My! but it was fine.

There were many lights in the room and it was hung with greens.

There was a crowd even though it was early.

On Miss Amelia's table was a volume of history that was the prize, and every one was looking and acting the very best he knew how, although there were cases where they didn't know so very much.
Our Shelley was the handsomest girl there, until the Princess came, and then they both were.

Shelley wore one of her city frocks and a quilted red silk hood that was one of her Christmas gifts, and she looked just like a handsome doll.