Figure 1.--Here we see American chldren and their pooch pal on a backyard glider swing. All of the children are wearing black long stockings even during the summer.

Long stockings were also common casual and playwear. This can not be easily illistrated in the 19th century photographic record because so much of photography was formal studio portraits. Only with the advent of the snap shot led by the Kodak Brownie (1900) do we begin to see large numbers of family sbapshots and children in casual or play settings. This took alittle while to develop, but even in the 1900s decadee we see karge numbers of informal snapshots. And we see see many children wearing long stockings even though they are not dressed up or engaged in fotmal activities. Aftrr World War I this was less true in many countries because long stockings were becoming a winter clothing item. Here the trends vary substantially from country to country. In a country like Italy with a warm climate, long stockings were more of a formal clothing item and many children went barefoot becauuse of poverty. In a country like Germany we see many children wearing long stockings in casual/play settings. This cahanged somewhat as long stockings became more of a warm weather garment. We think some mothers may have had the children put on old stockings after school much like mothers had primary children change intompkay clothes after school in later years.