Figure 2.--This American boy wears a hair bow with his Fauuntleroy blouse. He was from the South where it can be quite hot in the summer. This probably explaining why he wears a Fauntleroy blouse without the jacket. |
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Often boys may not wear a full Faintleroy suit with the velvet jacket. Rather he might just wear a fancy lace and ruffle-trimed Fauntleroy blouse. This would be especially common in the warm summer months. Or it would be a less expensive, but still dressy outfir for a boy. At the time it was not appropriate for middle-class men to appear in public without jackets. Working class men could, at least while working, but not when appearing in public after work, such as going to church. It was, however, aceotable for younger boys to just wear shirts and blouses--the term was 'shirt-tail youngsters'. We have noted only a few boys wearing hair bows with just their Fauntleroy blouses. Apparently most mothers dong boys up in finglet curls and hirbows preferred for the boys to wear the more formal Fauntleroy suits.
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