Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-10
THE BEAUTIFUL I'm HOSIERY.
Some Of the New Timts and DESIGNS I'm
Imported Silk Stockings.


Recent importations of fine silk stockings for
ladies are simpler In design than were former
fashions. Striped hose are gone. So also are
those fancy things which were adorned with
flowers and birds and snakes
To Sun reporter bright, clever saleswoman
in retail store said: "The styles this year are
was going to say they are just too lovely for
anything, but you newspaper men make so much
fun of that expression guess won't use It,
But indeed the new styles are lovely. They are In
such exquisite shades. Will show you some? Ger
tanly This the latest shade Itscalled the cleo
trio blue. Eyerything's electric blue this winter
Too pale? Yes, l think SO, too. Now here's
some Of the newest heavy ribbed goods. Did
you ever see anything SO neat and so pretty and
so rich3 They come in all shades, but are of
solid color. Here's silver lavender, and here's
q turQuOis, and here's Russian blue and here's
a jet black. and here's an orange. and-oh! lust
loOk-here's the ashes of roses! Isn't it perfect
ly beautiful? In my opinion the ashes of rose
but beg pardon, what did you say? Can we
tell by the size Of the foot whether the stocking
will ut the ankle? 0. yes; you see-but won't
you please excuse me. here comes one of my
customers. I'll send our buyer to you. he
knows great deal more about hosiery than
do. Indeed he does"
"There's no trouble about the fit, )" said the
buyer. ''Fine silk is very elastic It will give
it will become the right size by pulling it up
higher. See how this stocking stretches. II
will it the leg like kid glove hts the hand.
The sizes ranged from eight to ten. In Bal
timore the average is from eight to eight and
a half. In Boston and Chicago it is from nine
to nine and q half, and In New York from eight
and a half to nine. It is q well-knowp fact
among hosiery dealers that the women Of Bal
timore have the smallest Ieet in the country.
Why, there's not q day passes without some lady
asking for seven and half. which Is girls size.
said asking, but that was slip of the tongue.
They don't ask for any particular size. Nor do
we ever guess at the size. We show them the
different shades and they make their selections
apparently without noticing the size. There
are. OF course exceptions to this rule but why
most Of the women of Baltimore should be so
diplomatic about buying stockings is something
or Chicago or st. Louis I could readily UNDER
stand the object.
Yes, there are lots Of high-priced stockings
sold in Baltimore. Here's a pair worth SIS.
This style is known as the Czarina Each stock
Ing Is made in parts and then woven together
after the manner OF an Indian shawl There
are four or five distinct colors In this design.
The Czarina, the sandal fronts and other freaks
OF fancy designing are worn in the evening and
at parties Black stockings are worn at all
times, and are very popular. The foot and
ankle look smaller In black than In any other
color.
''The fashions in hosiery are set by the women
themselves. When l went to Europe this sum-
mer found that the manufacturers had been
making striped hose. As the tendency In this
country was toward solid colOrs. American buy
ers gave orders accordingly. The striped hose
was Immediately put aside and the manufacture
of solid colOrs begun. They are now working
silk stockings sell from "a to e15 pair. Silk
hose for babies sell for &2.5O pair"