Folding tables economize space. Firm, round tables can be used later for the child’s dining and play.
For bassinet: Four-fold cotton blanket or table felting as mattress; or 6-inch pad filled with clean silk floss, hair, straw, or chaff
3 absorbent pads, quilted or of table felting
4 to 6 sheets, cotton for summer, soft outing flannel (all cotton) for winter
1 or 2 knitted afghans, or blankets of eiderdown or three-quarter wool
For crib: Hair or silk floss mattress; for economy, clean straw may be used.
2 absorbent pads
4 to 6 sheets, cotton or outing flannel
1 or 2 knitted spreads, or eiderdown quilts or three-quarter wool blankets
1 or 2 piqué or dimity counterpanes