Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

ings, and such things as will not stand
this mode of cleanlinesB-and In the nur-
sery cleanliness, indeed, does stand next
to If not In advance of godliness-
would better be dispensed with alto
gether.
For a few weeks or months Of baby's
life the sponge bath Is to be commended
rather than the little tub. There are de-
lightfully pretty and convenient little
washstands in which the bowl is divided
into two compartments. one for warm
and the other for cold water piece
of rubber or stork sheeting to be laid
across nurses lap Is Indispensable. and
this Is covered by big bath towel that
is used later to wrap the baby In after
the bath and pat the little limbs dry.
Not until baby is old and strong enough
to sit up is the tub to be used.
wire or wicker tray, with pockets to
hold the powder box and pun, the little
comb and brush, the pincushion well
supplied with several sizes of safety
pins, and In the middle the clean gar
ments that are donned daily, will be
found a great convenience. Then there
Is no delay In dressing baby after
the bath, since everything Is placed at
hand ere operations commence.
The little shirts Of today are woven of
the finest and softest cashmere, which is
guaranteed not to ''nettle' the very dell
cate skin. Some like merino better, claim
ing that the slight admixture OF cotton
serves to keep the little garment from
shrinking in the laundry and is more
grateful to the skin as well. The best
Of those have tab in front to which
the diaper Is pinned.
The best obstetric nurses sew the little
binder on the wee patient for the first
few weeks rather than pin 1t with even
the smallest safety pins. They claim that
this prevents any possible rumpling, ana,
that the desired degree Of tightness or
looseness Is better controlled after this
manner When the third month Is reach
ed, however, the little woven band Is
the best choice, If one be considered nee
essary at all.
Some of the speciality shops are dis
playing little braces to which the gar
ments are fastened, and another one tnat
accommodates both diaper and petticoats
alike, and so hangs the weight OF the
clothing entirely from the shoulders. JUST
the same the petticoats are mostly RASH
ioned with a little bodice top and shoulder
straps that are considered better than tied
over the tiny shoulder than otherwise
But In the matter of dresses mothers
taste and ingenuity displays itself to the
uttermost. Following the latest scientinc
authorities, the imported garments that
come from France and Belgium are seldom
more than 80 inches long, and more
usually but 81, in sizes up to six months.
Countless and even endless Is the varie-
ties presented in these. There are square
yokes, round yokes- pointed yokes' seal
loped. tabled and escalated; and there
are some extremely attractive ones with
no yokes at all, and with the sleeve run
ming up to the neck band, after the raglan
style.
The pillow Is best made OF soft, selected
curied hair, since this is far less heating
than either down or feathers. A satin
covering best displays the work of the
slip, and some OF the newest Of these
latter are provided with a broad ribbon
beading above the rufie, through which
ribbons are run, and tied IN splashine
big bow on one corner.