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"'Yes,' said Mrs. Marvyn; 'and I must not let myself think a moment how dear it might have been to have you more my own. If you feel really, truly happy, if you can enter on this life without any misgivings——'
"'I can,' said Mary firmly.
"At this instant, very strangely, the string which confined a wreath of seashells around her glass, having been long undermined by moths, suddenly broke and fell down, scattering the shells upon the floor.
"Both women started, for the string of shells had been placed there by James; and though neither was superstitious, this was one of those odd coincidences that make hearts throb.
"'Dear boy!' said Mary, gathering the shells up tenderly; 'wherever he is, I shall never cease to love him. It makes me feel sad to see this come down; but it is only an accident; nothing of him will ever fall out of my heart.'
"Mrs. Marvyn clasped Mary closer to her, with tears in her eyes.
"'I'll tell you what, Mary, it must have been the moths did that,' said Miss Prissy, who had been standing, unobserved, at the door for a moment back; 'moths will eat away strings just so. Last week Miss Vernon's great family picture fell down because the moths eat through the cord; people ought to use twine or cotton string always. But I came to tell you that supper is all set, and the doctor out of his study, and all the people are wondering where you are.'
"Mary and Mrs. Marvyn gave a hasty glance at themselves in the glass, to be assured of their good keeping, and went into the great kitchen, where a long table stood exhibiting all that plentitude of provision which the immortal description of Washington Irving has saved us the trouble of recapitulating in detail.
"The husbands, brothers, and lovers had come in, and the scene was redolent of gayety. When Mary made her appearance, there was a moment's pause, till she was conducted to the side of the doctor; when, raising his hand, he invoked a grace upon the loaded board.
"Unrestrained gayeties followed. Groups of young men and maidens chatted together, and all the gallantries of the times were enacted. Serious matrons commented on the cake, and told each other high and particular secrets in the culinary art which they drew from remote family archives. One might have learned in that instructive assembly how best to keep moths out of blankets, how to make fritters of Indian corn undistinguishable from oysters, how to bring up babies by hand, how to mend a cracked teapot, how to take out grease from a brocade, how to reconcile absolute decrees with free will, how to make five yards of cloth answer the purpose of six, and how to put down the Democratic party.
"Miss Prissy was in her glory; every bow of her best cap was alive with excitement, and she presented to the eyes of the astonished Newport gentry an animated receipt book. Some of the information she communicated, indeed, was so valuable and important that she could not trust the air with it, but whispered the most important portions in a confidential tone. Among the crowd, Cerinthy Ann's theological admirer was observed in deeply reflective attitude; and that high-spirited young lady added further to his convictions of the total depravity of the species by vexing and discomposing him in those thousand ways in which a lively, ill-conditioned young woman will put to rout a serious, well-disposed young man, comforting herself with the reflection that by and by she would repent of all her sins in a lump together.
"Vain, transitory splendours! Even this evening, so glorious, so heart cheering, so fruitful in instruction and amusement, could not last forever. Gradually the company broke up; the matrons mounted soberly on horseback behind their spouses, and Cerinthy consoled her clerical friend by giving him an opportunity to read her a lecture on the way home, if he found the courage to do so.
"Mr. and Mrs. Marvyn and Candace wound their way soberly homeward; the doctor returned to his study for nightly devotions; and before long sleep settled down on the brown cottage.
"'I'll tell you what, Cato,' said Candace, before composing herself to sleep, 'I can't feel it in my bones dat dis yer weddin's gwine to come off yit.'"
LIST OF QUILT NAMES
ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY
Air Castle Alabama Beauty Album All Tangled Up Alpine Rose American Log Patch Apple Hexagon Arabic Lattice Arkansas Traveller Art Square Ashland Rose Aunt Eliza's Star Point Aunt Sukey's Patch Autograph Quilt
Bachelor's Puzzle Barrister's Blocks Base Ball Basket of Lilies Basket Quilt Bat's Wing Bear's Foot Bear's Paws Bedtime Beggar's Blocks Big Dipper Bird's Nest Blackford's Beauty Blazing Star Blind Man's Fancy Block Album Bluebird Boston Puzzle Bounding Betty Bouquet Box Blocks Boxed I's Boy's Nonsense Brick Pile Brickwork Quilt Broken Dish Brown-tailed Moth Brunswick Star Bunnies Bunnies and Baskets Butterflies
Cactus Blossom Cake Stand California Oak Leaf California Rose California Star Capital I Carolina Lily Carpenter's Rule Carpenter's Square Cats and Mice Centennial Charm Charter Oak Cherry Basket Chicago Star Children's Delight Chimney Swallows Christmas Tree Chrysanthemums Churn Dash Circle Within Circle Circuit Rider Cleveland Lilies Cluster of Stars Coarse Woven Patch Cockscomb Cog Wheel Columbian Puzzle Columbia Star Combination Star Compass Complex Rose Confederate Rose Continental Corn and Beans Cottage Tulip Country Farm Coxey's Camp Crazy Ann Crazy Quilt Crib Quilt Cross, The Cross and Crown Crosses and Losses Crosses and Stars Crossed Canoes Cross Roads to Texas Cross Within Cross Crow's Foot Cube Lattice Cube Work Cypress Leaf
Daffodils and Butterflies Daisies Democrat Rose Devil's Claws Devil's Puzzle Diagonal Log Chain Diamond, The Diamond Cube Diamond Design Diamonds Diamond Star Disk, The Dogwood Domino Domino and Square Double Irish Chain Double Peony Double Squares Double Wrench Double X, No. 1 Double X, No. 2 Double X, No. 3 Double X, No. 4 Double Z Dove in the Window Dutchman's Puzzle Dutch Rose Drunkard's Patchwork Drunkard's Path Ducks and Ducklings
Ecclesiastical Economy Eight Hands Around Eight-point Design Eight-pointed Star Enigma Evening Star Everybody's Favourite
Fan Fan and Rainbow Fan Patch Fanny's Fan Fantastic Patch Feather Star Ferris Wheel Field Daisies Five-pointed Star Five Stripes Fleur-de-Lis Flower Basket Flower Pot Flutter Wheel Flying Bat Flying Star Fool's Puzzle Fool's Square Forbidden Fruit Tree Forest Pattern Four E's Four Frogs Quilt Four Little Birds Four Points Four Stars Patch Four X Star French Basket Friendship Quilt Fruit Basket
Garden of Eden Garfield's Monument Gentleman's Fancy Georgetown Circle Girl's Joy Globe, The Golden Gates Goose in the Pond Goose Tracks Gourd Vine Grandmother's Choice Grandmother's Dream Grandmother's Own Grape Basket Grapes and Vines Grecian Design Greek Cross Greek Square
Hairpin Catcher Hand, The Hands All Around Handy Andy Harrison Rose Harvest Rose Hearts and Gizzards Hen and Chickens Hexagonal Hickory Leaf Hobson's Kiss Home Treasure Honeycomb Honeycomb Patch Hour Glass House That Jack Built
Ice Cream Bowl Imperial Tea Indiana Wreath Indian Hatchet Indian Plumes Interlaced Blocks Iris Irish Puzzle
Jack's House Jacob's Ladder Job's Tears Johnny Around the Corner Joining Star Jonquils Joseph's Coat Joseph's Necktie
Kansas Troubles King's Crown King's Crows
Ladies' Beautiful Star Ladies' Delight Ladies' Wreath Lady Fingers Lady of the Lake Leap Frog Letter H Letter X Lily of the Valley Lily Quilt Pattern Lincoln's Platform Linton Little Beech Tree Little Red House, The Live Oak Tree Lobster, The Log Cabin Log Patch London Roads Love Rose Lover's Links
Magic Circle Maltese Cross, No. 1 Maltese Cross, No. 2 Maple Leaf Mary's Garden May Berry Leaf Mayflower, The Memory Blocks Memory Circle Mexican Rose Missouri Beauty Mollie's Choice Moon and Stars Morning Glory Morning Glory Wreath Morning Star Mosaic (More than 25) Mother's Fancy Mrs. Cleveland's Choice Mrs. Morgan's Choice
Needle Book Necktie New Album New Four Patch Nine Patch New Star No Name Quilt None Such Novel Star
