Betty's Pub 20.1

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Title: Auction Site Finds
Post by: Sailor.Moon on January 24, 2013, 10:36:04 AM

Brothers in Dresses

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-photograph-Cabinet-Photo-of-Brothers-in-dresses-/321060736690?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item4ac0b60eb2

Boy in Dress

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-photograph-CDV-Boy-in-a-dress-and-necklace-/321061159509?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item4ac0bc8255

Title: Re: Auction Site Finds
Post by: Spankypants2 on January 25, 2013, 07:32:03 PM

Thank you for posting these images--great finds. Going back to the days when young boys were often kept in petticoats and dresses, I always wondered what determined the proper age for "breeching" a boy. I had read that one reason for keeping young boys in dresses was that it was easier to tend to them if they were still in diapers. Yet I've seen several photos of boys still in dresses who appeared on the brink of puberty. My own feeling was that if the wife was the dominant partner in the marriage, the longer the boy (or boys) stayed in dresses.

Please keep up your good work--I greatly enjoy reading your posts.