Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-10
c,ar.Ds.Es,s WINTER WEAR.
Tssc wnrn:cst ClC.hG,y the Hc>t for
Mind and HOdy-kSriiish Medical
Advice.

From S,rawbridge Clothiar's Annual.
Fortunately for the rising generation, the idea
that children may be trained into robust
health by means of insufficient clothing is rap
Idly becoming one of the exploded errors of the
past. Many OF us remember the time when
tender infants wore low-necked and short
sieevcd dresses in mid-wnter; and when merno
underwear was not to be had, except for
children of larger growth An overcoat for
boy was an unusual luxury, few years ago.
among people OF moderate means. Many we'll
meaning parents were firmly convinced that to
cio;he tht.r children warmly was to render
taem efeniaate and delicate OF constitution
In point OF fact. children are less fitted to re-
s;St Cold than older people. aud, therefore. re-
qufe to be more warmly Clad just as young
and tender plants call for protection against
frost. which harder shrub do not need
Moreover, our children dwell habitually in
lower temperature tn n we do. Place tiler-
mometer on the floor, in a furnace-heated
house. and Especially if the heater be in the
SIDE of the rOoin) it will be found to register
several degrees colder than when suspended at
tile usual elevation OF few feet above the fi0Cr
In this lower and colder stratum of air. cur
little children playing Oh the floor. spend much
OF Their time, and. not unfrequent!y, are
comfortable in the same room which their elders
find pleasantly heated.
OF i;:te years. however the necessity of flannel
is beginning to be generally understood so that
now sensible mothers clothe their children in
w00len uEdergarments. from neck to heel.
manufacturers OF underwear now furnish sizes
small enough for babes of six months while
less-cXpensive merno shirts also come I'm the
smallest sizes. Even the infant whose age is
Counted by days. is provided for in dainty
knitted WOODEN shirts: high-necked and long
s,Ceyed.
Boys are ;fs warmly clad as their fathers.
The clothes are made of the same heavy cloths.
and where the trousers come only to the knee.
they are supplemented by flannel drawers aud
thck-ribeeG stockings. Small boys yet in kits,
wear trousers to match, under the skirt and
the oVercoat is long enough to cover all but
few inches of the skirt. Leggngs are often
added to this out-of-doors outfit making an
exceedingly warm dress. When the boy whether
in knicSerbocker or kits. is further equipped
WIN high rubber boots ana polo cap, with scarf
and mittcns. he is ready to dare with inipunty
the heaviest snOw-storm. Or coolest winds known
to these ATTITUDES.
The use Of leggings has become general for
small children ii! cold weather. The fashoaa-
BILE style is that kind OF double zephyr that in
shade will match the coat. Occasionally they
are made from cloth or velvet. but these are
more expensive and less comfortable than the
ZEPHYR. Those fer babies in coaches are long
enough to reac! the waist, and often have feet
attached.
Fortunately for children who suffer from ear
ache. kate-GIeanaway bonnets, picturesque
pokeS. and quaint hoods to match the dress are
In fashion this winter. These protect the ears
fFcin cold, and are preferred by prudent mothers
who fear that troublesome and painful dis
ease OF chIdhOOd liberation OF the ear which.
Is often due to careless exposure to cold
winds
The true secret OF health is exercise in the
open air in all weathers, excepting rain or sleet.
taxing care to be we'll wrapped up from the
cold Infants too young to run and play ar.
best indoors, according to high medical author
ity. whenever the Thermometer is below 400
Fahrenheit. or the sun is not shining. The
British Medical Journal says that 1.-The practice
of wheeling children about in perambuatOrs in
cold weather. sitting or reclining in one posi-
ten. without exercise. is particularly harmful.
we would earnestly appeal to mothers to put
aside ali feelings of vanity. or what is miscal,ed
natura! pride, and cover the arms neck and
legs ot their children. as a simple sanitary
precaution. High frCcks. long sleeves and warm
stockings should be worn Out-Of-dOors: hats
which cover the head and boots which keen the
feet as dry aud warm rs possible. On coming
In from the street both boots and stockings
should be changed and if the feet be cold a
warm fOot-bath should be used for a few min
utes. The exquisite pain Of chiiblains could be
saved to many children by the use of hot water
for hands and feet
Rubber OvershOes, which may be had in the
SfLc are uSCpSStN every SCHOOL
boy Or girl, and the gossancr waterproof will
save many times its cost in doctors bills The
wooden waterproof. however thick, becomes
damp in heavy rain. and has no chance to dry
among the wet wraps in Il crowded cloak-room
but must be worn home in that state at the
great risk of taking cold
Warm clothing at night is fully as Important
as warm clothing during the day Delicate
children should sleep in flannel. Canton flannel
is heavy enough for those Of more robust consti-
tutiOns
Every one who has had the care of children Is
aware OF this tendency to kick off the bed
Clothes practice most productive of colds and
Group. For this reason night-drawers are better
than night-gOwns for all except babies and for
them the gowns should be long enough to come
down well over the feet
The style of night drawers with feet attached
like stocking, is an excellent one for small
children. We know one careful mother who
kept her crOupy child warm at night by sewing
up the crib blanket like bag and letting the
baby sleep inside of it where. kick as it might,
1t could not kick off its covering.
The Bulldog.
S. f. Wheeler, slate of Sydenham. Kent,
England" is writing series of Hints About
Dogs" for the Toronto Globe. He has the fol-