Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-25
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.


Hearing the foregoing converse
ton between a gentleman and pref
~ salesw oman at the hosiery counte
of large mercantile establishment
in this city, his curiosity was arous
ed. and an Enquirer reporter deter
mined TO ascertain il some men wea
stockings as well as corsets. So
sliding on to the stool just vacated
with some trepidation, the newspaper
man awaited the coming of the young
lady, who, with slight blush, softly
interrogated:
''Is there anything you wish, sir p
''Do you ever sell stockings to gen
tlemens"
"Oh, yes, sir. l have four other
gentlemen customers" with an in
sinuating smile.
"You have, eh? What do they dc
with them?"
why they wear them, Of course.
The long warm stocking is fast be
coming popular among men,"
"What kind do you sell them?"
'Do you wish TO make purchase,
SIR"
"Well, I don't know"
II have all lengths, sizes and col
crs. We have beautiful stock on
hand in children's, misses and ladies'
style. 1t is the greatest variety you
ever saw. But / won't show you the
fancy hosiery. you have no use for
It."
"But why9 If you show it to me
and tell me what to buy ! will proba-
biz make a purchase for my wife.
Only day or two ago she expressed
desire for some stockings OF an out
size, | believe she said. Now what
{ Is an out slze?'
why, stocking of an out size is
one with the same foot as another,
but wider in the--welh in the middle.
Iwon't wait If you persis. in asking
such queer questions.
"But don't understand.
You know IN shoes there are diff
ferent lasts In the same size, so rs TO
sccomodate thick feet and thin feet.
So in stockings. Some ladies have
such small feet and such a large mus
cular Development between the knee
and ankle that they are unable to
draw the stockings on unless they
are of an out size. Such ladies have
no use for supporters. and the stock
Ing is as hard to get on as 1t is to get
off,"
II see, I see. No, mean l under
stand. Let US look at some eights,
out sizes. of the popular kind
well, solids are all the go this
season. Stripes and checks are very
dull. Don't say l told you that, how
ever, as we have a lot of stripes that
we want to close out These solid
browns, blacks, greens, reds, and. in
fact, all these colors, are popular.
and you can't miss 1t on them. This
navy OF the garnet would undoubled-
" please lean give them to yon in
cotton, isle or silk, at any price,
ranging from IS cents to $15 q pair.
You will notice they are all plain.
Tho ladies decorate them for them
selves now. Some embroider them
10 vines and other fancy designs, but
learn that the plain satin stocking
ID the most popular. Here are some
! nne French novelties Ia the way Vt
peculiar designs, but. as ! told you,
the solids are invariably first choice.
aud are worn by every one. There
will be O change within Q year.
though. The ladies OF Cincinnati
will revert to the plain. unblcached
!. hose, because of the dirt here, and
the fact that the unbleached stocking
will stand washing so much better
thsn the Others"
.sLet me see more OF your stock.
please. ] never saw much OF this
kind OF thing
"Weil, here is the Derby rib; the
mock rib, sometimes called Richelieu
the skeleton stocking, open-work
ailks which are very popular, and are
sometimes drawn over whites Oh
blacks; the gusseted feet In colors,
for both ladies and children; checks,
the fancy Albion, the Landie lace,
Oxford rib, balbriggan. the Victoria,
Langtry, and . score of others. Ia
that enoughs There are still several
boxes that are unopened.
Il am exceedingly obliged. Have
you any digitated stockings"
ANY whats"
'sWhy, those new-fangled stockings
with toes to them -
NO. They are sold oaly In New
York city, and will never become
popular. because they are lkcomfort-
able. Just think Of two thicknesses
of cotton between your toes! The
ladies' of Cincinnati are too anxious
to have their feet appear small TO
wear anything Of thst kind. which
could only be worn with an exceed.
ingly large shoe.
But wouldn't it do away with a
certain unpleasantness about the
tOessn
Water will do that. sir"
"You don't say! But tell me. do
- many men buy stockings for their
wives as wives do for their hus-
handler"
mo, I believe not. Girls some
times buy half hose to embroider tor
their sweet-hearts, but never heard
q : fellow buying stockings for MS
lady love"
This is my bundle. Thank you.
food afternoon