Figure 1.--Here is another skirted garment we are unable to classify. The unidentified boy in a CDV portrait looks to be about 5 years old. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the early-1880s. He wears a sailor hat with a mpderate brim. He looks to be wearing adress with some military decoration and an undefined waist, but then we see a skirt below the dress. There would not seem to be any reason to wear a skirt with a dress. I supose you might call it akirt or kikt suit, but we have never seen such a long jacket with a skirt suit. Another possibility is a jacketed dress, but again w do not see jacketed dresses with such along jacket. Coukd what looks to be a separate kirt actually be part of the dress. Pehaps HBC reades will provide some insights here. As was common in Europe, the noy wears socks rather than long stockings as were standard in America. The studio was J, Stringfellow in Fargate, a neughborhood of Sheffield.

Here is another skirted garment we are unable to classify. The unidentified boy in a CDV portrait looks to be about 5 years old. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the early-1880s. He wears a sailor hat with a mpderate brim. He looks to be wearing adress with some military decoration and an undefined waist, but then we see a skirt below the dress. There would not seem to be any reason to wear a skirt with a dress. I supose you might call it akirt or kikt suit, but we have never seen such a long jacket with a skirt suit. Another possibility is a jacketed dress, but again w do not see jacketed dresses with such along jacket. Coukd what looks to be a separate skirt actually be part of the dress. Pehaps HBC reades will provide some insights here. As was common in Europe, the noy wears socks rather than long stockings as were standard in America. Also notice the low-cut oxfords. Almost all Amerucan children and adults at the time wore high-top shoes. The studio was J, Stringfellow in Fargate, a neughborhood of Sheffield.

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