The Washington herald., 1914-05-14
.nd D.inty Layesse fs
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The prospective mother takes grea.
pleasure in arranging the layette Of tn,
little newcomer, No matter how cost,
or Inexpensive 1t is, the same genera
rules for clothing held good It is mos
essential that the clothing should b<
warm. for children are extremely sen.
sitiye little mortais and easily depresset
by cold; many an attack Of pneumon:s
or bowel trouble is directly traceable tc
Insufficient clothing. Excepting the
diapers, all clothing next to the skin
should be at least partly Of wool. its
weight regulated according to the time
Of year.
Do not go to the other extreme and
have the clothing too warm. when per
rpiration viii follow the slightest exer-
else and result probably in one cold after
another. 1t Is better to have all the
underwear of moderate weight, and slip
On sacque or wrap IL the room IL too
cool Where all-wool irritates the skin.
silk or, better, silk-and-wool undergar-
ments may be worn.
Baby Clothes Dainty but simple.
Mothers differ in their opinions of the
number Of pieces needed for the drst
outfit but the kinds OF garments in
clude generally the following: Flannel
binders or knitted bands. diapers, shirts
flannel and nainsook petticoats, slips.
nightgowns, socks, wrappers, sacdues,
shoulder blankets and a pillow for baby.
These clothes may be bought ready to
wear, but the majority of women prefer
to make them at home, unless they have
very little time to give to the work. The
sensible mother no longer taxes her
strength or her pocketbook in preparing
an elaborate outfit for the little baby.
They may be dainty as she wishes. with
every stitch set by hand, but they are
not elaborately lace-trimmed. to make
laundering difficult, or fussily made, to
tire baby unduly in the dressing and
undressing processes.
The Importance of soft, loose. simple.
and warm clothing cannot be overesti-
mated. All the materials of the little
garments should be light and fine. SO as
not to irritate the tender baby skin, and
porous in texture, to allow perfect ven |
tilation. Nothing tight must be worn, |
for the least pressure may compress the |
ribs and abdomen and interfere with the |
digestion, or injure the child in some |
other way. |
Starting to dress the child: there will |
be needed three flannel bands which |
are nothing more than straight strips OF
the material torn, not cut, the length
wise Of the goods and left without hem
ming or other finish at the edge. Made
in this way there is no possibility of irri-
tating the tender skin. These bands are
nine inches wide and eighteen inches
long. One-haIf yard of twenty-seven-
inch flannel will be sufficient to make
them Next. there should be cotton and
wool shirts, and these are bought ready
made. A nice quality may be had for
fifty cents each, and three will be suf-
fcient
One dozen diapers are necessary, and
these must be neatly made II the ends
are nicely finished II Is not necessary to
do the sewing by hand A nice quality
of cotton birdseye may be had for about
ten cents 4 yard 1t is twenty-four
inches wide and each diaper Is made !
square. For the twelve diapers, eight
and one-half yards will be needed, and {
this quantity will allow for hemming.
Three pinning blankets are required. ]
and these are of flannel. They should (
be made from thirty-inch-wide material y,
and be one yard long. A nice quality
of goods can be bought for forty cents 4 I
yard. The edges of these blankets are I
bound with silk that comes for the {
1t is sold at any notion coun- g
Ter at fifteen cents a piece. and one /
piece will be sufficient for binding the {
three blankets. q
ScaIIoped Edges on Petticoats.
Two flannel petticoats should be made 1
after Model No. l. The edges Of one z
may be button-hole scalloped with silk. {
and the other can be hemmed and 7
After they are cut out {
the seams are basted and stitched in the I
regular way They are then opened fiat I
On the wrong side and catch-stitched c
iown with ordinary sewing silk. The {
at the shoulder are worked G
With the same silk, and small. fat pearl :
buttons effect thc closing To make G
these petticoats it requires four yards Of }
flannel, a nice quality
If which may be had for about forty {
i've cents a yard.
-Four nainsook petticoats will be need l
d: one should be lace-trimmed, one {
trimmed with embroidery, and the other c
wo can be made perfectly plain Model I
70. may be used for cutting all of s
hem. and the finish at the lower edge q
an be varied. Two and one-quarter c
ards of thirty-inch material will be
leeded for each petticost For the r
trimmed petticoats three and one-half
ards Of insertion and one and three
uarter yards of edging viii be necessary
or each petticoat A nice quality Of
ainsook may be had for 25 cents a
ard The lace edge and the insertion
Tin cost 10 cents a yard. In
Hrocks for Every Day and Special n
Wear. is
Model No. shows a practical little
light slip, three of which are necessary. r