"Oh, land, don't talk about children, ma!" said she.

"I'm contented as it is.

But you ought to have seen that young one to-day." "What did Ida wear ?" asked Mrs.White.
"She wore her black velvet suit, that she had this winter, and the way she strutted up the aisle was a caution." "I don't see how Harry Edgham lives the way he does," said Mrs.
White.

"Black velvet costs a lot.

Do you s'pose it is silk velvet ?" "You bet." "I don't see how he does it!" "He looks sort of worn-out to me.