, 1886-05-21
JUDGED By THE COLORS.
HOW TIE LADIES OF ST. PAUL
SELECT THEIR FOOT-GEAR.

what Glasses Wear striped and Solid
Colnr.d Ho,iery-i;ed II Color That In
dicatcs Fiery Disposition-Biack tho
Proper Ti,ing-Pure white.
stockings an indication of charactcr''
repeated the clerk in charge Of the hosiery
department of "A prominent dry goods
store, as he folded "A beautiful pair Of blue
silk hose and replaced them in "A box.
Yes. | think that the color, the texture,
and in fact the lady's conduct while max
ing a selection of foot covering enable
the observing clerk to judge n good deal
of her character, and even If She is a per
feet stranger and her name and residence
are unknown quantities. have tried my
hand at guessing in that way, and when
ever the stranger has become n regular Gus
toner, thus giving me a chance 10 discover
the truth or falsity OF my prediction, | have
found that | have judged her correctly. l
knew a clerk in an extensive New York
establishment which dealt largely in hos
iery. who had an elaborated theory on the
subject, aud in "A number of cases, which
came under our knowledge in connection
with the published testimony in subse-
quent divorce proceeding. he came mighty
near reading their characters to n fine
point.
ely ~ INAPPRorEIArE FOoT-GEAR.
For instance, he maintained that no re-
fined woman, no woman with perfect
taste, would ever make Il barber shop sign
sign of herself bv wearing striped stock
ings. He held that a female with striking
costume, a display Of cheap jewelry, and
a living, walking illustration of inhar-
monious combinations OF colors was the
only respectable being who ever called for
barber stockings. lie excused her on the
ground that she knew no better. lgnor-
ance, he said. was the only reason why
young girls and country maidens called
FOR such ugly and inappropriate fOot-gear.
| am thoroughly convinced that his theory
was correct. MS | have yet TO receive n call
for such striped stockings from II st. Paul
woman, old or young, whom | know to
have n leading position in social circles.
They are worn n great deal by little girls,
but with children the demand Is for the
smallest kind of n stripe. Blue and white
or black and white are the reigning com
binations Of color They want as
near the neutral tint MS posi-
BILE, for the less conspicuous M article is
as to color the more desirable. The striped
stockings are in great favor with the few
Indian girls who chance to visit the store
lutA wait llt Itil anu MulltDI Npllt ObiAti
finring %colors. and the stripes are never too
broad To suit them Next to the Indians
come the darkies. The colored women like
SNOWY stockings. The foreigners are next.
So That we get rid Of all such stuff between
the Indians. negroes, and the domestics of
foreign birth or extraction.
This experienced friend of mine had n
theory that II woman who would wear red
Stocking from choice was "A person blessed
with more tlAn her share Of temper. Bru.
ncttes are more likely to prefer that color
than blondes, M brunettes rs II rule are
higher tempered thu their paler sisters
But when a blonde calls for hat she is hot
tempered. We had this proved to our en-
tire satisfaction. A blonde customer in
New York invariably called for red. In
n subsequent divorce trinl her husband ties
titled that she was n perfect demon when
she got mad. and tribes were enough 10
get her mad. She chased him out of the
house with n butcher knife aud made mar
ried life unbenrable.
AsAVAGE TASTE y DISPOSITION.
II will never risk my life with n woman
who has a partially for rel-it shows a
savage taste and is GENERALLY coupled with
II savage disposition. Now blue and gray
are great improvements on red. They are
HlDlt ThD'lltlf lltl HilDN AuAA Nitll
owner is OF n refined character and likes
not IA display. But far above them, rs
they are elevated above the barber pol,
stockings, are tie solid black hose. They
are always elegant n appropriate. As 1
rul the prettiest girls with the prettiesl
figures take blnck. This Is the latest craze
A short time ago the solid colors were all
popular. but now black is the leading IA
VOrite. It's all nonsense to talk about in
tellectudl girls preferring blue stockings.
When n female calls for white stock
ings 1t p is safe TO say TINT she is either III
old widow or an old maid, who don't ex-
pect to get married. They are per.
fectly reckless. and don't care. |
always feel sorry for u woman
who wants that kind of hosiery.
OF COURSE it is only a matter OF Il few years
since white was the prevailing color 1t
changed. and now no one thinks of getting
pure white except those who are looking
for a bargain or women who don't care
for fashion. Even a bride don get pure
white hose. She wants u tint OF some kind
and she gets it, if we AVE to send to New
York for it. Future brides are the most
particular customers who visit II dry
goods store. Nothing is ever good enough
for them. They get over that feeling after
they nave been married II few years. and
are less particular. | don't blame 'em n
bit, for everybody helps to make EN- fool
ish. They don't have II female %acquaint-
ance who wouldn't leave anything to go
down town and buy or match something
for II bride-elect. After the ceremony
these brides have to do their own shop
ping.r-St Paul Pioneer Press.