The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-19
WOMEN'S FEET.
AND The COVERINGS IN WHICH
THEY HIDE.

ATLANTA women have the biggest
feel" said q prominent hosiery man,
yesterday, II have ever tried TO in-
case IN elk, lisle or bslbriggsn.
Why, have had some OF them to go
all through the stock. and protesting
not to be suited, inquire for stockings
for their huebands, and under the
Ipretense o! laying in surprise for
the good man, really MEASURE their
Own supplies F"
9 Perhaps the stockings surprise
him all the same?"
son no; you know large women
are muoh easser to manage than
small ones. They have & more con.
hding way about tham, while the
small ones are too risky to be readily
comprebepded. The variegatirg
! covering Of long and cross-atriping is
not so much in demand 90 fosmerly
and ia evidently going out Of fsshion.
Foe while you could see nothing
but stripe-thai is, as far as you we're
permitted TO see. How bign? We'll.
We have seen them 4 length, but she
generality only pass the knea. Tbse
real long stockings, when onoe the
owner has got successfully inside, give
the lady all the appearance of an
equestrienne as she stands ready tor
the hoop act. But it takes shapaly
ljmb-so | should judge-to look well
in them. The shorter lengths do
not come go high in prices, and a
great many people are under the sad
necessity gf limiting their desires by
their purse. Here. now is baauti-
full sky-blue-the finest sIlk-$7. so a
pair-ft for q bride: You look
sChocked? Just feel the texture OF
this eardinsl-red hose"
And with feeling akin to protan-
alton, the reoorter took up the tempt
ing beauties and his thoughts wan
dered to the future.
How many of these make q set?"
"a lady ulually has three pairs to
match her dresses: cardinal.red, this
shade of heavenly blue and a pale
pink. No piece of lace or ribbon
ever gets more care than these very
three pairs of delicate stockings. As
they are only worn at parties or in the
house with very low slippers-so az to
show between the fore leather and the
lodging ofthe skirt-they are worn a
long time befoIe they are consigned
to the washtub. When removed
from the foot they are turned inside
out. we'll brushed and perhaps hung
on an open chair before q window.
In the morning, sprays OF delicate
perfume-not cologne-are spr!Dkled
over them, when they repose in q
box especially preserved for them I'M
til the next call is made. They are
, not suffered to wear out il patching
or mending can avail. They should
stand seasons wear"
please show me some real cheap
stockiDgs?''
I'VE have them here for 122 cents
bat I can tel you in confidence that
they are not worth eaVing. They
are oolored very brilliantly, and as
they lay in the box lookas nice as the
, others. But the coloring is not in
original dye. it is sort OF poisonous
paint oheaply pat on. The coloring
matter will adhere to the legs-beE
pardon, I meant to say limbS-and il
there should hsppen to be any rup-
lures of the skin, the consequence
might be serious. Fifty cents pair
is as cheap as you can go and get an
article worth having"
"And 10 misses' hose?"
"FsnCY stripes and solid coior5 are
about III equal demand. And speak.
ing of this reminds me OF the saddest
thing in life is to see woman with a
gigantic loot trying to encase it in q
misses stockings. Most misses Of
/ ,welve in Atlanta. however are out
place at the misses couuter-their
feet have long oatgrown the largest
accommodation there.
By this time the reporter felt that
he was the cynosuse of a dozen in.
dignant female syes, and looking up
3 a shudder passed over him as he
I found himself under the gaze of his
l prospective mother-in. law, and beat
t hssty retreat.
Il WHAT ACTRESSEg WEAR.