Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-14

tons is one Of the mos. Important
branches il New fork city Let the
give wkzt cen be deduced from the
actual eoEznlerriai figures Two pairs
for each female al tie lowest price.
which Is 10 cents. reaches the sum Of
si8o.eo0 Nearly every female blg and
little with cay pretenssons 20 style
drops into the notion store or general
diy goods store and gets pair OF gar
tiers from 70 cents upward The cheap
ones are common cotton elastic. but
shop girls. factory girls and thousands
Of others ca zap the plain band with
dainty bows ard rosettes OF blue. pink.
crimson and other eoiors of silk ribbon
While this general estimate holds
good, there are 10 De counted al least
1900 women. including ait varieties of
actresses. who pay from $3.50 TO $50
and $50 pair for garters Average
these at $40 each and the bin hecomes
$4,000 more. Eat some OF these are
not satisfied with mere gold buckles
with their many scores Of designs and
countless rnonograrns. nor with the OK.
ydized silver clasps al present SO fash
ionnble through the town for garter
decoration; they must ornament the
clasps with diamonds. sapphires. eTner
aids, rubies. and even pearls ] have
seen half dozen belonging 10 favorie
dancers and other actrxsses the clasps
and setting ranging from $3.50 To 500 IA
pair Then n great many of these
women get the bands 10 match the
colors of their different snits of under.
wear. Some are primrose pink, tor
quoise blue. robin-egg blue. golden
brown. seal brown and on 10 ecru. All
expensive garters are made Of silk elias
tic. having on satin flowers or other or
namentation. applique or raised work
Moreover, tho fashion" In garters Is
as variable as in everything else. Some
are named after the different college
colors and worn by actresses and board
ing school misses alike. according to
their preferences for this or that college
or this or that baseball club.
Another class Of women with whom
expensive and beautiful carriers are a
fad are the wives and daughters Of
some rich and snowy folk and even Of
those not very snowy. Counting these
thousands large garter dealer tells me
that $50, 900 is low estimate to put TO
their account In other words TO sum
the total cost Of carriers for this city for
one year the amount would not be far
short of $3.50. 900. Tie them all together.
the cotton and the flannel ones. the
plain elastic with the gorgeous bands
and we have o string about 400 miles
long, that is worth q quarter Of a mil
lion of dollarsl Why it would support
500 families of $500 souls for year,
Many thousands Of our New York
women will not wear elastic garters; II
stops the circulation and makes the
lower part of the leg unshapcly. The
same objection, though in q lesser de-
gree, applies 10 elastic bands. Then the
latter kind are constantly untying or
slipping down, which is the chief mark
of slovenliness- For this reason the
supporter" is largely used and is made
at all prices, from the simple cotton
band and pendants to all the elaborate
silk, with satin applique and every or
namentation that the needle can devise
L ne StTucIuTc VI tucSc COuNCulSuCSS ~
a belt passing around the waist to which
is attached V-shapcd or other kinds Of
pendants, which grip the stocking and
hold it snugly up in place. Supporters
for children, without the belt. are sold
for 10 cents. but those with the belt
may run from 30 cents to $50. With
gold and silver monogram clasps. and
adorned with jewels they run up to
prices almost fabulous Just to get an
idea of the garter rage in New York il
is only necessary to go into any notion
place from the little bowery shop up;
and you need but stop a minute before
the fashionable jewellers TO have garteEs
staring you in the face.
There are hundreds Of notices in use
among the wcarers of expensive carriers.
the most common being the device on
the English decoration of the Order of
the Garter: ''Honi soft qui NAL y pcnse."
GYPSY ALCorr.