The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
FOR BABY'S AIRING.
Carriages For Kings and Queens Of
the Nursery.

Thebicycleinfluencc has at last penetrated
to the nursery. The proud, progressive
mother now sends her baby out for an air
ing in carriage on light steel wheels
with ball behring's and pneumatic tires.
has her nurse maid taught row TO use an
air pump and Oil the fixtures and cheeIfully
pays $50 for this indulgence III ultra modern
comforts for her rosy INFANT.
In some cases the deaier in baby equip
ages fits the bicycle wheels to IA Garage
already in use. but it is a serious tempta-
tion To most dotiDg mannnas to fat into
the pretty traps set by tie makers OF
peranbulators and actually indulge the
baby in the possession Of IA half dozen or
new cha rniDg and artistic Tests on wheels.
seductively rolled out for her inspection
and admiration.
1t is true, OF course, for something ike
$40 stout serviCeable cradle car can be
purchased 10 outlast the needs OF a small
son or daughter, and apparently give COIN
plete satisfaction to the youthful pro-
prietOr, but recently art and science have
been busy perfectiDg the baby carriage,
and the prices or truly up-tO-date vehicles
run all the way from SIS To S126. The
scientific improv emerts certa inIy have
been great and commemorative. Formerly
baby carriage was baby carriage and
literally nothing more
Nowadays 1t is built with view to obvI
ating bowed legs, to Strengthening weak
little spines, cheering fretful tempers,
properly protecting yOungs leepers from light
and insects aud cherisbing tender bones.
The bicycle wheels are by no means
an extrayagant hobby, but along with tie
new springs and admirably adjusted under
gear are all cOntrived to make the wheeling
exquiSiieiy easy for both the nurse and
mi IN nf,f OFT
an anxious mother to take her family
physician along to help choose the proper
carriage for her baby He may select one
or the novelties tuited inside with air
cushions, for the makers now wisely draw
d Lice distinction Detwsen the inrant and
baby carriages The first have nearly
ali bed bottoms. SO arranged as to give
"a feeble little spine exactly the support
needed. while The stately perambua tors
are built for the young person who is ready
to sit up and atsorb amusement
However, the whole interior mechan-
ism OF the perfect perambulator Is re-
moveaiie, can be made into bed, the
seat raised or lowered to suit any length
of chubby legs. and beneath the hood u
capital invention OF pockets revealed for
storing The dozen aud one necessities for
a baby's happy airing. Then wneu science
leaves OFF COMMON scnss. aud art have
united to perfect in decoration, and the
spIendors that hedge child about IN
these charming little wagons are almost
princely.
rof example. when the shallow cradle
carriage is no longer needed master baby
is apt of morning To he pushed around
III his San Reno, an adaptation OF the light
car Prince Edward OF York uses. This
hasa woven reed body. .n8 laeied and Eiit:ed
to suit maternal taste, tufted inside in
movable cushions, Louis Sixteenth chintz
and TIE hood OF rose silk that is quite water
proof As fashions in pera bulators &c
il is now far smarter TO have ones baby
carriage fitted with hood than a para
sol top, unless the parasol is made very
gorgeous with deep lace or embroidered
chiffon nounces, looped up with bouquets
or Tiny flowers or wreathed with roses.
In the afternoon the sane child. whose
San Reno helped in the morning to dec
crate the park, takes another ride in his
Yokohama, a pretty jaunting car in ia
panese red, or where the small son and
heir is too small to use u Yokohama, lie
is sent out in a Snow white Victoria
within and without slistening enamel
and white silk prevail. The cushions
inside are all done in white vanished
leather and tufted down with enameled
buttons: white vanished leather forms
the hood top and every rug and blanket
is selected TO suit the fittings
1De TUGS. BN the way. are fHOFetudu ever
expensive and beautiful. for In place OF the
homemade knitted or embroidered
blankets. th,. rIrrier and the tailor supply
the carriage fittings. Either the taby
must have Il rob. of white ladies' cloth,
lined with arInure silk and his own initials
along with the family crest embroidered
in one corner. or 4 ru. of dainty bruadtall
bleachcd to exquisite whlteness mounted
or thin white satin and edged with a
short. thick fringe.
Such. at least, are the supplies for
wealthy baby's Victoria. while for the
Jolly little Yokohama no rugs OF any sort
are used; but as is now the custom for al
pcrarnbulators. three small silver bells ar,
..rung beneath the body to tinkle out
warning to foot passengers who are IN the
way. In each and every oce of these We
liicies there is pocket for the proper
storage of the comforting tottle, and t
skeleton apparatus of wires that can De
drawn ont Of the four corners OF the car
rage body. while delicate canopy o.
Brussels net thrown over the wire forms ar
absolute protection against gnats and mos
uuitoes. Not less clever is the series
OF waterproof aprons folded away undel
the seat to be buttoned on in case of rain