The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-13
Tho Beautiful In Hosiery.


Recent importations OF fine silk stock-
lngs 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.
10 reporter bright, clever sales
woman III n retail store said: "The
styles tits year are--I was going to say
they are just too lovely for anything.
but you newspaper mon 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 some2 Certain
ly. This is the latest shade. It's
called the electric blue. Eyerything's
electric blue this winter. Too pale?
Yes, think 30. too. Now, here's some
OF the newest heavy ribbed goods. Did
you ever see anything 20 neat and so
pretty and 30 rich2 Here's q silver
lavender, and here's turquoise. and
here's Russian blue, and here's jet
black, and here's an orange, and-Oh,
just look--here's tho ashes of rosel
Isn't it perfectly beautiful? In my
opinion the ashes of rose-hcre's the
ashes of ro"e--but beg pardon, what
did you snSl Can we tell by the size
OF the foot whether tho stocking Will fit
the ankle2 On, yes; you soc-but won't
you please excuse me- here comes one of
my customers. I'll send our buyer to
you. He knows great deal moro about
hosiery than do. Indeed he does"
'"Thcre's no trouble about the fit"
said the buyer. "Fine silk is very
elastic. It will give either in breadth
or length. If it Is too broad it will be-
come the right size by pulling it up
higher. Sec how this stocking stretches.
1t will fit the log like n kid glove fits the
hand. The sizes range from eight to
ten. In Baltimore the average is from
eight to eight and half. In Boston
and Chicago it is from nine to nine and
a half, and in New York from eight and
half to nine. 1t is we'll known fuct
among hosiery dea!eas that the women
in Baltimore have tho smallest feet in
the country. Why, there's not a day
passes without some lady asking for
seven and half, which is girls size.
1 said asking but that was slip of
tho tongue. They don't ask for any
particular size. Nor do we guess at
the size. We show them the different
shades, and they mako their selections
apparently without noticing tho size,
There, nre of course, exceptions to this,
but why most of the women OF Baltimore
should be so diplomatic about buying
stockings is something l can't see any
reason for. If I were in Boston or
Chicago or st. Louis L could readily
understand the object.
"Yes, there are lots of high h-priccd
stockings sold III Baltimore. Here's q
pair worth $l5. This style is known rs
the Czarina. Each stocking is mads in
pairs and then wovon together after the
manner of all Indian shawl. There are
four or five distinct colors III this design.
The Czarina, the sandal fronts and other
freaks OF fancy designing, are worn in
the evening md at parties. Black stock
lngs arc worn at MI times and arc very
popular. The foot and ankle look
smaller in black than III any other color.
'The fashions in hosiery are sot by
the women themselves. Whom L wont
to Europe this summer, | found that
the manufacturers had been making
striped hose. AS the tendency in this
country was toward solid colors, Ameri.
can buyers give orders accordingly,
The striped was Immediately put aside.
and the manufacture OF solid colors be.
gun. They are now working day and
night to supply the domnnd. The best
silk stockings sell from 81 to $10 pair,
Silk hose for babies sell eor 50, q
pair.