Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Proper Dress for
Small Boys

THE question of proper dress for
the boy is one that troubles
mothers.
One sees frocks, wraps, hats and
lingerie for young girls and demure
misses, but the perplexed mother
looks in vain for the latest in cut
for the pride of the family-her
boy.
True, there are pictures and pat
terms without number of the fasci-
mating Russian blouse for the kid
let who has just dropped nainsook
and curls. But when it comes to
knickerbockers, no one seems to
think that looks count any more, and
if daddy's things cannot be cut
down, as in the good old frugal
days, why the stores must furnish
as good an imitation as possible.
When father has decided that
skirts must go, and the small boy
yearns to be able to thrust his hands
in his trousers pockets, mother flies
to the artistic and comfortable
sailor suit with wide collar and
roomy 'knickers" and REFER for
out-of-door wear.
These sailor suits come in all col
ors and materials, the grays, browns
and mixed goods being correct for
school and common wear, and the
dark blue for dress.
A new and popular variety Of the
ever-present sailor suit is double
breasted and trimmed down the
front with double row of dark bone
buttons.
The REGULATION" Peter Tompkins
suit, made so popular, is another
standby.
White serge suits in the same reg
ulation cut make him, at the dane
ing class or birthday party, fitting
partner for lis dainty little butterfly
sister.
But soon, say at 9 years, the dear
boy rushes home from school in a
passion, declaring the boys pull his
"bobbed" hair and call him girl-boy.
Oh, dreadful! And he wants it
cut football" fashion-"like the
other boys"l
And from then on. the "other
boys" dress your boy.
All one can do is by bribery
rank bribery, with extra pockets or
with some patent labor-saving de-
vice like "ties that snap on in front.
and don't have to be tied every min
ute."
From this age until long-trousers
time-and then your boy is gone
forever-Norfolk jackets and blouse
trousers seem to be the most sensi-
BILE and becoming style.
These suits come in all materials,
those of diagonal serge or un6nish-
ed worsted in brown, gray or blue,
with straight yoke back and front
and two box pleats on each side,
seeming to be the usual style for
every day.
One good design had the yoke ex-
tending the length of the coat in
a finch panel back and front, with
side pleats instead Of the usual box
pleats to give the necessary fitness.
These pleats, extended to the edge
of the coat, are stitched.
The cuffs are applied and sewed
fiat on the sleeve.
This coat, with the full knicker-
bockers, make a becoming style for
any well-set-up youngster.
They come also in beautiful
dark blue unfinished worsted, and
make the correct change for dress
occasions when worn with white I'M
derblouse and black or dark blue tie.
At other times colored wash
waists with attached collars and
soft ties make a fitting neck finish.
It is best to have the blouse with
collar attached and draw string at
waist until the time when suspend
ers are demanded by the autocrat,
when, of course, the tucked-in va
riety must be substituted and the
collars may be separate.
Refers in brown, blue, red or
gray chinchilla, with velvet cuffs
and collars, seem to be the favorite
outer coat.
This years styles are lined with
gorgeous plaids in flannel or the
black sateen that is always salts
factory.