The morning times., 1895-12-22
R0YALTY'S SANTA CLAUS
What He Will Bring Princes
and Princesses.
WONDERFUL PARTISAN THINGS
What Doth Hedge Baby King
and Confine His Child
ish Pleasures.

baby trousseau is the proper prescn
for the Christmas baby. And the baby itsei
is a Christmas present 10 the family
There are many OF these Chr tstihas
babies To be distributed this Christiiias'
Tidipgs of those OF high degree have Deei
borne over land and sea until all the Worio
knows OF them. News OF those OF les
favored position comes III the muiuluu'
of small trousseaus which are being uis
played in the shops among the hohuay pul-
Chases. . 49,
being made in the York family Tor a pia.
male TO Young Prince Edward. This boy Il
a vrar and "A half old. and stands alone DS
a chair. His nursery has just Deen tahei
AWAY from him, and he has Deen l,iace'
In a room with a bedstead ana snlall cnairs
bureau and dressing table. Inc euuci
tion OF England's future mas begun WIN
him.
FOR THE YORK HEIR.
Prince Edwards old nursery is being
rcfitted for a baby. II is large room
facing south in York cottage, near san
driprham. Everything In the room Is peiiie
vemodeled and the room is cn'lrely re-
fitted, SO that IL Is rs new as Tue heii u
Dected. Here the child vii, he this WINTER,
The decorations ol tLt io'iSi
hold what may be a future king, III Edwaru
shouId die, are I'm pale pink. The coior
scheme is ueep al The floor and shades 10
white at the ceiling. 1t is in bard flilsii.
The floor is tiled and is entireis co'ereu
with choice rugs, thin but warm, which
viii be shaken out daily. The Windows are
of ,olored glass, with pink curtains
AS II is cold at SaudriDSham now there
are two sets of windows. The colored set
nd thrnuVl The clear glass
windows there is view OF the world
when the prince or princess is old enough
To realize that it Is ON earth. An inter
est,us thing is the heating OF the rooin'
which is done with openrirepiaces. Az ieast
these are always burning with theh cor
pred glass screeus standing III 'front.' bu,
the heat OF the room really comes from
stearn pipes which are laid under the floor
around the border of tue room, preventing
draughts.
None of Prince Edwards cradles, clothes
or toilet articles will be used again. 1hese
are all suitably labeled and put away as
fast as the little heir is through with them.
In future days they may make tue history
Of a monarch's baby days. The new baby
has new things prepared for him.
In the very middle OF the nursery stands
the teweleu cradle. II is set around win
mink stones and is fitted with pink SILK
canopy, embroidered in white and with
white lace around the edge. Next to II Is
q small foot stool upon which the care
taker sits white the child Is sleeping, Tor an
infant king never slumbers alone. Near By
are the small CLOTHES horses" inclosed In
their carved wood frames, to protect tue
long white dresses from dust, and there Is
a low case with all the nursery implements
in It. The toilet articles are In carved
box, of which the front lets down.
The Duchess OF York has never been very
extravaganza IN the fitting out of her babies,
snd aside from great richness there is no
frumpery.
THE CAsTELLANE NURSERY.
Very elaborate are the preparations
that are being made for the heir OF the
Castellane family. This child may be
among the earlier OF the Christmas babies,
as 40 many prcpa ra ions have been recently
made for him. A young girl artist, of
New York, who called at the Castellane
residence few days ago 10 sketch the
nursery was told That all was no" ready
for occupancy.
Many new and pretty things have been
placed In the trousseau OF this baby, who
will bear the fortune and stock OF Jay
Gould, If not his name. The most impor-
tant of all is the securing OF ''Dou-nou-
who was the nurse OF an infant duke, and
who was invited to go to England to nurse
of Teck This superior young person is
of royal blood, 1t is claimed, and is in
such demand that Immense sums are Sc
cured by her every time she attempts to
'adopt" Il nurselinE.
The cradle-for all children are now
rocked in cradles-is of solid gold, with
chasing around it. The gold is enameled
in blue, and is set with a border of all
colored stones. But it is the toilet things
the gifts and the purChases-that make
the outfit SO remarkable.
At the side of the cradle stands a pair
of jeweled scales that are for weighing
the young conner. These scales are per-
fectly adjusted, and were made to order
of gold and precious stones instead Of the
ordinary material.
A WONDERFUL PANEL.
At the other side of the cradle stands |
a tall panel of duh gold with hooks upon |
It as though 1t were a keyboard. 1t is |
five feet tail and has branching feet for !
holdin 1t steady. This panel is for |
everything in daily use by the child. |
At the top Is a thermometer. At the |
lower end is box of jeweled safety |
pins supported upon a small shelf. In |
the middle Is heavy birthday book of |
yellum, ornainented with gold and tied |
at the four corners with blue satin rib |
bon, and above this is the baby basket, |
lined with blue satin and trimmed with |
lace. The outside of the basket Is of |
gold wire, twisted and bent to form |
basket, and the whole weight of the |
basket exclusive of its contents, is less |
than two pounds.
At one side of this panel hangs a cup, |
which looks to you too small for |
and too large for Il baby's drink |
ing-mug. When you ask what this is /
you are told 1t is q lCviDg-cup, the gift 1
Of all the grandparents, gcdfathers and
godmothers, and that 1T is not to be used |
until the child's first reception-caudle
party we call 1t here. Then ii will be filled |
with wine made upon the day that his
parents were christened. This cup is passed
around for all to drink from. The Castel-
lane lovIng-cup Is massive gold with Open
places left for inscriptions.
The trousseau of this baby is as large
as that OF half a dozen ordinary children.
There are fifty long dresses, all trimmed
with lace. Most OF them are embroidered
by hand underneath the lace. With each
lress there is a cap and nightgown of SINH
ar pattern, with long white petticoat to |
match. The flannels underneath have a
epetition of the vine, and some of them |
lave lace also.
A very pretty and new wrinkle for the
christmas baby is the small, lacey pad
which is for baby to sit upon. This is a
quare OF white cambric edged with white
ace. There is layer of wadding inside,
Ind the pad becomes a pillow for daily
Use. There are many OF these. Little
bundles OF them are placed all over the
louse, SO that when the young hopeful OF
he family is brought in he can be COM
ortably seated upon the floor, or upon a
-orner of the sofa, with foundation of
oftness that will not give his small spine
| backnche. These pads are recommended
" all the physicians of Paris, and may
'eused. plain orornamented, or as one pleases.
An exquisite trousseau is that bought