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AFTER she had seen papa off, Francie went up to see what kind of costume Floss Gaddis had for the dance that night.
Flossie supported her mother and brother by working as a turner in a kid glove factory. The gloves were stitched on the wrong side and it was her job to turn them right side out. Often she brought work home to do at night. They needed every cent they could get on account of her brother not being able to work. He had consumption.