and
worn up to eighteen months. If the baby is thin and the abdominal organs
are not protected by fat, they may be troubled with diarrhea and need
protection. In such condition, the band may be worn until the third year.

BABY'S FIRST WARDROBE.

Four to six dozen diapers (bird's-eye cotton), two to three shirts (wool),
four flannel skirts, two white skirts (nainsook), two to four night
dresses (outing flannel), six day dresses, two wrappers, six pairs of
socks, four to six flannel bands, two flannel sacks, two shawls or
afghans. The dresses to be worn after the first four or six weeks. Of
course this can be less or more elaborate, according to the conditions and
circumstances of the parents, etc.

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What changes should be made in the clothing in summer? The thinnest gauze
flannel undershirts should be worn, the outside garments to be changed for
the changing weather. They should not be kept too hot in the middle of the
day, while in the morning and evening extra wraps should be used.

Should older children go with bare legs? There is no objection, if they
are strong and well, to doing this in warm weather.

What kind of underwear should be worn in cold weather? Next to the
heaviest is thick enough.

Do children require heavy flannels? Not as a rule, as they usually live in
the nursery and they sweat readily while playing. When they go
out-of-doors, coats and leggings render thick flannels unnecessary.

Are many children too thinly clad in the house? Very few. The usual
mistake is excessive clothing and too warm rooms. These cause them to take
cold so easily.

GENERAL DRESSING FOR DIFFERENT SEASONS.

At night baby may have a warm sponge bath, a fresh band, shirt and skirt
put on. In the winter he should sleep in a flannel nightdress and this can
be made with a drawing string or button on the bottom so that he cannot
expose his feet. In the summer he can wear a cotton night-dress and after
the third month the skirt may be left off in very warm weather. By the
time baby has entered his second month he may wear simple little "Bishop"
dresses instead of his plain slips. At the end of the third month, the
flannel band may be discarded, usually, and a ribbed knitted one used. The
band should be of wool in the winter, and of silk and wool in the summer.
It should be put over the child's feet when he is being dressed each
morning, and be changed for a fresh one at night, if possible. I