Figure 1.--Here one boy at an Italian school wear these string bollero ties in 1934. It does not seem to have been a very popular style, but we do notice a few boys wearing them to school in the 1930s.

The were very popular in several different countries, including France, Germany, and Itly in the 1930s. We have primarily noted them in modern times being worn by younger children, but we have also noted teenagers wearing them. Some examoles include Hans (Germany, 1938) and the Heim family (Germany, 1939). We see another German boy with his mother, probably in the early 1940s. They seemed to have been more popular for girls than boys, although this varried somewhat from country to country. One example of these bollero string ties appeared in a Soviet fashion magazine. A French reader writes, "About the string ties with little balls. We call the ball in French " Pompon " or sometime " Pompom ". It was considered very fassionable during the first half of the 20th century for babies and often even for older children. They went out of style during the 1960s. Normally the round pompon were worn with wool knit garments. It could be placed in front or on the side. Pompons could be found on wool rompers, wool pants, and sweaters. They were also used on bonnets and gloves. All French mothers were able to made pompon. My wife made nice round pompons for our children, specialy for our son. It is very easy to make them , 5 minutes are enough to do one. We notice Italian boys wearing these bollero string ties to school (figure 1). These seem to be older boys wearing them than in the other countries where we have noted these ties. Tghe one here may be an attachment to the boy's shirt rather than a tie worn with a suit.

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