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We notice a Macey's catalog page with boys wearing a variety of caps (sailor, peaked, and flat). Boys in 1909 still wire both kneepants and knickers. The knickers had largely, but not entirely replaced kneepants for older boys' suits. Kneepants were more common for younger boys, although there were knicker suits for them as well. We also see play suits. Boys still commonly wore long stockings rather than kneesocks. We have some information on underwear styles.
We notice a Macey's catalog page with boys wearing a variety of caps (sailor, peaked, and flat).
Kilt suits were a popular style of suit for younger boys in the late 19th century. We still note them in the early 1900s, but we have not yet found adds for them by the late 1900s. We are not yet sure that they had entirely disappeared by 1909, but that is our initial assessment until we find actual advertisements.
We note ia Macey's catalog page for sweaters and swimsuits. That may seem like a strange combination to the modern reader. But it should be remembered that swim suits at the time were wool garments. Thus the combination made some sense, if the seasonality was confused. Cardigans were very popular, but we notice other styles as well..
We see play suits in the 1900s. This was less common in the 19th century when chldren had smaller wardrobes and play outfits were often the worn out best outfits. One of the major shifts at the turn of the 20th century was more clothing with specific purposes. This was a result of raising influence among middle-class families. One play suit we notice in 1909 was "Sprague's All-In-1 Play Suit. The company explains, "Clothes a Boy Complete for $1.00. A combination suit of Knickerbocker trousers and blouse with inner waist forming a complete suit ..." This approach didn't prove populr, but other play outfits did.
Knickers suits by 1909 had mostly replaced kneepants suits for older boys, although they could still be found. Kneepants suits were more common for younger boys.
Ucanttear in its 1909 catalog off several different styles of knicker suits for boys 8-16 years of age. The referred to them as "knee pants suits" in the heading. All had
double breasted styled jackets. One of these suits had an extra pair of "straight" pants, meaning kneepants. They were all shown as being worn with long stockings
and not kneesocks.
Boys wore both kneepants and knickers. Knickers were beginning to become more popular. The knickers had largely, but not entirely replaced kneepants for older boys' suits. Younger boys often wore bloomer knickers.
We note a Macey's catalog page for sweaters and bathing suits. That may seem like a strange combination to the modern reader. But it should be remembered that swim suits at the time were wool garments. Thus the combination made some sense, if the seasonality was confused. The swimsuits were two-piece garments. We note tops done as "T" shirts. One suit for a younger boy had a button front. There were also sleeveless tops. The bottoms were shorts cut above the knees. There were stripes, but not the bold stripes common in the 1890s. The stripes were on the shorts or the waist area of the top.
Boys commonly wore long stockings. Younger boys might wear three-quarter socks, often white, during the summer. but long stockings were standard. Mostly boys wore long black stockings. Younger boys and girls might wear long white stockings. We see many ads for stocking supporters. One magazine ad was in 1909 ran an advertisement in their September issue for Velvet Grip Hose Supporters, just in time to catch the attention of mothers who would be buying school clothes for their children.
We do not yet have detailed advertisements for specificic underwear garments. We have a catalog page for Balbriggan underwear. It shows their complete line of children's underwear. We are not sure what catalog this is from. We are also not positive when it was published, but believe it appeared in 1909.
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