first bird
from the
nest. As
the
younger
girls
stand
together,
giving the
last
touches to
their
simple
toilet, it
may be a
good time
to tell of
a few
changes
which
three
years have
wrought in
their
appearance,
for all
are
looking
their best
just now.
Jo’s
angles are
much
softened,
she has
learned to
carry
herself
with ease,
if not
grace. The
curly crop
has
lengthened
into a
thick
coil, more
becoming
to the
small head
