Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09
Warm Under.ClOthing.

Warm er.ClOthing.
Faith Rochester, in her Home Topic
papers in the american -4gricuhurlSt. thus
discusses the subject of warm under-clotll-
| inc for the children:
Whether it shall he made Of flannel or
not who shall say? Some strongly advise
flannel next the skin for all seasons OF the
wear; others advise it only for winter, and
others think flannel too irritating to be
worn Immediately next the skin OF the
whole body II any time. Having decided
this matter for ourselves. according TO our
own best light upon the subject, the most
important thing is TO pursue an even
course, not wearing flannel undefShlrl
one week and a cotton one the next. With !
no special reference to the time OF year
and its probable changes. The skin get
accustomed to either cotton or wool, o
different in their texture and feeling, and
chances from one to the other require
considerable Judgment. Careless changes
from wooden under garments to cotton
ones NAV cause disease of the lungs or OF
the digestive organs. 1t is certainly rea-
sonablc that warmer clothing should d"
worn in winter than in summer. and Il i
now time for mothers TO be putting winter
garments on the children. The little boys
should AL have warm under-drawcro OF
wooden or Of cotton flannel. They may he
cut hv the long trow>crs pattern, but Will
out any seam at the sides, and with more
fu!lnecs around the body. a> the two legs
need not be sewn together. except 4 pari
of the way in front Such drawers >hould
button to :, warm->lerved under-wli>t, or
b,. attached to the same when made They
should be rored at the ankle both on the
inside seam and on the fold opposite. 80
that they may fit we'll under the stockings
Left open ut the bottom a few inches, they
Ian over more smoothly. >ome mothers
cut the UNDERGRADUATES Of their small
children like nj Cht t-drawerS. or with waist
and drawers in one piece. If short troW-
scrS are worn. warm under-'irawrr>. reach
jnr to the ankle should surely form a
p,rt of the same costume, and lcEGln> or
: hirh-tops boots should br added IN cold
:, weather. \ fundamental principle Is.
r keep the t.rtrtnlutt> Fdrm. Many tIiiI-
e dren. perhaps the ma joritv OF the lutte folks
y are stun.ed in their growth hy lnsuiilclent
" ,.lotbino. especially upon the lower limbs
AZ durinr winter. Consider the barbari~m
;, shown in the winter clothing OF little
- -; Girls. Imagine yourself walking /" school,
49, with the thermometer in the nelghborhood
~ of zero. or lower. and nothing covering
=, vour flesh between Your shoe-top> ana Tie
', bottom of vour dress skirt-a space ol
49, several inches pcrhaps-cNcept one tlllck-
r- ness Of stocking.-wooLen Stockings per
h hap>: YOU may have thought Your dulN
~ done when you substitute home-knlt woolei
"t stockings for sale ones of cotton bu
lust think how little protection that really
y, i. and rs said before. imagine yoTStI y
~ or Your husband. dressed IN that style II
- cold weather. Your skirts. ut least. aiior'
40 YOU some warmth. but look at The liiti
Nv rrls skirts They seldom protcc' ever
- her knees from the blast. and When sii
hS s;ts down hurriedlv upon a cold bench o
'., chair. there is often but one thickness o
"" cotton bctwecn her flesh and the treeZln
P'' ho,rI 1t is not uncommon to see llttl
'ne GIRLS under four wears of age, sitting upo
=. the floor. with their skirts spreading out l
-: such y wav rs to leave only their drawer
MS fnr protection from cold beneath then
e. Very little dependence should be place
'ei unon skirts except for ornament VIII
q ~ drawers and trow>ers should be we
ol looked after as actual protection from e
~, poSurcS of all kinds.
~ 1t will not answer to leave our litl
~, GIRLS without long under drawers becau
,nr they wear legglnS when out 1i Too'
hS one thickness of stocking on the low
,vns v part of the leg is really not enough l. /
va" in door wear. Put yourself IN the lit
W. GIRLS place. and how would you Ike
'iit Don't tell me that little girls have dress
~. ", in that way these many winters, and
ens hasn't hurt them All that talk about II
irls IRIS and that thing not having done hurt |
ing c:'use o,, t''a5 aon~;nce me WHY is it IL
'ie'- more than half of the children die und
no the ace of five years? Why have we
ion healthy women:
.ioh' .' The clothing should be evenly dIstrib
'ltes .ha ed over the body. The average scho
'lis- GIRL under ten years of age has perm;
Az, four, possibly five thickncSses OF cl'
'Iale upon her waist,-supposingt that She we
lIeh- 1I a high apron and u low-neckcd chem
oetli, and skirt waist. Probably she has
aho more than three thicknesses between
VINO elbow and waist, the lined dress sle'
tnces and the apron above. Between her W;
II OF and knees we will suppose four OF i
no" thicknesscs; lower than that, above
'ne shoe, only one thickness. Is 1t reaso
itutc ina nro rou risk if another win
MY while diseases of all sorts are abro;
eniy. They usually make their victims OF 81
thc persons rs have prepared their 6od'e'
'iuse diseases, lowering the vitality IN SO
'ii,'' way. OF course, then, all OF us VINO II
uIch' ciyen thought to the subject will strals
o.iiei way provide long. warm under-dra"
it OF for all of our children. While we
III 10 10 about it, let us put them upon ourselN
Sii:li -: for every woman needs them