Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-30
timely H|NTSFOR
WOMEN READERS
Novelties in Boys Clothing
for Fall and Winter Wear

| Mothers do not experience the same
difficulties in choosing the winter outfit
for boys as for girls because boys cloth
| ing does not offer much variety in de-
| signs and cOlorings. and their sons are
| always satisfied as long their clothes
are like what the other fellows wear"
| Girls, on the other hand, prefer to dis
play certain amount OF individuality
| in dress.
| The choice, too, is much more limited
in regard to boys clothing. Still. both
materials and styles change with the
| seasons. and mothers who like to see
their sons dressed smartly and up-to-
date are always on the alert for innova-
| tions improvements in their sons
wardrobe.
The regulation sailor suit for boys up
to the age of eight and ten, according to
the size of the child. and the Norfolk
models for older boys are staple and vary
each season in only slight details This
year the yoke of the sailor blouse affects
which is partly hidden by the black silk
tie and slips over the head, thereby in
| surfing very neat appearance. Inc
sleeve and the shield are embroidered,
This suit costs $3.50 In a very excellent
quality of blue serge. A cheaper grade
| on the same order, but with the blouse
open In 'front.' costs $50.
In the NOrIOlk SO1lS Nar1dtlOuS are maui
| by the arrangement of the pleatS This
| year the smart Norfolk suit Is made dou-
BILE breasted. with two side pleats back
and front supported by yoke The
neck is finished with notched collar and
| small lapels. while a belt loosely defines
| the waist line. The box pleats are still
| seen, but the side pleats are the more
popular
4 very good looking Norfolk suit in
mixed cheviots or blue serge for boys up
tn Siyte he model DISPLAY
| ing box pleats. At $50 the Norfolk suit
| of blue serge or mixed cheviot is made
with the side pleats.
| At the same price there is very natty
| suit in a mixed cheviot made with double
| breasted coat and two pairs Of knicker-
bockers. These suits come in sizes to mt
| boys up to seventeen, and all are priced
alike.
For boys too large for their age to wear
| short 'knickers'' there is a suit they will
like very much. The coat is single breast
| ed, the trousers finished with cuffs and
| the suit includes q waistcoat. There are
| three sizes to fit boys from fifteen to seV-
enteen years, and the price is $3.50. The
| material Is dark mixed cheviot. A finer
grade of mixed cheviot or a blue serge
will cost $1,000.
| One of the smartest and most practical
| overcoats for a boy who grows very fast
| is marked at So This will give two sea-
sons wear, but should the owner outgrow
| it in one winter the loss is not heavy. 1t
| is an ulster model in nice quality OF
| mixed cheviot and can be worn close up
| to the neck or with the collar and lapels
turned down. The coat can be had in
! sizes from eight to seventeen years. The
| pockets are both ample and numerous. a
second similar model in better quality
costs $3.50 and is cut double-breasted.
A very stylish looking coat of oxford
! frieze is the same price.
| Bows rubbe~iZed overcOatS of single
/ texture sat4en in the new shades Of tan
cost S.. A better quality Of double tex
| ture will be $40.
Fer small boys wear there is nothing
better than the REFER coat. An all-wool
chinchilla in blue or gray, lined with red
| flannel and finished with velvet collar,
costs only s.. and at the same price may
| he bought a Russian overcoat made from
fancy mixed cheviot or frieze in both
gray and oxford.
At $75O, there Is very handsome over
| coat in double breasted REFER style. BOYS
up to the age of twelve can be f1tted IN
| this model ELIZABETH LEf.'s