. Babyhood . -cian if they persist. They are prob-ably due to the irritation of the bowelsby retention of matter during the pre-vious constipation, some, perhaps, be-ing still retained. You would betterhave competent medical advice if thetrouble still continues. cheapness. First came a garment thatmust be called a shirt, for want of abetter name. It was made of the soft-est of flannel, and extended from theneck down over the abdomen. It hadlong sleeves, and fastened around thelittle form as closely and smoothly asa waist. There were wide hems in theback, and a box-plait in the front, whenit wa
. Babyhood . -cian if they persist. They are prob-ably due to the irritation of the bowelsby retention of matter during the pre-vious constipation, some, perhaps, be-ing still retained. You would betterhave competent medical advice if thetrouble still continues. cheapness. First came a garment thatmust be called a shirt, for want of abetter name. It was made of the soft-est of flannel, and extended from theneck down over the abdomen. It hadlong sleeves, and fastened around thelittle form as closely and smoothly asa waist. There were wide hems in theback, and a box-plait in the front, whenit was first made, that were designed tobe let out as Baby required more the diaper and the stockings werepinned to the lower edge of this waist,which kept it down in place. It wasmade of a straight piece of flannel, andgarments very much like it were wornuntil the child was nearly three yearsold. Next came a skirt of either out-ing flannel, or all-wool flannel or cot-ton, according to the weather. If it. 280 BABYHOOD. were very warm, there was but one; ifcold, more than one was put on. Theseskirts were made from a princess pat-tern, and were without sleeves, exceptwhen designed for very cold of the nightgowns and some of thedresses were also made after this prin-cess pattern, but most of the latter werein Mother Hubbard style. But one pat-tern was required for this wardrobe—the princess pattern. The upper partof it was used when yokes were neededfor the dresses or a new cloak. Theclothes were made short in the begin-ning and all the seams were sewedby hand and taken deep. Almost everygarment was worn out before it wasoutgrown. No trimmings were used,and none were needed. The baby wasso clean and comfortable that anyamount of trimming could not have NURSERY HELPS The Value of a Family History. Many possibilities lie within reach ofthe mother of young children. Onewhich she is not apt to think of is themaking of history—not history to be-come famous or popul
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