Three or four dozen bird's-eye cotton diapers. First size, eighteen inches square. Second size, twenty-five inches square; One yard of soft white flannel for belly bands; each band should be five inches wide, by twenty-four inches long. Two silk and wool shirts; Three flannel shirts (all shirts should be high necked, long sleeved, and open down the front); Three Eiderdown wrappers; Three Cashmere sacques; Three pads for crib; Six dresses; Six petticoats (they should be thirty-three inches long from neck to hem; they should be turned up at the bottom for about four inches and should button there to keep the feet warm; if it is desired to use pinning blankets for the first two months in place of the petticoats, they should be made of soft white flannel with cotton bands); Six night slips; Six pair socks; Two cloaks; Two hoods; One dozen bibs. Simplicity, warmth, and freedom are the essentials in latter-day baby clothes. It is cheaper to make the clothes than to buy them. Excellent and accurate paper patterns can be obtained, giving the quantity of material necessary and suggesting the kind and quality best suited for the purpose. These patterns may be obtained from the Butterick Publishing Company in New York City. CARE OF THE NEWLY-BORN BABY.--After the nurse has completed her duties with the mother after the confinement, she will prepare to give baby its first bath.