eld lace pieces, luncheon sets, boudoir pillow-cases,
table scarfs, and all the exquisite embroidered bits that are the delight
of the home lover.

"Perfectly wonderful!" Elise declared; "looks just like a shop in Venice
or Nice. How do you keep them so tidy? and where did you ever get so
many?"

"Oh, I've done quite some shopping to get our Lares and Penates together,
and Bill let me get whatever I wanted in the house furnishing line. Yes,
this linen room is my joy and my pride. See, _this_ cupboard is all
curtains. I do love to have fresh curtains as often as I want them."

"Well, it's all like Fairyland," Mona said. "I have beautiful things,
too, but they don't look like this. They're all in a jumble on the
shelves, and everything is hodge-podge."

"Oh, well, you're just as happy," laughed Patty. "I chance to be
naturally tidy, and I just love to potter over my things, and keep them
in place. Some time I'll show you Baby's wardrobe. Her little things are
too dear for anything. But now I'll take you to your rooms. This is
yours, Elise. I picked out this one for you, because it's lavender,--and
I know that's your favorite colour."

"And the wistaria vine is looking in at the windows!" Elise noted, with
joy. "Oh, Patty, I won't live on the porch, either, I'll live up here."

It _was_ a beautiful room. A deep seated bay-window, with latticed panes,
opened into a profusion of wistaria blooms, and the fragrance filled the
whole place. The furniture was of ivory enamel and the appointments were
of various harmonious shades of lavender. A _chaise-longue_ was well
supplied with lace pillows and a nearby stand and reading-lamp hinted at
the comfortable enjoyment of a tempting array of new books.

Pansies and violets were in small bowls, and on a table stood an enormous
vase full of trailing branches of wistaria.

"What a picture!" and Elise stood in the middle of the floor, looking
about her. "Patty, you're a wonder! I don't care if you have shoals of
servants, you fixed up this room,--I know you did."

"Of course I did,--with Mrs. Chase to help me. She's a treasure,--she
catches on to my ways so quickly. Glad you like it, Elise, honey. Now
settle yourself here,--your bags will be up in a minute,--and I'll put
Mona in her niche."

"I'm coming too," and Elise went with the others to the rooms designed
for Mona and Roger.

"This is my Royal Suite," laughed Patty, as she ushered them into a
charming apartment done up