The third girl, with a delight for old-fashioned ways, was followed by
six maids in quaint Colonial gowns of plain or flowered silk, no
two costumes alike, save for soft white lace fichus. Black velvet
neckbands, powdered curls, and "nosegays" of small pink carnations in
lace paper holders quite carried out the lovely effect.
The old-fashioned rooms were hung with smilax and asparagus fern, and
in every window stood a pot of flowering fuchsias.