The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
\ JAKE way for his Majesty the

N baby!
Adoring uncles and cousins
and aunts. to say nothing OF parents,
grandparents and devoted friends all
over the country. are cudgelllng their
brains and fitting in and out of shops
to find just the articles that will add to
his comfort and well being.
To give advice about practical things,
the things that every baby just has to
have: First of these. aside from the
layette Of filmy hand tucked lawns and
muslins. Is his bathtub.
No mother or friend OF mother who
has seen the folding rubber tubs that.
when set up are at just convenient
height for nurse or mother to reach
from a low chair. will ever look again
upon the old fashioned tin tub that
rested on the floor and gave new moth
ers a frightened feeling when they
first held a squirming little body over
1t. In the new rubber tubs the mother
can be surer Of her hold. IL mas many
I other advantages, too: II can he folded
out of the way when not In use and
may be packed into n trunk for the
baby's summer journey to the country
Most OF these tubs are fitted with a
towel rack at the side, which adds to
their convenience.
Next, perhaps, come baby baskets,
and their number is legion. and temp
| tations to stray from the path of prac-
| ticality and choose particularly fluffy,
| beribboned models are many and
various. But all the things that sur
round the baby, as well as his clothes
and his bedding, should be of the sim
plest and most easily cleansed sort.
This does not by any means mean
severity and lack of beauty; on the
/ contrary, II may mean extreme dainti-
ness. A basket for instance, which is
attractive as well as very useful is of
white enamelled wicker. 1t IL square
and stands on straight legs. There are
four compartments, which can all BE-
opened with one movement, because the
| bottom one and the one next the top
are supported on three Independent legs
supplied with casters, and can thus III
swung around the leg they have in
| common with the other two compart-
ments. Things can be kept neatly In
this basket. and no time need he los
in looking about for things in hurry;
everything in the basket is exposed Il
view when II is opened.
The babys bed Is important too. ant
would have come first in this list were
Il not for the fact that most mothers
of to-day have come to realize that Il
should be as simple as possible and no
cluttered up with bows Of ribbon tina
are difficult to keep fresh and impede
the work OF the nurse.
Among the thousand and one littl'
things that help to keep his Majesty
clothes in order, special mention should
perhaps be made OF the little stretcher
that are made to dry his stockings an'
shirts on. 1t Is no easy matter u
squeeze q wriggllng baby into shir
that has shrunk a little or become mis-
shapen through careless laundering, an
the little racks or stretchers are bull
to obyiate such a necessity. The,
stretch the arms as well az the boa
of .he shirt and are adjustable. Tn
stocking racks work on the same prln
'ciple.
The aunt who Is clever needle
woman and wants to present somethin
made by her own fingers to the neN
baby may choose from among man
things. Perhaps one OF the newest
the bib with a little strap at the lowe
end that can be tied about the baby
body and thus held firm without tn
use OF pins.
Soft fine wash cloths and towels en-
=, broidered with initials make anothe
attractive gift. At this time OF the yea
IL is not too early to make lily an
mosquito netting. A square or bru'