Year: 1879

The flannel night wrapper is most useful
garment for child to wear when i'll. or when
Delng carried from room to room, or taken nm
from warm bed at night; It is not intended
Tor constant wear at night over night-eown.
put 10: occasions OF unusual exposure to cold.
II is OF simple sacque shape. with no seams
excent those under the arms, which are
slightly sloped, and the shoulder seams. It ia
outtoned down the entire front, and should be
long enough to cover the child from throat to
1901; 1t IS made of any of the pretty striped
or plaid hannels, or it may be of plain white,
pink, or blue flannel To make it thoroughly
white flannel of light quality. It may be made
as double wrapper without raw seams.
though this is not necessary, as the seams do
not come in contact with the child's flesh. I!
mas turned-over collar, and cuffs that roll
l1 PACK from the wrist, being merely the ends of
me me sleeves turned up. A row of feather
trimming on the collar and cuffs; 1t Should
extend down each side of the 'front.' Some
thick soft white flannel wrappers are prettiiy
edged with binding of blue or of crimson
silk braid; others of blue and white alternate
strips are wrought on the edge with wool in
points or scallops.


The night-drawers with stockings are es.
pecia'ly valuable as night-dress, as it is i'm.
portant .hat when sleeping the child's whole
frame should be covered uniformly. and
this garment covers it from the chin to the
soles OF the feet. The legs are extended in
shape like stockings to protect the feet when
the child thrusts them out from beneath the
cover. Canton flannel with heavy fleece is
the material used for the night drawers. The
fronts are cut in princesse shape, with body
and legs in one piece. There is also but one
seam in each leg of the drawers, as the back
part Is out with them, and after slit is cut
down each side from the waist line, the TOP of
the neck is gathered to a band. The back of
the waist is closed by four or five buttons, and
the band OF the back OF the lower part has
three button-hole in it, by which it is attached
10 the three buttons on the lower edge of the
waist. Plain directions for Joining together
che pieces to form the stockings are given in
the descriptions OF the pattern. The openings
on the sides of the drawers are widely faced.
and usually button and hole is put half way
down the slit. The seams of this garment
are next to the childs tender hesh and shon1d
be made fiat and smooth, and either felled
down or else covered with tape stitched on by
machine


The day-drawers with waist have an easily
fitted straight waist with armholes or shonIder-
straps. This waist is quite separate from the
drawers, as it does not need to be changed so
frequently, and is made of canton fannei for
winter, or OF strong muslin or else linen for
summer drawers. The neck and armholes
have bias muslin binding stitched on by
machine, while the lower edge has q strong
facing of bias twilled muslin an inch or more
in width. A button is set on this facing on
each OF the under-arm seams, third is di-
rectly in front, and the fourth button will be
the lowest one of the row which closes the
back OF the waist. The drawers are made of