Figure 1.--Here we see twp brothers from Lima, Ohio wearing fancy blouses and floppy bows. The portait is undated, by was probably taken in the 1890s.
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Figure 1.--Here we see twp brothers from Lima, Ohio wearing fancy blouses and floppy bows. The portait is undated, by was probably taken in the 1890s. |
The fancy blouses worn by American boys during the late 19th and early 20thcenturies were worn both woth and without dloppy bows. This appears to have been entirely at the disgression of the mother's fashion sence. Bows were also popular for girls, especially hair bows. It is likely that girls took an interst in selecting and wearing bows. In the case for boys, however, it is likely that it was almost entirely bows that mother selected, insisted they wear, and did the bow tieing. We do not think adding floppy bow made the outfit any more dressy or formal. It was simply a fashionable decorative embellishment. Bows were worn with a variety of collar, some of which in the late 19th century were enormous.
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