Too young?

[Pleater]

Alistair Cooke, born 1908, who recorded the 'Letter from America' for BBC Radio 4 for so many years, reported that he had a photograph of himself as a child wearing a dress, as that was how young boys were dressed in those days.

Boys who were second or third sons might be able to inherit bifurcated garments earlier than the firstborn had been bought them, but it was unusual before the age of 4 years.

I would doubt the date on the charming photo of the little fisherman and his sister - 1991 would make him 2 or 3 years old. His proportions are surely those of a child several years older.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[BoldHighlander]

That is a lovely photograph - thanks for posting it.

Douglas Gilmour fought with the Seaforth Highlanders, and is buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, not far from Lille in northern France, where I've been spending part of the summer each year. Unfortunately I don't have a photograph of that particular headstone.

Wow! What's the odds huh?
You think maybe next time your there you might be able to take a photo of his headstone?

I would doubt the date on the charming photo of the little fisherman and his sister - 1991 would make him 2 or 3 years old. His proportions are surely those of a child several years older.

Thanks for catching that Anne.
Yeah, I doubt 1891 as well. Looking at him I'm picturing right around 6 yrs of age, which would make the photo more likely around ca.1897.

[NewGuise]

Wow! What's the odds huh?
You think maybe next time your there you might be able to take a photo of his headstone?

I wasn't planning to head out that way this time around (I already have more excursions planned or hoped-for than I have free weekends), but ... who knows? And yes, if I'm there, I will.

[Lallans]

Alistair Cooke, born 1908, who recorded the 'Letter from America' for BBC Radio 4 for so many years, reported that he had a photograph of himself as a child wearing a dress, as that was how young boys were dressed in those days.

Boys who were second or third sons might be able to inherit bifurcated garments earlier than the firstborn had been bought them, but it was unusual before the age of 4 years.

I would doubt the date on the charming photo of the little fisherman and his sister - 1991 would make him 2 or 3 years old. His proportions are surely those of a child several years older.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Anne, do you think those kilted lads are dressed as girls, though? Such-like old tyme photos as I have seen of little boys in dresses featured garments that were outright feminine, ie, frilly white things, and I don't believe I've ever seen one featuring boys that old or that was intended for rough-and-tumble outside stuff, never mind in bare feet. Plus, kilts would never be regarded as feminine garments in Scotland- would they? For sure in my day, boys that age wouldn't last long running around dressed a girls- the pack would bring them down.

[Pleater]

Oh no - the boys in kilts were dressed as boys - the three together were school age and most likely photographed on their way between home and school, young Gilmour had jacket, waistcoat, hose and boots - he is kitted out for life away from the nursery.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[D.A. Guertin]

Hard to tell unless you blow it up, but the wee one next to the Billy Connolly look-alike in this photo looks to be wearing a kilt as well...

[BoldHighlander]

Hard to tell unless you blow it up, but the wee one next to the Billy Connolly look-alike in this photo looks to be wearing a kilt as well...

The Billy Connolly look-alike is the much discussed William Duff

[D.A. Guertin]

Ah, thanks very much! I just liked the look of him. :-)

[Kiltman]

Maybe she just thought that the Elder of our kilted brethren looked best in a kilt? As much as I think I pull off a full kilt outfit quite well, I have to say that older gentlemen continually outshine me. :-)

Thanks!