Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-25
CURIOsITIEs OF HOsIERY.
Broidereo Bugs on Slim Ankles-La-
dies Making Their Own Fancy
Hose.
N York Tsleg ram.

NV York Teleg ram.
OF late 9, cry department of dress
CLEANS with startling innovations, par
ticularly In c%olors, expression and ex.
aggerated designs. Doubtless o ma.
jority of these extremely emphasized
modes can trace their origin to
aesthetic decisions. But all sorts Of
departures, however brszen, have
their admirers, and what Is fashiona.
BILE is generally accepted. In a short
time it gains the favor of conservative
minds, no matter how saucy look
Ing tho style may chance to
be. Perhaps the most ridiculous In.
novstion IN fashionable clothing
will bs found In the recently imported
fine hosiery. The artistic and the
oddly beautiful are brought out In a
variety of designs, some Of which are
amazingly elaborate. One can't help
wondering why that which is so com-
pletely hidden should be 30 costly and
rioh. However, instep decorations are
to be seer now and then when dainty
low slippers are worn, but there are
other portions of the hose exquisltely
decorated. Few shoppers are privi-
legged to see these expensive and beau.
tiful stockings, since they are only
sold by princely merchants, and are
never held up to view In plate-glass
snow windows as the more ordinary
kinds are.
GEOLOGICAL HOSE.
The timid little lady who actually
&C can when q mouse run toward
her can yet wear hose adorned with
little bugs chasing each other over the
instep, up the ankle, and still racing
one after the other. She smiles at
the unique design, so true to nature.
Another odd pattern has crawling
over the instep a striped snake. Who
but a reveler In nightmares could
conceive the Idea of sending little
impH dancing over silk hose2 1t may
be all very we'll for a great big awful
man" to carry hsndkerohiefs with
borders embellished with puny devils;
but this Is no argument for embroi-
dering a girls hose with Illustrations
from Dants's "Inferno." The
oapricss of fashion In stocking decora-
lions admit of a marvellous display In
color brilliancy, For instance, the
metallic hues are wildly presented In
the design showing a flock Of peafowls
huttering over the foot and flying to
the gartered top. Green lizards,
copied from life, form a very gay pat
tern for the new style of hose embroid'
cry. There are insect designs, show
ing bees, Brazilian bugs, beetles, grut
worms and all sorts OF caterpillars
One can hardly imagine all these
hldeous things coming in a box of silL
hose, to be admired and almost pet
ted.
STARTLING PRICES.
They coat q great price, not lesI
than $12 per pair, and from these fig
urea the rates run all the way up t.
$50 and $50 per pair. The silk hose
With tunteps of genuine lace, are ex-
csodlngly pretty, yet this really artis
tically made article is not a genera
favorite, sluce any sort of open-worl
effect Increases the apparent sizo of thu
foot. The "clOcks" that have 30 lonl
adorned the sides of rich hose are dis
carded, because they tear off too soon
and the embroidery gets fraYed BY
walking and becomes shabby long be
fore the hose show any wear. Amonl
the odd designs in weaving are thu
motley colored stockings. One-hal
from the toe to the top Is perhsp
blue, and the other half Ia pink; oil
half green, the other half scarlet,
etc. The effect Is very startling, ant
particularly when worn with yer!
low slippers; two feet have at frs
glance all the appearance of four
One very singular wovea pattern ha
the insteps In different oolors, witt
&c., lie dla Thara L. soma