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WOMAN'S VARIED INTERESTS THE dressing o? her Htle is a matter entirely wi the province of the mot She determines what he shall ** from the day of his birth until reaches the age of ten, at least; n the great majority of cases i she who selects his apparel and alone who io responsible for result. But does she regard this every? ;dent to motherhood at all in M of a responsibility to the chi Or is his clothing to her a mere ity, to be given special thoui ? upon "dress" occasions, ? then with the object of showing h o? to advantage according to 1 I of good taste, or fashi or the rratification of 1 - .-.onal vanity? ?or* Appreciate? MOMIol Influer of <"l,>thr?. In these euger.ic days few are t ?-others, of any reading or educ tion whatever, who do not appre ?te. to some extent at least, the si ?bility of the child mind to eai Uuences. Yet how many ha -ght of carrying this early infl - into practice in connection wi directing an education in dress aloi n linea of good taste and go? ?.orm as will remain with their bo through life? < orrcct and Sioart Styles for Youi Bo>8. During his infantile days the que tion for that mother who will p a^ide such individual ideas as si . feel inclined to experiment wi is a corr.parotively simple one, fe quite aside from any individual^ of style or type her little boy ms possess, the smart fashions of h dree? are much more narrowly d lined than are those which govei maturity. She moy. perhaps, have the idi that in running counter to them si txpresses greater personality, bi while in small details of color, trin ming or material there is always rertoin degree of latitude in thei r.iain forms they are veiy definitel established, not only by conventioi but by the precedent of fashion. Ruastaa Blouaee for the Child of Foai For the little fellow, just over th line of babyhood, come the Russia blouse suits, of which two model are shown by the accompanyin illustrations?the first a simple styl of white linen, with turncd-bac tuffs and a coilarless neck, finishe with a white embroidered, scallope? edge. the second a slightly mor elaborate effeit o? white linen, al though the touch of extra finish i ??iven merely by the square cut a the neck, the shorter and narrowe cuff sleeves and the feother stitchinj of brown In the some cotegory come thi Dickens suite, of which a prettj Oliver Twist model, oi rose-colorec ?men, with broad, white collar one Luge pearl buttons, is illustrated, and following these?that is, for the boj of same age and on for several years more??come the sailor suits, oi which is here shown a model of white cotton, with small sailor collar of navy blue, cuffs striped with white braid, and black oilk tit. Of these models there io infinite variety In color and in detail of trim? ming, but while they do not make up all there is in the way of suits for the little fellow, when one comes to look for decided variation it is somewhat surprising how little one findo. mai Depart Radically from Accepted Styles. Even in attempting radical depart? ure from ?the set fashions one io opt HOW TO DRESS HER BOY IS MATTER OF CONCERN TO THE MOTHER She It Is Who Determines What He Shall Wear from the Day of His Birth Until He Is Ten Years Old, at Least?She May Experiment with Individually Designed Clothes When Her Son Is Little, but for the Older Boy Precedent Defines What His Wardrobe Shall Contain. to stray from the narrow path of good style. The Kauntleroy and Buster Brown suits of past popular? ity, for example, cannot be included in the present day manual of smart? ness, and were one to combine the Russian blouse with little trousers of the Dickens suit type one would but mar the correctness of the forms. Indeed, so closely are certain rules of precedent adhered to that while the collar of the middy blouse is often colored the tie should be black, and?were one to insist on strictly correct form?the tie should te tied in sa?or knot, instead of in bow style. But to consider the subject more broadly than by the mcic enurv.erat ing- of examples, even in the dressing of children of tender years the im? portance of avoiding the vulgar and directing ideas of dress along lines of refinement and intrinsic good t??ste should be emphasized. There is no trite saying more true in this. connection than that "as the twig ;s bent, so is the tree inclined." Dre?? from the Tenth to Ihe Sixteenth Year. Fiom his tenth to his sixteenth year is. however, the period whr:i the boy t-houid have most careful di? rection in the elements of good dress, and be taught the importance of proper regard for the selection and care of his clothes. It is then that, having had the un? conscious teaching by example of his earlier years, his taste should be moulded: that he should be taught to distinguish between the exclusive and the vulgar in design and color, and?more than all?that he Bhould be made to form habits of neatness rnd absolute cleanliness. In brief, it is, the time when a boy Bhould learn what to wear, when and how to wear it. and how to take care of it. In such an idea there is nothing that need savor in the least of prig gishness. Nor is it by any means intended to encourage a taste for ex? travagance or ostentation. Indeed, quite the opposite, because a thor? ough knov.l?dge of good style pre? cludes iv.c ierist suspicion of snob bety or ('??,*rdisplay. Si5*1? li Not "Mist Vine, nrs?.." The ideo il not. of course, to fos? ter in the natural, healthy boy a Nancyness" that will keep ehira ?rom rolling around in the mud of a wet football field, or, to use a baseball expression, trying to steal bases ?standing up, but to impress upon him the desirability of not doing these things in his white flan? nel suits and, after his games, of get? ting under a shower bath, brushing his hair and attending to his finger nails before he again appears in "polite" society. More than this, he should be teught that there is much benefit to be derived from a regular morning tub, and that to be scrupulously neat and well groomed is a duty he owes ! to himself, his family and his friends. Boy's dress after the tenth year may be described as man's dre3s. with certain modifications and ex? ceptions as to