The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-16
WOMEN WANT TO KNOW,
Baltimore styl,. In Stockin.

WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.
Baltimore Styles In Stockings.
A Baltimore Sun reporter has discovered
what the latest thing in stockings is by asking
a salesman: "The styles this year are-I was
going to say they are just too lovely for any
thing, bu, you newspaper men make go much
fun of that expression l guess l won't use it.
But, indeed, the new styles are lovely. They
are in such exquisite shades. Will l show you
some? Certainly. This Is the latest shade. 1t
is called the electric blue. Everything's cleo
trio blue this winter. Too pile? Yes.
think 30, too. Now. hero is some of tho new
est heavy-ribbed goods. Did you ever see
ANYTHING 30 neat, and 80 pretty, and 80 rich?
Vney come in all shades, but arc of a solid
color. Here's u silver lavender, aud here's a
turqnols, and here's n Russian blue, and here's
n jet black, and here's an orange, and-oh! lust
iook-here's the ashes Of rose! Isn't it per-
iect'y beautiful! In my opinion the ashes Of
rosc-but ! beg pardon, what did you say:
Can we tell by the sizs of the DOT whether the
stocking will tit tho ankle? On, yes; YOU see
but won't you please excuse me-? Here comes
one of my customers. III send our buyer to
you, He. knows a great deal more about
hosiery than do. Indeed he does"
There's no trouble about the fit" said the
buyer. Fine sllk isYerv elastic. 1t will give
either in breadth or length If it is too broad,
1t viii come to the right slzo by pulling itup
iiShcl. oco HoN ,lulS Stocking stfetEheSI 1t
will fit the leg like a kid glove ifs the hand.
Tue sizes range from eight to ten. In Balti-
more the average is from eight to eight and a
hail. In Boston and Chicago it is from nine to
mae and a half, and In Now York from eight
and a half to nine. 1t is a we'll known fact
among hosiery dealers that the women
OF Baltimore have the smallest feet in the
country. Why, there Is not a day passes
without some lady asking for seven and a half,
which 's a girls size. IsaId asking but that
any particular size. Nor do we ever guess at
tho SIZE. We show them the different shades.
and they make their selections apparently with
ont noticing The size. There are, of course,
exceptions to :his rule, but why most of the
women of Baltimore should be so diplomatic
about buying stockings is something | cant
zee any reason for. If j! were in Boston or
Chicago or st Louis l could readily understand
the object.
yes, there are lots of high-priced stockings
sold in Baltimore. Here's a pair worth Sl5.
This style ia known as the czarina. Each stock.
ing IL made in parts and then woven together,
after the manner of an 1ndia shawl. There
arc four or five distinct colors in this design.
The cZarina, the sandal fronts, aud other
freaks of fancy designing. are worn in the
evening ana at parties. Black stockings are
worn at all times and are very popular. The
foot aud ankle look smaller in black than any
other color
Brunettes.
Although almost everybody knows what ia
requisite TO be a truo brunette, there are still a
few who are not even vet educated up to it, and
who call a woman who has a dark clear skin,
cheeks like roses and lips like the cherry,i
hair purpiish black, and dark grey eyes, a
brunette No woman is a true brunette who
has not very brown or very black eyes.
beauty is one Of tho loveliest. No eve is 30
blue, 80 large, SO expressive, or 30 heavily
fringed as that of the possessor of this type;
no hair is so glossy aud dark and heavy; no
in general this type IS the most bewitching and
fascinating. A typo of beauty that has
had its day, but of which we
see representatives occasionally, is
what is known a, the strawberry
blondes" Brick-red hair, blue eyes and fair,
pink complexion, are the accompaniment. Of
thus type. The ''yellow blonde'' is another
type which is rapidly going out OF fashion, and
yellow blondes" are seldom seen now except
on the stage. Fanny Davenport is an example
Italy are the best examples of the brunette
type OF beauty; those of England and
Germany of the blonde type; those
OF southern ireland of the Irish type;
and those of Greece of tho Van Dyke
type. Hero in America we have a mixture of
ailtTpes, as We have q mixture of al nations.
The true American typs of beauty, however,
IS neither of the blonde or brunette, Van Dyke
nor Irish, Daniel Gabriel Rossetti, strawberry
nor yellow blonde types, Tho true American
beauty has hair soft and brown, eyes Of grey
or blue, complexion rather white, clear and de-
void of rich color. and features not by any
any means as regular as those of the other
types Of beauty, but possessing far more ex-
preston.
Ctlildren's Lunches.
There is something very dampening to the
appetite il the ASPECT OF thick bread and but
ter rolled in a bit of coarse brown paper, with
a cookie or two sticking to the parcel, and an
apple covered with crumbs at the bottom OF
the pail Ths APPEARANCE of such . Luncheon
will often prevent a delicate child from eating
at all. A little care spent in perpendicular
cutting the bread trinity and neatly, packing
the cake in white paper and the whole in a
fresh napkin, in choosing a pretty basket to
take the place OF tho tin pail-is not throw
away. Some children are born fastid.
ious, and with a distaste for food. They
require to be tempted to eat at ATTEMPTED,
not by unwholesome goodies, but by taking
trouble to mako simple things dainty and at
traciive to them. We have heard a grown
woman, whose fastidiousness had survived her
childhood, describe with I a shulder the effect
| OF her dinner baskets At school iupon her. The
very sight of it took away all the appetite, and
| she went through the afternoon faint and fast
ing rather than NOODLE with its contents. By
all means bake the custard in a ''pretty cup
dul w VIM le pOSolDic W SlVc tno luuCDCOn an
appetfzing appearances to tile litte people, who
depend upon it, for the working force of their
long schoolsdav.a - g - d y
Glass In Doors.
In some Of tho new houses entire glass win
dews appear in tho drawing room-windows OF
stained glass. In these are introduced the
oraescent glass ah~dthenuggets Of glass called
jewels. These glass jewels are used as inlays
with admirable effect. Wide license is per
mitted in the matter of window draperies
aud p~ortieres for the parlor. In many
houses the curtain that comes next to
the window is a pongee shade, ornameuted in
outline stitch. Next to this comes, pelaps, a
curtain of Madras muslin. in soif, delicate
cream color, or a curtain of serino, with an
tique lace let in. Then there are Syrian eur
taius of le%mon-hued muslin worked in old gold
threads, which are fashionable, hung singly
at u window, to be Topped at one side with
gold-colored ribbon. The inner cur
taius are of some rich, luxurious
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