, 1875-08-29
FANTASTIC FOOTWEAR.
Embroidered Stockings and Sandal.
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1t is said that the ingenuity Of the manufsc-
| 'urers OF hoIsery uar Lee, txxed beyood nre,e-
I dens to sat'sfT the demands Of fashion f,r tha
coming season. The first impoysat.ora hava
reached our saores and the heads OF tho hos,erT
departments In dur leading dry.eo,ds housea
say thxt the eccent 10 and eostIy Houdern thst
they are showing to tie fe< fashion fsportsrs
aho are not permitted the andulgeace Of = ~
ca ban during the heA ed term IA uotniu9 to
saat is CD the wav from Pars. Whether Ameri-
can women will really wear these fantastic EN-
oroldeted, clocked, and striped stockings il II
be testad.
EVIL is lies wear these things ?" W. inquired,
~h<n u we dra. saw taem At Lo,d i Tavlurs.
The polite aaiesnan smiled and elevated bis
syeorows.
I'VE prreume the7 win, madame. or va would
not bring tLe,n-
A. stewatt'4 they assert positively that iadie<
OF toeitlon and cha! acter do purchas. than. At
another lending house ne were told that they
we're eagerly sought for by that class Of ladiea
Hho have money to throw AWAIT The fact tuat
they are to he fund in every leading dry goods
stole il proof that thlre is demand fur l1sm
and that somebody weass them
The six hose come in tancr boxes, four palrs
ln boz, from $40 to $50 box. The four paus
are ali Of different coio1s, aud eaca pair il sm-
brolderej 'r clicked in q ditTereut deai9n. Tho
art1at's and deslgner's skill is seen On every
eair+ Soma are pure. others pearl, and others
cream white; souae pa!e-blue, ote color, unauve,
dEab, brown, III nil shaiae: led, from bcar1et u
deep crimson; and grag, from the darkest Lnn-
dou s1noka to tho paiest lead color. EXQUISITE
conhinatlona in stron..Y-coptrasted colors ap-
pear in embroidery Oh tae sides, running hal
way up the Ieg, or 10 the swell Of the calf sboTe
the ankle, and eomet'mes covering the wao!@ IN
step. Sometimes the embroidery is Of tha ssunt
color OF the Stockings, long linsa rauning be.
tween open iace.llke clocks, terminating iu loti-
form points half way between the guee ard ankle
The instep OF ralr OF white sill! hose Is sp.inRied
over vita tiny rosebuds add leaves in nntural
has beea,ve on tie iustep. With bees sw&rmng,
IN lineh that terminate in points below the gar
ter; another pa1r 10 striped iengehwiso in alter
nate inch bands OF blue and rese color, each
stnpa ending in q steelIs. or yandyse. u tha
same point, defined on etld ground OF drab or
lead color. 1he tops OF the vAndykes ara urua-
meated with embroidery in fowe.s. Again,
another pair ia scarlet, With gold color VI bright
Dlue embroidered c!oek,ng on Tho sides. Soue
are esrtped horizontally III narrow bands OF blue
and COLOR or foee aud lead color in: crsected
By lepgthwise Iues ct embroidery and upet
clocsinR. Others again are of plain solid coiors
blue. apple green, rose cu}os, scarlet, and
crimson. pu, pie, browu. and gray, in All snadea
lines.
ALI Of this hosiery Is long enQush to oartes
far above the kuee, The say that in Paris
choice and fastidious women are having the tops
Of their fine hose trmmed with Valepeieupea
Cluoy, aud Dncheeee Lace. l. is 'put On iuIj
enough to adm Of being dnted. Exquisite
garter with gold aud silver buckles and Soma
even iaxel.d are shown to 70 with ,his coetjy
hosiery. The gartafs are also trimmed with
rosettes OF 1esl Iace
Al Arnold i constabie's ara shown, In add1-
tion to this Hne nik hosiery, what aro termed
lace finished Babriggan hose. They are indeed
as tine as though woven Of lsce tntesd. But
Ihe thread ia really Of unbieaehable Sea Island