Our series of petticoat discipline costumes, beautifully rendered by Violet Elisabeth Bott, is proving to be very popular with readers. Here are links to the first three parts:

1. Cub uniform: Close-fitting green wool jersey with long sleeves, decorated with badges and ‘sixer’ stripes, tight grey short trousers with elasticated waist and no fly, red and blue neckerchief with woggle, long grey woollen socks with turnover tops and green garter tabs, brown sandals.

2. Boy Scout uniform: Khaki drill shirt with breast pockets, epaulets and badges; khaki shorts with leather scout belt; red and blue neckerchief with woggle; long grey socks with turnover tops and green garter tabs, black lace-up shoes.

3. Highland dress: Knee-length kilt in Rowallen tartan with plain leather sporran; black velvet jacket with silver buttons, silk blouse with elasticated waist, lace jabot and cuffs; fawn knitted socks with turnover tops and red garter tabs; soft leather pumps with lacing. Traditionally no underwear is worn with the kilt, but anything is possible.

4. Girl Guide uniform: Old style camp overall in blue cotton, buttons at front; Worn with yellow guide tie and brooch, and leather guide belt, navy-blue school knickers, black cotton stockings with garters, and black Mary Jane shoes.

5. Brownie uniform: Old style tunic in brown cotton; with yellow brownie tie and sprite brooch; best worn a size too small with white panties (or brown school knickers), white ankle socks and brown sandals.

6. Red Cross Cadet: Blue nurse’s uniform with starched apron and elasticated belt. Should be worn with a well-starched petticoat, suspender belt, black directoire knickers, black silk stockings, and black Mary Jane shoes.

I might add that any Scots mother experienced with petticoat punishment (as so many are) would tell you that the kilt under these circumstances should be worn with no sporran, thus immediately transforming that kilt into a tartan skirt. From the other angle there was a Hollywood film of the 1940s - I can't recall which one - in which the heroine appeared wearing a sporran: an exquisite example of Hollywood cultural ignorance.

In the Christmas Annual there will be two pages of costumes - this year it will be back to being a proper Christmas Annual, with lots of reading, beautiful pictures, enthralling puzzles, and, for all our big babies, 'Dummy Discipline Digest'.
Susan