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"Tailored suits have to be made by a tailor, but I'd like first rate to copy this one you call a little afternoon frock. It's got the style all right, and I could get some cheap nice-looking stuff."
Ida was gloating over Ora's limited but fashionable wardrobe, and while she held the smart afternoon frock out at arm's length, her eye wandered to an evening gown of blue satin and chiffon that lay over the back of a chair.