The =shirts= should have high necks and long sleeves, come well down over the hips and open all the way down the front. They should be of cotton and wool or silk and wool but not all wool as this is too warm. During very warm weather the shirts should be of thin cotton or silk. It is better to start with size 2 as the smaller size will soon be outgrown. [Illustration: FIG. 18.—Pattern for baby’s petticoat (shown in _C._ Fig. 20) requiring ¾ yard of material one yard wide. The cotton dress (_A_) and flannel nightgown (_B_) in Fig. 20, may be made from this pattern with the addition of straight sleeves. ] The =petticoat= is a very important item in the baby’s wardrobe, for, helping as it does to keep his body evenly warm, it is worn constantly except during very warm weather. It should be a straight little slip, about 27 inches long, hanging from the shoulders, made entirely of flannel, without the broad cotton waistband that has tortured so many babies in days gone by. The chief purpose of the =dresses= or slips is to keep the petticoats clean and add to the daintiness of the baby’s attire and they are made, therefore, of very thin, soft cotton or linen material. They are made from the same pattern as the petticoats, except that they have sleeves and these may be set in or cut out in one piece with the rest of the garment like kimono sleeves, as in Fig. 19. [Illustration: FIG. 19—Pattern for kimono-style dress or nightgown, shown in _E_, Fig. 20, and requiring 1½ yards of material 27 inches wide. ] The =nightgowns= are made like the slips, but of the same part wool flannel as that used for the petticoats. The petticoats, slips and nightgowns should all open down the back and may be fastened with either tapes or buttons and buttonholes. These fastenings present about equal advantages but there is perhaps a slight preference for buttons as babies sometimes tangle their fingers in tapes or get them in their mouths. [Illustration: FIG. 20.—An outfit of satisfactory baby clothes: A. Thin cotton dress, open down the back. B. Flannel nightgown with set-in-sleeves. C. “Gertrude” petticoat, open down the back. D. Shirt, opened all the way down the front. E. Flannel nightgown with kimono sleeves. F. Knitted band with shoulder straps. G. Flannel square with tapes run through casings to form hood of one corner. H. Bag, with hood, suitable for premature baby or for outdoor sleeping. ] A satisfactory little =wrap= to use at first may be made from a yard square of soft, warm material with a hood formed of one corner by running tapes through casings. Patterns for these baby clothes may be obtained from two or three of the large pattern concerns, or you may cut them out, yourself, by using Figs. 18 and 19 as guides, while Fig. 20 shows how the various little garments look when finished.