Figure 1.--The general pattern for ringlet curls and siblings is ot to do them both with ringlets fr borhers and sisters. At least this was the pattern in America. Here we see a brother and sister both with ringlets. We suspect that the fact that the boy was only 2-years old and the portrait was taken in 1944 both may be factors here. The potrait was taken in Bathurst.

Often siblings had different hair styles especially if there was substantial difference in age. Thus ringler curls which at least for boys was age depndent might not be wirn by brithers. Those close in age might have the same hair style including ringlet curls. The general pattern we noted in neighborin America was that if a boy had hair done in rnglets, than geneally his siter's hair was done differently, presumably so he would not think he was getting a girl's style--something to which boys, even young boys, often object. Thus images of boy and girl siblings with ringlet curls are relatively rare. At least this was the general pattern in America. We can not yet confirm that this was also the case in Canada because our archive is so limited. We suspect that it probably was as America was a very strong influence on Canada in questions of fashion.

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