The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-13
Stockings of the Season.

Who would have thought some five or 81,
years agn, when ladies' were hesatng rs to wearing
ir,i and white striped, OF pale blue. coiore,
siaknE, that III issO their arching iusops would ~
bearing variety OF designs such Ms bouquets q
flowers, hnmming birds acrobats, ballet giiis bee
hives and piping highanlcrs IN all colois of the rain
bow cNposed by the low Grecian Shoe. the graceru
Lnuis punzo slipper Would Martha Washington
who tnii her avn and her husbands hose during III,
Revolutionary War. lie most delighted, astonisr, o
sbncked To- the dispiayso the brilliant aud atirnc
tive hosiery counters of to-day Dld Rchccu eye
sentimental hut versatile aud witty nation woul,
sa,nc day ciic,se IL immoralize their names through
the medium 81 stocking, Or that tho most pcpula
meDieHto morris "f the greatest statesman and III,
greatest wit OF France would be In the shape hoslcr,
81 i.isio thread and silky
on the counters Of u well-kno house some mar.
wells In the way of hosiery displayed early Ia Ia,
season. They were plain, heavily woven, black sir
hess. The instels Of each pair of these stocking.
were adorned with either butterfly, pair OF hum
ming birds, Scotch highlander with his bag pipe,
an acrobat, az dancing ballet girl with raglioni ik,
scantness OF drapcry, embroidered In bright colrs
aud incloscd In a framework of Hight embroidered
observation-disclosures and vines
Germany was the FIRST 10 produce the stamped
stocking, which statesmen everywhere tell us ar,
a. selling like hot cakes.' These stockings are OF
the finer qualities of cotton stamped, not only In
buds and forgotten -nois on an ccru ground but IN
all the c"lors and designs Of the fashionable onlars,
Ne,do crcles, ginshams, muslins, and calicoes.
Upon dark ground Of notified cashmere coors mum.
beers OF little biebells are scattered, and another pail
Of stockings are double miniature reminder Of May
daisy days. so thlcky sprinkle, they with these
long stemmed Wild flowers The stamping of these
hose IL all done the upper sidc Int they viii weal
and wash well IL the coors were dyed before They
were knitted OF woven.
"Wekecp no stockings priced less than ;c pair In
French and English manufactures, - said salesman,
- and these are onr latest imporatons lie opened
box of pure white Lise thread hose thin gauze,
through the cobwch-likc texture Of which every vein
and every irreguiarity of the skin and muscle In his
hand We're visible he drew II over his fingers Il
display Il to better advantage They were hand EN-,
brodered In boot shape In helotrope and rose coore
polka dots which covered the foot to little above the
calf, and were only ~ pair. Others of tcr, colore
silk are striped np the front in pin stripes of raised
embroidery In rich dark colors, broken by solid Gcr,
diamonds. In the centre Of each diamond is EN-
broered small palm leaf looking IL cut from the
handsomest Of India cashmere shawls, reduced IN
Size, and appilqutd Others of pale French blue
rose color are ribbed in such manner that when
drawn on, the rib appears In bands of silver sheen
running In vertical lines to garter hut the
very hands0mest OF all the large Of
displayed here is of black LIse thread, the front Of
the stockings to the boot top being Of exquisite real
black Chantilly lace while the double woven toes and
heels are white. These cost Si3 pair. AMI ladies
who are able to buy them or whose surroundings al
init of their proper display wear them at home witt,
their low Turkish mule slippers. The great value of
these black stockings consists In the fact that they
make the foot appear several numbers smaller than
colored hose do. All black stockings, both of Lsle
thread and silk, are fashionable thissprng.
Last fall the German manufacturers sent out the
lace clocked stocking-that Is clicked all over
hut Immediately the quick French seized the Idea, put
sprays OF embroidery on every little bit Of solid ground
In the lace design, and they call It the silk lace
embroidered stocking. This silk lacc-embroilerei
stocking In all the cOlors, and IN the deli
cate combinations of pale helotrope and blue garnet
and rose and violet, old gold AMI lavender pale
green and gray, Partisan shades in stripes horizontal
or vertical hceclocks, diamonds. and endless vaiie-
ties of geOmeric patterns and flower designs
.'rhe difference between French, English AMI
German hosiery, -" said Ihe maiagsr Of one hosiery
bnation and depth Of color, not In the professional or
non professional people who wear them-fOr nowadays
there Is no such thing as theatrical stocking-but
the difference is found and the distinction made In the
fla tv
novelty, and richness of the materials aud designs
The stocking of the mlion--cotton aud woOllen hose
In their immense variety of design and quality4is
Gerlan The seamings come the sides Of the foot
IN the style of the English and Balbriggan hose
but SHE has ALTO some ignal workers her Immense
manufactures. The lice-clock stocking Is German
and also the pretty and taking new stamped stocking
German hit, whose selling power much exceeds
Its real value, is the beaded stocking Here II u.s.
