text_original: Mrs. Verdon had written to her milliner to send her down something new for the occasion in the shape of headgear. But Elsie had spent an hour in her room, on the day before the picnic, and had retrimmed a black chip hat with black lace and soft knots of scarlet ribbon.
text_transcription: MISSUS VERDEN HAD WRITTEN TO HER MILLINER TO SEND HER DOWN SOMETHING NEW FOR THE OCCASION IN THE SHAPE OF HEADGEAR BUT ELSIE HAD SPENT AN HOUR IN HER ROOM ON THE DAY BEFORE THE PICNIC AND HAD RE TRIMMED A BLACK CHIP HAT WITH BLACK LACE AND SOFT KNOTS OF SCARLET RIBBON
phonemes: mˈɪsɪz. vˈɜːdən hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ tə hɜː mˈɪlɪnɚ tə sˈɛnd hɜː dˌaʊn sˈʌmθɪŋ nˈuː fɚðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ɪnðə ʃˈeɪp ʌv hˈɛdɡɪɹ. bˌʌt ˈɛlsi hæd spˈɛnt ɐn ˈaʊɚɹ ɪn hɜː ɹˈuːm, ɔnðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə pˈɪknɪk, ænd hæd ɹᵻtɹˈɪmd ɐ blˈæk tʃˈɪp hˈæt wɪð blˈæk lˈeɪs ænd sˈɔft nˈɑːts ʌv skˈɑːɹlɪt ɹˈɪbən.