, 1889-07-20
A BAeY's TRousseAu.
ChIldren's wRrdrobes which Rival the
Luxuries of Royalty.

Chlldren's WRrdrobes which Rival the
LuIuries of loyalty
Not long ago Mrs. Clarence Peck, who
belongs to the family of millionaire
Pecks, of Chicago, sent an order to a
Twenty-third street dealer in infants
wear for a baby's trousseau. The only
specification contained in the letter was
to make It as nice as you can" And
that is precisely the way the tiny outfit
was put together. The first item listed
was n steamer trunk, which was re-
covered, hinged with blackened iron and
lined with pale blue b~roadcloth redolent
with the perfume OF sweet clover. Set
Into the lid was a plate for the mono
gram and date, II desired The services
Of an artist were secured, who designed
the patterns for the embroidery with
which baby hannels, robes, wraps and
linen were decorated.
All tho fine dimity was sent to the
nun for the drawn work for which they
are 30 famous. The embroidered and
lace goods for undershirts, bibs and
dresses were woven to order, 30 that
many OF them were seamless garments.
Specialists were employed to make the
dainty lace and silk caps. The little
silk socks, shirts and scarfs we're wove
to order, and in the half dozen short
dresses the European schools OF en-
broidery were represented Some of the
barrie coats and lap blankets were so ex-
quisitely worked that the pattern was
the same on both sides, while the fanci-
full way in which Jokes were stroked,
gathered and drawn, and bands were
open bemmed, etched and darned, rep
resented days and weeks of continuous
labor.
Everything was in sets of six pieces
and not n single cotton article was in
cluded. Even the wash rag was GRO
cheted with linen thread. Real Valen-
ciennes lace edged the little handker-
chiefs and the neck and sleeves of the
night gown. The delicate lace that
lounced a couple of dresses might have
been ripped from the under sleeves of n
court robe, and h very poetry Of needle
painting vas shown in tho work that
adorned and enriched n cape coat of
white corded silk. Any one of the small
blankets designed to throw over the baby
basket or crib would be admired on an
altar stand OF parlor table, and few tray
cloths are as pretty as the linen shams
for baby's pillow, with their delicate
sprays of blue bells, woodbine and trail
ing arbutus. In n blue cushion were
pins for n generation-safety pins and
bib pins, handkerchief pins and shoulder
pins of gold mounting set with pearl,
turquois and coral. There was a blue
box Of Dresden china for the infants
jewels and handkerchiefs, n basket of
gilded willow lined with blue and silver
with pockets for brushes, bottles and
hand glass, and the soap holder, powder
box and sponge cup were of jeweled
glass with the word baby" in relieved
script. AS a whole, complete In detail,
1t was the most elaborate and expensive
tronsseau ever sold In New York.
When Mrs. George Gould returned from
Europe she brought a baby's outfit with
her the lace trimmings of which are said
to have cost $1,000. Many of the little
garments are sc daintily made and tn,
material Is so delicate that contact with
a washboard or the clumsy hands of =
laundress would end their glory. They
are sent TO the cleaners by the proud
young mother and the bill that the in
dulgent young father has to pay every
month would feed, clothe and make fun
for a sextet of every day. oil around,
free born babies.-New York World.