he said, lying OUT crepe finished stocking, whose
over with gold -coiOred silk pin. head dots At
little distance u hooks II thicky covered with tiny
gold beads "English stockings never come IN mex
heavy spun SILK, with clocking upon the inatpl on
they arc Derby ribbed, ana ut Ike glove ~
Everybody knows that French stocking Is scanned
beneath the foot aud the counter was covered with
bewidering display OF light silk hosiery goods lace
embroidered, Powered. checked, striped, Roman
plated, notified, headed spanged. and what moi.
.This, ~ said the manager, drawing q pair Of sky
blue hose toward him. is the Yotaire. The bottom
Of the foot You see, IS of rich garnet and two long
points oi TINS color pass up tie sides Of tho calf aud
end IN an embroidered garnet and buo- flower design
thus leaving pair OF long, narrow blue points Ia pass
down over the iDstcp IN front and tls heel IN the
hack but as Frenchmar never Joins two harsh ines
OF opposing color aud leaves them so, he has broken
the outlines by putting an additional border ii tiny
embroiderei garnet dots around the whole design
wherever the garnet comes Ia direct contrast 10 tin
blue. This hose Is worn with the lowest of sandals or
Ioais ~ slippers. u comes IN al combinations,
called tarllniareeiTects. -
lie held ~ Two lairsof SIN hose, one pink, the
other blue. The PINK pair had heavy hanlwiolgbi
embroidery mp each side oi sprays of blue forget. me-
nots and green leaves. The blue wero eb,oIderei
Black SIX aiockings .ayo the listen covered with
rich gold enbrodeIy, ~ faniasiicaiy- topped Old
se, na ,S' l1ias nn Ppes n,' Of % aa ery
black stocking with lace iasiep dIawn over a
golden boot.
Tho Richclleu ribbed hose Is ono Of tho ayal,t of
Preach lancles. Tho ribbilg Is wider, aud shen %,
the foot has an entirely different erc fron The DsIby-
ibled Engllii hose The III liaolf io0hs a. u All the
eniihwlse woven threads had hosIl drawn out, llg-
Ing tho silver vertical, These Tblied siackIngs are
then striped horizontally In narrow limos 0f contrast
ing color Ihus pale lilac Richelieu. ribbed siO,
Ing win he striped across the silver limos of vertical
rubbing with narrow lines Of Old gold aud cardinal
There are plain SIN hose sp,nsr,i over the insep
win gold anu silver sangles hui thea wiz sch
here, us American women object Ia ripplng on an
Their trimmings, anl then putting lhpl hafk again
ailer the sI0cllnB ~ washed,
1.-THE fancy los solid r0lolo,i hosiery H. rapidly
gaining ground, We were told, ''aithoufh with
many ladies' the motio this summer see's 60 ie the
49,. $500 inns ."""' Vs. aN N'hlhF ~ -
about the house as i'nriIul la design aud coiuing
The school girls. "
cAshnlrre siocklng match al Tho cashmere uAutis
III dress materials. Solid eOlorcd eockoi haif hose la
lghi iihis are more iasi0nabe than ever ior little
children Polka dots are arranged la an kinds uf pat
terms. SIX Roman piaded stockings are very hcau-
fnl and sell AZ SO and ;ls pair. Vertically slgilal
stockings are all the rage iaec-cne Nod siDciing
Is frequently drawn On over one oi solid Color With
very pretty elect French Isle thread aud sllk
stockings are the coolest hose worn Bnt iibre ale
many lovely things Ia Inexpensive GOTTEN boss that
mothers prefer for ordinary Tor ilensolNrs aud
FOR their little ones; for of everything Pretty
Is copied In the cheaper qualities Of goods. stamped
stockings are the mosi fashionable of These lncrsn-
sVe cotton hose and after them vertical tillcs