Dreamy nightgowns and their results

Wouldn't you just love to slip into a flowing, pink gossamer nightgown like the one pictured on this Simplicity pattern from the early 1960s?

Or perhaps for the cold winter nights a version in flannel with matching lace-trimmed housecoat would be more suitable?

Yes, I put on full make-up and pearl earrings every time I prepare for bed.

I am quite excited to sew up one or the other but haven't yet decided which. Do you have a preference? What fabric would you use?

Simplicity 1850, envelope back

As proof that life is always full of little surprises, as I was sorting through the pattern pieces the other day, this small piece of paper fell out:

Private Gynecological Clinic, Dr. S...

For childbirth, bring the following items:
   2 hand towels, 2 terrycloth towels
   nightgowns, bras
   toiletries, napkins.


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For the child:
   bath towel
   washcloth, soap
   6-8 cloth wraps, 6-8 cloth inserts
   1 1/2 dozen diapers
   4 shirts, 4 jackets
   3 umbilical bandages

The children's clothing must be washed and marked.

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Family record book or marriage certificate.

Whomever this pattern belonged to was apparently preparing to give birth to a child! This loose style of nightgown would probably be quite comfortable for a woman nine months pregnant to wear.

So, dear readers, have you ever found anything unusual tucked inside in a pattern?