Figure 1.--Most of the boys wear knicker suits. Several of the boys wear long white flannel long trousers. We believe, however, that these were part of their cricket kit rather than their normal school outfit. Presumbanly they normally wore knickers like the other boys. |
Most boys wore knickers rather than kneepants or long pants. We are not sure if knicker suits were required by the school or just the way that all the boys dressed at the time. Knickers were much more common than kneepants and appear to be the principal type of trousers worn by the boys. None of the boys wear short pants. We do notice a few boys wearing long trousers. These apper to be mostly white flannels which would have been their cricket games kit. We notice that many of the boys in thee white long trousers also have open soft collar. The boy with white kneepants may also have on cricket gear. We suspect that some of the boys may have had on their cricket gear and may not have had a chance to change into their knicker suits and put on an Eton collar, but this is just a guess at this time. Other than these white cicket flannels we do not notice any boys in long trousers. One boy doe appear to wear a kneepants suit rather than a knickers suit.
Most of the boys at Suffield Park wear knicker suits. We do see some kneepants and long trousers. We can not take a complete inventory, as we can only see the trousers that the boys' in the front rows are wearing.
Knickers were much more common than kneepants and appear to be the principal type of trousers worn by the boys. Here we are of coure peaking of knickers in the American sence. British authors would more llikely say knickerbockers. (This would be understood in Ameirica, but almost always Americans justsay knickers.) We note that the knickers are worn with both kneesocks and long stockings.
One boy does appear to wear a kneepants suit rather than a knickers suit.
We do notice a few boys wearing long trousers. These apper to be mostly white flannels which would have been their cricket games kit. We notice that many of the boys in thee white long trousers also have open soft collar. The boy with white kneepants may also have on cricket gear. We suspect that some of the boys may have had on their cricket gear and may not have had a chance to change into their knicker suits and put on an Eton collar, but this is just a guess at this time. Other than these white cicket flannels we do not notice any boys in long trousers.
None of the boys wear short pants.
Most boys wore knickers rather than kneepants or long pants. We are not sure if knicker suits were required by the school or just the way that all the boys dressed at the time.
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