The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Baby'S Personal Belongings


Is here Nothing is too sweet
and pretty for this little despot,
and mother and auEts and loving
friends pour into his lap ali kinds OF
treasures for his comfort and joy His
thoughtful mother thinks OF his comfort
first, and her own incidentally. and sup
plies Nursery Land first with useful
thi1gE- The center of all toilet func-
tons is the baby basket This fluffy
creation Of pink or blue mas its pin
cushions and pockets Baskets Just like
II belonge dto mother and grandmother
In olden days And baskets Just ike IL
probably will belong 10 daughter and
granddaughter in days to come Among
the dainty things that belong 10 the
present is an article that has to do
with his first experiences of discipline.
IL is a ribbon coutrivance 10 tie him
in bed About four yards Of one-inch
ribbon Is used. A little belt is made 10
so around his body, fastened with a
pearl button- There are two or three
huttonholes, so that w1eE baby grows
fatter there still viii be room From
each side of the belt extend two straps
of ribbon. about twelve inches long At
each end OF these two strands of rib
bon are sewed. with which the little
prisoner is tied TO his bed One of the
q
lingerie is q pair of tiny garters. These
are bands OF QGarter-inch rubber run
through a casing of haif-inch ribbon,
with little bows. dear little miniature
One OF mothers greatest comforts IS
a ribbon roll 1t is practically spool
its dimensions being about three inches
by one-half inch. The sides are COW
cred with white china silk on which Is
painted the daintiest of flowers In the
center is 2 bow of baby ribbon, from
fol>
ivory bodkin- This is an almost indis-
pensable part or baby's layette. An
other help ais safety-pin book Its
covers are white linen. painted with
and tied with white and
blue ribbon The leaves are white or
blue flannel. with rows of pins OF two
or three sizes. OF course, IL may be
pink.
Baby's toilet articles may be Of white
celluloid- A touch from mothers paint
boz box viii viii cover cover them AL ahabrush; a com5
fieur-de-lis. flowers, or some pretty
thing. One OF the dearest OF baby.s
things Is his bath robe OF eiderdown. 1t
is bound with blue satin and has blue
silk cords, all as tiny and sweet as can
be. If the baby is a girl. she has little
kimono. china silk. all bound with satin.
every step in the baby's growth is not
profoundly important. A record Of his
every little happening is very dear to
her She can prepare for herself some
thing to hold this precious story. 1t is a
booklet whose covers are white linen,
held together by white ribbon On the
front Is painted a water scene: stand
ing among the reeds are two storks.
which are embroidered in white silk
The leaves OF the book are feather
edge linen paper, with the headings OF
run something in this wise: Babys
birth (date, hour, etc), Baby's Teeth
Baby's Weight. Baby's Height, and all
the things that the mother deems
worthy Of record. which viii be good
ly collection The leaves are held in
place by the ribbons that bind the
covers. pretty idea is TO paint in
water color on the fly leaf OF a mirror
The first OF baby's play times begin in
the nursery. and they come very early.
Some things quite befitting his station
rattle, gay with ribbon bows and silver
bells, Is made by winding a six-inch
stick with ribbon. fastening at each end
rosettes of baby ribbon and three or
foar bells. There may be strips OF
white ribbon also around the stick,
which viii attract the baby'S eyes
made Respondent in the same way with
ribbon and bells The ribbons may be
drawn across the hoops and afford
for the baby,s fingers to
creep into, A circle of about one-half
yard OF ribbon. with the quarters mark
ed by bows, three of which have a bell
attached and one an ivory whistle.
makes a pretty plaything. There are
,ttle forslet-me- knots painted on IL here
md there.
Quite a pretentious affair Is a hoop.
pound in the usual way by ribbon, which
nay be suspended by four one-inch rib
,on bands. The hoop is about ten inches
n diameter. From its four quarters
hang little loops of ribbon. into which
nay be slipped the baby's rubber TOYS
Z is decorated with bows of course. and
1ells-makes quite a gay bit OF furni-
ure for baby's boudoir
As the baby grows older he has his
horse reins, made OF rope bound with
'ibbon: the shirred breast-piece full OF
ingling bells. To match this fine ca
'arison is a whip of blue ribbon wound
IN an eighteen-inch stick. AT each end
$ full rosette, and coming from ons.
md is formidable whiplash OF three
'r four strands Of baby ribbon tweIys
inches long. Bright little forset-me-
.ots adorn the handle. This whip Is in
Iced OF appropriate pattern for its
lwner. who bids fair to be a famous
whip" as be drives his own fat mink
title self about the nursery.
All these baby things can be made
'asily at home. and MI their mission
veil as something for the baoy.a
.ainty and sweet and useSpr