Oak Leaf and Acorns Oak Leaf and Tulip Ocean Waves Octagon Octagon File Odd Fellows' Chain Odd Patchwork Odd Pattern, An Odds and Ends Odd Star Ohio Beauty Oklahoma Boomer Old Homestead, The Old Maid's Puzzle Old Patchwork, An Old Scrap Patchwork Old Bachelor's Puzzle Old Tippecanoe Olive Branch Orange Peel
Paving Blocks Pansies and Butterflies Peacocks and Flowers Peony Block Persian Palm Lily Philadelphia Beauty Philadelphia Pavement Philippines, The Pickle Dish Pilgrim's Pride Pincushion Pincushion and Burr Pineapple Patterns (3 in number) Pine Tree Pinwheel Square Poinsettia Poppy Prairie Rose Premium Star President's Quilt Princess Feather Priscilla, The Pullman Puzzle Puss-in-the-Corner Puzzle File Pyrotechnics
Quartette, The
Radical Rose Railroad, The Rainbow Red Cross Ribbon Squares Ribbon Star Right and Left Rising Sun Road to California Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Rockingham's Beauty Rocky Glen Rocky Road to California Rocky Road to Kansas Rolling Pinwheel Rolling Star Rolling Stone Roman Cross Roman Stripe Rose Rose Album Rose and Feather Rosebud and Leaves Rose of Dixie Rose of LeMoine Rose of St. Louis Rose of the Carolinas Rose of Sharon Rose Sprig Royal, The Royal Japanese Vase
Sarah's Favourite Sashed Album Sashed Star Sawtooth Patchwork Scissor's Chain Seven Stars Shelf Chain Shield Shoo Fly Shooting Star Simple Design Single Sunflowers Sister's Choice Snail's Trail, The Snowball Snowflake Solomon's Temple Solomon's Crown Spider's Den Spider's Web Spools Square and a Half Square and Swallow Square and Triangle Square Log Cabin Squares and Stars Squares and Stripes Star, A Star and Chains Star and Cross Star and Cubes Star and Squares Star of Bethlehem Star of Many Points Star of Texas Star of the East Star Lane Star Puzzle Star-Spangled Banner Stars upon Stars State House Steps Steps to the Altar St. Louis Star Stone Wall Storm at Sea Strawberry Stripe Squares Sugar Loaf Sunbonnet Lassies Sunburst Sunflowers Sunshine Swarm of Bees Sweet Gum Leaf Swinging Corners Swing in the Centre
Tangled Garter Tassel Plant Tea Leaf Temperance Tree Texas Flower Texas Tears Three-flowered Sunflower Tick-Tack-Toe Tile Patchwork Toad in the Puddle Tree of Paradise Triangular Triangle Triangle Puzzle True Lover's Knot Tufted Cherry Tulip Blocks Tulip in Vase Tulip Lady Finger Tulip Tree Leaves Tumbler, The Twin Sisters Twinkling Star Twist and Turn Twist Patchwork Two Doves, The
Union Union Calico Quilt Union Star Unknown Star
Valentine Quilt Variegated Diamonds Variegated Hexagons Venetian Design Vestibule Vice-President's Quilt Village Church Virginia Gentleman
Washington's Puzzle Washington's Plumes Washington's Sidewalk Watered Ribbon Way of the World Wedding Knot Western Star W. C. T. Union Wheel, The Wheel and Star Wheel of Fortune Whig Pattern Whig Rose White Day Lily Widower's Choice Wild Goose Chase Wild Rose Wind-blown Tulips Winding Walk Wind Mill Wonder of the World Workbox World's Fair, The World's Fair Blocks World's Fair Puzzle Wreath of Roses
X quisite, The
Yankee Puzzle
LIST OF REFERENCES
THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. Margaret M. Morley.
THE MINISTER'S WOOING. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
AUNT JANE IN KENTUCKY. Hall.
COLONIAL DAYS AND WAYS. Helen Evesten Smith.
THE STORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Charles Burr Todd, 1888.
THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF FLATBUSH. Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt, 1882.
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT IRELAND. P. W. Joyce.
CHATS ON OLD LACE AND NEEDLEWORK. Mrs. Lowes.
THE CRUSADES. Archer and Kingsford.
THE LURE OF THE ANTIQUE. Walter A. Dyer.
ART IN NEEDLEWORK. Lewis F. Day and Mary Buckle.
HOME LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS. Alice Morse Earle.
CUSTOMS AND FASHIONS IN OLD NEW ENGLAND. Alice Morse Earle.
