The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-08
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW ONE MOTHER DRESSES HER
BRIGHT AND HEALTHY BABY.

Housewifery - Expert Advice About
Gloves-How Should Mothers Punish?
Two People Should Not Sleep Together.
Anna Katharine Green.
Hundreds of letters of inquiry have come
to me concerning the way my baby Is
dressed, and / am happy TO respond to these
inquiries by saying that she is clothed in
such manner that every organ has per-
feet freedom to expand and grow as GOD
and nature intended.
For the first two weeks of her life she
wore the band until the naval healed, but
no longer. After that her wardrobe con-
sisted of one little princess silk flannel,
high necked and long sleeved, thirty inches
in length; another garment is silk flannel,
Just like the first, without sleeves and
thirty-two inches in length, and her little
dimity and nainsook dresses thirty-six
inches long. Her diapers are of absorbent
Jersey cloth, which / find far better and
warmer than linen.
For very cold days I add to the above a
very fine ribbed wool underyest in prefer
ence to outside jackets and pinning blan-
kets There are no white cotton or linen
skirts, and no undergarments with bands
about the body. Everything is of flannel
and perfectly loose. The result of this kind
Of clothing is absolutely perfect health.
A more vital and muscular child of three
months could not be found in the United
States She is able to lift herself, turn
from side to side ard hold her body per-
fectly erect without assistance. She has
raised her head unaided since she was two
hours old
Some women will no doubt excIaim,
How wonderful but do not regard what
little Vivian is able to do in that way, for
it has long been part of my theory that in
fantS are deprived of much of the vitality
which properly belongs to them by the
way the way the mothers dress prior to
their birth. / gave my little one absolute
freedom during those glorious months CT
anticipation, and / longed for her coming
with my whole soul. Nature responded 20
natural law in giving me an eXquisitely
formed, vital, well child, and to her the
magnificent heritage of sound directions.
Her dresses are dainty and babylike, but
they are not loaded with a quantity Of
trimming. Two or three of her best gowns
are trimmed with fine needlework and real
Valenciennes lace, and several are made
of the finest nainsook, with a bit of the
real lace about The wrists and neck, but
only one has flouncing of embroidery, and
| should not in preparing another little
wardrobe have even that one.
Hand work and daintiness rather than
elaborateness and much trimming is in far
better taste for infants, and deep, hand
hemmed border to the skirt is prettier by
far than Hamburg flounce. Silk flannel,
with a silk embroidered scallop at the bot
tom, is better than machine embroidered
founce quarter of yard deep.
One last word about the night clothing.
have the daintiest of little Jersey wool
nightgowns, feecy on the side next the
body and fine and soft to the touch on the
outside, with seams opened and covered
with white satin ribbon feather stitched
down to cover all raw edges She does not
wear at night any garments worn during
the daytime.-Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller.