St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-10-05
A REPORTERS poLDNEss.

A REPORTERS poLDNEss.
fr's,iy S:a:sa
Afew days ago . orAfss reporter
charged vith The delicate mission
cf purchasing ssvsral pairs Of ladies
stoskings, the sizs md general char
aotsr Of which had been carefully
noted Tor h;s guidance on . scrap
Of note pspsr. dropped into one Of
the large dry goods stores on Canal
street and soon found himself In
front al the counter for la.liss'
underwear.
Thss-. surrounded By perfect
pillows Of stockings and other quser
looking things. stood . young lsdy
clerk. Who wss . poem in white
laws. pink bows aud yellow bauga
The way che handled the s(ockiags.
folded them up. snoothsd them oat
and laid them in neat stacks com.
msaded immediate attsation end
rooted the vsportsr to the spot A
man 70 fold . pair Of womaa's
stookings would require . ten acre
lot in order 70 get room saough tc
properly carry on the struggle. bat
tho yoasg lady clerk picked then
up and dealt them out 20 the right
and LEFT with the defines Of . bo.n
gambler. and With Q grace that
would eonviaes any Que that she
had beea used 70 stockings al Of
her ile. Never before bad the ~
porter seso such .
MAoo OF 0ToCxuoA
They Vecs 81 I'll colors. kinds sod
sissa Some had stsipes runaisg
down them after The style Of The
Star Spanglsd Bannss. and there
wsrs others with stripes around
Them ike the rings in . eoon's tail.
Are stoekings - long this year
- lastl" Inquired The reporter Of
The young lady clerk. She -blusLsd
eighty. but said: '.Ttsy are. cir.
I think. sbout tho same. The time
Tor sxtrsmsly long stockisgs has
paced and very lev are cold. and
always 10 msmbers Of threatrical
oompaniss or u persoss Who par
ticipate in tableeax and have u
oostuns sems character they ssp-e-
ssnk"
"wLat kind u stockings are
the mott popular this season."
well. solid oolozs. such % lAv.
sndsr. brown. blue. Orange, black
and othsra The stripes on stock
iugs will soon disappear from the
public gaze. ahsm! I mean the
coauters Of the dry goods storss. |
They are nov worn only By halt
grown school girls. bat 1t one time
we're the rsgs even with oil ladies. !
Who should have selected soms-
thing Ices gaudy."
Are not ladies hose made ont Of |
better matsria! than that used for
nsn's-thsy certainly last much |
logger"
mo-" replied tho young lady. |
rs1sctivsly. II 10 not think tie |
material 10 anv better. The trouble |
10 ,aen poll on their socks in much |
the same way - they do their pants.
and this strains aud breaks the
bat On the other hand. .
WOmau
HOLLIS Tag LRu
II her stocking in neat folds down
10 the foot part. and the result v il
% slipped on without the slightsst
Irictioa OF officially. and soshing IL
svsr torn.
DO yoa know" continued the
little lady. with . charming smils.
that sverv winter I cell . grtae
many ladiss' stockings to gentle
men for their Owa user
''0reat Sootu you doat cay 81"
the reporter. and Tor
,aos il his lie he blasksd ios hia
NJ
1T 10 q positive iaos." was che
r~ply. They buy
hem bs,aass they keep the lsgs
much warmer than ancks. and
prevent the catching Of colds iron
yromnd drafts Il 10 fnasy. bot
have even sold thess gsatlS0ea
yartsrs 70 keep the stockiags from
lS0pping down around the shos
ops aad giving the wsarer away.
tell you il 10 strange how kisdiy
nsa are taking 70 ladies' stockisgs.
nd" bat the reporter Gsi. He
'oul1 hear no more such facts tito
'orribls evidence of-ths comine