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Jack had finished all of his current comissions of the sort paid for in money. After some candy -- my, he did tend to stuff his face sometimes -- he laid out the materials for three more. And he set to work. Neither of the three had specifically asked for a new dress. But since he had the leisure that night to craft three surprises, why not have the fun -- very different kinds of fun -- of making all three of them happy?
And so a few hours run by filled with the flash of scissors and of needles. Often he uses the trick;he'll be very thirsty eventually, but as there will be a particular 'overday guest,' and hopefully a very happy one at that, that shouldn't be too much of a problm, and there's a bit of a thrill to working at these speeds.
Finally, he looks at them with satisfaction. The large dress on the left is a beige and hunter-green ensemble of good thick cloth, the skirt just a little higher than usual to reduce the risk of trouble while doing goodness-would-prefer-not-to-know-what. Hopefully she won't tear this one.
The small dress in the middle is quite normal. A rich chestnut-brown fabric over white callico with lovely lace trim. The cut is modest but not dowdy. It will be very flattering on Eleanor, possibly for Sunday services.
The longer dress on the right was something unusual. A longsleeved underdress of thin, silver-colored material, with a shortsleeved red overdress. This, too, is hemmed above the norm -- for him, not for her. It's not as broad-skirted as many dresses of his time. One can't judge perfectly as something hangs on the lay figure, but the cut seems good to allow for ease of movement. It's time for the finishing touch. He carefully draws an outline of the image he recalls seeing on something at the house before cutting it out of the overdress and hemming the edge in. The effect is of a silver lion passant shining through.
He very much hopes they all like them.
And so a few hours run by filled with the flash of scissors and of needles. Often he uses the trick;he'll be very thirsty eventually, but as there will be a particular 'overday guest,' and hopefully a very happy one at that, that shouldn't be too much of a problm, and there's a bit of a thrill to working at these speeds.
Finally, he looks at them with satisfaction. The large dress on the left is a beige and hunter-green ensemble of good thick cloth, the skirt just a little higher than usual to reduce the risk of trouble while doing goodness-would-prefer-not-to-know-what. Hopefully she won't tear this one.
The small dress in the middle is quite normal. A rich chestnut-brown fabric over white callico with lovely lace trim. The cut is modest but not dowdy. It will be very flattering on Eleanor, possibly for Sunday services.
The longer dress on the right was something unusual. A longsleeved underdress of thin, silver-colored material, with a shortsleeved red overdress. This, too, is hemmed above the norm -- for him, not for her. It's not as broad-skirted as many dresses of his time. One can't judge perfectly as something hangs on the lay figure, but the cut seems good to allow for ease of movement. It's time for the finishing touch. He carefully draws an outline of the image he recalls seeing on something at the house before cutting it out of the overdress and hemming the edge in. The effect is of a silver lion passant shining through.
He very much hopes they all like them.