Figure 1.-- A reader has provided a portrait of Charley, his great-grandfather, dressed up in a great Mad Hatter of "Alice and Wonderland" fame. It was a a pendant to the photograph of his sister Ethel as, of course, Alice taken in May 1866.

Dressing up in costumes was a very popular diversion in the 19th and early-20th century. Both adults and children dressed up in costumes. This was particularly popular among the well-to-do leisure class who had time on their hands and the money to buy elkaborate costumes. Thus we see children in woindurful costumes and not the cheap kind modern American children wear for Halloween. A reader has provided a portrait of Charley, his great-grandfather, dressed up in a great Mad Hatter of Alice and Wonderland fame. It was a a pendant to the photograph of his sister Ethel as, of course, Alice taken in May 1866.