Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1912 — LITTLE NICETIES FOR BABY [ARTICLE]

LITTLE NICETIES FOR BABY

Manufacturers Constantly Engaged in Turning Out Pretty Articles That Find Ready Sale. The fascinating little afghans for the baby’s carriage are made of white handkerchief linen. First a strip of the material is cut into three-quarter wide by one and one-half yard long proportions, then a half yard of the length is turned back from what is to be the upper end of the spread. This turnover is daintily embroidered in white and trimmed at either end with huge bows of pink or blue satin ribbon. The lower end is rather more closely hand-embroidered, and finally the entire afghan, including the folded over edge, Is bordered with wide cluny, put on flatly. One of the most substantial and effective afghans is made of macrame, of appearance similar to those of handkerchief linen. But instead of folding over the top of a yard and a half long strip of the macrame allover, the apparent turnback veils coarse unbleached nets, and to this is attached the under section, after# which the macrame edging is sewed flatly upon the sides of the entire spread.