Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 9 | Garments for Baby Provide Problem for New Mothers

GARMENTS FOR BABY BABY- PRO PROVIDE VIDE PROBLEM FOR NEW MOTHERS 4 Bring Brine ring your pr problems about diet general care and management of children to Myrtle fyrtle Meyer Eldred Your Tour questions question will too bo answered promptly 11 U you will send a self elf el addressed cent 3 stamped envelope with your letter Jetter to Mrs Mr Eldred in n care br ot the Your Baby and Mine department of this newspaper Few things are so so bewildering to the tho prospective mother as to decide decide decide de de- de- de cide what she shall prepare for the new baby Every Everyone one of her friends has had a a. different experience and every everyone one of ot them is sure that the garments garment she bought were the only I I right ones However It lt is most sensible to plan the baby's outfit a. a as one one would plan ones one's own own wn Let Let us us first decide what is necessary and what can be A baby born into a family family famIly fam fam- ily with limitless means will have luxuries which are out of place in ina a family where every garment is bought at some sacrifice The baby's actual necessities are few in number and these include shirts diapers nightgowns a a. few plain dresses and kimonos toilet articles some outdoor garment and several woolen squares knitted crocheted crocheted crocheted cro cro- or of flannel or other wool wool- en material in ill which to wrap the baby Then of course there must be some furnishings for lor a basket or bassinet or crib All of the necessary necessary necessary sary garments are suggested in our our leaflet What to Get Ready When Baby Comes which may be had for a a. self addressed and 3 cent stamped envelope sent to Myrtle Meyer Eldred of the Your Baby and Mine department of this news news- paper There ar are of ot course inevitable changes in ideas and dressing even from year ear to year so that a mother may find herself herselt behind the times when she ahe prepares for her second baby though she clothed the first one adequately Diapers are are areal al always alwa always al- al wa ways s 's an argumentative subject Some recent experimentation has given us the information that a a. 20 by 40 sized diaper may be used from rom first to last and is therefore a convenient convenient convenient con con- and sensible size to choose There are other sizes to which mothers are faithful and 24 by 24 21 and 36 by 36 comprise th the usual noes Diapers made of ot a material similar to su sugar ar sacking are rapidly rapid rapid- ly forging into favor a type this department has been suggesting ing for years and mothers find tind these easier easler ler ier to launder and dry and even more absorbent than the heavier materials Th The square diaper has almost entirely superseded the triangular triangular tri trl angular type It is more comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able more like small panties Cotton is Is' also the favorite material material material mate mate- rial for lor shirts even for tor winter ba ba- ba- ba bies This however is a matter of ones one's climate and heating arrangement ar ar- A k A house hus h us heated t to 70 degrees and beyond is s warm enough for cotton clothing despite the sea sea- son The Tho baby has added wraps when out of doors where he needs more clothing and does not suffer uncomfortably in the hot house It Is these differences of ot income climate and heating arrangements which make it impossible for anyone any any- ono ono one to dictate materials for garments garments garments gar gar- ments except as is generally ap ap- ap- ap I