The homes of America : with one hundred and three illustrations (1879)
Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893 · New York : D. Appleton and Company, 549 and 551 Broadway · leaf 91
ored, they thought 88 THE HOMES OF AMERICA. it would he propei- to appear in their Ijest dresses. They accoi-dinf;ly attiredthemselves in silks and ruffles, aud every appliance of art to make themselvesappear elegant. And, so prepared, six of them were introduced to Mis. A\a.sh-ington. She received… … Wasliiiijtons Headquarters at Monisiown, New Joi-se wearing a figured apron, and engaged in knitting. After the usual compli-ments were over, she resumed her needles, while tlie fingers of her guests Avereperfectly idle. She entertained them \vitli pleasant tonversation, and omt dur-ing the…
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