In  the  meantime,  real  cloth  rugs  had  been  in  the
process  of  construction  on  little  looms,  and  by  the  time
the  furniture  was  ready  for  the  house,  enough  rugs  were
ready  also.  A  pink  rug  with  gray  border  was  chosen
for  the  bedroom,  and  the  bed,  dresser,  chair,  and
clothes  rack  were  placed  by  eager  hands.  A  blue  rug
with  a  white  border  was  decided  on  for  the  sitting
room,    and    the    bookcase,    davenport,   library   table,


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and  chairs  were  arranged  by  the  children.  A  dark
blue  rug  with  a  white  border  was  placed  on  the  dining-
room  floor  and  the  round  dining-room  table  was  carried
into  the  house,  four  dining  chairs  placed  around  it,  and
the  buffet  placed  close  by.  Our  kitchen  furniture
consisted  of  a  cupboard,  kitchen  table,  and  chair ;  and
these  were  soon  in  place.  Brass  tacks  furnished  the
handles  for  the  cupboard,  sideboard,  and  dresser,  and
the  two  latter  were  decorated  with  real  mirrors.
"  Children,  what  is  the  matter  with  our  windows  ?  "
Answers  quickly  came,  '^  There  is  no  glass,"  and  '^  No
shades  to  pull  down,"  and  "  No  white  curtains ! "
Interest  ran  high  again  at  the  prospect  of  getting  the
windows  to  look  like  those  at  home.  What  color
should  the  shades  be?  Many  colors  were  suggested
but  green  was  decided  upon,  and  oblongs  of  green
paper  were  cut  and  held  in  place  at  the  windows  by
push  tacks.
One  day,  later  on,  found  the  little  girls  grouped
around  the  dolls'  house,  weaving  needles  and  thread
across  the  tops  of  pieces  of  white  cloth.  Having  had
previous  experience  in  weaving,  this  was  a  light  task
and  the  curtains  for  our  windows  were  soon  finished.
