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Show Woman's World Comfort, Simplicity, Keynotes Of New Baby's Clothing Needs ever one seems best suited to your taste. First of all, the neck and front may be finished in a different color material, but this does take more material. Another way of finishing is to use narrow bias binding for the neck and front, and a narrow, firm cotton cot-ton tape for the ties. Avoid silk ribbons as these come untied easily eas-ily and they do not wash well. Select Infant's Clothing Suitable to Climate If the youngster is born during winter, most of his garments should be made of warmer materials such as flannel, or even knitted of all-woolen all-woolen yarns. Slips made of flannel are particularly particu-larly desirable during cooler weather weath-er but they should be made in the same way as slips for summer, i. e., open at the shoulder so it slips off quickly and easily. Another type of slip for the youngster is one that is closed at the shoulder, but open all the way down the back. This, too, is easy to use in dressing the child. Make broad seams on the slips, and embroider simple decorative motifs on them if you want to add lingerie touches to them. Bibs are another necessity for the youngster, and these may be Of two types. The small dress bibs are made just to protect the top part of the dress, and are usually very dainty. The feeding bib, however, should cover the front part of the dress, and should be made of a water-repellent fabric like dull-finished oilcloth or terry cloth, bound with cotton tape. Use ties which can be fastened at the back. TF YOU'VE been visiting a brand new mother recently, you know that her baby's clothing is one of great simplicity and comfort. Elab- Oorateness of baby's wardrobe is a thing of the past. The main considerations in choosing choos-ing a young baby's-clothing now is comfort and ease of getting him in and out of his garments. The baby's wardrobe, at least for his first few months, does not consist of a great many frilly bonnets and long dresses. Shirts, diapers, one-piece kimonos and nightgowns are the important im-portant things. Since many of these pieces of clothing are hard to find, the mother with the sewing machine is indeed lucky, for most of these things can be made easily. The sewing is easy and goes quickly, so it really need not take a long time to make the baby's layette. The biggest need the infant has is Ofor diapers, and these, like many other things, have become a scarce commodity. It has been estimated by experts that at least three dozen diapers are necessary, and four dozen doz-en are preferable, but most new mothers have had to do with a lot less. If you can, however, get the required re-quired number, dressing and keeping keep-ing the infant clean will be largely simplified. Commercial double gauze diapers are excellent for the purpose because they have no seams to rub or irritate; they are also light and easy to wash. It's easy to dress baby . . . If you are fortunate in getting cotton cot-ton flannel, then diapers may be made at home. Diapers always used to be made 27 inches by 27 inches but research shows that the rectangular rec-tangular diaper, 20 inches by 40 Inches is a much better size as it may be used more easily as the baby grows because of its folding possibilities. Helpful Tips Given On Sewing In order to make easy work of the diapers sewed at home, use these well-considered tips: Pull a thread to cut them so that they will be straight. The material can be torn, but the edges must be trimmed before hemming. The diapers may be hemmed by machine and several can be done at once if a foot hemmer is used. The corners should be reinforced by stitching back and forth for a distance of several inches. Frequent washings make diapers easy prey for tearing and they should be made to withstand with-stand wear. Use a No. 50 thread for hemming. Kimonos should be made of soft flannel or jersey, and should be as sturdy as possible as they, too, will have to bear up under frequent laundering. Make the kimono long enough to protect the youngster from drafts, but not too long to ham- Oper his kicking a necessary exercise. exer-cise. N you make easy-to-get-into garments. Several kimonos may be cut at one Otime just by folding the material several times. Stitching by machine Is best because it is even and durable. dura-ble. Broad, plain seams are preferred pre-ferred and they must lie flat to give the infant the maximum in comfort. There are several ways of finishing finish-ing the neck and front of the material ma-terial and you may choose which- |
