![]() She swept it up in that new style that those Gibson ladies wear. I had Betsy, my aunt’s maid, help me with my hair. And I received several fulsome compliments from other gentlemen present, too. I adore it, and felt like someone in a fairytale wearing it. And the bustle in the back trails becomingly down like a rippling fountain in a river of satin and lace. It makes a most delightful swishing sound when I dance. It is lined with rich dark velvet and yards upon yards of the prettiest lace you ever did see. The new evening gown, the one mother helped me order from Frisco, is made of the loveliest evergreen satin. I must not develop flights of fancy over this.īut mind, tonight I did look rather nice. Until now he has never given the slightest indication that he thought of me in that way. No, it couldn’t be true! As I said, he has known me all my life. Now that I reflect upon the events leading up to our kiss, was it my imagination or did the twinkle in his hazel eyes go out when I said that? And could it be his smile diminished a bit? What I mean to say, dear diary, is could it be that John Edington is carrying a torch for me? ![]() And how we planned to be gone almost an entire year and stay with my cousins in Virginia, thus giving me an ample opportunity to mix in polite society and meet eligible gentlemen. It was then I sprung upon him my good news, about my uncle’s decision that I should go to Washington D. ![]()
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