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Sisters, when about their work, should not put on clothing which would make them look like images to frighten the crows from the corn. It is more gratifying to their husbands and children to see them in a becoming, well-fitting, attire, than it can be to merely visitors or strangers.

Ellen G. White

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Ellen G. White
Age: 87 †
Born: 1827
Born: November 26
Died: 1915
Died: July 16
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