Journeys through Bookland - a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922) (14780909344)

Identifier: journeysthroughb01sylv (find matches)
Title: Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: Chicago : Bellows-Reeve
Contributing Library: Internet Archive
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as theylived in such splendor, that they must be very lov-able and amiable creatures. He did not invite Cin-derella, for he had never seen her or heard of her. Nothing could exceed the joy of the two sisters,who began immediately to prepare for the happyday. Every moment of the time was spent in dream-ing about such gowns and shoes and headdresses aswould be most becoming to them and make themappear most attractive in the eyes of the kings son.You can imagine how great a trouble and vexationall this was to poor Cinderella, for she it was whoironed and plaited her sisters linen and worked forlong hours over their dresses. She heard nothingbut the talk of how the two should be dressed. I, said the older, shall wear my scarlet velvetwith the French trimming. I, said the younger, shall wear the same petti-coat I had made for the last ball, but to make amends ClNI)EKKIJ-A 227 for that I shall put on my gold muslin train andwear my diamonds in my hair. With these I mustcertainly look well.
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CINDERELLA HELPED HER SISTERS They sent to the distant town for the best hair-dresser they could hire, and bought many jewels andornaments of fashionable shapes. On the morning of the ball they called upon Cin- 228 Cinderella derella to give them her advice about how theyshould wear their hair and fix their dresses. In spiteof her ill treatment, Cinderella gave them the bestadvice she could, and otherwise assisted them in get-ting ready for the ball, just as though she had beengoing, too. While her busy fingers were working for them,one of them said, Would you not like to go to theball, Cinderella? Ah, replied the little girl, you are only laugh-ing at me. It is not for such a person as I am tothink about going to balls. You are right, replied the two. Folks wouldlaugh, indeed, to see Cinderella dancing in the ball-room. Almost any other girl would have tried to spoilthe dresses of the haughty creatiues, or to makethem look as ugly as she could. Cinderella, how-