seven o'clock
I want them every one , please , from Sarah Maud to Baby Larry . Mamma says dinner will be at half past five , and the Christmas tree at seven ; so you may expect them home at nine o'clock . Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year , I am Yours truly , CAROL BIRD . Breakfast was on the table promptly at seven o'clock , and there was very little of it , too ; for it was an excellent day for short rations , though Mrs. Ruggles heaved a sigh as she reflected that the boys , with their India-rubber stomachs , would be just as hungry the day after the dinner-party as if they had never had any at all . As soon as the scanty meal was over , she announced the plan of the campaign : `` Now , Susan , you an ' Kitty wash up the dishes ; an ' Peter , ca n't yer spread up the beds , so ' t I can git ter cuttin ' out Larry 's new suit ? I ai n't satisfied with his clo'es , an ' I thought in the night of a way to make him a dress out o ' my old red plaid shawl -- kind o ' Scotch style , yer know , with the fringe ' t the bottom . -- Eily , you go find the comb and take the snarls out the fringe , that 's a lady !