The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-21
The Littlest Baby & All.
Daintiness the Keynote In the Little Ones Dress
Sheer Materials Put Together With Invisible
Stitches-Loose Fit and Positively No
Starch. Dictates Fashion.

lasting wear. Ginning fns u ie ooo
with the Tad for handwork, one seee
roodIy field for Its use In this connection
alone.
The small baby has his fashions, JUS
as do his elders, and the lines OF eooq
taste are Just as clearly drawn ana q
firmly fixed for him as In those govern
ing the great world OF society.
The christening robe II an item that a
often times handed down from genera
ton to generation. Just rs are the family
portraits and the bridal veil and wed
ding ,aces. One old New York family Of
Dutch ancestry brought out christenlne
robe for use the other day at Old Trinity
Church, which WIS then being worn Dy
the seventh generation In straight soc
cession. Judged by modern stanoatos
II IL still q thing OF beauty, for tns
handspun and handwoven linen has KEEP
Its color marvelously, and the exquisits
pointe de Flandres Ii even more sou9ns
after today than It Was two centursf
ago. when the fair fngers OF some nus>.
maiden doubtless fashioned It's oeslSl
In PARKWAY Holland.
The late Queen Victoria. too-modei OF
all the domestic vfrtues-used to Indulge
her liking for needIework In similar fash
ion, especially during her prolonged 20
Journs In the Highlands OF Scotland. Al
amusing story, by the way, IL told II
connection with this kindly fad of hers
and went the rounds many. many year
ago.
One Of the officers Of the regiment II
attendance upon the Queen Informed heI
Majesty that a little stranger had jus
arrived in his nursery. an event In wnich
the gracious old lady always took deeI
interest. and invariably sending chris
tening robe to mark her pleasure at tn4
event. Just at the same time ais brofhe5
was about to marry one OF the Quee;3a
maids Of honor 0rrREsd2 tNaI 0IW0yf
called out a gift OF a cnniePs-hair shawl
Somehow or other tie royal gifts 60
mixed The bride was mystined anfa
mortified to receive baby's christening
robe a wedding present from &c
royal mistress, the significance OF wnict
she could not divine. while the baby 4
fond parents were equally mysfined u|
receive a cameIs-hair shawl-the tradi|
uonal wedding gift from the Widow 81
Windsor"
The Joke, however, was too good 4
keep. and the story leaked ont and wen
the rounds; and none laughed mort
heartily at II thal the good old Quee
herself, after the mistake had been aoI
Justed and apologize explanations
fered and accepted.
Baby's bath robe and baby's dresAn9
gown are made from the sheerest y
Australian woods. and lined with one q
those waterproof silks that do not spoI
or stain with a drop Of water. Daint
little jacques, too. are made OF simua
materials, nuns veilfngs, sheima ciot
and henrietta. a. well as cashmere. bein1
used for those. Kimono butterfly AM
nightingale shapes are seen In those. anl
the edges are scalloped and buttonhole1
by hand In lieu Of the usual hem Dainty
little garIands OF flowers. bow knots
French knots, are used for elaboration
and the fad for blue for q boy and pin
for a girl In carried out In the Ct
broideries In those dainty little ga
ment1.