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light weight the red will cost 81, in the
heavier s6.25, and in the stripe and plaid
$3.50. There are black velvet coats also.
faeed with black satin. red corduroy
lined with red satin, and coats of ma.
terials showing two colors. ~
That leads up to vests. for what il
nicer for a hoy than his first fancy vest
ard the. mateassc is tile material of all
others this year, black with pin points Of
color showing red or blue. and in some
white on black. A small boy of five or
siN may wear one of these and be happy
There are smart dress vests for the
hoy Of white pique, double breasted, this
year; some with pearl buttons, but the
best perhaps with buttons covered with
the material. These dress vests are for
the boy to wear with the coat which he
may call u Tuxedo. but which he should
call his dinner or evening coat. He
can wear this coat when his papa would
not, for the boy is still a long way from
his first dress coat
$50
lie may have another white vest also
II he will, n higher cut and this may
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l)ress shirts for the boy will cost $1.50,
and he can have the smartest Of col
ored shirts i'll broad stripes, OK blood
| many of them, though black and white
are very good forghim this year. and any
Of them will cost from 81 to $3.50 and
llave the cuffs attached or not, according
70 individual fancy.
There are, Of course, all sorts OF scarfs
| for the boy-Imperials, English squares
and others. and they will be as welcome
10 him as 70 his papa and it is just pos.
Sble that he will be less difficult to
| please.
Dress suit eases come for the young
| nnn-and for The little woman. too--in
| many different sizes. The smallest will
be for the smallest young gentleman. He
has fortunately not reached the dignity
of regular bosom shirt. for he could
not get ii into he small ease hnt he will
| find that his shirtwaist with the full
| dress bosom which the smallest boys
wear with their dinner coats, will fit in
| it TO a T. The eases come in olive green
tan dark lrown, and usually of-sole
| leather.
There is always the dinner coat, com.
| monty called Tuxedo, to buy for big and
| little boys, satin lined and the smartest
thing he can Wear for dress occasions.
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| For stormy weather there are raglans
Of waterproof cloths. They come in diff
| fcrcnt colors. browns and green's among
Them. and show an invisible plaid Of
| red.
There are cravcnette garments also in
grays and greens and tans, some with
velvet collars and cuffs. the yoke satin
lined. They are to he found for boys Of
| all ages.
Bath or lounging robes are the gayest
things in the boys' wardrobe. made of
| figured and plain blankets. in pink, dark
blue and red. Some are figured with
striped borders and some have the figured
border They will cost rom SO 10 s4 and
up.
| Turkish toweling bath robes arc less
Expensive. and they can be used for any
linlibrr Of purposes aside from their leg
itimatr duty indoors. They are service
able to Wear over the bathing suit going
70 water in summer, and in the gymna-
shm they make excellent wraps
/
l'aiamaS are other useful garments.
| French tlanncl some people consider the
best. while others stand for the warmth
of silk in the more elaborate silk striped
garments. There are, Of course, the less
expensive outing flannel paiamas.