Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-01

YOUNG AMERICA.
A change has come Into the drcrs Of
little boys.
"wh Their q mountain hlgh onglomer-
ate Of tears aud kicks aud pouts we're
toppled down upon the hcarts Of the
mothers 10 crush them 10 submission, or
whether q simple, Involuntary appeal
for the common rights of man has Won
the victory. Il has come about that In the
matter Of dress our boys are nov boys
from the word Co." writes Ada Bachc-
Cone. In The Boston Sunday Globe.
By which mean tn say that they now
step out of baby dresses directly Into
trousers. No kits, M petticoats Inter
,ene. at isa wonderful improvement
To babies" says the fashionable tailor,
a. he displays pair Of trousers ten In
ches or 50 long. You can nov tell that
. boy L. boy. since the advent OF baby
trousers. the New England hoy u prop
eriy dressed, AZ the old England boy has
been.
Al, this uou.er advent isnot the splr-
II Of young America working after all.
u L. only q following of European lads.
n .. q fashion aud not q reform.
The Youngest sge at which trousers
are worn In fashionable society IL t~o
years aud ten months.
When the little man comes out from
the tallor's dresslng.room for the hrst
time In hls life, he IL clad In knee
hreeches ~ some delicate shade Of cloth,
ar else % black vel,eteen. and q sailor
blou.. of white wool, With color In the
collar aud cuf.-psle blue or gray, or
black and white la broken stripes.
liis dress suit may be- 81 psle-grsy
cloth, With u. edges finished by = white
.aiin piping cord. The coat Ia. ".
front. .loy.-d away toward top aud bot
tom, AMI I. open over white .ilk, blouse
shirt, which has turnover collar aud
cuffs.
vide belt of th. gray cloth, paint
~ NJ top and bottom, passe. acro.. the
.hiri.fron, and under the jacket. 4
white ribbon ro.e,te ornaments each
knee.
For .irr,t, his approved attire !. leath.
90 leggin. that rcach to the thigh, aud
meet ihere q short rcefer coat.
4 critical glance at these costumes
shows that after all. the radical change
4. only In the matter % l~g-ii.encumh.r-
mcnt. They have none of the severity
20 man. drcss. Nothing could IL FULL
81 ~ charming and simple variety than
the tiny Jacket over IA. blouse that bill
Low. h-low, aud fall. Out in Outings Ia
front aud roll. over iis crimpci rui''c.
., sleeve. and neck.
A. Ia the trousers, " they follow
closely and do not di.guise the outline
of the leg, taste cannot obD~ct Ia them.
Mud, q. the tailor has observed, the boy
step. out Nth q lightne-. aud ease b.
did not have In skirts, aud u happier 10
hi. frcedom. LIT the boy have his lcg..
~ only the girl could have h.rs.
4 rscLsr,As drr.s suit Tor = hoy ~
-four 80 thsre.toat. !. 81 black Nel,et-.n.
IN. coat l. frcnch shsJ-, With q .-am
la th. back. IL I. slightly polluted back
aud front, the ouiliue over IA. hips b.
ing conca,e. The open frcn, !. slop.d
back toward. top aud bottom. u !.
oruamsnici Nth braid. The blou..
shirt ~ white linen fall. below the cost,
Anb has wie collar. aud cun. aud frill..
The cuais Tor such small boys are
Without collars, the blouse collar falling
over them. The necliie. are 10 bias
silk, sud IL white Tor dress occs.lons.
Ibe head covering. are caps % mate
rial 90 match the suit. Nrl,-tc-n, Nth
q gro.gr,in b.ndcsu, IL popalar. There
la Choicc bstw..n an Eugll.h .lole
Visor sud round jockey cap. \ felt 81
,ugaf-loai form, With .ofi, creased
cfosu aud .,ifi, rolled brim, l. also Ia
uss. Ih.rc l. also the sailor cap Ia
sr,r With the .,ill popular sailor suit.
For boy. somewhat older. ssy ~ nlne
war. the drcs. suit l. la three pie, -.
Ihsfr l. .tylc Call>i Colonial The
trout. are slor-d hack from the thpist
In an open V 10 show the vest, which u
t..li ,ut away al the Curnsrs. With
this !. q plated .hlr-wsi.i, having q
straight tGrDe,l-o,.r collar ant straight
cuffs. The tie for this should b. NJ bias
.ilk. Larger boy. Near the ruNc'lo cat
shich Ia. q shawl collar faccd Nth
.iik Til. L. drc.. suit merely. An.
other cnat, suitable fof either street or
dr-ss. 1. thr-.-button cutavay, hound
With braid. The correct material for
the. drr.. suit. I. undrcssci ~orsird.
kue,,-,tOu.er. are worn up Ia the age ~
fourteen, snd often beyond. depending
al on the Sire aud ,ty'r Of the boy.
>,hool salts for l'Oy. 10 all axe. are 81
datk-blae che,ioi, or ~ Scotch plaid,
made With . doublc-brcastci cO,t sni
edg-. simply stitched.
In oSstvoats for boy. % all age. there
!. cholc. letsccn the rr,fer. snd cap.
ul.i-r.. The rccfrr IL, coat after the
active boy's own heart, bccau.. u 10
short aud oder, no hiudrauCc when lac !.
on skate ~ wheel. II u made ~ Chin
,hilia. With velvet collar aud braid blni-
log. sni I. buiiobei Ia the Bsrk. Very
,lfrs.y one. are made also ~ cloth trim
med With fur-eiiher seal. r,r.lIn lamb
az teaV,f. The color. most Ia vogue are
dafs blue aud dars brown.
i.-ggins Ia wear with these coais az.
Of the Tu..e, leather ar 80 BLACK gott.
They may also IL ! AL % Jersey aud OF
cloth.
For bny. II fourteen anil ibar-ai'out.
there l. the Elbefon coat, doublr-bfcasi-
81. With tie irock back laid In plslts. IL
i. 20 plsin beaver. With velvet collar aul
VELVET cord ca the ei..s. for older
toy.. thu dress o,ercosl l. the Chester
fislI ~ kcf.ey, With velvet trimmings.
The long ulster. With tso-thirl. cape,
|. comfortable dri,ing.ccst. The plsh
ulster !. the approved .tofm-coat.
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