Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-31
UNNENTIONABLES.
What the styles Are i'm a Certain Class
Of Ladies, Wear.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
That's all. These will last me this winter.
Good afternoon"
"They ought to. Good day."
Hearing the foregoing conversation between
gentleman and pretty saleswoman at the
hosiery counter Of a large mercantile establish
| ment in this city. his curiosity was aroused and
| an Enquirer reporter determined TO ascertain n
some men wear stockings as we'll as corsets. So,
sliding onto the stool just vacated. with some
| trepidation, the newspaper man awaited the
coming OF tine young lady, who, with slight
blush. softly iDterrogated:
rs there anything You wish. sirf"
DO you ever sell stockings to geutlemen?"
"oh, yes, sir. l have four other gentlemen
customers" with an insinuatng smile
You have, eh? What do they do with
them p
why. sir. wear them. Of course The long.
warm stocking is fast becoming popular among
| men,"
What kind do you sell them? ?"
DO you wish to make purchase. sir ?"
''Well, / don't know"
81 have all lengths sizes and colors We have
| beautiful stock on hand i'm children's. misses
ana ladies' styles 1t is the greatest variety you
ever saw. But l won't show you the fancy
hosiery. for you have no use for it,
But why? II you show IL to me and tell me
what to buy will probably make purchase Tor
my wife. Only day or two ago she expressed
| a desire for some stockings Of an out size,
believe she said Now. what is an out size -
why, stocking of an out size is one with
the same foot as another. but wider in the
well, in the middle. l won't wait on you If you
persist in asking such queer questions"
But don't understand"
on know in shoes there are different lasts
IN the same size, SO as to accommodate thick
leet and thin feet. So In stockings. Some
ladies' have such small feet and such large
muscular development between the knee and
ankle that they are unable to draw the stock
lngS 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 it is to get Off"
II see, see. No, mean understand. Let
us look at some eights, out sizes, of the popular
kind
'.Well. solids are all the 90 this season Stripes
and checks are very dull. Don't say told you
that. however, as we have lot of stripes that
we want to close out These solid browns,
blacks, green's, reds, and, in fact all these
solid colors, are popular, and you can't miss
| it on them. This navy or the garnet would
undoubtedly please. l can give them to you in
cotton, Isle or silk at any price ranging from
twenty-five cents to SIS per pair. You will
notice that they are all plain. The ladies deco
rate them for themselves now. Some embrOideT
them 10 vines and other fancy designs but
learn that the plain satin clockiug is the most
popular Here are some fancy French novelties
In the way of peculiar designs but, as | told
you. the solids are invariably first choice, and
| are worn by every one. There will be a change
within year. though. The ladies of Cincinnati
will revert to the plain unbleached hose because
of the dirthere, and the fact that the unbleached
stocking will stand washing SO much better
| than the Others"
Let me see some more OF your stock. please.
never saw much of this kind of thing"
""e!l. here is the Derby rib; the mock rib
sometimes called the Richeeu the skeleton
stocking, open-wOrk silks. which are very pop
ular, and are sometimes drawn over whites or
blacks; the gusseted feet in colors. for both
ladies and children; checks, the fancy Albion,
the Landle lace, Oxford rib. Balbrggan. the
Victoria, Langtry and a score of Others. Is that
enough! There are still several boxes here
that are unopened"
II am exceedingly obliged. Have you any
digital stOckings?"
ANY WHAT"
"Why. these new-fangled stockings with toes
to them"
"No. They are sold only in New York city,
and will never become popular. because they
are uncomfortable. Just think of two thick
| nesses OF cotton between your toes! The ladies
OF Cincinnati are too anxious to have their feet
appear small to wear anything of that kind,
which could only be worn with an exceedingly
large shoe"
But wouldn't it do away with a certain up
pleasantness about the toes?'
water will do that. sir
'1Ou don't say, But, tell me- do as many
men buy stockings tor their wives as wives do
for their husbandsT'
"NO, believe not. Girls sometimes buy half
hose to embroider for their sweethearts. but I
never heard of fellow buying stockings for his
lady love"
This is my bundle. Thank you. Good after
lOOn.h