Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
BOYS CLOTHING.
The Correct Thing in the Matter of Dress
ing Oar Boys

BOYS CLOTHING.
The Correct Thing in the Matter of Dress
ing Oar Boys
Knit suits for BOYS from four to seven
years of age are made of crepe cloth IN
blue OF green shades for incest occa-
sions; for everyday wear they are OF
gray Chevoits or Angola plaids: for
midsummer they are of white duck.
linen, pique, either white or colored. or
else of white, blue, or tan brown fan
mel The rather long jacket curves be-
low the buttons, is slashed in the back
up three seams. has patch pockets. and
is without collar. Flat horn buttons
the color of the material are used on
plain Jackets; the metal buttons on the
crepe cloths. and pearl On white
jackets. The plain jackets have stitch
ed edges. but the finer ones have a
corded binding, and these NAV be
trimmed with cross rows or frogs of
braid and cord. The plain space in
front of the kilt can be trimmed to
match the jacket OF else left without
ornament Side pleats Of kits are
narrower. Trousers are not used with
summer kits, though q skirt should be
worn over the white drawers, provided
it does not make the child look CLUMSY
The L 1t must be long enough to CON
ceal the drawers and fall low on the
limbs. which NAV be clad either in
short socks or in long stockings. The
sh TT wa SITS worn by these little fellows
have a rounded sailor collar that passes
over their collarless jacket, and also
have belt with buttons to which the
kilt skirt is buttoned. Madras or
Scotch ginghams are used for shirt
waists: these now have eight tucks in
front and back. and the middle of the
front has box pleat bound on each
side with q narrow bias fold of the ma
terial: small bars stripes and checks
dress shirts plain linen is used. The
sailor collar of shirt waists must also
be bound with the material.
To give variety, sailor blouses OF
serge or flannel are used instead of
Jackets with kilt skirts: these blouses
are partly laced down the front. and
have deep sa lor collar, with pointed
revers that may be trimmed with rows
of braid.
BoEs from seven to thirteen years of
age wear a Jacket and short trousers of
cloths of light quality n checks and
pla ds. and farcitul mixtures of threads
of MANY colors- Tan. wood brown
pearl. dark blue, and green are most
used. Rough-surfaced goods and fine
twilled serges are liked for these grow
ing boys. The jackets Of these suits
for bows under nine years of age are
single breasted sacAs buttoned high in
the neck. without a collar. so that the
collar of the shirt-wast may turn over
nicely upon the coat; for older boys
the jacket is not quite so high in the
neck. and there is a short rolled collar
cut in the garment. that looks well
with the standing collars that are made
on the shirt wa sts OF boys over nine
years of age The back of these jack
cts has no seam UP the middle, being
cut of but one piece, the only seams
being 1hose under the arms; these seams
are left open in short Sits of about four
inches, and the edges are stitched by
way of finish. The straight trousers
are slightly wider than they were last
year; they come just below the knees,
have welted seams outside, and three
colored horn buttons with eyes are set
along the end of these seams. Norfolk
pleafed blouseS of blue. tan, or white
flannel are also made for these boys;
they are now fitted to the body, and
are worn with or without a belt The
edges are bound. Corduroy suits viii
be much used in the country; they have
a Norfolk jacket and knickerbocker
trousers that buckle at the knee Tan
brown IS the popular color for cordu-
ROY, but it also comes in gray, navy
blue, dove. and maroon shades. Jersey
suits for boys from FIVE TO twelve years
old are of dark blue ribbed wool. with
the woven shirt quite plain. or else fan
clfullv braided; the short knickerbock-
ers are plain.
Long trousers are not now put on
BOYS of ten years. but are reserved for
Youths twelve or thirteen years Of age;
Ike mems trousers, these are cut wider
this season, and with slight spring at
the ankle, Their jackets are short
sacks, sngle-breasted- with round cor
ners below. and are fastened by four
buttons. The back has no middle seam.
and has two short Sits; the edges are
stitched. and the pockets are without
flaps. The vest has no collar, is round
ed below. and is fastened by six but
tons Such suits are made of cheviots,
checked cloths. large and small plaids,
and N xed colors, also serges and fam
nels. Corduroy suits with a pleated
Jacket and knickerbockers in the styl-
ish tan shades are travelling and ceun-
try suits for these young gentlemen
For little fellows from FIVE to eight
years of age are pea-jackets of Melton
in gray, tan and light brown shades to
be worn when a top-coat is needed On
cool DAYS in the country. These are
double-breasted and broad-lookine.
with very large sailor collar, pockets
with wells and Tapped seams and alto
gether are most jaunty little garments.
Boys over eight years of age wear SIM
liar coats with a small notched collar
instead of the square sailor collar
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