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JUVENILE CLOTHING.
We now come to deal with those garments which
apply more particularly to those younger portions
of the race which may strictly called juveniles as
compared with those a few years older, and whom
we have designated youths, and to whom our
former pages have boon particularly devoted.
Almost as much scope is allowed for the designer's
skill in juveniles as in ladies' clothing, inasmuch as
neither colour nor material is restricted, so that
with such scope the tailor must be vary much to
blame if he lacks the skill to produce a garment at
once becoming, stylish, and attractive. Historical,
national, and artistic styles are all considerably
patronised, and it occurs to us that this is one
reason this branch of our trades has drifted into the
hands of a few specialists, who make it their busi-
uess to design or reproduce according to the style
desired. It may be as well if we describe what
we mean by historical, &c. Historical costumes
refer to those worn in olden times, and which
have become popular from an historical point of
view. By national, we refer to the special costumes
as worn by certain nations, such as the Scotch
Highland Costume. By sectional, we refer to those
garments worn by a certain part of the community
by virtue of their trade or calling, and amongst
which may be quoted the Sailor and Military
styles. By artistic we refer to such garments as
are trimmed either by pleats (as in the Norfolk) or
in braided designs, as illustrated on Plate 18. It
will be noticed that in the following diagrams the
back length has been reduced 1⁄4 inch, and the front
shoulder increased a like amount, thus altering the
balance to the extent of 1⁄4 an inch, that being in
accordance with the dictates of our experience;
most juveniles resembling to a very large extent
the corpulent figure, and being of the gar-ment.
It is hardly necessary for us to repeat the
arguments we previously used in favour of cultivat-
ing a juvenile trade, as they were dealt with in the
early part of the present work, so that we will at.
once proceed to deal with the various costumes
individually, and begin by one of the moat popular,
National Costumes.
The Scotch Highland Costume.
Diagrams 80 to 93.'
Figare 41. Plates 16 and 17.
A good deal of variation is permissible in some of the details as well as the material from which this is made, and as military garments form a kind of standard pattern which are worked out in these various points by authorised military regulations, we feel we could not do better than quote the Army Regulations for the Doublet of Highland Regiments.
"Doublet.—Scarlet cloth, with collar and cuffs of the regimental facings. The collar laced and braided according to rank, gauntlet cuffs, 4 inches deep in front and 6 inches at the back, edged with 1⁄2 inch laces round the top and down the back seam: 3 loops of gold braid with buttons on each cuff; 8 buttons in front and 2 at the waist behind. Inverness Skirts. 61⁄2 inches deep, with skirt flaps 6 inches deep; 3 loops of gold braid with buttons on each skirt flap. The front, collar, skirts and flaps, edged with white cloth, 1⁄4 inch wide, and the skirts and flap; lined with white, Shoulder straps of twisted round gold cord, universal pattern, lined with scarlet; in small button of regimental pattern at the top. Badges of rank in silver."
The style in which the Highland Dress; is made for little boys is as follows: it consists of the Doublet with tashes (i.e., small skirts), vest with flaps, kilt of Tartan of clan pattern, the Sporran or Pouch, the Plaid, the Claymore or Sword, the Dirk,
