There remained varicolored cotton dresses which Scarlett felt were not festive enough for the occasion, ball dresses and the green sprigged muslin she had worn yesterday.
You'll just want to let those sprigs hang out in your simple syrup for 5 to 10 minutes to infuse with all that flavor, and then you can get to work on your lemonade.
It is a magnificent sight to see the redcoated band lined up in twos and threes on each needle and in ranks so closely formed that the green sprigs of the branch bend under the load.