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American Agriculturist, May 31, 1924 
A SALE 
of Genuine Hand 
Beaded TUSSAH 
SILK 
BEAUTI¬ 
FULLY 
HAND 
BEADED 
Yes, we mean 
it,the priceis 
only $3.98! 
Undoubtedly 
the biggest 
bargain sen¬ 
sation in 
years! A 
bewitchinely beauti¬ 
ful new style genuine 
Tussab Silk Dress, 
richly beaded and e!o» 
gantly finished in every 
way. Most amazing offer 
ever made—don’tmissitl 
Be quick! They will go 
fast! 
Send No 
RIcbly made of fine 
§ uality genuine Tussah 
ilk, soft and shimmer¬ 
ing—an ideal material. 
A striking feature is 
the elaborate beading 
—pretty bugle beads ia 
rich color tones set in & 
most tasteful and ele¬ 
gant design. Self m«» 
terial narrow sash. 
Fashionable kimono 
length sleeves with 
slashed cuffs. Round 
neck; tailoring through¬ 
out is perfect, you will 
be delighted with the 
workmanship.Tbesty la 
is one-piece, becoming 
to all ages andfigures. 
HURRYIyour order—no 
money now. Pay only 
on arrival special sale 
price $3.98 and post¬ 
age. If after try-on you 
Moneys 
don’t think it the biggest bur* 
gain of your life, your money baeg, 
COLORS—Navy Blue, 
Tan, Natural, Brown op 
Black. SIZES—Women’* 
32 to 46 bust: Misses’ 
14 to 22 years. 
INTERNATIONAL' 
MAIL ORDER CO. 
Oept. D1553 Chicago 
Money 
Back 
Guaranteed 
An Up-to-Date Bathroom $60 
One of a"" few SPECIAL PRICED sets, consisting of 
a 4 , 4 33 or s' iron enameled roll rim Bathtub, one 19 " 
roil rim enameled flat back Lavatory, one syphon 
action wash down Water Closet with porcelain low 
down tank. Oak post hinge seat. Faucets marked hot 
and cold. All nickel plated fittings. 
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MORRIS & KLENERT CO., Inc. 
137 East 43rd Street New York City 
AT OTSELIC, N. Y. 
T HERE, lives a man who invested 
$2.75. For this investment he 
received the services of the AMERI¬ 
CAN Agriculturist for 156 weeks 
and a $1000 accident protection for 
one year. All was well until— 
The Unexpected Happened 
He was hurt—laid up for our 
weeks. His acciden protection 
worked. After he received his check 
he wrote me saying: **/ want to thank 
you very much for my insurance you 
helped me get. That little $40 check did 
more for me just then than three times 
the amount would have done some other 
time.” 
He told his neighbors—they be¬ 
came interested. Soon he was an 
American Agriculturist repre¬ 
sentative — selling the service and the 
protection, the like of which he owned 
himself. 
Perhaps you would like to know 
how much money he i making each 
week and if you could get a job like 
his. If you do, write me—but do not 
wait too long. 
E. C. WEATHERBY 
Circulation Office, Ithaca, New York 
When writing to advertisers, be sure to 
mention the American Agriculturist 
The Layette for the Better Baby 
What to Provide to Make the Infant Comfortable and Save Mother Work* 
G ONE are the days when babies were 
clad in sweeping garments, em¬ 
broidered, lace-trimmed and starched 
beyond endurance. Like the heavy gored 
skirts and whaleboned waists of our 
grandmothers, these clumsy styles in 
babies’ clothes have passed without any 
tears being shed for them. 
Even so, far too many mothers senti¬ 
mentally waste eyesight and nerves 
making elaborate layettes that do the 
baby no good and the prospective 
mother much harm. An hour spent out¬ 
doors exercising or quietly relaxed in a 
comfortable corner with an interesting 
book is more to be desired than yards of 
lace or the finest of embroidery. In fact, 
the mother may actually feel she has 
done her baby, as well as herself, a real 
service by refraining from making any 
long, uncomfortable garments to keep the 
little legs from kicking and to scratch the 
tender skin with laee and ruffles. 
There are three things necessary to 
remember in making any layette—first, 
the comfort of the baby: second, the 
mother’s time, and finally the cost of the 
articles. The first of these is taken care 
of if the clothing is light in weight, is 
sufficiently warm and is not tight in any 
place. The second is observed if they are 
easy to make, easy to keep clean and easy 
to put on the baby. The third is covered 
by limiting the number of garments in the 
layettes and by making them large 
enough to last for some time as well as by 
making them adjustable to a growing 
baby. 
Flannelette and Knitted Bands 
One-half yard of 27-inch flannelette cut 
crosswise will make three bands, seven 
Four Patterns in One 
bands with shoulder straps made of 
cotton and wool or silk and wool. These 
may be worn all year round but are best 
left off in the warmer months. They help 
keep the baby warm and provide a firm 
anchor to which the diaper may be pinned. 
Infant size two is usually adequate. 
The three shirts that are needed should 
also be of cotton and wool or silk and 
wool. These absorb perspiration so there 
is not danger of chilling. Infant size No. 2 
is the proper size to get. The shirts are 
most easily handled if coat style. 
Some authorities recommend four dozen 
diapers, but others feel that a quantity 
encourages letting soiled ones accumulate 
without immediate washing and there¬ 
fore do not advise more than two dozen. 
