Figure 1.-- We have not yet found any examples of nglish boys wearing rompers at the turn-of-the 20th century. We think, however we have found one 1900s image. The photograph is undated, so we hsve to estimate the date. It is clearly not the 1890s. It could be the 1910s, but the 1900s seems the more likely, primaly because the ladies still wear dresses that cober the ankles. We think it could be the mid- or late-1990s, but probably not the 1910s. Perhaps readers will have some thoughts on this. The boy looks to be about 5 years old. He has a sun hat whivh he wears with a chin strap. His romper suit is very plain. We are not sure what color it may have been The one pice suit is beltless with no defined waistline. It has half sleeves and extends to the knees. We don't see any any of the other children in the background wearing rompers. Hope our English readers will be able to identify the beach.

We are not sure when rompers first appeared in England, but we do not note themn in the photographic record durug the 19th century and they are not very common before World War I. Our English archieve is still limited, so we are not entirely sure about just when they first appeared and how common they were. We have not yet found any examples of English boys wearing rompers at the turn-of-the 20th century. We think, however we have found one 1900s image. The photograph is undated, so we hsve to estimate the date. It is clearly not the 1890s. It could be the 1910s, but the 1900s seems the more likely, primaly because the ladies still wear dresses that cober the ankles. We think it could be the mid- or late-1990s, but probably not the 1910s. Perhaps readers will have some thoughts on this. The boy looks to be about 5 years old. He has a sun hat whivh he wears with a chin strap. His romper suit is very plain. We are not sure what color it may have been The one pice suit is beltless with no defined waistline. It has half sleeves and extends to the knees. We don't see any any of the other children in the background wearing rompers.