three until five
And still another had begun to embroider a black silk apron with a soft shade of red . Then they hemstitched handkerchiefs , they marked towels and napkins with ornate letters , and really were a busy lot . Little Eleanora Whitney could n't sew a stitch , and some of the girls thought it `` just dreadful . '' Friday from half-past three until five Miss Helen Craven gave the children , whose parents desired it , a dancing lesson . If Nora could n't sew , she could dance like a fairy . Her education was a curious conglomeration . She could read and declaim , but spelling was quite beyond her , and her attempts at it made a titter through the room .