Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows an unidentified boy wearing a sailor's suit with a plain middy blouse done with double vtrasted styling. Note the pklsain dickey and added stiff white collr. He has bloomer knikers. The sut also has a matching cap. A 1893 medal mentioned on the back suggestsd the portrait was talen about 1895. The photographer was Schmidt in Frankfurt am Main. .

German boys wore a range of sailor garments. A sailor suit is compised primarily of a pants and blouse matching combination. Both garments and styling was still quite varied in the 1890s. Thus we see quite a mix of garments.The top is usually a blouse, We note pull-over blouses as well as button-up jacket shirts. Some of these had quite a number of buttons. The dickies were done in a variety of ways. Some mothers added a stigg collsar rather negating the basic idea of a sailor suit, a smsart casual, comfortable outfit for boys. We also notice various kinds of pants, including knee pants, bloomer knickers, and long pants. The blouse and pants almost always matched. There were also a range of headwear includig some matching caps. There were also sailor caps and hats that did not match the sailot suit in material and color.

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