Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1912 — Babes and the Weather. [ARTICLE]

Babes and the Weather.

A young mother whose baby rarely is in, akcfibes this fact to her habit of never takingher child anywhere unless accompanied by a storm blanket of flannel-lined rubberized silk. This she keeps under the mat of the perambulator, where it can be quickly reached in case a sudden shower overtakes them, and in less time than it takes to tell it, has it tucked so snugly about her offspring that not a drop of rain can wet it. The material Is the same as that used for rain coats of the finest class, for the blanket was contrived from the remnants of one of those garments and is a nice shade of dark red silk, matching the ribbons attached to each corner and these, when run through rings sewed to the upholstering of the perambulator, keep the storm blanket, from slipping out of position.