A yard of 36-inch birdseye makes four 
18-inch square diapers which as the baby 
grows larger may be sewed together. 
Instead of being folded into a triangle 
with* the corner pulled up through the 
crotch, diapers should be folded to make a 
rectangle, the opening coming on each 
thigh. Thus no heavy, unhygienic folds 
are drawn between the legs, while when 
IDEAL LAYETTE FOR THE BABY 
T HE following list of things an 
ideal layette should contain pro¬ 
vides plenty of garments for the first 
few weeks. It is understood that it is 
both easier and more sanitary to 
attend to the baby’s laundry every 
day. 
Necessary Clothing 
7 
3 or 4 abdominal 
flannel bands 
3 undershirts 
3 or 4 flannel shirts 
3 or 4 nightgowns 
3 or 4 white slips 
3 knit bands 
2 to 4 doz. diapers 
3 sq. flannel, 1 
yard square 
cloak and cap 
Nursery Equipment 
clean old blanket hot water bag, canton 
assorted safety pins 
soft towels 
wash cloths 
flannel cover 
talcum powder, olive 
oil, bassinet, crib or 
basket 
Convenient but Not Essential 
rubber bath tub 
rubber bath apron 
flannel apron 
bath thermometer 
bath hamper 
quilted mattress 
covering 
baby scales 
screen, low chair 
without arms 
drying frames 
Make Simple White Dresses 
should kick around iu his crib on very hotq 
days clad solely in a diaper and, if you ! 
cannot quite bring yourself to having him 
the diapers are soiled, no corners and 
edges that are hard to clean are involved. 
Three pelticoats may be made from 
two and one-quarter yards of flannel or 
flannelette, 36 inch. These are fastened 
with tapes tied in the back. When the 
baby is put into its bed, the clothing is 
separated so that it does not become 
soiled and does not form an uncomfortable 
wrinkled bunch upon which the baby lies. 
N O. 1990. In this pattern envelope are 
patterns for a dress, a comfy petticoat 
with wide armholes that will not bind, a 
long kimono or short sacque to keep off the 
drafts. The pattern comes in one size only 
and requires 2 yards 40-inch material with 
4 yards edging and 2J4, yards insertion for 
dress; yards 40-inch material with 2X 
yards of binding for kimono, fi, yard 20- 
inch material with \y 2 yards ribbon for 
sacque and 13^ yards 27-inch material for 
petticoat. Price 12c. 
inches wide. These “belly bands" are 
not hemmed, simply pinked, and are 
worn for the first ten days or two weeks. 
In addition there should be three knitted 
Long Clothes Set 
N O. 1989 —Infant’s Set, consisting of a 
nightgown, dress, cape and bib. The 
pattern comes in one size only and requires 
1^4 yards 32-inch or wider for the dress; 1 3 4 
yards 32-inch or wider with 1 X yards edg¬ 
ing for the nightgown; 1 yard 33-inch or 
wider with 1 yard 36-inch lining for the cape 
and y& yard 12-inch material with 1,7 
yards ribbon for the bib. Price 12c. Em¬ 
broidery pattern No. 650 costs 12c extra. 
wear his birthday suit, in a thin little shirt. 
Give the little body all the air and sun 
you can provide and you will be repaid by 
having a healthy, happy baby 7 who has 
never known the tyranny 7 of too maey 
heavy clothes. 
How Much Is a Woman Worth? 
{Continued from page 515) 
« Three dresses made of a yard and a half 
of white material 27 inches wide, opening 
from neck to hem and tied with tapes are 
enough for outside covering. The sleeves 
of a kimono type avoid any binding of the 
baby 7 ’s arms and shoulders. Three pieces 
of flannel one yard square are used for the 
first few weeks in place of a coat, then a 
cloak is more suitable. 
Remember that a baby 7 weighs only 
seven or eight pounds and that to over¬ 
load the tiny body 7 with long clothing and 
many petticoats means that y r ou make 
him support more than his own weight in 
material. Figure it out for yourself and 
see how you would like to carry around 
clothing weighing as much as you do. A 
crying, fretful baby 7 often is simply pro¬ 
testing against his overload of clothing 
and if several uncomfortable layers are 
removed, will quiet down immediately. 
Too much clothing also makes a baby 
susceptible to colds. A summer baby 
to which each member supposedly con¬ 
tributes a nickel at each meeting —it may 
seem superfluous to mention so small a 
sum but I have known women to whom 
a nickel of their ow 7 n to spend for such a 
purpose would look as big as a pump¬ 
kin. 
If the circumstances are such that 
rigid economy is necessary 7 the entire farm 
expense should be budgeted and the econ¬ 
omy applied equally to it all. As a rule, 
I believe the day of spending everything 
for farm machinery and nothing for the 
indoor equipment is past, if it ever ex¬ 
isted; but the everlasting search lor 
ways of earning “pin money 7 ’ on the farm 
has always seemed paradoxical to me, 
my 7 husband told me alwa.ys to help nl 7 
self to his purse as long as there was any¬ 
thing in it — and I never saw it empty." 
Mrs. E. M. Anderson. 
Most women find that the use of a' 
bread-mixer saves half the time in bread¬ 
making. 
Cornmeal is a good breakfast cereal and 
costs less than most of the package kinds. 
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