Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 406
were beautiful silk hangings. A girl had a great deal to do in those days.She could always play upon either the lute or theviol. She commenced her morning—usually inthe gray dawn —with prayer; then a hearty break-fast of meat and ale; next there was embroideryto do, after which she visited the… … MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, AT THE AGE OF TWELVE. waiting avoided idleness by using their needles,reading the Bible or history, or by writing; theyalso studied music when off duty. Shuttlecock was a great favorite among girls,for there were spacious halls in which to play,and tennis became more common.…
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