Warren sheaf., 1905-05-25
PRESENTS FOR A BABY.
Nowadays There Is Large Variety
to Choose From Of Ready-:Made
and Homemade Articles.

The gift list for the baby increases
every year. Time was, and not SO long
ago, when silver cup, fancy rattle, a
teaspoon and bassinette practically
comprised the collection of articles that
were bestowed by fond relatives and
acquaintances upon the average baby.
Nowadays the new arrival is more for
tunate and oftentimes is the recipient
of as varied and interesting an aggrega-
ton of gifts as favorite debutante or
bride.
One tiny miss in this town recently re-
ceived a beautiful little kimona of soft
creamy woolen material, embroidered
with sprays of forget-me-nots, the
handiwOrk of an admiring auntie
An Infants. set, consisting of tray
on which rest a soft brush, porcelain
backed, comb to match, and powder
box of porcelain, gold lined. makes a
dainty and generally acceptable gift.
Roses or forget-me-nots are the usual
decoration for these porcelain pieces,
but when something more elaborate is
desired cherub's heads are used with
most artistic results
Forget-me-nots are popular form o1
decoration for clothes rack of white
enameled wood, which is a recent addi-
tion to the baby list.
"Baby's Progress is the designation
on booklet of water-color paper with
head of a pretty baby painted on the
cover, and within places to insert the
date of baby's birth and additional
leaves to set down his or her history
during babyhood. This is favorite
gift, and so, too, is an odd rattle, in
the form of tiny carved gourd, such as
is to be obtained in the West Indies,
the gourds being fixed to handle
Handmade silver articles, now gotten
up so we'll by women students and work.
ers in the metal classes in art schools,
make charming gifts and besides are
original. Link chains. rings, silver
cups, baby spoons and pins are some OF
these articles, and clever amateurs who
are taking the art metal courses in
school frequently add not little to
their incomes by making gifts for
babies.
In painted and embroidered articles
there is the painted carriage cover of silk,
with designs of roses and butterflies,
popOies or white snowballs, this last
design much admired. A silk or satin af-
CHAN, painted with wild roses, is another
suggestion for pretty gift So, too is
baby basket, when woven by friend,
or rattle in a basketry A set of but
tons of porcelain or silk, painted with
tiny flowers, is another gift for Ge
baby that the mother finds of service.
Dainty little heart-shaped pillows are
at present among the novelties in baby
presents. These pillows are quite SIM
pie, but their workmanship is of the
finest. AS rule, they are composed
Of fine linen, finished with ruffle of
Ealenciennes lace, and are completed
with baby's monogram worked in his
own particular color Embroidered
bibs made with a foundation of water
proof are also on the present list
Mothers may be interested to know
that it is considered modish for the
baby to adopt only one color, and to
stick to that hue in his ribbons and
cmbroideries. No longer must baby
wear pink one day and blue the next, but
1t rose color is once decided upon as
best suited to his complexion, his small
majesty must be faithful to that be-
coming shade