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Outing Shirt: Any eight- or ten-year-old boy would welcome having an outing shirt, as shown in Fig. 21. You see, boys' fashions are more sensible than they use to be. Not only little boys but also young men wear outing shirts that have comfortable V necks and short sleeves.

The material you use in such a shirt depends on when and where the boy will wear it. If it's for rough and ready hard wear, make it of khaki cloth or denim. If it will have only ordinary wear, chambray or a cotton shirting will serve the purpose.

Making the Outing Skirt: If the shirt is made with a waistband to button to the top of the trousers, then the fronts are hemmed.

However, if the shirt is in coat style with tails like a man's shirt, the fronts are faced at the closing and the edges below hemmed