The Smoking Jacket
As a wedding gift for George, Esther sews a smoking jacket—a lavish, tuxedo-style jacket intended to be worn after dinner while men smoked—made with beautiful, hand-painted silk she bought from Mr. Marks. The…
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The Crazy Quilt
Esther stores her life's savings in a seam of her crazy quilt. Crazy quilts, which became popular in the last twenty years of the 19th century, were intricate, lavish quilts made most often from scraps…
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