Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-20

tho soft breath and injure the optic nerve. II
q parasol gives good account OF itself. 10 il TO
shade a baby's face, without the stu.fy wool
ven which compels breathing the same air
airing mockery. Try it yourself and see how
you IKE WOODEN veil in sunshine.
WHITE AND eREAx.
would pure white or cream be nice, or
would some color be more proper and becom-
ing in both cloak and head dress?" Pure white
Is not only the most appropriate. bu. most con-
venlent wear for babies under two years. as il
stands more changing and is less apt to spot
than coiors. 1t takes the cream shade soon
enough with cleaning. The white washing silks,
the white came!s hair. add CHAIR ming things to
the list OF fabrics for baby wardrobes and
stand doing over better than cashmere. The
camel hair makes the prettiest cloak. with its
wadded-silk lining for cool weather. The
fashion Tor these cloaks ordains round waist
wi.h biS sleeves and a long skirt gath cred ON
THIS band orb odice. Tho German way of dress
ing Young baby is droil, but has some
thing to be said for it as to health and
comfort. The tcndcrling is simply put in q
wadded-siik bag which ties around the neck.
leaving arms and legs free. but perfectly pro-
tected from the wind, which is more than can
De SAID for our long cloaks with two widths of
generous camePs hair in the skirt. The span
lsh state dress for infants has tho object laid
on pillow or small satin mattress. longer than
| the child at each end. and the snowy frontal
| OF embroidery and point lace is merely laid
| over and tied with ribbons or basted to the
| pillows, without any back to the robe at all.
At least this takes the weight OF the creature
| condemned to wear it.
What color are his stockings to be?"< The
| touch OF color on the bud is in the small foot
| lngs OF softest wool and silk combined which
should be white with pink or sky-blue soes and
SIDES, tied on with inch-wide soft ribbon. laced
| through open work above the ankle ribbon
| the same color rs the stockings. OF course, and
the first shoe is a little moccasin cut ont OF old
whlte kid gloves, cunninsly lined with silk,
ioided and feather-stitched together. Little
boots Of all-wool delaine, sikh and bound,
! follow, and with kid sole cross stitched on
are more durable than all kid Shoes when the
oaby undertakes TO wear them commonly in
| his mouth.
THE DRESS TRIMMING.
SHOULD the dress be trimmed with embroid-
cry or lace?" Heavy embroidery no longer is
wasted on infants dresses, which are set off
with delicate needle work and very fine, soft
torchon or valenciennes is the only edging
| used, with insertion of fine embroidery for the
belts of baby waists only. Softest nainsook
| makes the day dresses in ordinary wear which
| are yard long from the neck, with high waists
and long sleeves altogether. The little French
gown, which is the most sensible pattern, has
| the 1uliness OF the neck and sleeves bound with
nainsook and q narrow lace edge sewed below
| 1t, not standing to chafe tender necks and
waists. Not particle of starch should eve. be
allowed in a baby's dress. They are more
chafed and worried with trimmings than we
can guess, unless you remember how q muslin
frill can saw your throat to edness and raw
ness. Drawn work and hemstitching. fine tuck
feather-stitching and pearling are the triumphs
OF needle work shown in a baby's layette.
beading, newer than hemstitching, is a row OF
small eylets worked just above a hem. Rib
bons run in drawn work are favorite ornaments
| on long dresses, white ribbon for the frs,
three months, afterward pink for boy and
blue for girl-clover pink for blonde boy and
very pale blue for dark baby girl.
| SHIRLEY DARE.