"Staying in this warm room all the time makes me forget it is so wintry outdoors.

I don't believe you are dressed warmly enough.

You ought not to wear sunbonnets this time of year." Then for the first time he noticed her outgrown cloak and shabby shoes.
"What are you wearing these old clothes for ?" he said, impatiently.

"Why didn't they dress you up when you were going visiting?
It isn't showing proper respect to send you off in the oldest things you've got." It was a sore point with the Little Colonel.

It hurt her pride enough to have to wear old clothes without being scolded for it.