a small fortune in itself. I am not sure if it is worth the money...." Lady Whitley tried to open the evening clutch and failed.<br/>Roweena opened the purse with no difficulty as she did with the other items.<br/><br/>"Actually, it has been paid for so I'd only charge a fee for storage and polishing." the gentleman spoke quietly. "All that you have to do for me is a bit of advertising of where you bought it. I'll even give you a few of my business cards so that a few friends can have a discount on some of my old sets. I have a gold one with roses, the letter is M. A gold one with tiny violets, the letter is E. If I remember correctly, you have two more young ladies to bring out with the names of Mary and Elizabeth....."<br/><br/>"Yes, I do. But this clasp would be too difficult for them to handle. Roweena is very good with puzzling things out....." Lady Whitley spoke wistfully.<br/><br/>"They would have a simple clasp. In fact they are of the more modern style." the gentleman pulled out two more boxes with the same kind of items, only with different motifs and in gold.<br/><br/>Roweena was hoping and if it would not have been improper, she would have begged for Lady Whitley to buy them all. The gentleman wrote a figure down on paper and showed it to Lady Whitley. Slowly Lady Whitley nodded then smiled. She would keep the two for a surprise for her younger daughters and the price was less than she expected to pay for just Roweena's.<br/><br/>Soon the Ladies were on they their home very tired after a very successful day in town. Lady Whitley flagged down a carriage so that they wouldn't have to walk so far.