The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19

carry himself as a fitting. lord of crea-
tion should, and thereby avoid even the
first intimation of the "girl-boy' stig-
ma, so ant TO cling, and cause many
storms Of rebellious tears in a tempes-
tuous childhood, for the first thing a
boy knows is that he is a boy.
The baby period. generally accorded
to the age of five, iS soon over, and very
shortly after the childish bosom begins
1O~swen With a secret envy of the other
fellows, their seniors by a, year or so,
who have already attained the dignity
Of knickerbockers.
a pretty dress Tor g boy from two to
four years is a one-piece yoke dress
made OF light blue or white galatea,
plain or striped. The large yoke and
shield are trimmed with narrow White
soutache braid. This is also a pretty
fashion for making brown Hollands,
piQue or duck. and is a compromise
over the baby girl frocl and the more
nlannish kilt, which comes next. The
zouaVe kilt, to be worn with blouse
waist, is made of fancy wool mixtures,
Scotch piitids, velveteens rs web as
plain colC The one shown above is
of royal biue cloth, With small braided
pattern al. around ana the deep collar
and cuffs in a very elaborate design.
The skirt is q box plated kilt. Little
boys from three to five wear the killed
skirt in pique, duck, Velveteen, brown
Hollands. cloth. Scotch plaids, etc.
With these is worn the blouse waist
Of white muslin, tucked or frilled with
round collars edged with embroidery or
lace TO match the rufile down the front
Wide silk ties OF crimson surah. Scotch
plaid, pink or blues, in short all OF any
of the col0rs in the rainbow are the
finishing touch. Some of these are SIM
ply hemmed and lied in d large bow
Oh \
elastic TO pass under the collar and
faSten with hooks and eyes.
A seryicabl dress for q boy from 3
to . years of age Is made of serge. The
skirt is cut in one piece and the ma
terial forms wide box plat in front,
and the remainder is Killed into the
waist all around. The skirt is sewed on
to a foundation bodice to keep il up.
The coat is cut With a side piece. The
fronts are rounded off at the waist,
showing a vest serge, which buttons
down the center The neckband and
rolling collar are of serge. The coat is
fitted out with three pockets, much to
the delight OF the small boy, who loves
10 i'll them With samples of everything
under the sun.
A very becoming suit for boy from
4 to years of age is of blue velveteen,
and usually ranks as the "Sunday-go-
connecting" in his wardrobe. Medium
tight trousers TO the knee, the lower
part braided in fency pattern. The
short Jacket is also braided. With this
is worn handsomely embroidered deep
collar and cuffs and cream white surah
crayat. The blouse is made of fine ba-
tiste or silk, with embroidered ruffle.
Black silk stockings and patent leather
shoes.
From to 20 the knickerbocker period
sets IN Corduroy is most serviceable
are IN order now These are made Of
muslin with three plaits behind and
the same number of smaller plaits on
either side in front, or full front with
box plat down the middle. fastened
with small pearl buttons or gold studs.
Surah silk craYats in colorS are worn
with these. From 10 to 16 boys wear
negligee shirts, sweaters, outing and
laundered shirts, with standing turn
over and piccadilly collars, STRAIGHT
craNat and four-in-hdnd tie, and in
short all the paraphernalia Of a man
outfit, including the long trousers.
which usually begin at the age of "A,
coat and waistcoat after the fashion of
tht elder brother
Z n-etty bicycle suit for a boy of -
is of brown cheviot Inicloerbockers and
Jacket, or red, white or blue sweater
according to SedS0n. The can is of
brown che riot TO match. Wooden
stockings, of brown with yellow
squares at the top. The shoes are OF
tan leather, and round toes, mark you.
with three deep grooves in sole TO pre-
vent the foot slipping from the medal
For high days and holidays velvet or
yelyeteen suits, knickerbockers and lit
tie round bolero jackets in black, royal
blue and garnet, trimmed with silk
braid, black silk stockings and patent
leather pumps.
From 5 to kits are superseded by
little tight trousers ending at the knee
or Just above. For very little bows in
the first flush of their debut from the