Evening star., 1942-09-18
Infants Clothes
Designed for
Comfort
Change From Old
To Nev Style Is
Practical Idea
Bv Leffice Lee Street,


There is a vast difference between
sentiment and being sentimental;
the first is response from the heart
to that which is real and endearing
and the second is inclined to be a
bit sappy. Well, to my mind, there
is nothing sappy about a young
mother who lovingly fingers the tiny
clothes her expected baby will so
soon be wearing. AS she touches
the soft fabrics and smiles at the
ridiculous tininess of shirts and
dresses she can see, in her mind,
her own precious bambino, safe,
alive and kicking inside of them.
This is happy thing, collecting
her baby's trousseau.
The stork is doing roaring busi-
ness these days, according to my
letters, and lately so many young
prospective mothers have written to
ask about the layettes for their in
fants that I think we should de-
vote today to answering them.
Let us discuss what sort of clothes
you should buy. In days gone by
infants were practically hog-tied in
yards and yards of beribboned, en-
broidered, lace inserted and edged
"long" dresses. The modern baby
thinks 1t is q very constructive
change that these cumbersome
clothes are out of style-and his
mother does, too.
Comfort should be your first con-
sideration in choosing your infants
apparel, and second to this, youl
own convenience, particularly II 20,
plan to do His Majesty's laundry
BY the way, If you feel you car
afford diaper service, by all means
subscribe to 1t.
Your new baby will be preoccu
pied with two important tasks, eat
ing and sleeping. He will sleel
about twenty hours out of tn
twenty -four, which he must enjo,
in peace and comfort, If he is t.
feel At and fine.
Consequently, eye each pretty lit
tie dress with a view as to Whethe
or not it is a practical sleepin
model Actually, I think that ne'
babies need only be dressed in thei
cozy lightweight cotton knit night
les. This type Of nightgown, open
ing down the back so that it is eas
to put on and take off, is much tn
best. Flannel is too thick and bulk
and somehow homemade night
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fit as we'll, as the scientifically de
signed sleeping garments.
Everything a new baby, or ar
baby or child for that matter. wear
should be loose, but not overlarg
Too-big shirts, nightgowns, dresse
sweaters, etc, will bunch up lumpi
under the sleeping baby's little bat
or tummy.
So many inexperienced mothe
tend to overdress their babies-th'
pile mounds of blankets on them
well as heavy wooden shirts al
sweaters. This is not healthy-al
, besides, 1t makes the baby wretch'
with perspiration, and such owe
bundled babies even suffer wi
prickly heat in the dead Of wint'
Choose lightweight clothing, esp
cially If you live In q Steamboat
| apartment or house. Part wool al
part cotton shirts are heavy enou
| for winter-time wear II the bab,
| room Is warm and If he is we'll CO
| cred when he takes his airings.
Big buttons, or too many buttol
| rough ruffles of lace, raised el
| broidery. and punches of RIB
bows are all disagreeable bores, a
cording to the baby, as he sneez
when a lace collar tickles his ne
ne and he tries to shift himself off
90 a lump of satin ribbon.
n Give me peace, he says; I want
mn sleep, please, Mummie, and wa
wv comfy clothes to snooze In.
X Yes, clothes for our modern (
bies are practical and simple in {
ue sign, but they may also be pret
Dainty hand needlework is bes
he tiful and may be had for q pri
but certainly Is not necessary.