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 Janie, eager to catch a glimpse of her new neighbors, saw first a dear little lady, clad all in scarlet from top to toe. Such an odd gown it was, gleaming here and there with bits of gold cord! About her waist was bound a silken sash, the ends of which were drawn up and finished with a gold tassel.

On her head perched a high peaked hat, from the point of which dangled another gold tassel.

Behind her tripped a small girl about Janie's age, holding by the hand a beautiful doll; and both the little girl and the doll were arrayed in the same peculiar manner.

The child was in a gale of laughter as her dolls tumbled over one another in their efforts to reach the cottage first.