The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
COMFORT FOR BABIES.
Inexpensive Means of Beautffying
Their Living Rooms

AheAPeHslVe Means OF Beautifying
Their Living Rooms.
Some simple contrivanees for baby,s
comfort which cost very little were
mentioned last week. For instance. a
section of the room near the window
can be fenced in with clotheshorse
OF several folds, upon which bright
colored chintz is tackled SO as to mi
tate an Oriental screen
Ii there is little money to spend IT
can be invested in colored paper pict-
ureS, fans, or lanterns, all of which are
inexpensive and fix the attention of
an infant. A thick unbleached sheet
hung upon the closed inside blinds.
Or a more swell one Of Chinese crepe
cioth, with figures or birds, trees, and
mountains stamped in blue upon white.
can be kept cool by frequently wetting
it,
The real Chinese cloth is fast navy
blue In color. In the American imitation
the color runs when the cloth is wet
LII an inside grass-cloth curtain can
be bought it will give out both per
fune and GOODNESS when wet. Unless
the heat OF the sun is too great the
baby is all the better for a sun bath.
The cradle can be set by the window in
the sun. The childs eyes must be shad-
ed The paper shades of dark green
are so cheap that nearly every one can
afford one to put under the buff one
which is usually hung at all windows
In this way both light and shade are
secured; the dark-green one 1can 4be
drawn when it is mapping time and
the glare SO distressing to the eyes Of
the child thusNshu out. a
The sun bath In one Of the windows Isl
most efficacious if the eyes are shaded
The baby should be undressed and
placed directly where the sun will strike
the little body. Such a bath soothes
and strengthens and is especially good
for a delicate, fretful infant.
Pictures in a nursery may not be a
necessity, but they certainly affect
the child's sense of beauty as he grows
older. One of the prettiest rooms in
New York of. this sort has a lovely
picture of the Madonna over the man
tel and smaller pictures of the same
tone around it. Another side wall may
be devoted to pictures of animals, cat
and dog pictures being great favorites
with the little folks. So many bright
pictures are now in the Sunday papers
that every childs room can be full of
them. Canary and other birds add
greatly to the attractiveness of the
babys room. A parrot is both amusing
and instructive.
So far as real furniture is concerned,
the less there is Of 1T the better Several
lied for protecting baby from draughts.
a. small white enamel bed or a plain
cradle is suitable The bed linen should
be changed very frequently and well
aired, as the bedclothes have much to
do with the health Of the child.
A small hammock swung from corner
to corner furnished with soft mattress
es and pillows, is a capital suggestion.
In it baby can take his day maps, Sc
curely fastened in, while it's gentle
swinging will keep him quiet and con-
tent while he is awake. 1t Is far bet
ter than an ordinary cradle.
All the chairs needed In a nursery are
comfortable rockers, for whoever takes
care Of child must have an easy seat
which sticky little fingers will not
damage 1t Is well to have an eye to
the future in such furnishing, and all
small boys and girls dote on nursery
parties and sugar cakes galore. and
get them, too.
Apparatus for the bath may be kept
either in a convenient closet or behind
a screen when the nursery is a corner
screened off A table on which to put
tub is a useful article and spares
many backache. A baby basket.
hamper, and chiffonier may fill in
odd corners.
I Little ornaments and pretty cheap
vases are desirable in such room to
| educate the eye of the child.
There should be a frequent and. con-
tinuous renewal of air in the nursery.
This must be done cautiously, how
ever, especially In the fall and winter.
Before the room is thus purified chill
dren should be removed to another
room and shielded from all draughts
and dampness.
The temperature Of the nursery should
be carefully regulated, always even,