Figure 1.--This cabinet card features four unidentified brothers about 3-11 years old. The yoner boy wears a tunic suit. The second boy a sailor suit. The third boy wears a Norfolk suit. The oldest boy wears another lapel suit, although we are not sure what style. The boys wear knee pants, although we are not sure about the oldest boy. The portrait is undated, but the new style mount, whicker chair, and knee pants, date the portrait ton about 1905. The studio was Chase in Salt Lake City, Utah.

There were major differences in the suits boys wore in the 1900s decade and age was an imprtantb factor, although this varied from family to family. This included both age conventions and the various styles of clothing worn. Younger boys commonly wore tunic suits. The centuries old comvention of younger boys wearing dresses was ending, but tunic suits were popular during the decade. This was the tail end of the Fauntleroy era. Fauntleroy suits were going outb of style and only worn by younger boys, although somewhat older boys mightstill wear Fauntleroy trim with regular suits. Sailor suits were still popular in the early-20th century, mostly knee pants suits in the 1900s. They might be worn by younger primary school age boy. Norfolk suits were common, but we also see single and double-breasted jackets. We still see some collar-buttoning jackets, butthis is the klast decadev the style was popular. Most boys wore knee pants into their teens, except in rural areas where overalls were almost universal. More than half the country still lived in rural areas. Suddenly knickers appeared at the end of the decasde with the same age conventiions and same jacket styles as worn with knee pants. Both were worn with long stiockings and high-top shoes. Manyb 1900s suit trens are on display in the family section of HBC.

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