The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28

a small portable bathtub of white CHINA
decorated with pink roses which has the
preference over III, larger stationary tub,
until 1t is outgrown
Bands of pink border the large tub The
furnishings Of the stationary washstand
are Of white china decorated in pink and
gold. Suspended just above the smaller
tub Is q collection OF the finest oamask
towels heavily embroidered a one end with
baby's monogram
Not sronge Is In sight.
"Spongs are not sanitary" explained
the powers that he.
81 in that bathroom. as well as in many
others like II, small squares Of fine soft
, linen ere substituted. Round wads of
! absorbent cotton are also used instead Of
face sponge. They are used once only
! and then thrown away. The millionaire
child is nothing IL not clean. No Tubing
! on Saturday night only for him Once upon
a time it IL tue, a oncc-a-weck plunge may
have sufficed for children Of even the we'll
to-do. But medical science has changed
all that.
The twentieth century is enthusiastic
on the subject OF tahtuhs. and even
though man is rot az amphibious animal.
| ms one OF the old fashioned fraternity pro-
/ tested the other day, doctors now insist
that even the ! q Iies are the better for be-
lag immersed every morning.
The sitting room, or day nursery Ms II
il called, which also opens from the sleep
prI & play. receive calls take their meals,
| and spend all their time when not asleep
or OUT of doors. Here, too, the floor In
inlaid and covered In the centre with one
large rug, the dominating tone OF which ia
pink The walls are pink with deep
fr'eve Of pink and gold Pink silk curtains
hsng inside of the lace ones at the window.
The larger chairs and n sofa, whose frames
are OF white cane lattice work, are up
holstered 10 small patterned white and pink
silk. Small chairs for the children are
white enameled. and so are the low tables
where The children's meals are served
From the very t,rst the meals ~ a TWEEN
tie,h century child are OF great importance.
Children are fed by numbers. 80 to sneas.
II would b. wise COW in these days
that could recognize her own milk when II
reached an up-to-date nursery, Long be-
fore then science had taken il in hand,
subtracted certain elements here added
others there, diluted il, sugar"d II, skinned
il, sterilizod il. modified " and done few
more things 10 it. Thus, II Master Mil
lionaire doesn't thrive on No: AT, say. he
gets No Az perhaps, and IL that, too. fails
sent'.d for his aurlst consideration.
AZ fast as ne saws tho word, In fact, every
number known to the milk family is brought
to his notice Sometimes 1t happens that
his Imperious Highness laughs or rather
cries science to scorn. by boldly declaring
A case Of this kind occurred the other
day up Fifth avenue. when baby who
evincrd an impartial dislike 10 every number
he tasted. and in consequence was on the
verge of starvation, was rescued Just In
time by an old negro nanny who had
served In his mothers family before she
was born. Strange to say, the visitor. who
knew nothing whatever about numbered
milk and less, il possible, about science,
took less than half an hour to find out that
-Missy's hoy" had craving for unadulter-
ated cows milk and not for the attenuated
article.
At any rate. from the moment he got it
he behaved like n gentleman and began
to thrive. The baby specialist who had
been attending the case was not frightened
rs TO the commonplace tendency displayed
by his patient and went his way rejoicing
that one Of his numbers had succeeded 30
well.
The midday meal in the case of older
children il the hearty one Of tho day and,
like braakfaAt and tea, IL generally served
In the diy nursery Almost never until q
child is yeSrs old or mora, is he or she
per nitted 10 appear NJ the luncheon table
In tho homes OF the weNithy, and under no
circumstances are chiliren seen at the
dinner table until many. wears later, One
OF the most remarkable characteristics
OF the fashionable New York nursery Ia the
displ1y Of TOYS groupet together for the
amusement of its occuptnts Almost any
of these nurseries is a b tier object lesson
about tho Inventions along this line than
any toy shop IN town, for TIE rca-on that
MI the spcciqltes ar" grouped into small
space.
The code OF fashion u eilstic on the score
nj giving ana receiving Christ mas presents
among adults. but whom N comes to the
children that - cutie another matter.
Every young mother Is expected to re-