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH. Mrs. P. E. Gibbon.
ON EDUCATION. John Locke, 1632-1704.
OLD EMBROIDERIES. Alan S. Cole in Home Needlework Magazine, 1900-1901.
THE ANNALS OF TENNESSEE. J. G. M. Ramsey, A. M., M. D., 1853.
WOMAN'S HANDIWORK IN MODERN HOMES. Constance Cary Harrison, 1881.
PEASANT ART IN SWEDEN, IRELAND, AND LAPLAND. Edited by Charles Holmes.
FIRST STEPS IN COLLECTING. Grace M. Vallois.
NEEDLEWORK. Elizabeth Glaister.
EMBROIDERY AND TAPESTRY WEAVING. Mrs. A. H. Christie.
THE ART OF NEEDLEWORK. Edited by Countess Wilton.
ENGLISH SECULAR EMBROIDERY. M. Jourdain.
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. Sir. J. Gardner Wilkinson, D. C. L., F. R. S.
DE BELLO JUDAICO. Flavius Josephus.
TURKEY OF THE OTTOMAN. L. M. Garnett.
HISTOIRE DE L'ART DANS L'ANTIQUITE. Perrot and Chipiex.
ARTS AND CRAFTS IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Julia de Wolf Addison.
SACO VALLEY FAMILIES. Ridlon.
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Transcriber's Note
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without note.
This book contains some archaic spelling and dialect; all instances have been kept as printed.
Hyphenation has been made consistent as follows:
Page vii—Bed-time amended to Bedtime Page 125—Puss in the Corner amended to Puss-in-the-Corner Page 144—oldtime amended to old-time
The following amendments have been made:
Page 5—Gerdin amended to Gardner—"Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, in his history ..."
Page 7—Judaics amended to Judaico—"In "De Bello Judaico," by Flavius Josephus, ..."
Page 8—Historic amended to Histoire—"... in their "Histoire de l'Art dans l'Antiquite", publish ..."
Page 18—Phoenecians amended to Phoenicians—"... in Biblical times by the Hebrews and Phoenicians."
Page 95—Eor amended to For—"For those who enjoy making pieced quilts ..."
Page 131—amarylis amended to amaryllis—"... and even scarlet amaryllis pale beside the glowing colours ..."
Page 143—excell amended to excel—"... the desire to excel in the art of quilt making."
Page 174—repeated instance of St. Louis Star deleted.
Page 177—MOUNTAINA amended to MOUNTAINS—"THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINS."
Page 177—M. amended to F., and AND amended to IN—"ART IN NEEDLEWORK. Lewis F. Day and Mary Buckle."
Page 177—Alam amended to Alan—"Alan S. Cole in ..."
Page 178—S. C. L. amended to D. C. L.—"Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, D. C. L., F. R. S."
Page 178—JUDAICS amended to JUDAICO—"DE BELLO JUDAICO."
Page 178—DAMS amended to DANS—"HISTOIRE DE L'ART DANS L'ANTIQUITE."
The following amendments have been made in the list of quilt names at the end of the text, for consistency with the main text:
Aunt Eliza's Star Quilt amended to Aunt Eliza's Star Point (p. 169) Baseball amended to Base Ball (p. 169) Blindman's Fancy amended to Blind Man's Fancy (p. 169) Cogwheels amended to Cog Wheel (p. 170) Double Square amended to Double Squares (p. 171) Duck and Ducklings amended to Ducks and Ducklings (p. 171) Fleur de Lis amended to Fleur-de-Lis (p. 171) French Baskets amended to French Basket (p. 171) Hair Pin Catcher amended to Hairpin Catcher (p. 172) Indian Plums amended to Indian Plumes (p. 172) Needlebook amended to Needle Book (p. 173) Road to Oklahoma amended to Road to California (p. 174) Washington Puzzle amended to Washington's Puzzle (p. 176) Windmill amended to Wind Mill (p. 176) Xquisite, The amended to X quisite, The (p. 176)
Please note that not all of the quilt patterns mentioned in the main text are included in the list.
The single oe ligature (in the word Phoenicians) has not been retained in this version.
Illustrations have been moved slightly where necessary so that they were not in the middle of a paragraph. The frontispiece illustration has been moved to follow the title page.
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