The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . hirts. With as small a layette as thisyou might be tempted to put on a band or shirt twice without washing them first, or puton a diaper that had not dried entirely. A little baby must be kept absolutely clean,warm and drv. You must have: 4 abdominal bands, soft flannel strips un- knitted bands with sho
The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . hirts. With as small a layette as thisyou might be tempted to put on a band or shirt twice without washing them first, or puton a diaper that had not dried entirely. A little baby must be kept absolutely clean,warm and drv. You must have: 4 abdominal bands, soft flannel strips un- knitted bands with shoulder straps4 shirts size 2, wool and cotton, or wool and silk, not all wool4 dozen diapers 4 flannel petticoats or 4 barriecoats4 cotton or lawn petticoats6 simple slips of thin cambric or nainsook2 dresses2 wrappers The babys basket should contain: . old, soft clean shawl orblanket to receive thebaby at birth 4 dozen safety-pins, differ-ent sizes .\ roll of sterile gauze Squares of old linen to bethrown away afterusing Absorbent cotton 3 pairs of bootees 4 pairs of stockings, silk and wool or cot- ton and wool4 nightslips, or nightgowns of flannel 1 coat and cap, and 1 veil 2 cashmere sacks 2 blankets 1 bath apron1 rubber sheet6 soft towels 3 knitted wash-cloths6 pique bibs. A Flannel Band 2 ounces of boracic acid4-ounce bottle of olive-oil or sweet-oilTalcum powderHot-water bag with flannel coverInfants soft hair-brush; jarof vaseline; small pairof scissorsCake of Castile soapYou will need a bath thermometer, bath scales and anenamel tub. Tubs are quite expensive unless you get a tinone and enamel it white inside and pink or blue outside. BANDS—The flannel bands are worn to protect the navel-cord dressing until the babyis weeks old. If they are tight they will prevent digestion and cause hernia. Theymust be smooth and firm, but not tight. You canmake the flannel bands with raw edges or turn theedges on the right side and catstitch them. () When the baby is si
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