The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-30
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CHILDREN
KEEPING BOY WHO HAS OUT
GROWN THEM IN KNOCKERS
ONLY LEADS no SMOKERS
Mother should Heed Long Trous.
ers Symptoms.

erS symptoms.
'Suits?" repeated the affable
gentleman. "Over to the right,
Madam"
Bert followed his mother through
q forest of forms clothed in beau
tiful tweeds and fiannels. His eyes
skipped the ones with mustaches.
What he wanted was to know If
boys his age didn't wear long pants.
These people in the store would
know. His mother said you could
MT trust the taste Of people on
the street and when you saw boy
cause his fother didn't know any
better.
Anyhow, Bert had argued that
he was taller than his friends and
his legs were too long for any
more knickers. Besides, when he
tried to get int othe Bowler's club,
they had called him Spindle Shanks
and said he'd better play tiddledy-
winks. He wanted to go with those
older boys sometimes, especially
since his old chum Herb was one
Of them about. But what did wo-
men know about It? They wanted
to keep a fellow a baby forever.
! The clerk looked the boy over.
you'll want blacks this time,
young fellow I guess" he said.
A Friend In Need.
"You bet," grinned Bert. He
could have cheered. "See?" he
nudged his mother. 1T told YOU"
mo" she said grmly. Eyes"
she turned to the salesman. ~
know all about 1t. Even little tads
wear long trousers and they are
quite dressy for boys Of all ages.
But that Is only when they have
several suits. My son can have
several suits. My son can have
only one at a time. He Is too
young to put them on for every
day wear. He is only fourteen.
"Once he gets into long trousers
he will begin to think he's man.
And he will be going with older
boys, too. want to keep him
where he is for while. How much
are these brown knickerbocker
suits?"
Boy and man glanced at each
other. The man winked slightly.
Or did he? Bert couldn't tell. But
his heart rose just the same and
he felt that he had al ally here.
The boy was at that period of
growth when legs and arms are
favored at the expense Of the tor
so. He was still short-waisted, so
when he tried on the brown suit
and glanced in the mirror at him
self, he cringed. The old trousers
hadn't made him look SO funny,
but these balloons with so much
cloth hanging miles below his
knees, and the bony shank below,
reminded him of an inverted lolly-
pop.
Clothes Make Boy a Man.
Gosh, Nom, I can't wear these
things. feel like roasted tur-
key. They're terrible"
His mother herself felt some
thing amiss. Are you sure that's
his size?" she studied,
ITO get arm-length and shout
der-breath-yes," he explained over
his shoulder. But he was busily
selecting few suits with long
pants. "You might try one of these
on just to compare the sizes. This
one Is exactly the same as the
other except for the STYLE"
Bert put 1t on with shaking
hands. Then he went forth from
the fitting room and stood before
his mother. She looked and then
smiled, tears in her eyes. Eyes,
dear. That's the one. You look
wonderful. But I've lost my baby"
There is a time when nature
says, "T'd like to be covered" Boys
reach the long1trouser stage at diff
ferent ages, depending on growth.
The best thing to do is to study 1t
out and, without sentiment or pre-
Judice, dress them the way they
feel best. At the most sensitive
age, clothes play part.
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