Figure 3.--This 1919 photograph shows Canadian children in a general store, the kind of store wher people brought most dry goods at the time. Self service store were not common. You asked for the items you wanted. The boy wears a jacket with some Norfolk stylng with above the knee knickers and long stockings. |
After the turn of the century we notice boys fashions in Canada that seem rather like America. Younger boys wear fancy blouses. Sailor suits are still very common.Boys commonly wear suits. Norfolk suits area popular style. We note knickers began to replace kneepants. We have very few inages from the early 20th century at this time, but many of the boys we have note appear appear to be wearing kneepanrs or knickers with long stockings. By World War I (1914-18) we increasingly see boys wearing knickers rather than kneepants. Many of the knickers are above the knee styles. We notice boys wearing flat caps. Canadian catalogs provide useful information on available clothing styles in the 1900s. We have some interesting images from the period showing children in stores such as grocery stores and drug stores.
After the turn of the century we notice boys fashions in Canada that seem rather like America. Younger boys wear fancy blouses. Sailor suits are still very common.Boys commonly wear suits. Norfolk suits area popular style. We note knickers began to replace kneepants. We have very few inages from the early 20th century at this time, but many of the boys we have note appear appear to be wearing kneepanrs or knickers with long stockings. By World War I (1914-18) we increasingly see boys wearing knickers rather than kneepants. Many of the knickers are above the knee styles. We notice boys wearing flat caps. Canadian catalogs provide useful information on available clothing styles in the 1900s.
We have some interesting images from the period showing children in stores such as grocery stores and drug stores. They provide wonder glimses into life styles in the early 20th century. Here these two children are shopping during the winter, notice the heavy clothes. Also notice that most goods were behind the counter, There was no self service at the time. We have another image from an ice cream parlour in New Brunswick. There were of course few places that boys would like to go to more than an ice cream parlour.
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