Figure 1.--The American brother and sister here were photographed at the studio of C.E.Fuller & Co,. Hillsboro, North Dakota, possibly in the 1890s. Both children have their hair done in ringlets. There are, however, differences. The part and front are done differently. The girl's ringlets are much fuller and longer. Here I am not sure if this is a stylistic diffeence or is just a reflection of the natural differences in the children's hair. Image courtesy of the MD collection. |
Some styles were more likely to be used when mothers did the hair of their children in the same style. For same gender children a wide range of styles could be used. Different gender children had a more narrow range of styles. Here we are just beginning to collect information. Bangs were a popular style for both boys and girls, although chronolgical trends varird as to when bangs were common for boys and girls. We have also noticed mothers doing sons and daughters in ringlet curls. The more common convention was when boys had ringlets their sister's hair was styled differently. This was, however, not always the case. The American brother and sister here were photographed at the studio of C.E.Fuller & Co,. Hillsboro, North Dakota, possibly in the 1890s. Both children have their hair done in ringlets. There are, however, differences. The part and front are done differently. The girl's ringlets are much fuller and longer. Here I am not sure if this is a stylistic diffeence or is just a reflection of the natural differences in the children's hair.
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