Figure 1.-- The boy wore a kilted skirt rather than trousers. The kilt skirt was commonly longer than the traditional Scottish kilt that the fashion was loosely based on. It might be thought as a kilt, but was in fact different in many ways from the traditional Highland kilt. One major difference is length.

The boy wore a kilted skirt rather than trousers. The kilt skirt was commonly longer than the traditional Scottish kilt that the fashion was loosely based on. It might be thought as a kilt, but was in fact different in many ways from the traditional Highland kilt. One major difference is length. The kilt skirt here was cut long so that it could fall below a boy's knees. Another difference was the detailing. This kilt skirt had elaborate work on the front pannel. There three shapes done with piping and buttons. This work is entirely ornamental. The kilt decoration matches the decorative work on the jacket. We have seen this tyle as well as rows of buttons used for kilt skirt decoration. We also note wide side pleats.