Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-19
ALL ABOUT LADIES' STOCK.
INGS.

As it is presumed that all the lady
readers of the TIMES wear the best
article of stockings, it is also pre-
sumed that a fair share of them will
be interested to know that, according
to a fashion writer, the new fashion
able silk hose come in fancy boxes
four pairs in a box, from $40 to $50 a
box. The four pairs are all different
colors, and each pair is embroid,
cred or clocked in different design.
Some are pure, others pearl, and
Others cream white; some pale blue,
rose color, mauve, drab, brown in all
shades; red-from scarlet to deep
crimson; and gray, from the darkest
London smoke to the palest lead
color. Exquisite combinations in
strongly contrasted colors appear in
embroidery ON the sides, running
halfway up the leg, or to the swell OF
the calf above the ankle, and some
times covering the whole instep.
Sometimes the embroidery is Of the
same color as the stockings, long
lines running between open lace like
clocks, terminating in foriform
points halfway between the knee and
the ankle. The instep of pair of
white silk hose is sprinkled over with
tiny rosebuds and leaves in natural
colors, the pure green and red. An
other pair has
A BEEHIVE ON THE INsTEP,
With bees swarming in lines that ter
inmate in points below the garter
another pair is striped lengthwise in
alternate inch bands of blue and rose
color, each stripe ending in steeple
OF vandyke at the same point, defined
on solid ground of drab or lead
color. The tops on the vandyke are
ornamented with embroidery in
flowers. Again, another pair scar
let, with gold color or bright blue
embroidered clocking on the sides.
Some;are striped horizontally in mar
row bands of blue and rose color, or
rose and lead color, intersected by
lengthwise lines of embroidery and
open clocking. Others again are of
plain, solid colors-blue, apple green,
rose color, scarlet and crimson, pur-
pie, brown and gray, in all shades,
but knit or woven in ribs to form
1engthwise lines. All of this hosiery
is long enough to garter far above the
knee. They say that in Paris
CHOICE AND FAsTIDIoUs WOMEN
Are having the tops of their fine hose
trimmed with Valenciennes, Cluny
and Duchesse lace. 1t is put on full
enough to admit of being tiuted.
Exquisite garters, with gold and sill
yer buckles, and some even jeweled,
are shown to go with this costly ho-
siery. The garters are also trimmed
with rosettes of real lace. There are
shown, in addition to the fine silk
hosiery, what are termed lace.fin-
ished Balbriggan hose. They are,
indeed, as fine as though woven of
lace thread. But the thread is really
of unbleached Sea Island cotton, fine
and smooth as fax can be spun.
These exquisite productions of the
stocking weaver's skill are also
clocked in silk embroidery and open
lace stripes, each pair with a differ
ent design. They cost only S75 to
500 dozen. When on the foot
they fit like an additional epidermis
or scarf skin. Every delicate muscle,
tendon and vein shows through the
filIny tissue, and the nails are seen
as distinctly as though uncovered.
The cheaper hosiery, that which will
be purchased and worn by women
gilmore moderate means and sensi-
BILE ideas, initiates these elegant pro.
ductions, but In soberer colors. The
shopmen say that they are already
selling large quantities OF sober dark
browns and grays, with clocking In
the same color, or in blue or gold
color on the sides, and sometimes
on the instep.
THE AIMEE STOCKING,
Named after the enterprising little
opera bouffe singer, who introduced
that style, meets with marked favor
among younger women. It is
striped legthwise in bright colors to
the swell of the calf, each stripe
headed with a sharp vandyke, or
steepis of solid ground of contrast
ing color or Of white. Children's g
stockings follow the same character
of stripping, but with even greater
variety than is displayed in that in
tended for women. OF course all
this elaborate and ornamental ho-
siery is made to be seen, and with
high -buttoned boots this would be
impossible. Who would hide rose.
buds and butterflies, beehives and
busy bees under a covering Of cloth
so inventors ara meAtinv the ref1,,ira,