New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
UONEN'S F1NIIY IBOUT HOSiEH1'

THREE, OF THEM co IN BATHING IN SILK SIODh-
INGs AND WEAR wooLLEN ONES HOME
"Don,t" said the common-sense. hard hearted
nractcal-minded lawyer. TRY TO tell ne anything
about the vanity Of women. know all ABOUT H.
II ever had any doubts the question was seq
tied TO nv satisfaction the other day. had to 20
down 10 a place on the New-Jers"y coast MY SIS
ter and my wfe's sister were visiting us
"'Fannv' said 10 my wife, i must run GOWN
70 New-Jcrsey to-day Would YOU and the sirlS
like 10 90 with me? think you would ENJOY H.
They were delighted took he three OF them
Nv business was quickly disposed o. anu we
wen; FOR wax the beach ana t"'y M
sisted on going In the surf IL was "'"" -.
o, q place with a summer hotel. bu, we managed
70 get bathing suits for them Then Joe' my s's-
ter. said something TO Cora, my wifes sister ana
they both said something TO my vile. Ihey
hadn't any bathing stockings.
81 was sent 70 Vnni There was only "
little country store there up the ROAD anu nv
ont for Il, | was a little doubtful myself ABOUT INC
stockings which the proprietor had They weren't
ts, the kind that | had been paying for ever since
I was married and thought that those iaShloh'D'e
girls would think was pretty poor judge 81
wornen's hosiery. but. though they were heavy
things rough and ribbed. they were stocKhs'' am
moreover. they were the only ones could GET. 20
/ houeh, them and marched back - the sea -" hrn
Il handed them over TO the grIs oIh 81 uS'' ol,
spread over heiT faees ana me h for y roub and
vent 10 their lighthouses. saying nothing 10 one
another. -, 49,, 4, tho ,o.htnp
suit which had secured FOR myself when the mrs,
Of IN. girls came out. II my SISTER zoe anu
saw AT glance that the stockings she nad on ""rr
mai the stockings / had bought IN the country
store They were long, beautiful SIX thlhss '"d'
were works OF art . ...t, ,.,,,,
"Neli nv sister Joe always was vain young
woman with love OF fncry and OF lukuTlous
things 10 wear, 60 | could IN part understand her
"&ex, came my slstpr-ln-aw. Cora, adorned win
an equally beautiful pair % stockings ana IHh'
behind her my wife embclishei IN the same spI'I.
d,d way They looked at one another ana ai' D"Ist
ant Laughing No one Of them rad been able to re-
sist the temptation 10 wear De"u"i"' ''00'7' "
long they could be worn -, -. ,ros.od and
we were on our way home Those Big course OARS.
country stockings hurt their feet terribly Ihey
had hardly been able 10 get their httlc nools on
over them and they pinchcd with an excrucia'lhs
tlghtness They lmped and SUFFERED pul, oi
course smiled sweetly. When we got nome
thought ] saw an opportunity 70 impress IeSsoh
on nv wIfes mind about the folly Of vanity
4 hope. Fanny said. with grave dlspiay
OF Spartan simplicity. that you now realize that
n would have been wiser II you girls had worn
the thick wooen stockings In bathing; ana had
returned home In your beautiful silken hose .
Yes dear she said. meeky, you are quite
right IL would have been much wiser. but, she
added with one Of those mysterious smiles OF
women ~ we girls found ourselves there again
,o-morroW In the situation we should 90
the same thing again. 80
And / know they would. SO there you are!"