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The sleeves stopped at the elbows and were trimmed with lace. Now, my daughter, do you know what camayeu was? You now sometimes see an imitation of it in door and window curtains. It was a stuff of great fineness, yet resembling not a little the unbleached cotton of to-day, and over which were spread very brilliant designs of prodigious size.
Her dress to-day was of camayeu the pattern of which was bunches of strawberries the very same stuff as our dresses; but how had she made it to look so different? And her hat! It was a new marvel of her invention.
Martinville, naming again all the barons, counts, and marquises of whom he had spoken to my father, and descanting especially on the grandeur of the balls and parties he had there attended. "And we have only our camayeu skirts!" cried Suzanne. "Daughter," observed papa, "be content with what you have. You are neither a duchess nor a countess, and besides you are traveling."
We put on our camayeu petticoats and our black velvet waists, adding gloves; and in our hair, sparkling with gold powder, we put, each of us, a bunch of the roses given us by Alix. We found ourselves charming, and hoped to create a sensation. But if the baroness was satisfied she showed no astonishment. Her hair, like her daughter's, was powdered, and both wore gloves.
In the whole village she could get no white gloves. She would have to let that pass and show her round white arms clasped with two large bracelets of pearls. She showed also a necklace and earrings of pearls. Madame du Clozel, slave to the severe etiquette of that day, did not question us, but did go so far as to say in our presence that camayeu was never worn at night.
Gerbeau, Patrick came running to say that "Madame 'Lix" wished to see us at once. We hastened to the cottage. "Come in, dear girls. I have a surprise for you and a great favor to ask. I heard you say, Suzanne, you had nothing to wear " "But our camayeu petticoats!" "But your camayeu petticoats." She smiled. "And they, it seems, do not tempt your vanity. You want better?"
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