Evening star., 1924-12-26

things should be put where the child
cannot achieve even the most indi-
| rect communication with them.
Look out for the edge Of wall pa
per just above the Dashboard. II IT
is the least bit loose a creeping baby,
who has nothing to do but explore.
Will discover 1t and will tear off
large patches OF the paper before you
know II. and eat them, too. This Is
bad for the baby and expensive for
the mother.
When selecting toys for baby
those made of ivory or hard rubber
are best Select the best quality OF
hard rubber articles that are not col
ored. Avoid all woolly dogs or lambs.
as the baby Is sure to get some OF
the f1ur in his mouth, which will
cause gastric disturbances.
A small child will be able to battle
himself at q much earlier age than
usual If you make a pair of bath
mits for him instead of having him
use the regular wash cloth, which Is
inclined to slip out of his hands.
You can make the mits out of dis
carded Turkish towels. just a square
OF the toweiing made snug enough
to stay on the hand.
Crib and Carriage.
lHSlSdu OI hiiB pduS lci
the babys basket and crib, use a
hath towel folded once. 1t can be
laundered more easily than the pad
and forms a lighter absorbent and
protector for the mattress. The towel
will be found to be quite mex
pensive as the pad. especially when
the time In making Is taken into con-
sideratton.
There are great many pretty
blankets for the baby's carriage to
be seen in the stores, but a pretty
one can be duplicated at home. This
is made by combining strips of two
inch heavy Cluny lace with crocheted
stripes OF the same width made from
edged with a frili OF heavy Cluny
lace. Lined with wash silk, these
are light in weight. dainty in appear
ance and easily laundered.
Entertainment.
Four mothers in a certain section
Of the city have set aside one day
ers' day" One of them keeps her
own and the children of the other
three mothers all day. while the
other mothers go shopping or visit
ing or rest. Each mother takes turn
in doing this.
A good birthday party for a child
was arranged by one mother in the
following way: She did not want the
little guests to bring gifts or to be
dressed in their best clothes. so she
engaged a kindergarten teacher for
the afternoon to entertain the little
folks, then she asked the other moth
ers IL their children would come and
play with her little child on GER
ha
time, as the teacher knew just how
to keep them interested and happy.
One way to entertain a convalescent
child who Is not yet strong enough
to sit up in bed is to arrange a mir
ror on an easel in such a way as to
reflect the moving panorama to be
seen from the window. If the street
scene tires the child, the glass may
be fixed as to show the restful blue
sky and fieeting clouds. If no easel
Is at hand, an upright stick fastened
to the back of chair will answer
the same purpose.
Other mothers may be interested in
several novelties which were origi-
mated by one mother for her little
girls birthday party. Digging for
Treasure" formed a very pepulaEs con :
test for the children The Mether
hostess wrapped a number of-7ittle
souvenirs in red, white and blae tis-
sue paper and buried them in a pile
of sand. Each child was givena toy
spade and told to dig until g. treasure
was found.
For another game each child was
provided with a little cane tied with
streamers of red, white and blue,
which was kept as a souvenir after
the game, and told to roll, with the
help of the cane alone, three empty
spools, one red, one white and one
blue. over a certain designated space.
The child accomplishing the feat in
the shortest time would win a prize.
A novel refreshment was served in
the form of desert called STARS in
the Snow" 1t consisted Of star-shap-
ed individual molds OF raspberry gel
atine on a bed of finely ground pop
corn. Sweetened whipped cream was
served with 1t, the whole maxim 6
Just such an attractive, colorful
dainty as appeals to childish eyes
and taste, and was an agreeable
change from the Ice cream which is
usually served at children's parties.