Figure 1--This 1914 photograph shows Princess Ceclia enjoying herself with three of her sons, Wilhelm, Louis Ferdinand, and Hubertus. Its hard to see just what the boys are wearing, but I think it is those silk play suits with the square open Russian blouse collar.

Several of the available photographs show the boys wearing identical satin or silk short pants outfits, with matching blouse and short pants. The children appear to have worn this outfit quite a bit. The blouse has an open square cut neck without a collar. It is worn with a matching belt and knee-length shorts. With this outfit the boys wear three-quarter length socks and white strap shoes with little boys. Their mother must have liked this outfit because several pictures show the boys wearing it at different ages. The boys began wearing these outfits at age 3 and appear to have worn them until they were about 10 years.

Created: June 25, 2001
Last updated: June 25, 2001