The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
Select and Make Dainty Comfortable Clothes for the New Baby

cloak and for thinner one there is nothing pr
than thin pique This latter may be made
beautiful by the addition of couple of cape &C
with embroidered edges, the turnover collar and
receiving the same treatment.
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If possible, plan exactly what IS to be bough
made, buy as nearly everything as possible, get a
garments cut which have long seams, stitch these
seams on the machine, and then q. your leisure d
rest of the work by hand.
The sacques will be pretty made of fine casl
or flannel. and a number of good designs are 8
They pretty, finished with embroidered edg
bound with ribbon
The little caps can be made of fine handker
or of odds and ends of fine linen and lace. They
be. simple in design, and the lining of silk
heavier material should be separate
OF accessories there is almost end. each Sc
thing seemingly fascinating and pretty tina
one before. While bibs really regarded
a necessity, they are ornamental well and
are made in variety of shapes and styles. A
dress shield, covered with fine cambria or silk
the kind that washes-should be slipped in
the neck of the dress in front. so that half is
outside and half is inside the dress This will
keep the dress dry and only make change OF
bibs necessary instead of the dress al well.
One pretty bib Is finished IN two tabs, hand
embroidered, and the edges outlined with
lace edge Another looks II II made
from one corner OF handkerchief and this
one has double frill OF lace. Some OF the en-
small flowers like the forget-me- not; in fact,
there is no end to the variety Of designs one
may use. and every kind of fine handwork may
be successfully brought into
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Another pretty kind of handwork is making
the sets Of bonnet strings. These pretty
simply hemstitched or with narrow ,tucks or
embroidery above the hem. Knitted
cheted socks another dainty belonging
which it is pleasure to make, also the
knitted crocheted sacQues-if one prefers
them to the ones made of flannel cashmere.
While speaking of knitted and crocheted
articles. baby afghans must not be forgotten,
for they also both useful and ornamental.
If does not understand making these, the
comforters made of fine cheese cloth, well pad
ded with cotton and securely tackled at inter-
walls and the edges finished with the blanket
stitch, make satisfactory substitute.
For the carriage covering can be made
on this same order. only Of silk. with the edges
bound with wide satin ribbon, and the tack
ing done in floss which matches the ribbon in
color. more practical covering, and at the sam
equally dainty. Is one OF pique hand embroidered
derneath this will have to be blanket to give sui
warmth, but the advantage OF the pique over tn
is that 1t launders beautifully.
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To return to the bonnet strings for moment
a good plan TO finish them with a narrow hem
top edge. they can then be fastened to the o
twenty inches long and five inches wide, which ALLOW
narrow hem both sides. In laying hens
on three or four sides of thing, lay the hens
first the two long Sides then across
the ends. and before bastng the hens across
the ends cut away thickness OF material,
leaving one-eighth of inch margin only.
This makes the corners the same thickness as
the rest of the length, instead of the clumsy
thickness so frequently seen at this point
Fancy pillow covers another lovely piece
of work, and made out Of sheer handker-
chiefs or pieces of the finest linen, beautifully
embroidered and having hemstitched ruf1es, or
rufles finished with featherstitching or en-
broidery. The little pillows should be filed
with down, and the outside have the
upper side decorated in any preferred manner.
Is left open end and extension
hem Is attached to the edge at the place where
the ruffie on, and the pillow is I'm
ished with faced hem. The buttons put
the extension hem, and the buttonholes
worked in the faced hem This method of fin
ishing makes the case easy TO slip on and of.
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are made up with plain unlined skirts the
waist clasped by a black girdle high at the
back, the plaits held down with large black
buttons Some of the black velvet dresses are
made with long belted coats trimmed with
braid These cut in round form at the
neck to show light embroidered waistcoat.
Some of the cloth skirts tucked. have