All such matters could be attended to after she had sized up the newcomer.
On the day she was expected, Patty arranged the flowers in the yellow room herself.
Naturally, she chose azaleas, and some of a lovely soft tint of buff harmonised with pale pink ones.

White ones too, with a bit of green foliage, until the room was a bower of beauty.

Not overdone, though.
Patty never made the mistake of too many flowers,--fond as she was of them.
A last affectionate survey of the room convinced her that all was exactly as it should be, and with a happy little sigh of contentment she went down to the porch to await the arrival of the guest, for Farnsworth had gone to the station to meet her, and they were due now at any minute..