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These French children had their CDV portrait taken in Metz, France during 1863. We see two little girls and their brother. The names are something like Louis, Maurice, and Lucie Pésardin. We at first thouht the name might be Réazatin. The handwriting is a little difficult to read. Louis and Maurice are boys. Lucie is a girl. Lucie wears a fashionable dresses with a cape-like top and plain panalettes. Unfortunately we do not know what colors the dress was. Maurice wears a plainer dress, but notice his side-parted hair. A French reader writes, "In 1863 when this portrait was taken, little boys less than 3 years old wore dresses and had their hair styled like little girls.
The gender colors convention still hadn't been introduced. Boys might be destinguished by their toys and Christian name. Often these children could not be distinguish by gender. During the French Restoration (1815-50) even older boys up to about age 6 might wear dresses like the girl. Louis wears a light-colored knee pants suit, but it is difficult to make out the details. He holds a flat top hat by the chin strap. All the children wear white long stockings.
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