Faye And Doctor Dent Were Dressed Precisely Alike, As Sailors, The
Doctor Even Wearing A Pair Of Faye's Shoes.
They had been very sly
about the twin arrangement, which was really splendid, for they are
just about the same size and have hair very much the same color.
But
smart as they were, I recognized Faye at once. The idea of anyone
thinking I would not know him!
We had queens and milkmaids and flower girls galore, and black starry
nights and silvery days, and all sorts of things, many of them very
elegant. My old yellow silk, the two black lace flounces you gave me,
and a real Spanish mantilla that Mrs. Rae happened to have with her,
made a handsome costume for me as a Spanish lady. I wore almost all
the jewelry in the house; every piece of my own small amount and much
of Mrs. Rae's, the nicest of all having been a pair of very large
old-fashioned "hoop" earrings, set all around with brilliants. My comb
was a home product, very showy, but better left to the imagination.
The dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and at twelve supper was
served, when we unmasked, and after supper we danced again and kept on
dancing until five o'clock! Even then a few of us would have been
willing to begin all over, for when again could we have such a
ballroom with perfect floor and such excellent music to dance by? But
with the new day came a new light and all was changed, much like the
change of a ballet with a new calcium light, only ours was not
beautifying, but most trying to tired, painted faces; and seeing each
other we decided that we could not get home too fast.
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