Figure 1.-- This portrait shows him a few years later, perhaps at about age 10 wearing a double-breasted knee pants suit. The knee pants are cut quite long. I can't tell anout his neckwear. |
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I have little information on his childhood or what he wore as a boy. As was the convention of the day, he would have worn dresses as a younger boy. We do not know when he was breeched. The only information we have at this time are available photographs. We do not know if he wore kilts. The earlies photograph we have found dates from about 1866. We notice him about age 6 wearing a cut-away jacket with knee pants. I think it had a vest which was common at the time. This was a popular suit style in the 1860s. It looks to be a velvet suit and has very elaborate emroidery. James' suit done in velvet with such elaborate embroidery would have been relatively expensive. Notice the small white collar. He wears the suit without neckwear. He looks to be wearing argyle hosiery. Another portrait shows him a few years later, perhaps at about age 10 wearing a double-breasted knee pants suit (figure 1). The knee pants are cut quite long. I can't tell anout his neckwear.
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