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The Best & Co., a New York department store, offered tunic suits in 1905 which it called a Russian blouse suit. The ad here appeared in a magazine which also offered the store's spring catalog. They were part of Best's Liliputian Bazar range which was clothing for younger boys. It was a tunic suit done with sailor styling. The ad copy read, "Russian blouse suit of naby blue and red seersucketr; collar edsged with band of white pique and four rows of white braid, white embroidery on shield [dicky], white pique belt. Ages 2, 3, and 4 yrs. $2.35." It was offered as spring wear. The illustration show the boy wearing the tunic with long stockings. Note the age difference with the McCalls patterns. We suspect that ready-made catalogs are more accurate age indicators than patterns. We do not know if Best also offered tunic suits for older boys in its catalog. The photographic record shows older boys than 4 years wearing tgunic suits, but we are not sure about the popular age conventions in 1905.
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