The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-05
FASHIONABLE STOCKINGS.
Expensive Steckinws aud wherr The,
e. me Irom -Selid telerx.

The stocking igure. In the fashionN-
bic world rather by hts and starts BOT
a time Nc hear n great deal about n
certain shade or n certain design h~ing
the rage. la the exclusion of every
other variety. but the rage j. gen.
orally Of short duration. and. perhaps,
by the time the ladies have oCcasion Ia
mend the heels and toss 81 their favor.
Ito stocking, they will he cut, or No
better than twenty other Kinds The
public mind receives u shock occasion.
ally by reading the published %acc0unt
Of some Miss Millionaire who was
married In n pair 81 si5o stockings,
or that sh. had Ia her trousseau n dozen
pairs Of tiO stockings. Now this
doe. both good aud harm. II does
good inasmuch as IL causes married
men. whose wives and daughters ARE
not ~ economical rs they NIGH, Toe. 10
give them crrdi, for economy by com
pari-on. MY wife wouldn't do that"
they think: or. my wife never pays
more than 81 30 for her ~stockings."
Bu, on the other hand. old bachelors
arr frightened by such c,trayagant
figures. and reason thus III ~
pair 81 stockings cost sipo. what will
one drc-. and one bonnet cost p aud
before they have figured IL out, stock
ings. dress. and bonnet. and she who
might have worn them. are given up,
and he who might have beer n happy
husband and father. allows his domcs.
tic affections and natural joys Ia Ice
pulled away in cigsr-smoke.
Bu: the fact IL these tloo stockings
have rather q mythical existence.
Dainty women, with means la supply
n fancy tina, vi riot. frequently order
stockings from Paris II rar. design Ard
wonderful workmanship and the for.
eigu manufacturer or merchant, know.
ing who he has Ia deal with. sets his
own price upon them. But II YOU 60
"a our city stores to buy stockings,
asking for 1.-THE best" YOU will seldom
bc shown anything higher priced than
y. so and ~. and these are silk, Fine
cashmcre wool stockings In the latest
designs and shades are only 81 50 and
Si.75, while fine woods. not imported.
IAN Ice had for from forty cents "a ~
per pair. These ar. the stockings gen.
orally bought and worn. for women.
. as n class. have too much good sense Ia
throw away So much money for wha,
will be- little seen.
Solid colorcd stockings are still fash
ionablc; 81 also are the hair-s,ripcd
rh. nswos hair.stripcd have the
stripes interrupted about four inches
above the ankle. and a number II rows
of little trees set In. This s~hrubbery
IL embroidered in silk ON the solid color
of the stocking. Pink trees on n brown
ground, or ran trees on n blue
ground make novel little nurseries.
Many ladies embroider their own
stockings-spreading beautiful flowers
and sweet .blushing buds over their
ins,eps. and trailing lovely vines around
their ankles. Many ladies, also, have
revived the old custom almost . lost
art-of knitting stockings for them,
selves and family. The home knit
stocking il soft and warm. and those
who wish to DO economical ought "a
p~Atronixe it. There ar. n great many
women who say Il wouldn't sii dowr
and knit stockings when ! can buy q
I pair for Is cents; why. the yarn cost
more than that" Yes. but then chcaI
bought stockings last no time; M hs
Ia be continually dsrning them. so ihai
in q shsrt time they have n most beg
carly appearance. besides hurting one
feet Now. n pair Of home.kit stock
ings do not cost more than 80 cents
they will last equal to n bought paiI
Of ~ cents, with this advantage. tina
they can be renewed nj the heels an'
toes. doing away with so much darning
MAhy n poor child's too, has corIs AN
hi-ter- on IL, caused by the badly an
g -darned stockings. aud many \ maj
frets and scold- when all that disturb
him IL cold feet or q bi, 81 bad darninI
under his big toe.- 49, Paiiadsiphta Press