The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1900, Page 11

o THE VERY BEST CLOAK EMBROIDERED SATQUE VARMENTD S R0 ye cyry o PR PXOTOS BY INSERTING JOWN THE FRONT h that we A NE might think it en in and -year out with the weight Hig pecph should be Iy U that Dame Fashion hoists upon our shoulders. She might babies alone. But she docsn't. She takes a whim for more feather-stitching one year and less the next, and the baby has to jump from ore to the other just as the fickle Dame chooses. leave the Arnd it_has ccme to s that the in- fant of 1900 {s expected to be as swagger a personage as either of its parents. If it does not parzde the proper amount of Valenciennes and the properly placed ro- settes, it must be ostracised just as comni- pletely as If its mother failed to sweep itarvet street or its father was innocent of a Raglan. 1t might be allowed to repose in a com- fy little slip, so it might; but it isn't. It is set forth in ruffle-tuffie finery and its only consolation fs that the more bows and rosettes adorn its gown, the more delectable morsels it finds to cram inty its ready little mouth. The mother vho has good taste will know how to strike a happy medium. and she will remember that sinplicity, hand in hand with daintiness, leads to the idea! choice of baby clothes. ¥ine bat'zte is, as ever, the bas's of the conventional gown, and Valenciennes lace is the standby trimming. Nothing will ever be so babyfied as Valenciennes. The fineness of its patterns, its unobtru- slve prettiness make it the most appro- priate lace that can be found. Not but that others are used. Big, showy styles are to be found, but not in the best trousseaus. Cling to good quali- ty: cheapness shows nowhere as in white goods and lace. NEWEST PETTICO0AT 1iE SUNDAY CALL. VALENSIENNES' '\rfl\\l\':‘c./ Small feather-stitching is in style th's year more than ever—in fact, many xinds of handwork hecp fingers o pre- paring the cutiit. Hems:itchir s onca upon a time « ered enough: the baby of 1900 must needs have at ieast one gown that has been trimmed with work s of in anv of elaboration and patience determine. r fad of the hour is the arrange- band ment of insertion bands runn from neck to hem down the front of the gown. When this style is used the gown has no yoke: or the insertion mgay start from the bottem of the downward. voke and procecd Rosettes of baby ribbon are stiii extant but they are less pdpular than they once were. If you use them have only t fastened mear the shoulders the old tradition of biuc pink for a gir The little wrappers end sacks are of the finest cashmere and embroidercd by hand. The choicest of thess seem to be in white. though pink and blue are still to be found for those who prefer them. The -old-fashioned basket flannel makes a warm little wrapper for every day use, and French flannel is better yet. The wrapper is an article too often left out of the wardrobe. Remember that the baby wants to loaf as much as you do, and needs a proper garment in which to do it. Cloaks are heavy with their load of em- broidered capes. White s the only cor- rect color for an infant's cloak, as well as for the little round caps. These caps, by the way, are well worth considering. Your baby is the prettiest in town, but if it were not you should never risk it in a plain cap. A full ruche around the face o, follow for a boy and POSES BY M1 ELISE prencrt THE S.Er—ouflv““‘w and a rosetts Or two on top make the round cap of infancy becoming to any baby face, just as a broken line in a hat u. China silk is used as of old little caps. The smartest of all are made of silk covered with embroider- ed silk mull. It's enough to make the wobbliest baby hold its head up to wear one cf these Bibs are lavishly embroidered and lace- trimmed. I e going to make them at home design for the em- broidery, s are mlways the most appropriate design for the little folk. The shoes change little from year to year. There are lcss than a half dozen styles that the litile feet will tolerate, ard it would be hard to improve upon those. A smart little buttoned boot comes in white kid with patent leather tips. Ba- bies enjoy the patent leather, for it twin- kles. Tan leather is used in every shape and the gayer colors, too. Most comfort- able of all is the laced shoe that offers delectable laces for a greedy wearer. “Bless the child The French Government is considering the advisability of discontinuing the use of the guillotine and contemplates the adoption in its stead of electrical execu- tion. The head of ibe criminal Is in- closed in a helmet somewhat similar to that used by a diver. When the execu- tioner turns on the current two needles leap from their sockeis, penetrate the temples and enter the brain. A powerful alternating current ruptures and de- stroys the brain cells so quickly that it is believed that death will be instantane- ous. This seems like a clumsy method of exscution, says the Scientific American, but there Is no question that It wiil be efficacious. TO RECE\WE