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We see large numbers of boys at age 3 years wearing Fauntleroy suits. It was a very popular style for 3-year olds. Virtualy every catalog offering Fauntleroy suits included 3-year olds within the age range. We begin to see boys being breeched in some numbers at this age. In fact the popularityb od the Funtkleroy suit was probbly a factor for am increasing numbrr of boys being breeched at this age. Some boys still wore dresses, but an increasingly popular option was a kilt suit, including Fauntleroy kilt suits. Other boys ome boys at this age began wearing suits with knee pants. And quite a few were wearing the immensly popular Fauntleroy suits, mostly the classic velvet cut-away jackets with fancy blouses. This was not the only choice fior 3-year old, but it was a very popular one. The younger boys wore the cut-away jackets, but many older boys were caught up in the Fauntleroy Craze. They commonly wore regular suits rather thasn the cut-away jackets, but with some kind of Funtleroy trim and elements added like a large collar or floppy bow. At the peak of the Fauntleroy craze, many American 3-year olds were affected by it. A minority of boys wore proper Fauntleroy suits, but the photographic record clearly shows that it was still a very large number of boys and much lrger if Fauntleroy elements sych as lrge collrs and floppy bows are added to the boys wearing actul Fauntleroy suits. Addig a Fauteroy collar was one way tht a mother of modest means could have a son showing off a fashionable look. And quite a number, but still a minority at age 3 also had their hair done in long ringlet curls. Actually even more boys might have worn Fauntleroy suits, but many boys at age 3 were not yet breeched. This was beginnning to change a bit by the 1880s when Mrs. Burnett published her book and the Funtleroy craze began. This was even more the case in the 1890s. Here there were options for mother. She might add Fauntleroy touches to a black or other dark-colored velvet dress. Or the boy might wear a Fauntleroy jacket and blouse with a plaid kilt rather than knee pants. This was still common at age 3. Dresses were commonly We also see many boys wearing proper Fauntleroy suits with knee pants. We see dresses, kilt, suit, and dresses for 3-year olds in period catalogs and in the photographuic record. A good example is 3 years old Charles H. Pool, Jr. in 1896. About the same rime we see Ralph Young was was 3 years old wearing an identical classic Fauntleroy suit as his older brother.
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