National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-28
W0MAN'S CORNER.
Edited BY Fannie u. Ward.

Edited by Fannie u. Ward.
Ladies are inrited 10 contribute Society Rerps
and Short Sketches appropriate 10 ~. DEPART
mert. Please address such communications 10
The Republican Office, care Editor Of he Corner.
Babies.
The oft-disputed idea that "the world grows
wiser rs well as weaker" Is no less forcibly
demonstrated in the present mode Of dressing
children, as compared to that within the men,
ory Of the Oldest inhabitant, than in the null
titudinous improvements In agriculture and
the onward march Of the arts and sciences. IL
may be that the babies Of this generation arc
constitutionally weaker than those pshered into
this vale Of tears" century ago aud IL So
u IL certainly fortunate that parents have
grown wiser on the subject Of their habili-
ments, or the world would In time depopulate,
Tender infants Of pink and pimpiy visage
are no longer arrayed In style that would be
the death of their mothers-with tossing bare
arms, imperfectly protected In winter weather
by bit Of flannel blanket las scanty cover
ing as tho mantle Of charity" possessed by
certain city church,, which Is lifted for the
survey Of every chance caller. for each Of the
dear 500 friends who want TO sec the baby
and every other minute by nurse or mamma,
just TO see how the tiny victim gets on How
,...i 4 p''.u ION ."e uvp'hs VI our ma
lately arrived from warmer cline into this
strange, cold sphere, warped by collie,
purple and goOse.pimpled by chills
mnne No s.ou., wam'Oiooded nurse-ten
, ,i,iee hoIo .nick'y consequently admin.
as,',,5, Soo'n'he,ssrup ana cat-nip tea and
Inst "'"' "''' 'ho p"oy =
TRY 1T YOURSELF,
mether put on a low-necked and short
sleeved slip in midwinter, then pin q little
square OF flannel around your shoulders, and
SIT down by the fire. Ten to one that, with
al your healthy blood and fuil-grown powers
OF endurance, you would suffer from unac-
countable drafts from the opening and shut.
ting oil doors and ere long take to your bed
down SICK with the snufiies.
lhank fortune and common sense, the fool.
ish mothers who dress their babies in THU
manner are growing fewer every year. II II
the style In these latter days to make infant
more o. cohlioriabie by clothing them in warm
yintar and sn,n sn'iu .,, aua psiias, poth
chn,oro conc-provokng
10 less danoarn,,s IT, ri,t ,iI a. 10 'aH;.'
iii e,nnn1 as 20, -, .N. 10 iualy VI
an robins bpcas, ar , m ~ tne .1e Soma
lone. sIcnvoa siJr,s y, "Hon W., n'Sn.ne,heu anu
wrist and ,hrna, lei an ,nae' y9unu nrounu
edgcJ viii iii a,t,rai JaS WhI.o r!ppo, or
NAV milo on ali thn H. "a ',L,.t, u,,' sou
Meas and H. MI a aiiu e,noroiuery Sou
and tnct "d az ~" 10 III. SIPS inay oe punea
tion can 5os;ro o. 49, @ n".ein , a ~
and simple with n view, IN tLe vasLs t,h md
ironing DAYS: but I'm either event hioh yole,
and long sleeves arc ineyitabIe mt tb,rc 4,
better news still for babydom In tho fsct tba,
- ' INV ''''' '""'
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are no longer used In this connection, but
every garment. Is secured ny thin, nat buttom
tnnt cannot sup out oil place and become IN.
slruihchls oil torture 70 tender hesh, nor huri
Tarar ro,; "s"', a,,5 ,"e pli,oms.
,,,,,,"ri,, ,,I ..iu "nouIn es arc useu tnan
49,, ei,s, anu, asia"Io US No"lu appear
Irar,sh, 9'r ,ra'a oao'. "te succrssiuiy
La,,, -. ~ .nI'' u"Ss Mnnout ever haNIls
49,, uo'eu Snn ."'niP or a"Isc,seeu' OF sai
",u YIN ur1, " Sooth
$3.50 ~, y, o;, III "'i an. ttle iNes
- nv ,' nv ocen sultca anu
,..r,, sI''gS ..cuus 'urheu a"rlit Ill t'
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NARCOTICS
In infancy for flncied ailments
than from any other cause. Mothers have be,
gun 10 learn, too, that q baby's stomach
of about the capacity of good.
sized thimblc, cannot be distcndcd
"a frill am hssfn tlaf Ia hall aE,s