The Happy Life of a Duchess

Chapter 120

"Oh, is that so?"

Jenny responded belatedly, and then reacted.

"Is there any difference between these colors?"

"Of course there is." Mary was speechless when she heard the words, "It's okay, anyway, it's right, you just need to remember this, just cross that one out, it's proofread."

As for gifts, since there are two children, Adele basically prepares them in double quantities.

But they can't all be exactly the same, so it looks very boring. When preparing, she chooses two more of the same style and style but different colors. The hat is the same, and the fabric is also the same.

Except for a small number of things that are distinguished by different styles, most of them are of the same type, and the difference is not big.

Because Adele sent a lot of things to the bag, and in order to show their wealth and financial resources, the elders—the Duke’s father and Mrs. Stan all sent a lot of things, because they also wanted to send here, so they simply took one piece Processing sent.

At that time, Adele will still need to give Miss Roddenmeier a gift list, and she has confirmed with her the different payments from different people in it. This is the parting part.

It seems that Miss Rawdonmeyer and Mrs. Lude are not only busy with their salutes, but also counting special products, gifts, etc., some of which were bought by themselves, and some were bought by Adele and others. Continue to send.

After all, it was a rare trip from Frankfurt, especially for Clara, who was inconvenient in her legs and feet, and everyone was very considerate, so in order to express love and show that she was rich, they gave very generously.

Although Adele knew that Clara would definitely be able to stand up in the future and run and jump happily like an ordinary girl, it did not prevent her from being busy delivering things to the two children at this time.

Give them some of the fashionable items including clothes and hats. You must know that you can’t buy fashionable Parisian fashion in Frankfurt. Even if you can buy them, they may be imported products mixed with some British products.

No matter how prosperous the commerce and trade are, they are still inferior to modern times. What’s more, today’s fashion is mixed with British and French fashions. Although France is still the core, Paris’s status as the fashion capital and art capital cannot be violated, but With the development of British commerce and trade, their culture is also being exported crazily.

Adele doesn't want Clara, who is half of French blood, to be unable to wear the latest fashions in Paris, and she doesn't know what the clothes are popular in Paris. Maybe she will know more about British fashion than gone to France.

Besides, the fashion at this time is as fast as ever.

Maybe something that looks okay now will no longer be popular in a few months, and it will already be a rotten street.

Although it will take some time to spread to other small places, since you can buy the latest trendy things, even Adele herself can influence the trend of Paris fashion—just like the famous oriental mysterious element red dress she wore before. Skirts, within two days after this, skirts with the same type of elements appeared, and there were also imitation skirts. After all, it was a skirt that could defeat the former "No. Loved by the lovely little girl, she will naturally not arrange defective products in the gift, not only are they all high quality, but also the amount is considerable.

The only trouble is that now Jenny and Mary are busy counting and packing, which wastes a little time.

Those things that have been confirmed by Jenny will be re-checked and packaged, or like the hat just now, they will be reprocessed and packaged by Mary to make it look more refined.

"How do you look at this?"

Seeing that Adele seemed to have thought of something and started writing again, Mary stopped interrupting and asked Jenny instead.

Her hands and feet are nimble, and she does her needlework smoothly and quickly. It didn't take long for her to sew a lace-like belt.

So Jenny temporarily put down the counting work at hand and came here to take a look. Although she is not very good at sewing, she has developed some eyesight anyway. Not to mention her unique taste and sharp eyes, she can basically tell the difference between good and bad.

"Wow!" she sighed, "You are amazing."

Jenny's exclamation made the corners of Mary's lips rise immediately, and her vanity was immediately satisfied, even if it came from the "layman" Jenny's praise.

"Yes, I think it's okay." She said "reluctantly".

Jenny's exclamation was not wrong, the lace strap made by Mary is indeed very beautiful.

Jenny also knew the state of the goose-yellow lace that was basically in a semi-disused state before. They just dug it out of a box of leftover fabrics, and felt that it was a pity to throw it away.

