"I wish this party to be as nearly as possible like the one that I
enjoyed when I was little. First of all, I shall make some draperies
for these windows of flowered chintz. I found a whole piece up in my
store room the other day, and its gay flowered pattern looked very
like the curtains in the home I so well remember. There are fine old
hand-made rugs in the store room. I've never cared for them, but now
I know that they will look right with the flowered chintz curtains.
Now come and see what I have here in this little cupboard."

"There! Won't these look bright and pretty on my mantel?" she asked.

"Oh, lovely! Lovely!" cried Rose. "Where did you get them, and what
are they called?"

"They are called candelabra, and are really ornamental candlesticks.
These clear, finely cut pendants of glass will catch and reflect light.
We'll play old-fashioned games, we'll have an old-fashioned treat, and
we'll wear real old-time costumes. It will not be a grand party, but
I believe the children will enjoy it, for it will, at least, be
different from any party that they have ever attended."

Aunt Judith worked all the morning, stitching the hems for the chintz
curtains, and Rose pulled out the bastings, threaded needles, and in
many ways helped to make the pretty things for the little front parlor.

"If it wasn't for school I could come again Monday and help you," Rose
said.

"I shall easily do all that is needed," Aunt Judith replied, "for now