hough [hc t]]cmcs of I~oui~a ~ )a Alc<->~t~ Litt/c &~>n]cp~comin~<br > j<br > <>1 agc， dc，，~clopin.~， sclt-kno.vlcdgc o crcotl~ing pcrso~lal tiu_~lts，<br > R mnlc irl(tcl~crlctcrlce__nrc ttn clsal and st)cal< as cloclucntly， 1.o<br >readers of today as thcy did well over a hut-~drect }， cars ago， sot-he of the<br >dot:Ills in the 1 "~<br > 1yes of Meg， Jo， Bert1， and Amy might need a bit of Cxl)la-<br >nati~n and elaboration for the rnoclcrn reader. AFter ali， hov，，; rnal-~y of us<br >still slitch monograms on linen hartdkcrchicts， co~)l< biscuits and tarts in<br >，voocl-t)t~trrlil-~g ovens， iron yards and yards of long skirts and petticoats<br >with tlatir~ms， or put hot turnovers (or ~~ufts， as the March girls called<br >theme， in our pool<ors to l<ccp our tmnct> warm For a long， co]d ，，，，. all，: Jlll.O<br >t ~.Y，，V n "<br > ，As vvc lat_tgh a~~.l cry with the sisters over their everyday pranks and<br >problclns sigl~ .vi .h them o ~r their dreams of ，，(alth lamc， homes of<br >ttlcir c， wtl， or.just "l)cillg goocl，，~ wc also cherish tllc possibility ot living<br >ill their vvorlct， it only l~.~r a [cw moments.<br >