fait, done, i. e. refurnished

Page 13. — 1. que tu es mal coiffée, how shockingly your hair looks. This seems to be one of the first anxieties of a mother on such an occasion. Cp. my édition of " Perrichon," page 35, line 19. At this time the hair was worn over puffs in front, and ih a smooth chignon or " waterfall " behind, so that even slight négligence was noticeable. The boucles (curls) fell either over the chignon, which was rather extrême in style, or on either side of it.

2. lui prend, has got into her. , Colloquial. So also Qu'est-ce qu'elles ont, line 23.

3. en arrière. Fashion-plates of the time show very narrow bonnets placed very far back.

4. tutoie. The second person singular is employed in addressing God, members of one's family, very intimate friends, animais, and rarely still to servants. Its use tends constantly to become more restricted as a resuit of the democratization of society. In calling it common and bourgeois (line 29), Madame Malingear betrays the social struggler.

5. fais des roulades, sing some runs or " trills," such as would show her musical dexterity. Observe the sweet simplicity with which her mother interrupts the music when Madame Ratinois enters.

Page 14, — 1. prendre la peine de, be so geod as to,