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Carl who is 7 years and has begun school old wears a standard union suit, the one piece underwear that was so common in the late 19th and early 20th century. Carl's union suit has a roounded collar. It buttons up the front, ending with a collar button. The version here is a summer suit. It would have been made in cotton with short sleeves and short legs. Notice the ribbing at the sleeve and leg cuffs. He would have had long sleeves and long legs for winter wear. The short legs were convenient for wearing with long stockings and knickers which were standard for American boys in the 1910s. The cream color was standard for union suits. Notice that this suit does not have tabs are buttons for holding up pants or stockings. Boys Carl's age might wear socks during the summer. Somewhat older boys were likely to wear long stockings even in warm summer eather. He may have worn a button-on suit with socks and thus did not need anything to hold up other gaments. If he needed buttons for other garments he would have had to put on an underwaist or some kind of hose supporter. The one-piece garment has a drop down seat in the back.
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