Babyhood . FIG. 4. 2. fig. 3. waist, with pockets, and turn-down collar andcuffs of some corresponding color; or you canomit the collar and have Baby wear freshly done-up white ones, which are better. For bestwinter dresshave soft,fine cloth,say navy-blue ; skirtplaited all theway aroundand attachedto a waist sim-ulating a coatwith cut-awayfronts, under-neath whichis a vest,either of silkor the withsmall gilt but- fig- 5- tons. Such a dress is also here shown, in and 5. You may need a special pattern for the bestdress ; the others may be cut from the dress heis now
Babyhood . FIG. 4. 2. fig. 3. waist, with pockets, and turn-down collar andcuffs of some corresponding color; or you canomit the collar and have Baby wear freshly done-up white ones, which are better. For bestwinter dresshave soft,fine cloth,say navy-blue ; skirtplaited all theway aroundand attachedto a waist sim-ulating a coatwith cut-awayfronts, under-neath whichis a vest,either of silkor the withsmall gilt but- fig- 5- tons. Such a dress is also here shown, in and 5. You may need a special pattern for the bestdress ; the others may be cut from the dress heis now BABYHOOD. 395 Economy in the Babys Outfit. When it became necessary for me to makepreparations for the little stranger that was to beto me both a care and a joy I took an inventoryof my wardrobe to see what could be made use-ful. I found a white worsted shawl, slightlypasse, but which with a few darns looked as goodas new ; a remnant of cream-colored lace-bunt-ing, one of pink Chambery, a little bundle of dif-ferent colored pieces of flannels, three Turkishtowels, a little the worse for wear ; a small pieceof Turkey-red—a half-yard, perhaps—a fewpieces of Hamburg edging, and a quarter of ayard of oriental lace about one-eighth-yard wide ;•a spool of Corticelli silk, , a number ofodds and ends of worsteds, ribbons, and laces. All these trifles I converted into useful arti-cles for my outfit. I took my pink Chambery andcut it half the size of the shawl, and ripping thefringe off and folding the shawl over the ging-ham, or Chambery, and sewing it up at the sidesand end, made a
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