Babyhood . Of course it can be prettily trim-med. I cannot think it tasteful to put a thinwhite dress over yellow flannel (when Babywent visiting he wore instead a fine flannel and a thin white skirt). With this costume he wasalways sufficiently warm, and except on two oc-casions, for a half-hour each time, never sufferedfrom colic. There is no necessity for using fifteen never used more than two, and when the pin-ning-blanket was discarded only one ; becauseevery band was supplied with six tapes, three ateach end, set back some distance to allow forBabys growth. Straps over the shoulde
Babyhood . Of course it can be prettily trim-med. I cannot think it tasteful to put a thinwhite dress over yellow flannel (when Babywent visiting he wore instead a fine flannel and a thin white skirt). With this costume he wasalways sufficiently warm, and except on two oc-casions, for a half-hour each time, never sufferedfrom colic. There is no necessity for using fifteen never used more than two, and when the pin-ning-blanket was discarded only one ; becauseevery band was supplied with six tapes, three ateach end, set back some distance to allow forBabys growth. Straps over the shoulder entirelyI prevent the objectionable dragging. As to the time expended in the dressing, I fre-quently observed that not more than twentyminutes were occupied from the loosening of thenight-clothes till the child was comfortably din-ing, bathed and dressed. Long skirts, I believe, are quite out of fashion ;even an elegant lace robe, sent from New York,was but a yard in length. Portland, Oregon. A. T. L. NURSERY LITERATURE. First Studies in Botany. We have an inquiry from Mrs. J. Streibert,Gambier, O., as to whether Miss Youmansbook on botany is the best from which to teachlittle children. Miss E. A. Youmans First Book of Botanyis excellent for children who are old enough towrite the descriptions of leaves which she re-quires. It is published by D. Appleton & Co. ;price 80 cents. A mother who is teaching veryyoung children will, however, find more help inGrays How Plants. Grow and How PlantsBehave, published by Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor& Co., at 80 cents and 54 cents enthusiastic and successful teacher of botanyhas gained many ideas from Grant AllensFlowers and their Pedigrees, published by Ap-pleton, for $1 50. There are good illustrations of different familiesof flowers printed in colors by Prang. Many ofthem are in packages of small cards, but some,about eight by twelve inches, represent largelilies, etc., whole and with the separate parts. These are very u
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