Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-25

they ask for they mutter stupid or
look amazed, They are dreadfully
touchy about their sizes
"What is the length Of limbsi'
"From twenty, seven to twenty.eight
inches. You see, that bring it well
up owe her knee, and then q hose
suspender is hooked on, and they are
in a trim harness"
az thought carriers were used $50
they are, but for ornament only.
They've taken off all that ribbon and
lace business use only n buckle,
ranging in price according to their
means. You'll guess shat they
wear attached 20 the under side of the
buckle"
"a FACE.PuwDER RAGf'
mo: a s~csnt.bag. 'Phewv That's
what you'd say if you picked up one
of them after it's filled with tho
owners favorite perfume. Satchet
powder, you know" "Do you mean
to ssy that you can tell where the
odor is applied, whether on the hand.
kerchief or at the knee2" go long.
It's MS easy as Whaling. Ii the scent
strike you horizontally its sure to be
on the handkerchief, and comes like a
broadside Of smoke"
well, and the"
"The-the other. Why, hat takes
o person of delicate sensibilities to
understand. 1t gives you a sort OF
Black Crook emotion. BY degrees
you become aware OF a faint odor,
which seems to lift from the floor, as
if a white rosebud had just been
crushed by the lady's foot"
"Does it materialize?'
you've struck it. | can see the
entire stocking supply dancing about
as If filed with-well, patent the
forms"
young man, you should acquire a
cold"
you'd think it likely if you'd in
spect our shivering fues. See!"
The salesman opened a box and
spread on the counter a variety of
blue hose, ranging from the gray tele.
graph hue through the military, Fra
Angelica and sapphire shades. They
were either solid color clockod with
five clocks, perfectly plain or ridge6
perpondicularly with RiohelIeu ribs,
narrow, wide or broken,
"They do suggest "a spiritual atmos-
phere,"
"And see their opposites-verit.
ably the hues of the damned. Terra
Gotta! Nothing but q brick dust red.
And here's its deeper shade, Sauce
pam That ouhbt to be intelligible to a
girl who knows anything about the
kitchen. Then there's opera red,
scarlet, crimson aud cardinal"
''IS EMBROIDERY PAssE,"
eyes; but these shades and the
new colors of bottle green, plum and
bronze have ankle patterns woven in
with old gold thread to produce the
same effect"
"No more lightning effectsl" eyes,
indeed. We keep stock to suit all
legs. Roman stripes, open work
fronts and ombre rings enough to
make your head swim"
"What are the popular makes?"
"The French goods or its German
imitation, because the pointed toe
they make is best suited to fit the new
style of boot"
This remark directed the reporter
to the shoe counter.
"What is YOUR latest in heels-dizzy
effectsi" Just So" replied st.
Crispin's knight; tive have two
styles this fall, the Louis Quinze heel
and the plain French affair. They
have both attached themselves to the
Dioppe tie, which is the slipper for all
society and boudoir events of any i'm
portance. Ii may be had in black kid
or any desired shede of satin. The
toe is not changed from the familiar
shape, but the heel reaches up TO and
half way around the ankle, where on
either eide in q buttonhole is fastened
three-eighth's of a yard of two and
one-half inch ribbon, black or colored.
These are tied in fiat loops drawn out
nearly equal with the ends"
"That's satisfactory. Do you think
they'll tGke?" "They've taken. l cell
dozens daily. The women think they
are ~rapturously lovely"
"And boots2" "The pointed or
London toe with patent leather tip ia
the daisy. 1t has a short vamp, and
makea the foot look shorter than any
style of shoe we have handled"
"How r they fastenedP "Halt
laced and hooked up the front. But
tons going out with "a rush"
Glow high ID the heell' "From
II and q quarter to one and three
eighths inches. This style accentu-
ates the arch of the instep just enough
to be pretty and comfortable. We
have the same with cork soles for mid
winter. But few want them, however,
because they make the foot look large.
And, Az the average foot is a No. 6,
this objection has some reason In it. "
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