Amos Kerran and his wife live a traditional, old-fashioned life on a Connecticut farm, while their son and daughter, Arthur and Maybelle, are successes in New York society. The children want to invite their parents to the city at Christmastime but are ashamed of their unrefined appearance. Louise, Arthur's fashionable sweetheart, visits the older Kerrans, gains their confidence, and sends them to a finishing school. In consequence, their New York debut is a big success.