Title: What Clothes Did Colonial Children Wear? | Synonym
Headings: What Clothes Did Colonial Children Wear?
What Clothes Did Colonial Children Wear?
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1 Infants and Toddlers
2 Young Boys
3 Young Girls

Content: Shoes were normally dark brown and made of leather. 3 Young Girls
Girls wore a stay, or corset, on top of a smock. Over the stay, they wore a waistcoat, which looked much like a snug, long-sleeved jacket. Some of the items of clothing worn by girls served useful or protective purposes. For instance, the addition of one or more wool petticoats under the skirt, depending on temperature, protected young girls from fire during cooking. Girls also wore aprons to protect their clothing when they were cooking and cleaning. Girls generally used dark leather shoes similar to what the boys wore, but sometimes the girls' shoes had a small heel.