Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
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In Dressing
A baby care should be taken to have moth
ing tight and to have no pressure anywhere.
Particular pains are required with bands
and collars. If on undressing there Is a
red line about its neck or arms it is a GER
tain signal Of distress and sign that the
dress Is ill-ftting. In all probability the
sleeves are too short, SO the narrow cuffs
slip UP over the plumper part OF the arms.
It is better to fasten the dress with but
ton at the neck than with a tape or ribbon.
The latter accidentally may be drawn too
tight. whereas the button may be sewed on
exactly the right place and will then re-
main there. 1t is an error to use pins in
dressing the baby. If absolutely necessary.
safety pins are alone permissible, although
even they are undesirable. Many an attack
of commissions could be traced to an Had
justed pin. 1t is far better to use a-needle
and cotton and tack the different parts to-
gether or skillfully to contriye to use tape
and loops in a way that will obvtate the
necessity for pins.
tous event Of the day. Certainly 1t should
be, for the daily tub is marvellous tonic
to Master Infant. The tub Is easier to man.
age than sponge bath, and is in many re-
spects better and SO should be employed
unless the child Is frightened thereby. The
temperature of the water should be about
100 degrees in winter and about eighty In
the heat of summer. If a thermometer Is
not used to ascertain the warmth of the
water, use the elbow as a test, as the hand
is not a trustworthy guide. The water feels
entirely d..lerent to the sensitive elbow.
Should baby for any reason dislike being
plunged into the water. seat him in the tub
empty, but plenty warm, with towel i'm
mediately beneath him, then gently pour in
the water: this usually pleases the little
man.
A soft piece OF linen damask makes the
best wash cloth 1t should be kept for this
purpose alone and carefully washed and
dried after each using Dry the baby with
care. especially in the ereases. Use but
little powder, and that which Is used shake
on lightly to absorb any moisture mad
vertently left after the drying But too
much merely makes uncomfortable ridges
and chafes the tender flesh.
A flannel blanket or apron Is an excellent
thing for wrapping the baby in while dry
ing him, as IL the wet little body be ex-
posed to the air cold may result from too
rapid evaporation.
The Mother Said
Little girls enjoy knitting rugs. The ma
terials needed are knitting cotton and two
knitting needles. The cotton is to be cut
into uniform lengths of about three inches
To cut it an excellent plan is to wind the
cotton up on a round ruler, then with
sharp pair of scissors to cut the thread
along the whole length Of the ruler. For a
nickel a rounded and grooved piece of tin
can be obtained which is made expressly
for this purpose.
To begin the knitting an uneven number
Of stitches Is cast on, and four or five rows
knitted plainly; then on the second stitch
of the row to be fringed one OF the lengths
of cut cotton Is knitted in: the length is
simply doubled and, being placed end to
end. the loop so formed In the center ia
taken along with the stitch in knitting In