Figure 1.--There is no information associated with this CDV, but the mount helps us to date it to the 1870s. We are not sure if it was English or Scottish, probably English. The boys wear button-on velvet suits with glengarries.

The Glengarry according to one source first appeared in 1805 in Glengarry, Invernesshire, Scotland. Another source Glengarry bonnet is said to have first appeared as the head dress of the Glengarry Fencibles when they were formed (1794). The creator is said to be Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry, of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. [Prebble] What ever the details, the Glengarry appared just before or after the turn-of-the 20th century. It was a military cap for men. We do not know, however, how common the Glengarry was in the early-19th century. We have very little information on the early 19th century. botherr source suggests that the first use of the classic, military glengarry somewhat later (1841). Itseems to hve been adopted by the the pipers of the 79th Foot by the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Lauderdale Maule. The Glengarry became characteristic undress headgear of the Scottish regiments of the British Army (1850s). The Glengarry without a diced border and usually with a feather had been adopted by pipers in all regiments except the 42nd (Black Watch), whose pipers wore the full dress feather bonnet. We are not sure just when boys began wearing the Glengarry. We note a Dag probably taken in the 1850s. Much more information is avialble on the second half of the century. We suspect boys began wearing it after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularized the kilt for English boys. We note one American boy, Gardner Cassatt, in the 1850s wearing a Glengarry without a kilt, although he is wearing a plaid dress or tunic. He of course came from an artistic, fashionanle family. The cap was commonly worn throughout the second half of the 19th century. We have much more information when the CDV apparaered in the 1860s. A CDV ptobably hows two boys out for a walk with their father or grandfather by a castle (figure 1). We believe it dates to the 1870s. It is probably English, but could be Scottish. French boys also wore the Glengarry with kilt or plaid outfits. We note a French plaid dress from the 1850s or 60s that was worn with a Glengarry. Another American Glengarry from about 1879 is seen above (figure 1). The Glengarry was the headress adopted for for Officers of the Boys' Brigade; namely Warrant Officers, Lieutenants and Brevet Captains. Much more information is available on the 20th century. At the onset of World War I, Scottish infantry regiments were wearing dark blue Glengarries in non-ceremonial orders of dress, except for the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who wore them in rifle green, and the Scots Guards, who wore peaked forage caps or khaki service dress caps. Just before World War II, The British Army Dress Regulations described the Universal Pattern Field Service Cap as 'similar in shape to the Glengarry' The basic cap style was adopted by various military forces during Workd War II. Unlike the 19th century, we do no longer see boys wearing the Glengarry wih a range of oitfits. Rather in became worn only with Scottish outfits. The Glengarry appears to have been mostly worn in Scotland or by boys in Highland garb for special occassions. The Glengarry bonnet is still worn today, primarily as part of ceremonial uniforms for pipe bands. The most signoficnt adoption of the Gkengarry for boys was shen it w adopted byh and by Americn Boy Scouts of course wihout the Scottish accotements (!940s). American Scouts wore it for several decades.

The 19th Century

The Glengarry according to one source first appeared in 1805 in Glengarry, Invernesshire, Scotland. Another source Glengarry bonnet is said to have first appeared as the head dress of the Glengarry Fencibles when they were formed (1794). The creator is said to be Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry, of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. [Prebble] What ever the details, the Glengarry appared just before or after the turn-of-the 20th century. It was a military cap for men. We do not know, however, how common the Glengarry was in the early-19th century. We have very little information on the early 19th century. botherr source suggests that the first use of the classic, military glengarry somewhat later (1841). Itseems to hve been adopted by the the pipers of the 79th Foot by the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Lauderdale Maule. The Glengarry became characteristic undress headgear of the Scottish regiments of the British Army (1850s). The Glengarry without a diced border and usually with a feather had been adopted by pipers in all regiments except the 42nd (Black Watch), whose pipers wore the full dress feather bonnet. We are not sure just when boys began wearing the Glengarry. Of course the use of the Glengarry by military uniys helped to widen its appeal among boys. We note a Dag probably taken in the 1850s. Much more information is avialble on the second half of the century. We suspect boys began wearing it after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularized the kilt for English boys. We note one American boy, Gardner Cassatt, in the 1850s wearing a Glengarry without a kilt, although he is wearing a plaid dress or tunic. He of course came from an artistic, fashionanle family. The cap was commonly worn throughout the second half of the 19th century. We have much more information when the CDV apparaered in the 1860s. A CDV ptobably hows two boys out for a walk with their father or grandfather by a castle (figure 1). We believe it dates to the 1870s. It is probably English, but could be Scottish. French boys also wore the Glengarry with kilt or plaid outfits. We note a French plaid dress from the 1850s or 60s that was worn with a Glengarry. Another American Glengarry from about 1879 is seen above (figure 1). The Glengarry was the headress adopted for for Officers of the Boys' Brigade; namely Warrant Officers, Lieutenants and Brevet Captains.

The 20h Century

Much more information is available on the 20th century. At the onset of World War I, Scottish infantry regiments were wearing dark blue Glengarries in non-ceremonial orders of dress, except for the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) who wore them in rifle green, and the Scots Guards, who wore peaked forage caps or khaki service dress caps. Just before World War II, The British Army Dress Regulations described the Universal Pattern Field Service Cap as 'similar in shape to the Glengarry' The basic cap style was adopted by various military forces during Workd War II. Unlike the 19th century, we do no longer see boys wearing the Glengarry wih a range of oitfits. Rather in became worn only with Scottish outfits. The Glengarry appears to have been mostly worn in Scotland or by boys in Highland garb for special occassions. The Glengarry bonnet is still worn today, primarily as part of ceremonial uniforms for pipe bands. The most signoficnt adoption of the Hengarry for boys was shen it w adopted by Youth groups. It ttwas adopted by both the Hitler Youth abd the Americn Boy Scouts of course wihout the Scottish accotements (!940s). American Souts wore it for several decades. . .

Sources

Prebble, John. The King's Jaunt (Birlinn Limited: Edinburgh, 2000).