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it didn't have much wear left in
it, and what do you think I have
done! With the first intention of
making a silk waist I ripped
up and pressed Mama's precious
little steel blue dress but found that
the waist she wore needs only
new sleeves and refitting to make
the prettiest and dearest waist
in the world, with some of the
Persian silk that matched for stock
collar when I wanted to wear it
high; so I decided to take the
best that is in the very full skirt
and make me a petticoat of it
and use the rest in caps for
new sleeves. Do you think that
a sacraligous use to make of
it; for it will just help out
the petticoat problems & make me
such a dear waist? I have more