 Barbara, the daughter of a poor farmer, receives an invitation from her sister, who is away at college, to come for a visit. Barbara is mortified, however, when she discovers she can t go because she doesn t have the proper clothes. She and her mother visit the local agricultural agent, who advises Barbara to make her own clothes. She proceeds to do just that on her sewing machine, and soon has enough of a wardrobe to not only visit her sisiter, but she also receives an invitation from the governor to a tea party at his mansion.