St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-01
CLOTHES FOR BOYS.
PICTURESQUENESS Is THE FAD OF
THE MOTHER JUST AT
PRESENT.
THE FANCY SAILOR COLLARS.
ETON SUITS THE CORRECT FULL
DRESS FOR BOYS UNDER
FOURTEEN.
THE FANCY SAILOR COLLARS.
SHORT SOCKS ARE THE FASHION.
The Admiral Suit, Tan Leggins and
Black Ones, Long, Wide TrOus-
ers, Look Nautical.

The fond mama who has Il large al
lowanca fairly dotes on having her
darling gayly tricked out, and the ma
ma with a small allowance, or no allow
ance at all. has a hard time making
her geese look like swans The eX-
tremely small boys can hardly be dis
tinguished from their sisters when they
are in their perambulators, for the
same cut of coat is used. The head
gear, however. is different, for while the
girls wear most picturesque poke bon
nets. boys must wear Tam O. Shanter
caps or fiat, broadbrimmed hats
pushed far back on their heads.
When a boy is able to walk in the
street he is not dressed so much like
a girl although the same material and
color are often used in the coats. But
the coat is quite different; as a rule,
much palmer. There is not much diff
ference in the styles for boys hats
From the time they leave off baby caps
until they don the full sailor costume,
which is en- regle, they wear the Tam
o Shanter and the flat, wide-brimmed
hats-velVet or felt in the winter sea-
son and straw in the summer
But put on trousers at a much earlier
age than was formerly the fashion, and
they seem to reVel in the sense of indie
pendence which invariably is attached
to that article. The sailor suit is the
only one in which considerable latitude
is allowed as to materials and ColorS
The English boys are only allowed
serge and check, white or dark blue
but French boys wear these same
suits made in corduroy velvet, all suits
of wash goods and even cloth.
The fancy sailor colors are an indis-
pensable adjunct to these suits and re-
lieVe the hard lines. They can now be
bought at many of the shops ready
made. Dark blue heavy linen or duck
trimmed with broad braid makes the
most serViceable collar, but the light
blue and the white are infinitely more
dressy and becoming. The miniature
man-o'-War's man makes a pretty pict-
ure when we'll gotten up, and seems
to be quite conscience of his own pict-
ureSQueneSS.
Short socks are the fashion for little
boys, and the FIR lch people prefer the
slippers, with ankle straps to the but
ton or laced boots, which Enlish and
American children wear, excepting for
dress, when they, too, don the slippers.
For cold weather leather leggins are
necessary to keep the little legs warm,
and the tan leather is considered
smarter than the black. These leggins
are long and the warmest things i'm
aginable, but it must be confessed
are bit clumsy. A new fad is to have
the legginS, the belt and the Tam O.
Shanter all of the same leather, and a
plain dark suit often has no other
trimmings than given by the leather.
Some women prefer the long, wide
trousers for their small boys, instead
of the short ones, but while the little
fellows look nautical, they are so ham,
pered and uncomfortable that it is for
tunate the fashion does not find favor
with everybody.
The Eaton suit is considered the only
correct dress suit for boy until he is
fourteen or fifteen and is promoted to
a Tuxedo. The French have modified
the regulation Elton suit and their boys
wear an odd mixture Of Elton and
sailor. For instance, with a coat cut
Elton fashion in the back will be worn
broad sailor collar.
Much more picturesque and more
becoming is the suit which is called by
some the admiral. The coat is not
buttoned over; in fact, does not come
together in front, but opens over a
waistcoat and band collar of white,
which fits like a sweater. There is a
broad turned back collar on the coat
which is faced with white cloth also.
Four gilt buttons finish this coat. The
long trousers must always look too
large and too long-no reason given.
They must. That is all, and it is by no
means easy to keep them looking neat
as fashion requires with the hard
usage that bows give to their clothes.
A pretty coat for a boy of four is
made of gray corduroy, with an I'M
usually broad collar of tan batiste