EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

LESSON 14

Edith is going to be niarried soon and is preparing her trousseau. What a lot of pretty things she is having madel.

Formerly, nearly all the girls sent to Paris for their trousseaux, but now it is not necessary, as they make beautiful underclothes here in Brazil.

Edith has divided the work among several people; the convents have accepted the house-linen, which is in while and in colours to embroider the monograms. The Pequena Cruzada has 6 sets of underclothes, esch of a different colour and trimmed with fine Iace. She went with her friend Ruth to give the order.

She has engaged the services of a good dressmaker to wark at her house, for the simple dresses and dressing-gowns. She has also several dresses being made by her own dressmaker. An aunt of hers, who is at present in Europe, will bring her some evening gowns, an opera cloak, a fur, a sports suit, and a light raincoat.

Her stockings she will buy here, as stockings are very good and she always has her shoes made to measure. She has given the order for black, white, grey, brown, and dark blue shoes to be made. She has white ones to wear on her wedding-night.

Oh! I forgot to mention the pyjamas which are being made to match the sets of underclothes.

I am anxious to see all these pretty clothes.

EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

01) What is Edith going to do soon?

02) What is she preparing?

03) What is she having made?

04) Where did the giris send for their trousseaux formerly?

05) Why is it not necessary now?

06) How has Edith divided the work?

07) Who have accepted the house-linen?

08) Is the house-linen white?

09) What has the Pequena Cruzada to make?

10) Who is going to make the simple dresses etc.?

11) Is she having more dresse made?

12) Who is bringing her some things from Europe?

13) Where will she buy her stockings?

14) And her shoes?

15) What shoes has she ordered?

16) What slippers has she bought?

17) Has she white ones also?

18) What are being made to match the undereclothes?

EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

01) Do you like pretty underclothes?

02) Do you like white, or coloured clothes?

03) Can you embroider?

04) What houses can you recommend for trousseaux?

05) Is house-linen always white?

06) Do you like coloured linen?

07) What material do you like for underclothes?

08) Is lace much used for trousseaux?

09) Do you have your shoes made to measure?

10) Do you like to see trousseaux?

11) Do you use a raincoat?

12) What letters form your monogram?

13) Which do you wear, pyjamas or night-dresses?

14) Do you always wear stockings?