The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-09
VERY TINY BABIES.
CHILDREN THAT WEIGHED LESS
THAN A POUND THEN BORN.
Colors, STYLES and Heights for Fall
Bonnets Facts about Musk = The
Origin Of Women-Married Life in

In the spring of 1880 Mrs. J.. B. Marvin
of Atchison, Kan, gave birth to a girl
baby. perfectly developed, strong and
healthy, that weighed but one and three
quarter pounds. The tiny skirt prepared
for the prospective arrival completely en-
veloped the little stranger and served
well the double purpose of skirt and
gown.
This was, perhaps, an attempt to Guido
Mrs. Sangey. of Oakland, CAL, the mother
of the justly-celebrated ~twelye-ounce in
FAINT. Albert. which is the name of the
Sangey sample package, was born May ~,
1879, but was not weighed until June !,
when he weighed exactly one pound.
The twelve. ounce figures given above are
only estimates based on calculation made
by all rhe old ladies present when it was
first weighed, who unanimously con-
Cured in the opinion that it had gained
at least four ounces during its three days
stay in the big, wicked world. 1t 1t had
gained more than four ounces 1t stands to
reason that it must have weighed less
THAI twelve ounces when born.
The smallest baby ever born in the
United States was a little son born to
Mrs. and Mr.. D. @. Miller, at Candelaria,
New, October 81, 1882. When it first saw
the light of day 1t weighed, according to
the birth certificate of the attending M.
D., eight and t~hree-quarter ounces. The
father and mother were both healthy,
we'll developed people, weighing 100 and
100 pounds respectively. A silver dollar
laid over the face entirely hid it from
view; the mouth was not larger than the
diameter of a common Faber lead pencil.
The nose was as perfect as that of q
grown person, and In that particular was
different from the usual little wart worn
by babies in general in place OF a nose.
The finger nails were perfect, and the
grapeshot head was entirely covered with
hair. have tried to get on the track OF
this remarkable baby, but have heard
nothing of it since the summer of 1883,
when it was becoming quite portly,
weighing over three pounds and a half.
January 5, 1885, there came another adj
dition to the world of natures freaks,
when MRS. Charles Tracy, of Kings
bridge, N. Y, gave birth to a son weigh
ing exactly eleven ounces. The length
of the child was six inches, and the feet
were so small that the mothers engage
ment ring easily slipped over them up to
the knee of the little one. Prior TO the
advent of this little elf three children had
regulation size. The head of this little
wonder was about the size of a horse
chestnut, the face about like q quarter
dollar piece, the mouth, which was en-
tirely too small to grasp the nipple after
the usual fashion, was stretched to its
utmost capacity oyer q goose quill fast
ened in the neck of a two-ounce bottle
filled with milk. A man of ordinary
grasp could clasp his hand around the
body of little Tracy and meet the thumb
and index finger. For many days the
little wonder was the pride OF Kings
bridge.
Tennessee also claims honorin the small
baby, line. The Chattanooga claimant
was born in March, 1888, and weighed
but one pound and eight ounces. The
father, Marion Poe, was a prominent
merchant of that city at the time, and
above the average in height, being over
six feet. Mrs. Poe is a healthy woman,
weighing 125 pounds. The pride of the
Poes, and the wonder of Tennessee, has a
head aptIy compared in size TO q billiard
ball, but, unlike the Tracy midget, pro-
vided with mouth that was large enough
to take care Of the body, which enabled it
to take nourishment after the usual baby
fashion. Mrs. Poe, when exhibiting her
treasure to admiring friends, followed the
example of all mothers with diminutive
offsprings and often slipped her ring to
the little ones elbow.-St, Louis Republic.
A Model Boy.
James P. Root. late of Hyde Park, be-
lieves in bringing up children in the way
they should go. Il know how it is my
SELF he said the other day, as he spoke
of this matter. "When | was a boy" he
continued, "I had a most ravenous APP
petite like all healthy boys. My dear
mother was great on training and ETH
quette, and she had me at her afternoon
teas. Now, tea was a little light for me
fhor, aud cha Ennn II On iuat hofntso fho
tea she would quietly lead me back to the
pantry and fill me up with milk pudding
until | couldn't wink. Then Iwould par
ticipate in the afternoon tea. Of course.
loaded as | was, / could find no room for
anything else, and when the tea and cake
came around ! said:-'No, l thank you.'
The ladies present would regard me with
a~mazement, and say:-sWhat a well-be-
haved boyf They didn't know that I
had been stuffed beforehand. I was a
great scheme of my mothers. And say,
/ don't mind telling you I've had 1t in
politics. They stuffed me with pudding
and I had no relish for good things when
they were passed around. "-Chtcdgo
Herald.
Fall Bonnets.
The new autumn bonnets are OF me-
dunn sizes, or else very small, low shapes
with long crowns, to be worn with low
hair. The front of the brim may be
straight or irregularly indented. or be
slightly rolled back in coronet shape, and
many have short, round sides, giving the
effect of a toque, and requiring the strings
to be placed behind, at the end of the
crown.
Smooth felt and velvet are the mater
ials most used, and there are heavy straw
bonnets that will be worn throughoutthe
autumn. A novelty is open-patterned,
lace-like insertions in felt bonnets, pre-
cisely like those worn now in straw. from
three to five insertions an inch wide pass
ing around the brim and crown, Gro
cheted silk cord bonnetS are also new and
are in all the new colors.
Braiding on the brim of felt bonnets is
another feature, black braid being on the
brim of the new terra-cotta Called EiffeD.
on mahogany, brown and green felt bon
nets, while the crowni Is left quite plain,
as the trimming is now massed there.
odd shaped bonnet of felt is like a
toque, with a second small crown added
low ut the back. as If to cover the low
Catogan loop of hair.
The low, long toques worn during the
summer reappear in lace, felt and velvet
for the next season. The round box tur-
bans, with brim turned up close all
around the crown, are the English hats
most highly thought of by milliners, and
recall the porkpie turban worn long ago.
English walking hats have lower crowns
than those now worn, n many have the
brim turned up behind as well as on