Baby’s first gifts were two little pair of booties given by Mrs. Harry Lane, also a nice white enamel scale ???? with pink ribbons. Then baby’s gifts came in abundance, carriage covers and ??? and ??, a beautiful ??? ??? ???, bib, ???, coat hangers and ??? ??? and adorable little coat to be Christened in and a Bank account started by Mary Salley.
Inscription: We bring thee gifts, so rare and fine,/ Wrapped with a love that is all thine;/ But the gift thou givest, precious elf,/ Is costlier far - thou givest theyself.
“Elf” seems like a strange way to describe a baby. I have to think that the author couldn’t think of anything else to rhyme with “thyself”.