form, cut, finish and material. Sack suits of single and double breasted design, Norfolk suits, etc., in their main characteris? tics follow the styles Intended for more mature years, but there should be none of the exaggeration and ex? treme in cut or finish for the boy under seventeen, and while the fabrics, which include all the standard cloths, such as blue serges, gray and mixed worsteds, cheviots, tweeds, homespuns, etc., unfinished worsteds in stripes and plaids and white and fancy flannels, arc practically the same as for men, they should be somewhat less pronounced in shade and pattern. I.eas Attention to Sl>le for Hoy of fourteen. It may be that less care need be given to the styles for younger boy! than to those for boys of fourteer or more, but "style" is "style," what ever the age, and just as soon as the, begin to follow the general fashion? for men in clothes and haberdashery the more correct those fashions are the smarter they will look. For school and all-round, every? day wear, single and double breasted sack and Norfolk suits are the rec? ognized styles, and of these the illus? trations on this page furnish exam? ples of good cut and finish?the sin? gle-breasted of dark gray worsted, with three buttons and simple in6et breast and side pockets; the double of light gray worsted, with two but? tons and large button-finished patch pockets, and the Norfolk of heavy white linen, with yoke, box side and back pleats, large patch side pockets and whit?* pearl buttons on coat and belt. With all are worn full bagging knickerbockers, which are not only more correct, but better style than tight knee trousers, and in general fashion of soft collared shirts, sim? ple four-in-hand ties, etc., there is an observance of prevailing mode. Outing; Attire of Tweed??. In the way of more distinct outing dress, as for the man, the sack and [ Norfolk suits may be of the rougher English and Scotch tweeds and homespuns, the knickerbockers may be made with box-cloth extensions, , and mixed worsted stockings or even puttees may be worn with laced tan boots. Or again, more especially for the seaside and less rough country places, suits of white or striped flan ! nel, serge or Palm Beach cloth are a good selection. When the boy reaches the age of long trousers these should be cut \ and made exactly as are those for men, and may match the suit, or be . of white or striped flannel, duck, etc., and worn with dark blue coats, silk or lisle stockings and low tan . or white shoes. The Eton Costume Is Modified in America. From seven or eight up to four? teen or fifteen?depending some? what on the size of the boy?Eton suits, consisting of black unfinished worsted coats and waistcoats, striped worsted or cassimere long trou? sers, with broad white linen collars and black silk four-in-hand ties, are one of the most fashionable styles for dress or semi-formal wear. These, with the boy's dinner coat suit, make up about all that is necessary, with the exception of riding clothes, top coats, etc., up to the seventeenth year. In this country high hats are not worn with Eton suits, as in Eng? land, and the waist seam model over? coats are quite unsuitable for younger boys. Under the age of fourteen or fif? teen years distinct evening clothes are neither necessary nor correct, and this in spite of the fact that at many of the shops may be seen din? ner coats, with short trousers, for boys of ten and less. For those of fourteen or thereabouts dinner coat are permissible and should be mod on much the same lines as those fo men, except that there should b nothing in the way of braided o jewelled loops in place of button: and that the general haberdasher should be quite simple. Full Evening Dnm After Eifhteee. After seventeen or eighteen th young man may wear a full evenini dress suit, although until the age o twenty-one the more extreme style of evening dres??, such as figure? waistcoats, jewelled buttons, jewellc watch chains, etc., are not to be ad vised. One can hardly help feelitij the jarring note of overdreseet youth, and where there is inappr?*? priateness in dress there i? oare t\ be bad form. Nor does the average boy rl under eighteen require what may? Called formal afternoon cloth? From the age of sixteen on he ma) have a dark morning coat, or cot away, but even this is a matter of question, because it should correctlj have a high hat as an accompani? ment and this few boyo under eighteen can stand. Accessory Styles for Older Bays. As soon as the boy gets beyond the point where his dress is outside his mother's province of selection ' and instruction, his father should step in to exercise a little core?pro? vided, of course, that he ho? hiraoelf any appreciation and knowledge of good style. Few there are who will not admit that good dress is of great kneport* anee in the nicking of a man, or deny its influence upon the ouc.ese 1 of his business as well as of his social career. Yet how often do we see the "Oh, he's only a boy, any? thing will do for him" kind of atti? tude, with the resulting slipshod ap? pearance that comes from regarding diess not as a thing requiring any thought of selection but as a matter of pure necessity. In the matter of general acces? sories, just as soon as the boy be? gins to wear styles worn by men he | should have them as correct. By this it is not meant that his shirts, col? lars, neckties, belts, stockings, gloves, etc., need necessarily be of the latest materials, or of the most smartly exclusive and expen? sive kind, but that they should bo right in point of style, and of intrin? sically pretty pattern and coloring. WOMAN'S PAGE BINDERS Aa many of the article? on thi* page will be con? tinued from day to day, The Tribune, for the convenience of those who may wish to preserve the pages, hau had made an original and unusual binder. Thi? binder hold? sixty single newspaper pages, and will be sold at coat, 30c, postage prepaid. NOTE?On receipt o? a aelf-addreaaetl a??mp?sd en ?elope The Trlbaav? will ttr olsh the name, and ?ddrra.ea of lb? ?hop? from ?lib b Hi? article? d??cribes! on tais paga ara ?alara. IF YOU ARE SHOPPING and can't find exarti-' ?bat you want. ?all Th? 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