e first shoe that is usually worn during the creeping days is a soft
kid shoe without hard soles. It is important that this soft shoe be
worn to protect the child's foot from chilling drafts while creeping
about.

As the baby nears one year of age the hard-sole shoe is secured which
must be wide, plenty long and comfortable in every respect, and
without heels. Rubbers and overshoes may be worn on damp and cold
days. Moccasins and slippers do not give sufficient support to the
ankles, so, when the baby begins to walk, the shoes should be high and
of sufficient support to the tender ankles.

PLAY SUITS

As the baby grows up into the child, the tiny clothes are laid aside
and the boy is given substantial garments that in no way remind him of
girls' clothing. A child's feelings should be respected in this
manner, and while it often adds joy to the mother's heart to see her
boy "a baby still," remember that he is not only chagrined but is
nervously upset by these "sissy clothes."

A child three or four years of age should still wear the woolen binder
supported from the shoulders, over which is the union suit, stockings,
and the buttoned waist from which hang the hose supporters. The most
comfortable and easily laundered garment we know of for the small lad
is the "romper," which should be made of washable materials that may
be readily boiled. For cool days a Buster Brown coat of the same
material, with patent-leather belt, may be slipped on over this
washable romper--which completes the boyish outfit.

We recall the pleasant days with our own little fellow when he was
between the ages of two and one-half and five years. We were often
compelled to be away from home--on the train, in the hotel--and when
traveling we used a black, smooth silk material which was made up into
rompers with low neck and short sleeves. There were three such
rompers, and two Buster Brown coats with wide, black, patent-leather
belts which completed the traveling outfit. During the warm days on
the train the coat was folded carefully and laid aside. In the early
morning and in the cool of the evening the coat was put on, and he
always looked neat and clean. At night, before undressing him, the
entire front of the romper was cleansed with a soapy washcloth,
rinsed, and rubbed dry with a towel, and, after carefully spreading to
avoid wrinkles, it was hung over the foot of the bed. The coats were
sponged or pressed once or twice a week, and this s