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ISUf SHOWING you on our page today amost appropriate design for the front panelof a dress for baby. It Is a nice piece ofwork; so complete, with Its scalloped yoke

and edges, that you will have a satisfied feelingwhen it la finished. The dress with the longfront panel is the time-honored baptismal robefor Infants. The same general design has beenused for generations. In this day of revivals Itis more than ever timely for the still youthfulgrandma to go back to the old, old idea of em¬

broidering a handsome robe for this stately oc¬casion and to pass it down to her children's chil¬dren. If you mean it for this purpose, you can¬not choose a better material than the thinnestof fine linen. If, however, you mean to be trjieto the spirit of the times and cut it off whenyou "shorten baby," then you may as well usesheer batiste. If the fate of this robe Is its finalappearance as two separate dresses, they will,at all events, be embroidered.

By the addition of a bit of like embroideryon the yoke, which you will need to completethe dress embodying the lower panel, you willhave two very satisfactory short dresses.

For the long robe, the panel, which could notbe shown v entirely, will measure thirty-fourInches after the four-Inch hem has been turnedup. The page ahowa the yoke and upper aectlonof the panel, half of the lower end of the paneland a section of the ruffle.

All of the stems in the design are to beworked in stem stitch, the leaves solid, but theforget-me-nots may show your own individualtaste. If you want the robe to look rich andheavy, the five petals should be done in solidstitch, worked horizontally, with a full seed-stitch center; but if you are striving for thedelicate lacy look that seems to belong to baby'sthings, 1 should advise you to pierce the littlepetals with a stiletto and work them In the Eng¬lish eyelet stitch, with an eyelet or with seedstitches in the center. The neck will require nofurther decoration than the edge shown in thedesign. After the scallops edging the yoke andpanel have been treated in the usual way withthe padded buttonhole stitch, the little dress andpanel are to be fastened together. I think thesimplest method is to baste the panel upon thedress and sew the material of the dress to thebuttonholed scallops witn au uvci-auu-uvcrstitch done from the under side.

If you have a love for very elaborate babyclothes, the gown can be made very fancy bythe addition of a frill of Valenciennes lace sewedto the under edge of the scallop before paneland dress are joined. The same dainty lace willform an excellent sleeve finish. The ruffle shownon the page will make an irresistible border fora long white petticoat to present with the hand¬some robe.

Embroidery on Towels* MOXG the beautiful things in this year's/\ importations from Paris we are treated to

A X a view of towels embroidered with gailycolored floss.not the mercerized cottons, butactual glossy embroidery silk; not the fancyinitials in color which shared favor with themore usual ones in white, but floral designs ex¬tending across each end; not a medium gradeof linen, but a rich quality of finished damask,heavily fringed.

The towels are quite Intentionally chosenfrom among the handsomer qualities of linen,because the work put upon them is too exquisiteto be wasted upon an inferior quality, and itmakes them eminently suitable as wedding gifts,provided the linen is handsome enough.

The whole idea in design and coloring hasbeen copied from among the attractive thingsthat belonged to one French Louis or another.

The little floral festoons of tightly clusteredroses are present, the gold or yellow bowknotlias reappeared ttnd the very lattice backgroundis suggestive of the days of Maria Antoinette.The varied colors and the mixture of blue, pinkand lavender in the same design are distinctlyFrench. All of the work, which is six to nineinches deep, down to the smallest leaf, has beendone in padded, solid or satin stitch. There is110 evidence of an attempt to save time or trou¬ble. and the exquisite work has resulted in fin¬ished pieces of embroidery that would delightthe heart of any friend who Is gathering the lastexquisite touches for a home of her own.

How to ApplyDesign

SPHERE are two ways to applythis design to the material

upon which you wish to work it.If your material is sheer.such

as handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste

and the like.the simplest methodis to lay the material over the de¬sign, and, with a well-pointed pencil,draw over each line.

If your material is heavy, securea piece of transfer or impressionpaper. Lay it,facedown,upon this;then draw over each line of thepaper design with a hard pencil orthe point of a steel knitting needle.

Upon lifting the pattern and trans¬fer paper you will find a neat andaccurate impression of the designupon your material.There are two points to observe

in this simple process, if you wouldexecute it satisfactorily. One is,6ee that your material is level.cutand folded by a thread.and that

your design is placed upon it evenlyat every point.The second is, when placed accu¬

rately, secure the design to the ma¬terial with thumb tacks or pins sothat they cannot slip during theoperation.

Transfer paper comes in white,black, blue, red and yellow. I ad-I

vise the use of the lighter colorswhen possible, as the black and blueare so liable to crock.Do not rest your hands or fingers

upon any part of the design you are

transferring, else the imprint ofhand or fingers will be as distinctupon the material as the drawnlines of the design.

Comfort for theTraveler

FOR ANY delicate traveler who Iscompelled to include an air cush¬ion in her luggage there Is a

nice device for its covering. Thesecushions frequently have been incasedin a bag to conceal the rubber andthe construction which stamped them asundeniably belonging to the sick room.

IIt Is uncomfortable to be made con¬spicuous by being compelled to carrysuch an article, and the unique coveringlately seen may prove a great com¬fort to many invalids.A square cut from the good part of

a half-worn steamer rug or dark plaidshawl is used as a slip cover for thecushion. It is made somewhat loose, andtwo of its edges are trimmed with thefringe of the rug or shawL When car¬ried under tho arm or in a strap itwill give the impression of Just the rugthat It was and not the cushion that Itla.