Plain Jane

A gentle, industrious girl prefers sewing, neatness, and quiet duties; when her lively cousin comes to stay, boisterous antics, teasing, and disobedience produce recurring quarrels. The girl repeatedly tells her mother of the cousin’s misbehavior, and parental reprimands alternate with praise for the steady child. Episodes include pranks, climbing, and a secret visit to a village fair, after which discipline and the consistent example of the well-behaved child are shown as corrective influences on manners and daily conduct within the home.