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So I just bought some beautiful, fine nainsook and cut out my shroud.

Miss Pinky Davis, our country sempstress, was sent for, and again Cousin Sue spent hours planning how best to cut up and trim the bolts of nainsook she had ordered from Richmond.

And Cousin Sue sent for a bolt of nainsook and yards and yards of lace and insertion and made up a whole lot of pretty underclothes for me.

All that summer her quick fingers were busy with fine white flannel and finer white nainsook, setting tiny stitches in small garments.

Nina’s gown was of white nainsook ruffled to the waist with lace, and very full.