The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-29
FASHIONS IN STOCKINGS.
LATEST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FoLLIES.

The new ia h;onabie silk hose come in fancy
boxes, four pairs III box, from $40 to $50 a box.
The four pairs are all Of different colors and each
pair rs embroidt red or cooked in d tferent de-
sign. The artists and designers shi s seen on
every pair. 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 dark
est London smoke to the palest lead color.
Exquisite combinations in strongly contrasted
colors appear in embr odery on the sides, running
half way up the leg, or to the swell of the calf
above the ankle, and sometimes covering the
whole instep Sometimes tie embroidery is OF
the same color as the stockings, long llnes rum
ming between open lace-lIke clocks, terminating
In hori- form points half way between the knee
and ankle. The instep Of pair of white silk
hose is sprinkled over with tiny rosebuds and
leaves in natural colors the pure green and re d
Another pair has beehive on th5 instep, wi h
bees swarmi e, in lines that terminate in points
below the garter another pair ls str ped length
wise in alternate inch bands OF blue and rose
coior, each stripe ending in steeple or vandyke
at the same point, defined solid ground Of
drab or lead color. The tops Of the wand ykes are
ofnamented with embroidery in flowers.
Again. another par is scarlet, with gold color
or bright blue embroidered clocklng on the
sides. Some are striped horizontally III narrow
bands of blue or rose color, or rose and lead
color, intersected by length wise lines OF en-
broidery and open clocking. Others again are OF
plain solid colors-blue, apple green, rose color,
scarlet and crimson, purple, brown and gray, IN
all shades, but knit or woven in ribs to form
engthwise liues.
All Of this hosiery is long enough to garter
above the knee. They say that in Paris choice
aud fastidous women are having the tops of their
Fl Re hose trimmed with Valenciennes, Cluny and
d Ichesse lace. 1t is put on full enough to admit
of being t1uted. Exquisite garters, with gold and
liver buckles, and some even Weled, are shown
TO go with this costly hosiery. The carriers are
also trimmed with rosettes or real lace.
At Arnold & Consable's -re show, in addition
to the fine silk hosiery, what are termed lace
f1she d BalbriSgan hose. They are, indeed, as
fine as though woven of lace thread. But the
thread is really OF unbleached Sea Island cotton,
foe and smooth flax can be spun. hese
ou,ite productions Of the stocking weaver's skill
a e also clocked in silk embroidery and open lace
stripes, G Oh pair wi b different design. They
G ,st only from $40 to 300 dozen. When on the
loot they tit like an additional epiderms or scarf
skin. Every delicate muscle, tendon and vein
sh VIZ through the filmy tlraue, and the nails are
seen as di tlnctly as though uncovered.
The cheaper hosiery, that which will be pur-
chased and worn by women of more moderate
means and sensible ideas, initiates these elegant
men say that they are already selling large guam
titles OF sober dark browns and grays, with lock
ings in the same color or in bue or gold color on
the sides, and sometimes On the instep.
The Aimee stocking, named after the enter
prising little opera bouffe singer, who introduced
that style, meets with marked favor among
younger women 1t is striped lengthwise in
bright colors to the swell Of the calf, each stripe
headed with sharp vandyke, on solid ground
of contrasting color or Of white. Children's
stockings follow the same character of striping,
but with even greater variety than is displayed
in that intended for women.
Of course all this elaborate and ornamental
hosiery is made to be seen, and with high but
toned boot this would be impossible. VINO would
hide rosebuds and butterflies, beehves and busy
bees under covering Of kid and cloth SO in
ventors are meeting the requirements of the case
with sandal boots of black and bronze kid, black
satin and black velvet, with straps that button
over ,he foot from toe to ankle, showing the
stocking with its exquisite embroiderles and
clockings in the spaces between the straps.
Each strap is ornamented with buckle of sill
yer, gold, steel or jet, and for full house or car
ria &c dress the buckles are nestled in the center
OF lace rosette This lace may be either white
IT black or of the still more rare and popular.
lately produced ecru Russian lace, made, how
ever in Brussels, of either unbleached flax or of
Angora fleece, a lace destined to take the same
rank among white and ecru laces that lima does
among black. These DO is have square box toes
and Louis AV's heels when intended for house or
carriage wear, and when for the dressiest occa-
sions, are ornamented just below the lnstep with
large Louis XIV bows of dahlIas of velvet,
trimmed with lace. The tops are also trimmed
with Exchange.