Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-07

and cotton combinations. They both support the
abdomen and ward off chill to the bowels.
The flannel skirts, which show the same soft mix
ture of silk and wool or cotton and wool, are hung
from the shoulder not pinned around the long suner
ing little abdomen, and should not be more than 26
inches in length. What once known as 'long
clothes are no longer used by intelligent mothers
The christening robe and its fellow frocks, which
sweep the floor are reserved for royal babies on
state occasions
The flannel skirt may be nemsttched or bound
with silk braid or embroidered in fine scallop This
is babys only skirt. The odfashioned skirt of cam
brio, lawn ETC.. has gone out Over the flannel skirt
is the simplest sort of a slip, made from some
soft finished cotton material like nansook, batise or
Persian lawn. This slip may be hand-embrodered or
scalloped around the neck and wrists. 1t is never
trimmed with machine embroidery or lace which irr
taes the tender flesh.
The most comfortable method OF fastening these
little slips is drawstring Of fine linen tape Even
the best of gold safety pins the fattest of buttons
may make baby uncomfortable.
The outing flannel gowns are for sleeping They
are open down the front like kimono. A more ex
pensiyc substitute for outing flannel in the stocking
cite nightgowns.
There is nothing better than soft cheese CLOTH for
baby's first diapers. Later the average mother finds
bi.d's.eyc more satisfactory than cotton flannel
There are many patent diaperings on the market
Avoid all those made with an nterlining one sur.
face Of rubber. For first Diapers good material is
Old soft Turkish toweling. In this connection, it
may be said that lit is safer to wash all of babys
clothing before it is In this day of mercerized
and treated fabrics there may be chemicals used
in bleaching, ETC.. that will injure the tender flesh
and start of eczema. n
These articles will keep the baby comfortable until
he is three months OF age, when few elaborate
slips and prettier coat may be added to his outfit
with perhaps nainsook petticoat two. But every
thing should be simple loose and hung from the
shoulders Nothing should interfere with his diges
ton, breathing and motions. The baby bound at any
point of his small anatomy will fret.
Never use on the newborn baby new diapers that
have not been thoroughly washed to remove all tho
dressing in the fabric. II possible have old mate
rails for the first diapers, or cheese cloth washed
soft Babies chafe SO easily in the first few weeks
Of their lives
The care of the baby's clothing is all important
1t must be kept scrupulousy clean, and washed with
clean water and pure white soap. Diapers should not
be dried and then used a second time Directly they
are removed they should be dropped into an
eed stone pail of water kept for the purpose and
washed out every day. Flannels carelessly washed
will shrink and ntiame tender skin Slips not prop
erly rlnsed in washing, will rritate the flesh at neck
and wrists and under the arms.
In hot weather. a baby should be dressed accord.
ingy, for comfort cotton shirt should be substi-
tuted for WOOL knitted belly of cotton for the
WOODEN one. The baby, winter summer, that per:
spires is overdressed.
The restless baby should have nightgowns with
shaped feet. And all babies should blankets OF
their own soft and light in weight.
~ The next article will deal with the bath and gen
era habits of cleanliness for the child.