The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
SOME LONDON FASHIONS.
The Marvellous ssechiBs. Now Worn bv
the Ladies' In EngiAad.
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The marvellous ssockfDes Now Worn az
the Ladies In England
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In view Of the belief that short dresses
will ultimately be worn, manufacturers
have produced msrvels in the shape Of
stockings. Inteed, many are quite works
OF art. But the embroidery on some Of
them is more elaborate than beautiful,
while Others are Just as tasteful and
pretty. In iact, stockings now form
most important item in the toilet. Ths
old design of a spear-head is considered
too simple looking for the present style.
Hose of black silk or Lisle thread, en-
brOidered with white or colered A 80
silk, are always in good taste. The.
newer kinds are embroidered up the
front, and not at the ankles as before.
Very small flowers, such as forget-ms-
nots, look far prettier for the instep and
leg of stocking than roses almost as big
as sunhewers, which are not st all I'M
common. Spun silk and cashmere silk.
hose can now be bought in every new
and delicate sha lie, to match the cos
tunes with which they are to be worn.
Pale pink, blue, beige AMI caroubier are
the most popular eOlors.
Fashion, like history, constantly re-
pests itself, and, as regards the wearing
of flesh cOlOred stockings, the author of
ella" written in 1919, says: "a
fashion of pink-coiored hose for ladies
comes up at this juncture. Oh. the
conceits which we varied upon red in all
its prismstic differences. And the coll
lateral topic of snkles. What an Occa-
sion for a truly chsste writer, like your
self, Of touching that nice brink, and vet
not tumbling over it," pronounced"
says Charles Lamb, in reference to these
stockings, 1t that modesty, taking her
final Leave of mortsls, was visible in her
ascent to the heavens by the track of her
glowing instep; but the fashion is tran
sient, and so is the mode which has fav-
ofed us. The ankles of our fair friends
in few weeks began to reassume their
pristine whiteness."
That is not the least likely in our
time, 1879, for white stockings are rarely
ever seen indoors, far less in the streets;
and the fashion for wearing shoes which
display so much of the stockings, makes
it almost certain that the taste Tor col
ored hose will be more enduring than
what Charles Lamb calls the transient
mode Of few weeks"
Then what dainty shoes there are. Al
most extravagant, and quite indescriba-
bic in their elegance. They are made in
every possible color, with gold or silver
heels, and embroidered in all styles with
gold or silver thread, or beads and pearls
likewise trimmed with ruches of lace,
silk and what not.
The instep is held in place by EN-
brOidered bands or gold and silver clasps,
or by ornamental knots of bright ribbon,
made up in imitation of gay birds; liz
yards, butterflies and flowers are used
to decorate the toes.
Cardinal silk stockings look exceeding
ly well worn under pair of black vel
vet or satin slippers trimmed with white
lace, and clasped with buckles to initiate
diamonds.
To the long gloves now worn on dress
occasions fashion has ordered two more
buttons, making the almost Incredible
number of twenty-six, and when hanging
at length in the window they look tar
more like stockings than gloves. Sleeves
to evening dresses there are none worth
mentioning, and these gloves certainly
cover one part OF the arm, though it Is
st the wrong extremity
Caps continue to be worn. Many
have the crowns made of the same ma
terial as the dress, and are trimmed with
gold or silver lace, aud ornsmented with
gold coins, ball, pearl beads or msrab1ut
feathers fringed with gold, and some are
composed of flowers alone.
The "Oivia" is the favorite model also,
for bonnets made OF soft materials "a well
as caps. The latter are of Indian muslin
and Breton lace. The head-dress is
copied in exact imitation of the one
worn by Miss Helen Teny in her clever
representation OF DR.. PrimrOse's eldest
daughter, and is more becoming to most
faces than the universal turbsu shape.
The crown OF the "Olivia" IS loose and
large, trimmed with two rows Of ather
wide lace, which is caught back by a