For every day wear, the plain negligee shirt with yoke back and attached cuffs are worn. With this style shirt, the younger boys from eight to twelve, wear the stiff linen or soft white pique, Eaton collar with round or square corners, or a turn down collar of which the latter is most popular.
The Windsor bow or the narrow four-in-hand scarf may be worn with the Eaton collar.
For outing, a soft flannel negligee style made perfectly plain, with straight attached or the new turn back cuffs, a soft turn down collar attached to the shirt is preferred by some, while others wear the separate linen collar, and have the neck band finished plain. This style of white turndown collar may be worn on all occasions until the age of eighteen, at which time, he may wear almost any style on the maturer man, providing his size will permit.
The plaited shirt bosom is the more dressy style, and may be of white or light colors, with stripes and figures or in solid colors. Young boys do not wear attached cuffs until they are twelve years old, and only then if full grown.
For small parties, dancing classes or weddings, a boy under sixteen may wear a dark blue serge double breasted sack suit or the Norfolk style with bloomers or straight trousers.
A plain white or finely striped white plaited shirt with turn-over collar and dark narrow four-in-hand scarf is in good taste with dull leather or patent leather Oxfords.
Boys' overgarments:—For boys up to twelve, wear the straight double breasted box overcoat; for the older boy, they may be semi-fitting and slightly tapering at the waist, and medium length; storm coats are very long and much box, the materials include fancy Tweeds, Diagonals, Cheviots, Beaver and Kerseys.
At the age of fifteen or sixteen, a boy will require a more distinctive type of evening dress, and for these, the Tuxedo or Dinner Coat is most recommended. The Tuxedo or Dinner Suit may be made of unfinished worsted, diagonal, twills, in black or dark blue, with pointed lapels or shawn collar, silk or satin faced to the edge, and finished with one button.
A black or grey vest may be worn with black tie, but if the occasion be very formal, a white vest and white tie may be substituted, with patent leather pumps.
After a boy has reached the age of eighteen or nineteen, he may adopt the styles of men in scarfs, waist coats, evening clothes, gloves, etc.