New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07

THE dressing Of her little boy
is matter entirely within
the province Of the mother.
She determines what he shall wear
from the day of his birth until he
reaches the age of ten, at least; and
in the great majority of cases it is
She who selects his apparel and she
alone who is responsible for the
result.
But does she regard this everyday
Incident to motherhood at all in the
light of a responsibility 10 the child?
Or is his clothing TO her mere ne
cessity, to be given special thought
only upon dress" occasions, and
then with the object of showing him
Of TO advantage according to her
ideas of good taste, or fashion,
mainly for the qualification Of her
own personal vanity?
Mothers Appreciate Mental lnfluence
of Clothes.
In these eugenic days few arc the
mothers, of any reading or educa-
ton whatever, who do not appreci-
stc. 70 some extent at least, the sus-
ceptibility of the child mind to early
influences. Yet how many have
thought of carrying this early influ-
ence into practice in connection with
directing an education in dress along
such lines of good taste and good
form as will remain with their boys
through life?
Correct and Stuart Styles for Young
Boys.
During his infantile days the ques-
ton for that mother who will put
aside such individual ideas as she
may feel inclined TO experiment with
is comparatively simple one, tor,
quite aside from any individuality
Of style or type her little boy may
possess, the smart fashions OF his
dress are much more narrowly de-
fined than arc those which govern
maturity.
She may, perhaps, have the idea
that in running counter 20 them she
expresses greater personality, but
while in small details of color, trim
ming or material there is always a
certain degree of latitude in their
rain forms they are very definitely
established, not only by convention,
but by the precedent OF fashion.
Russian BIouses for the Child Of Four.
For the little fellow, just over the
line Of babyhood, come the Russian
blouse suits, OF which two models
are shown by the accompanying
illustrstions-the first a simple style
OF white linen, with turned-back
cuffs and a collarless neck. finished
with a white embroidered, scalloped
edge; the second a slightly more
elaborate effect OF white linen, al
though the touch of extra finish is
given merely by the square cut at
the neck, the shorter and narrower
cuff sleeves and the feather stitching
Of brown.
In the same category come the
Dickens suits, of which a pretty
Oliver Twist model, Of rose-colored
linen, with broad. white collar and
large pearl buttons, is illustrated, and
following these-that is, for the boy
o. same age and on for several years
more-come the sailor suits, OF
which is here shown model OF
white cotton, with small sailor collar
Of navy blue, cuffs striped with
white braid, and black silk tie.
OF these models there is infinite
variety in color and in detail of trim
ming, but while they do not make
up all there is in the way of suits
for the little fellow, when one comes
to look for decided variation it is
somewhat surprising how little one
finds.
y" Not Depart Radically from
Accepted Styles.
Even in attempting radical depart
uFe from the set fashions one Is apt