Figure 1.-- A little older father wore a sailor-styled tunic with a saucer sailor cap. These tunics suits were a very popular outfit for younger boys. They were commonly used as kind of a transition from dresses to pants. Nore that they are a skirted garment, yet worn with bloomer knickers. They were done in diffrent styles. |
A little older father wore a sailor-styled tunic with a saucer sailor cap. Notice the white side streamers on the cap. Father was photographed here in 1899. He looks to be about 3 years old. These tunics suits were a very popular outfit for younger boys. They were commonly used as kind of a transition from dresses to pants. Nore that they are a skirted garment, yet worn with bloomer knickers. They were done in diffrent styles. The tunic suit father wears is a sailor tunic. He weasks black long stockings and strap shoes with the outfit. He is pictured holding a horse whip. I am not sure just why, but we note that boyss wearing dresses at the time were often posed with props to emphasize that they were boys. Perhaps that is why he was posed with a whip here.
Voûte, Tom. E-mail message, June 13, 2006.
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