Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10

being done in the same costlyfashion. Then
| 1t Is lined with the most expensive pink
silk plush, shading from rose white to
| pink. The little seat is cushion of fine
hair, instead of wool, and over this is
the plush cover. The floor of the car
riaga has thick padded mat of the pink
plush, and broad pink satin ribbon OF the
| finest quality forms butterfly bow in the
front.
But the parssol is the prettiest part of
| the carriage. It alone cost $50, and is
not dear at that price. 1t is of fine cream
white crepe de chine, hand embroidered
all about in pink mossTose buds, with their
leaves. It is lined with rose pink silk
and fringed with deep white silk escuriaI
lace. A large pink bow ornaments the
top.
In this vehicle of grandeur baby Gould
Is placed each clear day by his nurse,
while his pretty mamma stands at the
door to see hist ali is rightly done. He
wears cloak of white plush lined with
rose-pink silk aud padded with elder
down. This comes well over his little
pink kid shoes and pink silk socks, and
his fine white nainsook gown. His cap
is also Of white plush, pink-lined, and be
has long white mits to kee p his tiny hands
warm. A hot brick wrapped. up in paper
and then in thin velvet is placed on the
bottom of the carriaget to keep his little
feet comfortable, and he is then tucked
snugly in with an elder. down blanket and
white plush, rose lined afghan, edged
with deep lace. Under his head is little
feather pillow, sheathed in a white silk
slip, with moss roses embroidered in one
corner, and big pink bow on the other.
Then he is ready, and is wheeled up the
avenue, while his mamma watches until
he is out of sight.
His little cradle and toilet basket were
purchased st the same time and match
the carriage in dainty elegance. The
nursery is the sunny room on the second
floor, Just back of Mrs. Gould's, ard it is
all furnished in rose-pink and cream
white, the two colors m est becoming to
the baby's great brown eyes and creamy
com olexton. The carpet Is white velvet
streWn with pink roses, the hangings pink
silk, lined with white, and ell the pic
tures-the subj 9cts, infant beauty and
childhood-are framed in gold and pink
The furniture includes white enamel
rockers for mamma and papa Gould, a
big comfortable one for the nurse, q
center table Of white and gold, and the
nurses couch also of white enamel, be-
sides the baby's fixings.
The cradle is one of the most lovely
ever made in New York. 1t is q swinging
basket cradle of rattan, oval In shape ard
suspended between supports. 1t is all
white enamel and gold fiiigree work, and
has two rows OF pink ribbon about it.
The curtains are OF cream-white silk
edged with deep white VdlencienBes lace
and caught back by bows CT white ribbon.
The bedding consists of a little oval hair
mattress and an eider-down one, both
covered in white silk. The sheets are
also of white silk, as s'linen would be too
cold for the little darling" so his m.m
ma says. These sheets are hemstitched
and embroidered with bis monogram,
j. K G. Each one cost So, and he has
half dozen. Then he has as many COM
fOrters, all of soft sllb, either rose-pink
or white, and edged with lace. The cradle
without any OF the bedding cost in the
Ceighborhood of $l75
His baby basket Is of white wicker en-
smei, fitted up with crepe de chine, and
his comb and basket ara OF real mother
)f-peerl. a little toothbrush goes with |
.hese, but it IS not in use just now. His
powder puff sits in pink enamel China !
cup, and his handkerchiefs are OF the |
inest China silk. Even his veseline is |
Kept in silver bottle.
Every morning st 3 O'Clock, Mrs |
IrouId gives baby his bath. She prefers |
20 do this duty herself, and the little fell |
ow loves to get into the water. While |
lie is being undressed before the great |!
open wood fire his nurse brings in little /
white stand, and into this fits the white
Erench china bath tub. The outside of
he tub is painted in roses, and number
# little blue birds are represented
)athing on the Inside. This is filed
with tepid rain water, little borax and a
ew drops OF rose water. With silky
ponge his little head and stomach are
irst wetted to start the circulation, and
hen in he goes to splash around few
econds, to be lifted out tenderly, and
wrapped up in soft Turkish towel, to
re ru )bed and powdered, and dressed in
he prettiest of clothes.
When one remembers that the Princess
Tictoris Alberta, the new daughter Of the
Princess Beatrice, takes her morning
button in little, viii e-painted, tin
'sth tub, and sleeps on linen sheets and q
lair mattress, and doesn't have her
mamma to bath her, the luxuries OF baby
iould may be better appreciated.