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You could hardly see the plaits of her white tailored shirtwaist for fraternity pins and secret society emblems , and her bedroom was ablaze with college banners and pennants to such an extent that the maid gave notice every Thursday -- which was upstairs cleaning day . For two weeks after her return Ivy spent most of her time writing letters and waiting for them , and reading the classics on the front porch , dressed in a middy blouse and a blue skirt , with her hair done in a curly Greek effect like the girls on the covers of the Ladies ' Magazine . She posed against the canvas bosom of the porch chair with one foot under her , the other swinging free , showing a tempting thing in beaded slipper , silk stocking , and what the story writers call `` slim ankle . '' On the second Saturday after her return her father came home for dinner at noon , found her deep in Volume Two of `` Les Miserables . '' `` Whew ! This is a scorcher ! '' he exclaimed , and dropped down on a wicker chair next to Ivy .