Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-23
For Baby's Wardrobe.

Some one has invented the prettiest,
simplest little petticoat for toddlers, a.
like the quaint low neck and short sleeve
dresses worn in the days Of our grand
mothers a. the traditional two peas. 1t
| is just full little slip, the fullness gath
cred and held in place by firm band.
Buttoning on the shoulders, as 1t does,
makes it very easy thing to lsunder-
there's no troublesome ironing OF tiny
shoulder straps on curve.
Its chief charm lies In its hanging
straight from the shoulders, instead OF
being fitted either with yoke or with the
little short wasted "body" that most OF
them boast.
Soft-finish cambria is probably the
most satisfactory material to make 1t OF,
with, for constant service, narrow, firm
embroidery for trimming. Lace Is
used, of course-narrow valenciennes-
and the prettiest styles of all are seal.
loped and embroidered by hand. The
one requisite in the making of baby's
clothes Is simplicity-those swirls and
rOsettes of lace, and trimmings that de-
mand the running in Of yards and yards
of tiny ribbon being in as bad taste "a
they are troublesome to keep in order:
If the dress or petticoat Is laundered
often, that ribbon is bound to be left out
after the first few washings.
If you embroider 1t, content yourself
with a pretty scallop, with few dots,
graduated in size-the largest nearest
the edge-above it. The scallop should
be unusual in It's shape, not the tiresome
little single one thatrhas been used since
the year one, but rounded points, not too
deep, or the pretty one made OF three OF
those tiresome single ones Joined into q
pretty whole.
If you use lace, the prettiest treatment
is to set it just under the edge of the
scallop, in the way it is on so many OF
the blouses from just over the sea.
For that narrow band around the top
finish 1t with the ends open, so that you
can run narrow pink ribbon through to
draw it up little tighter just at first
or until the baby grows enough to fill it
out.
Some of the new little sacques are en-
broidered in simple English eyelet pat
terms and made up over the palest shade
of pink or blue. The work is done
usually in wash embroidery silk
shade which matches the lining on the
outside-and both outside and lining are
joined at the edge by tiny embroidered
scallop. Turnback cuffs and little
round collar finish it. II may be fasten-
ed at the throat with ribbons, or but a
single, rather large compared to the
usual baby bu,tons) pearl button and a
worked silk loop.
In dresses, an occasional one Is made
for tot year or two old Of that pink
handkerchief linen, which is just shade
or two of white. II 10 just by way of a
change. but makes that In very pretty
way. The only trimming usually put on
them Is a graceful little vine embroider-
ed by hand, or, perhaps, a narrow in
sertiou Of the embroidery that comes 10
match those pale colors. Fine bricr-
stitching makes a pretty substitute for
either, especially II IL Is set OF BY French
knots.
New coats and capes make the small
mortals who wear them look like old
fashioned pictures. An occasional bon
ne, Is nothing more nor less than sun
bonnet given French twist and made
into the most attractive frame imagina-
Die for the little face inside it.-EX.