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There are several important stlistic elements to a dress. One of the most important element is the neckline/collar. Boys generally had collars, although collar shirts in the 21st century have rather decloned in popularity. Children in the 19th century, especially younger children commonly wore dresses without collars and low necklies. Age was a factor with this. The boy's dress had no collar and is open although high. There seems to be a very small frill at the neclkine/collar.Younger children might have lower necklines. Here we see te low neckline desses common at mid-century (fugure 1). Also notuce the balloon sleeves. Another important stylistic elenment was the waistline, We notice wide variations, including above, at, and below the natural waitine. The two major segments of the dress were the bodice and skirt. There were a range of other stylistic elements such as sleeves, including the shoulder treatment. We notice boys wearing dresses with short sleeves. Notice the portrait of the Delesseps children. Buttoning is another stylistic elements. The dress here has a long row of front buttons, although not accented with color (figure 1). We are not sure if they were functionl or purely decorative. Generally girls dresses had back buttons. That seems a huge complications for girls. We can't imagine boys having to deal with such nom-sensical compications.
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