“Whatever you say,” Shirley answered.
“Well, we’ll need a while to get the dress made and find the coupons for enough food,” said Dolly.
“Maybe we won’t need coupons. I bet they’ll take off rationing as soon as the war is over. We’ll be able to buy anything we want and as much as we want. I know. Frankie, see if one of your friends has an old parachute. I could do wonders with that. Get me two if you can, so as I could make a long train,” said Tilly. “Come to think of it there might be a bit over for our Marlene. She’d look lovely in a simple white silk Sunday frock. I could smock the bodice.”
“All right, Mrs Brown. I guess torn ones crop up. I’ll see what I can manage.”
“It’ll probably take me ages to make it with silk that fine. And as they are cut on the cross they aren’t easy to se
