“Zumm! Zumm!” whirled Ma Chine. “Why don’t you come? Come on, Sweet-tempered!”
“Undone!” exclaimed Sewing Bird. “I think you’re done-up,―
“Oh, how it shames To call bad names! And temper lost Makes heavy cost!”
“Sewing Bird, that’s true!” exclaimed Scissors Shears, getting up, “Oh, the dear little Miss! Oh, what a lesson! I’m so sorry I lost my temper!”
“What can he have done?” thought Mary Frances, peeping in the door.
There on the sewing table was Scissors Shears looking woefully upon a pretty little doll’s dress carefully cut out and pinned together. All over it were gashes and slashes where his sharp feet had cut into the material.
[Illustration: “Good afternoon!” she said]
“What shall I do,” began Scissors Shears, “oh, Sewing Bird, what shall I do?―There’s no other goods! I took such care to make that so perfect,―ready for the little lady’s lesson to-day!”
“Come!” said Mary Frances to herself. “That’s enough! Poor old Scissors Shears!―I’ll pretend not to notice it.
“Good-afternoon!” she said going into the sewing room, “I’ve changed my mind, dear Sewing Bird Lady―I think I’d like to use some other goods rather than that I left on the table for this lesson. I’ll just throw this aside in a little bundle,”―pushing the ruined dress aside,―“and may I use this pretty pink chambray gingham to-day?”
“The very thing!” exclaimed Fairy Lady, “much better than lawn, for a morning dress; and here is
2. For neck-band, use a six-inch square of white lawn.
Fold through the center. Fold again through the center.
3. Place neck-band pattern on the lawn, having the edges which are marked with two rings (oo) each on a fold.
4. Pin in place. Cut out. Open. Make tiny clip in each corner of the neck opening.
5. Cut sleeve-bands of white lawn, with double rings (oo) on fold of cloth.
[Illustration: Edges marked oo each on a fold]
1. Turn over opening of neck of dress one-eighth inch on right side. Crease, without stretching. Baste.
2. Turn both edges of neck-band down one-eighth inch, on same side of goods. Crease, without stretching.
Lay neck-band with turned-in edge against turned-in edge of dress neck. Pin in place. Baste.
4. Turn up ends of sleeves, and sew sleeve-bands in place in the same way.
5. Make placket by directions given on next page.