StNicholas [serial] . g before the peasantchild was doing very creditable work, both onthe machine and by hand; and the check skirt andtwo shirt-waists were duly finished and laid came the greatest event of all. But it nearlybroke Hendrikjes heart. The Juffrouw is making herself a new coat,she told her mother, and there were tears in hervoice as she spoke. They bought the cloth in Amsterdam—pretty,bright-blue cloth. And it s to be made just like After the fitting, Hendrikje basted the seam asecond time, where the new row of pins were,and Elsie tried it on again. This time Mrs. Gor-i
StNicholas [serial] . g before the peasantchild was doing very creditable work, both onthe machine and by hand; and the check skirt andtwo shirt-waists were duly finished and laid came the greatest event of all. But it nearlybroke Hendrikjes heart. The Juffrouw is making herself a new coat,she told her mother, and there were tears in hervoice as she spoke. They bought the cloth in Amsterdam—pretty,bright-blue cloth. And it s to be made just like After the fitting, Hendrikje basted the seam asecond time, where the new row of pins were,and Elsie tried it on again. This time Mrs. Gor-ing said that it was all right, and they told Hen-drikje to sew it on the machine. I was awful scared, she confessed. I gotthe first seam all crooked, and I was ashamed toshow it to the Juffrouw. But she only laughedand said I must rip it out and do it over , when I found no harm was done, I laughedtoo. I got the other seams straight, and then sheshowed me how to press them open with an iron,over a wet cloth!. SHE TURNED AROUND SLOWLY THAT THEY MIGHT SEE HER FROM EVERY SIDE. the old coat—a big collar and big pockets on theoutside. Oh, moeder, she finished with a sob,it must be nice to have money. Never mind, dear! Maybe people with moneyhave troubles that poor people dont know any-thing about; so do not be discontented. Every sewing day after that, the Ruyter familywaited eagerly to hear how the new coat wasprogressing. The body of it was made of threepieces, and Hendrikje herself had basted them to-gether, just where the Juffrouw had pinned it was ready to fit, and Mevrouw came inwhile Elsie tried it on. And Hendrikje pinnedher little sisters dress up on the shoulders, toillustrate to her audience what Mrs. Goring haddone to Elsies coat. After that, each visit saw the coat moving onto completion. The cotton-wool interlining, thatwas to keep Elsie warm when she tramped theheath, was tacked to the seams with such bigstitches that Hendrikje had no fear of get
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