The box of fabrics is not really "waste". In fact, they are just excellent fabrics that have been discarded due to various problems. The name or pattern is particularly commendable. The only downside is that there may be various other flaws, such as too few, and have to be discarded.

For example, the piece of goose yellow lace is made by a handicraft workshop in Ireland. It is a very traditional and ancient craft, and the pattern on it is very beautiful.

Adele didn't buy much herself. After making a skirt with a big head, she also made a lace glove that reaches to the wrist. There is no fabric left, but this fabric has the two advantages mentioned above. , both Jenny and Mary felt that it was a pity to clean it up like this-mainly because it was rare.

When Mary sewed and cut it, she deliberately kept the large and intact multi-layer daisy pattern on it. This pattern is not very common, and it is not very large. I didn't expect it to be just enough to make a wide border.

She left a pattern, and after folding in half, the two sides were sewn in and sealed, without any raw edges coming out, and the hollowed out sides looked very delicate, not fancy at all.

"Am I on?" Jenny asked her.

Mary nodded, and Jenny tested the quality of the goose yellow lace ribbon with her hands.

Jenny is quite strong, and she put in a little bit of strength when exerting force, but the lace strap is very tight and doesn't look like it's going to break. It wouldn't be used to bind heavy objects, or to seal a box for a hat. Definitely enough.

"OK."

Jenny and Mary were talking, and Mary laughed and then buried herself in the other three.

By the time Adele finished writing the content in hand and re-transcribed an unmodified letter, both of them were already busy.

Jenny had finished counting and was doing new packing for the presents, and Mary was almost done sewing.

"Miss, this list..." Jenny handed over the confirmed content, "I also added Countess Stan's gift, how do you see the transcription method, return the same kind or separate it from each family?"

"The ones from me and the ones from my father were written together, and the ones from cousin Alvin were prepared by us, but the money was paid by him, so they are written in a separate column just like the ones from the countess. .”

"Let the scribe come, and I won't embarrass you." Seeing Jenny showing a bit of embarrassment, Adele said with a smile.

So Jenny took the smeared paper that was not very clear and went to find the servant of the manor who did the writing work for Mr. Duke. By the way, she could explain to him the places that had been scribbled. That person can write well and is usually in charge of this aspect The job is better than Jenny, a dog.

"Were you busy writing letters to the Grange just now? Is there any trouble? You look a little disturbed."

Mary finally finished her busy work. She compared the four tapes that had been finished, and after confirming that there was no problem, she stood up and talked to Adele while holding the gift box for packing.

"Yes, I'm a little worried..."

Adele nodded yes, tapped the table with her fingertips, and checked what she had written one last time.

"Hasn't Madame Daumier been sent?"

Mary doesn't understand it very well. In fact, she doesn't care much about such "outside" things. At least she is very reluctant to let her do such troublesome things in public. She would rather spend more money to hire someone to do it. , even if you have to bear some risks of being cheated and fooled.

But even with such a mood, it doesn't prevent her from being a double-standard person. For example, if the person who does this is her own lady, then she thinks that the lady is very powerful and capable, and what's more, she has achievements , does not prevent her from being proud of having an outstanding young lady.

"Yes, it's a good thing." Adele nodded and explained briefly to her.

"Mrs. Daumier is indeed a capable person in this area. Her talents in sewing and design are indeed outstanding. Once she has some advice, she can make great progress."

"She handled it quite well in the farm. I heard that the first batch of finished cloth will come out soon, including the steps of simple dyeing. She also found someone to study for a period of time."

"Then the work she designed has been left behind?" Mary was puzzled.

"No," Adele shook her head, "She said that her inspiration has been promoted instead, and she thinks she can try a more minimalist style, but because this is not in line with the mainstream, she is groping how to use simple elements into our everyday finery."

"The problem is that what may be planted may not have such a good harvest."

Adele sighed deeply.

"Planting this kind of thing really depends on the weather and luck."

"If we encounter some kind of hot and dry weather in our first attempt..." Adele had no other choice.

"I've got people ready."

"That's right..." Mary laughed, "Since we've made preparations, we should think in a better direction."