The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-30
STOCKINGS AND CHEMIsES
A Fund Of Information Furnished
the Wearers of Stockings
and Chemises.

An eastern fashion reporter has bsen de-
voting considerable time and attention oil
late tn the stocking. and has arrived AT the
conclusion that while fantastic stockings
have held their own during the summer
there are premonitions of reaction.
Perhaps the most eccentric notion in no.
siery Is that I'll one stocking black and the
other colored; but such cross matches are
invariably plain. The use Of Isle thread
hosiery has i'm great measure superseded
silk. Not that silk stockings will ever be
out Oi date, but Isle thread is cooler. more
ti,liou> few, however. cling to silk Tor iul,
dress purposes. Taste is divided for the
moment between stockings in plain colors
and hair-lined stripes. Frequently the
hair lines are produced simply i'm the
weaving or knitting OF delicate line Of
open ar dotted stitches down The entire
length oi the s,@king. Oi course this
docs not produce stripes sufficiently pro-
nOunced to make thin legs look thinner
Ioun: girls at balls often wear lace stock
inss over colored silk ones. Colorcd hos, in
spite al all that is said about their dangerous
days. have completely superseded white
Dark stockings, such as garnet, gravi>h
blue, purple, iron gray and black, are worn
in the morning. while pale tinted ones,
with lace inslel's and side pieces, or with
fine clocking or embroidery running up
the Lee in pyramidal form, arr worn with
low slippers in the evening. In full
dress, the hosiery often matches the COS
tune i'm color. For the mos, dre>Sy o.
caSion> there arr stockings of silk i'm high
finish AMI gay coior>. as we'll - black.
pearl, cream-whi,c, iiesh-color and mauvc,
with rows III the finest real lace set i'm
across the instep with u delicate vine "r
purl Of embroidery More bizarre iancics
arr provided in silk stockings embroidered
in designs oi game cari,-slubs, spades.
hearts and diamonds, with their kings.
queens and jacks in their proper colors.
The variety oi colors in hosiery j, cncr-
NOUS. and these are duplicated in the Isle
thread long gloves. which also have clock
ings like the stockings so that, when Won
see Il ,aPering, mesh-eovered member
hanging down. Won have To look twice.
sometimes. to make out whether il Is l.y
ar an arm.
Our reporters Investigations enable him
To saw authorita,ivcly oil cllemi,.s that the
new STYLES are trimmed at the bottom, as
we'll is Oh the sleeves and yoke, with hem
stitched trimmings, Oh which colored flow
ers arr worked and the rutfles at the hot
tom 50 universal now are of bands OF the
same. Costly handkerchiefs are set into
the bosoms OF chemises. These an, usually
Of the >heerst French lawn, deliberately
in pure white or tinted work.
which shows exqnisitely artistic designs.
and cost from - 10 $50 each. One al the
latter prices Is oi the finest white silk.
nearly covered with an embroidery
Of red and gold sea moss, tiny golden
butterflies and delicate wreath Of rose> |
The wcarer could not bear tn keep it |!
wholly Ohscured, and she wore il under Il
transparent white dress, So that it was at
least partially exhibited. 4 new practice
is to wear Hat bouquets OF real flowers on |
the breast OF the chemise, under the role |.
which must lie gauzy enough to show the |
floral garniturc dimly through. In some
cases the bosom is fairly overlaid
with variety OF flowers. We leave
the reader to imagine how long the flowers |
will remain unwilted, thus confined on the |
body Of dancer in hot ball room, To say
nothing oi being crushed against the
breasts OF partners in the waltz.