The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-07
eAsY 6 TRoJSSEAu
CIhIrrn's wa=Nrnbes Which Rival thu
IulurieS of ROYALTY.

CI,lIren's wa-d,rbes Which Rival tina
l.uAurieS of Royalty.
Not long ago Mrs. Clarence Peck. who
S~AA~Ss 70 tho family of millionaire
ecks, of Chicago, sent an order to q
fwenty-third street dealer in infants
wear for a bahy's trousseau. The only
specification contained in the letter was
q, make it as nice as you car" And
tl,at is precisely the way the tiny out''t
Waa put together. The first item listed
was Il steamer trunk, which was re-
covered, hinged with blackened iron and
tined with pale blue broadcloth redulent
with the perfume of sweet clover. Set
into the iii was plate for the mono
gram and date, if desired. The services
VI an artist were secured, who designed
.Ae patterns for the embroidery with
which baby hannels. robes, wraps and
linen were decorated.
All the fine dimitv was sent to the
nuns ft the drawn work for which they
are so famous The embroidered AMI
lace goods for understands, hi!S and
dresses We're woven to order, SO 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 were woven
to order, and i'll 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
.he same on beth sides, while the fanci-
full way in which Jokes were stroked:
gathered and drawn, and bands were
open hrmmcd. etched and darned, rep
resented days and weeks Of continuou:
labor.
Everything was in sets Of six pieces
and not a single cotton article was I'D
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
founced q couple of dresses might have
been ripped from the under sleeves Of a
court robe. and the very poetry Of needl"
painting was shown in the work thA
adorned and enriched a 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 or parlor table, and few tray
cloths are as pretty as the linen shams
Ecr baby's pillow, with their delicate
sprays Of blue bells, woodbine and trail.
ing arbutus. In q blue cushion were
pins for 4 generation-safety pins and
bib pins, handkerchief pins and shoulder
pins of gold mounting set with pearl
turquois and coral There was blue
box of Dresden china for the infant
| Jewels and handk erchiefs. 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 relieves
script. AS whole, complete in detail
it was the most elaborate and expensive
tronsseau ever sold in New York.
When Mrs. George Gould returned from
Europe she brought baby's outfit witt
her the lace trimmings of which are sale
to have cost $1,000. Many of the littlt
garments are SO daintily made and III
material is so delicate that contact with
dashboard or the clumsy hands y:
iaundrcss would end their glory. They
arc scrt to the cleaners by the PROUD
young mother and the bill that the in
dulgcnt young father has to pay every
month would feed, clothe and make fu1
for sextet Of every day. all around
free born babies.-New York World.