Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-02
BABY'S BASKET.
How to Make It and with what a
Efil IL.

Fiil It.
Those who have the care OF little ones
soon realize the necessity CT a basket
to hold the numerous articles of baby's
toilet. and il is natural for every mother
20 have every th;ng pertaining to the lit
tie stranger as dainty and beautiful as
possible. But one soon finds that IL re-
quires u well-hlled pocketbook 10 pur-
chase the handsome affairs of this kind
that are displayed in the show win
Gows, and large amount OF good judg-
ment to choose one that will not be too
dainty and frail for everyday use.
After looking i'm vain for what was
wanted a mother recently decided to
make one from the materials already at
hand, and the result was so thoroughly
satisfactory i'm every way that other
mothers ought 20 know Of il. Two large
plum baskets were selected, that had
Lecn saved after using the fruit; not the
straight wooden ones, but those made
OF woven strips. They were IS inches
long. ten inches wide and about seven
inches deep. with nicely rounded bot
toms. Four broomstick handles were
sawed 2S inches i'm length. These were
used as the four upright posts to sup
{ port the baskets, and were placed two
! on each side of the baskets ten inches
apart. After removing the handles
i from the baskets they were fastened Sc
curcly 10 these posts. one above the
other. the top Of the lower basket being
nailed TO the four POSTS 10 inches from
the floor. and the top of the upper one
10 inches from the lower. This left the
tops of the posts four inches abOve the
upper basket After the baskets were
securely nailed to the four broom stick
posts In this manner. the result was
good stout piece Of furniture. which
could hc readily carried from one room
/ 10 another and stood by the mothers
( chair when ready for the bath or the
| dressing.
Now came the question rs TO how Il
should bc decorated. The posts were
painted white and the woven strips OF
. the baskets were painted yellow and
white. so that the alternating strips OF
white would overlap the yellow ones.
After the paint was thoroughly dry the
yellow strips we're painted i'm gold.
using n fine gold powder, mixed with
yarnish rs medium. The effect of the
gold and white was very attractive and
easily kept clean. as both the white and
the gold painting could be washedwith-
out injury.
The inside Of the basket can he fin
:shcd with satin and thin null. but n
more durable finish and quite rs pretty
is an inner lining Of chintz-briyht red
or light bluc-taclled on plain. with a
lining Of dotted null. quite full. over
this. In this instance the null was
laid in plaits on the bottom and sides OF
the basket and tackled securely, after
gathering IL in q frill 10 hang over the
edge. \ narrow ribbon was stretched
along this gathered frill, ending in
bows Of wider ribbon Of the same shade
at each OF the four posts.
t. lower basket is used TO hold the
bik.. the bands and the shirts and socks
and diapers. On one side OF the upper
basket is fastened an oblong cushion
large enough 10 hold plentiful supply
Of all different sizes OF safety pins and
the little gold pins for the bibs. The
cushion is covered first with the chintz,
then with the null and finished with
ribbon bows for attaching it, to the bas-
kct. On the other side of this basket is
q pocket formed from stiff rasteboard.
also finished with the chintz, null and
ribbon, TO hold the comb and brush
This left room in the center of the bas-
ket for the towels, powder box, etc.
basket arranged in this$anner can
easily be kept clean and fresh looking
as the null can he removed and washed
when sOiled, and the outside painted
surface needs only occasional wiping
with damp cloth TO keep it fresh and
free from dust, and taking it altogether
: il is the most complete affair imagina-
lilo Ct C,v;c