The morning times., 1896-05-03
KNITS FOR HIS LEGS.
Fair Admirers Return to Their
Grandmothers' Occupation.

tue OtIlcF udy, Wnen the Prince or wales
appeared upon the goiIing grounds With
his Imperial legs clad IN STOCKINGS OF the
brightest piad The coiors were the gay
ones Oh the Clan Club TO which he belongs.
Ihey We're not manufactured stockings, but
We're Knitted ones. They reached TO his
knees. and We're the handiwOrk Of one Of
tue princes titled friends. Who made the
speech OF presentation when the golf stock
lngs were presented, ana what the prince
said in return are matters cIouded in doubt
Nor is it recorded how long IL took the fair
knitter TO work the four needles with the
above mentioned effect. Knitting mans
tong stockings TO the knee IS no Jrlriing job
IS every old knitter will gree.
The golf season In this country took
its impetus Christmas Day, when w c.
whitney purchased two OF three hundred
golI STICKS, To be given way for Christmas
presents. They were sticks OF the new ma
terial. dogwoOd, which are now being
carried cut in the caddy bags for the first
whdck at the ball.
An the new golf sticks Of the summer
arc OF dogwood- The old material. beech
wood, of which the sticks used TO be made
in Scotland is giving out, and the Scots, in
stead of sending US our golf sticks, are
writing Us for our dogwOOd ones. The
beechwood has been very good for several
years. and whether the dOgwood is mere
fad, soon TO die out, or whether it Will be
come an established material. is a question
that only the rest of the summer can decide.
Every golf pia ser has his favorite golf
stick. The selection Is not governed by
any known rule. The stick feels better
to the hand" is the only governing de-
cision. When golf player selects his
| stick and goes through seasons games
/ triumpnantly with 1t, he viii not exchange
( or sell his stick for any price. II Of
| fered 500 for it, he will only laugh and
| hand the cherished stick 10 his faithful
| caddy, TO be placed away in the caddy bag.
| Every player has his Well-liked stick, and
/ ii is sure 10 be an old, worn, battered,
| bruised thing, that would be sCOrned for
| anything but the Eindltng- wood pile.
| Upon the floor Of a spOrtsman's EN-
poriuIH there lard yesterday a caddy bag
| ma rkeu B. W. It was the property
OF well known family OF golfers, young
| men, fathers and sisters. That is good
bag" said the sportsman dealer, but
| II was sent back because il was too heavy
| They have the smallest caddy in the field,
and the little fellow, though sturdy as
Scot. gets weary under his lead. Worse
| than that, he gets top-heavy, and can't run
| without upSetting. A good caddy is sup
| posed to rly with the bail. This poor fei-
low died of modification to find himself
Iagging behind his master IN his efforts
| TO keep on his feet in a run
aspects OF goIfing. the scientific, tie oTna-
| mental aud The healthful. Those who go
! in for the science of IT are vastly pleased
! that LOt-Iailed shoes are taking the place
| the spiked affairs. The spikes were gOCd,
hut they destroyed the grass and We're
/ utterly useless eXceps on the ne'd- one
/ tramp over a piazza and even the ules
| would lie cOuged by the spikes The new
bot-aailcd fellows cost from 81 10 SIO
a pair. For running they are not quite so
good say the gCIf Gcuds, who must nave
! whatever gives them tie speedleSt ana
~l-.,rii,-St :set5ie. Iud the hostess Eelp the
piazZa aud the carpet.
The heaIthfUI golfers anu the nhlcu
ones are greatly pleased by tae dScCFery
OF the the auti-wool stockings. These aTe
for people who cannot bear Wool next
their feet in August weather. The new
| stocking is a fGCHeSs one 1t has q strap
Going under the foot like child !eggihg'
hui there is nothing IN the way or heei or
| sDie man puts on his seeks ana PuHs lnLs
| golf logging over them. The !egS are
| bright plaid, or gray, or black. or p'ue'
as ne likes, and no one is the wiser tor the
| rsct that he has kept his legs IN good scotch
| wool without putting his feet In Ihe
| scratcby. cIiuging material. These loot
less stockings come for both men ana Wo-
men but wOmens golf Stockings are noe
as heavy as meas. and il is not likely tnat
tbe golf Logging viii be wanted except Dy
those who go IN for all the newest Things
Mems golfing trousers nave the poA
bOt,Oms Of nding suits. This box Dot
! ,onn is hroid band of melton cloth,
going around the leg under the knee
and buttoning tightly. Ii is very recon-
inc 10 a wcli-tuTned calf, but something
TOO awful to picture for one that Ism
curved according TO Hohart's line OF leg
beauty.
The bIoomer trouser will always be liked
nv the men. because when seated they cih
pull it up over the knee and resi- Ihe
muscles OF the leg. But really it isn't as
uItra-fashionabIe this year as the box
bot tom.
| The weight of the golf trouser may he
! from three to five pounds. That OF the
shoes is from one to three pounds; gen
| orally pound aud a half the world over
| The golfer OfthiS season calculates WeiShtS
very carefully, throwing useless articles
| overheard as ifnpediIEenta, when he knows
he is going to struggle with wagon ruts,
stone fences and awful bitches. He wants
| TO he light enough on his feet to- leap,
double up. bend over. twist aud lift, and
| for this he wants but little here below
| The less the better.
The ornament al in goIfing has found an
outlet in the golf stocking, which APP
| pears this year in immense variety Wo-
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| men have been limited. This year they
can choose between long and short, tight
and loose plain and plaid. and can even
have little extras added in the way OF fast
enings Carriers or no garteTS. below the
knee or above. rolled or flat, aud visible
garters or invisible.
The most popular Of the golf stockings
| reaches far above the knee II is long
enough to suggest very short trousers
| vet il Is not TO be worn its full length
The long stocking is taken in hand above
the knee aud rolled over until it lies III
tight elastic flat band below the Knee
| and above the calf of the leg. TIC
accomplish this roll the stocking is dou
| bled inside, then outside, then inside, and
finally turned over in very effective
broad band. on a well-shaped leg It needs
no other fastening. But those who are
nervous in matters of toilet can fold a snug
garter in the stocking and have tight
band below the knee. The fold must be
practiced until it can be well done, and
when perfected it must lie as even and