Page:Orange Grove.djvu/262

 themselves. Then he stuck some up all round the room in the wreathes of sun-flowers. I was afraid they might burn down so as to set the sun-flowers a'fire, but then 'twas all over so quick after they got ready there wan't no danger. Now I've come to the most interestin' part, how they was dressed. She wore a green calabash on her head,"

"A what?"

"A green calabash. Don't you know what that is? A sort of winnerin' mill they used to wear on the head, with a bridle in front to hold it down, and big enough to put a cheese inside, on each side of the head. Then on that she had a blue gauze veil, and on one arm a work bag with knittin' work in it; and on the other a basket. I can't tell what kind of one it was, it wan't round nor square, but long with two covers to it like a half moon. In that was her headdress, a funny sort of head gear it was too. It had a broad white linen frill on one side, and some pink gauze on the other, and right in the middle on top was the imitation of a sun-flower. I 'spose that was the reason she couldn't wear it with her calabash 'cause that set down kind o' flat on the top of her head. In one hand she had a yaller silk pocket handkerchief to correspond with the sun-flower, and in the other which had on a gentleman's black kid glove, she held a smellin' bottle. That's where they showed their good sense agin, 'cause if any body ever wants smellin' bottles, then's the time. Then she had on pink silk stockin's and cowhide shoes, and he had on white slippers and blue cotton stockin's.stockin's." [sic]