Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11
CHRISTENING GIFTS
CHOOSING PRESENTS FOR BABIES
ON THEIR NAME DAY.
Rattles Studded With His Birthstone
Are Newest Toy-Brass
Cradles, Too.

Written for The Evening Star.
Choosing a gift for the recently arrived
baby is among the most cherished of a
womans pleasures. and presents for a
child's first birthday party. the christening,
are marvels of feminine ingenuity and care
full consideration. The rich grandmother, re-
newing motherhood days in her new grand
child, hastens to have the infants name in
scribed over a comfortable bank account.
Adoring aunts bring all the skill of their
needle craft to the evolution of the hand
embroidered christening robes. Fond cousins
and delighted friends ransack jewelers.
show cases for choice trinkets to bestow on
this tiny human wonder; but all this wealth
of costly and useful presents passes the be-
wildered baby without COO of comment I'M
til the chubby fists clasp the inevitable sill
yer rattle brought by some shy, devoted
uncle. And three indefinable gurgles pro-
claim the young monarchs joy.
This rattle may be a silver torch from
which dangle myriad silver icicles or 1t
may be a silver stick, topped by the head of
a clown, from whose pointed hood and cape
silver bells make merry jangle. Another
rattle is mother-of-pearl ring holding odd
shaped balls fined with bell-like noise max
ers, which also hang from the seasons nov
city, a birthday rattle. This is fiat ring
of French gray silver. prettily engraved
with flowers or birds, while in the heart of
stone of the childs birth month. Silver eggs
and balls contain rattlers and make pretty,
diStracting toys.
Baby spoons with silver or gold loop ham
dies favorite christening gift one Feb
| ruary baby having received eight of them
from various admirers. The far-seeing god
mother will find in this an excellent sugges-
zion for the beginning of series of birth
day presents-a collection of spoons. with a
| hooked spoon for the first year, a porridge
spoon for the mush-andmilk age, and so on
| to the choice and beautiful spoons for tea
| set and coffee service.
For Neck or Wrist.
Tiny, delicate gold chains for a baby
| girls wrist or neck have numberless dainty
pearl drops in pear shape, while the baby
| boy finds a most diverting trinket in a new
silver dollar suspended from ribbon about
his neck. The silver cup, so long popular as
birth gift, has been supplanted by silver
| pcrridge sets, consisting of "a silver plate,
bowl and spoon. These are engraved with
| roosters or laughing faces, or they are Sc
verely plain, with the childs monogram in
| bold letters.
| Many infant sleeps for the first few
| months of his existence in the household
| clothes basket, the rocking cradle of his
| fathers babyhoOd having been tabooed by
| knowing specialists. Brass cradles, stand
| ing high like cribs, but in fascinating oval
| shapes with nigh rods for draperieS, would
| bring delight to any young mothers heart
and the baby could sleep quietly as in the
| wicker basket, for the framework is secure
| ly fastened.
| Hand-embrOdered christening gifts in
| Guiding the dainty robe. all show designs in
| Marguerites this season, spring flowers sug-
| gestsng the springtime of life. Heart-shaped
| baby pillows have sheer linen slips which
| show garlands of daisies. Underpieces for
| silk and fancy coats are made of white
| china silk, lined with wool wadding and
! tufted in Marguerite design. Silk blankets
| for the baby carriage also show tuftngs in
| flower design, and are finished with a wide
! satin ribbon.