Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-03
SUMNER STOCKINGS.
a@my New Styles and Ala Of Thes
GAY.


/ Gay.
There are many new modes in no
sieFy, and all of them gay. Cot
ton, Isle thread and silk have been
brought out in a variety of pretty col
orings and designs The correct thing
now is not to wear tan stocking with
a tan shoe, as formerly, but TO don in
stead hosiery of queer shade of old
blue Some OF these stockings are
| plain, some ribbed, and others hare
1 lace stripes running either 10 the top
/ of a high boot or all the way to the
| knee All are embeIIished with polka
/ dots or dainty garlands of vines or flow
/ ers embroidered in white silk. The
/ blue fades unless dried in the dark, so
/ If not carefully cared for these stock
| ings prove luxury instead of neces-
! sity. The usual price is SIPS pair
/ For plaid stockings there is a dis
| tinct craze. When they were first dis
/ played women held up their hands at
sight of them, and rebelled against the
bright reds, blues. greens and yellows.
But now they have accepted fashions
fat, and dealers declare that it is al
most impossible to supply the demand
for vivid tartan stockings. They may
be trifle loud for the street, but they
are beautiful. and are especially de-
signed to be worn with patent leather
ties. Green, blue and black. black and
yellow, bright red and dark blue and
white and black are the favorite combi-
nations, and large pIaids have the pref
erence over small checks This plaid
footwear is made of a novel fabric. four
GffhE IF NH ch &C. s-sII 4
wool 1t neither shrinks nor fades,
and is very durable.
Another new style has the toe, heel
and upper part of the leg Of one de-
cided color, while the front is heavily
embroidered in a contrasting hue. Two
tones of changeabIe stockings are not
so loud as the plaids and are equally
popular The prettiest are in the new
shades of red, pomegranate, cerise
and geranium, combined with black.
Yellow and black is also very effective,
and the very dark shades of green and
purple are crossed with the white.
These are also woven of a mixture of
wool and silk, and retail at S1.25 pair.
For cycling golf stockings are be-
ing adopted universally. AT last wom-
en- are waking up to the fact that leg
gins are uncomfortable, and anything
but neat looking after they have been
worn two or three times, and that the
bicycle boot is next to impossible in
hot weather. This boot is even warmer
than the leggin, and destroys a perfect
ankle motion, which is the secret of
easy riding. The golf stocking is both
comfortable and good to look at. One
of the prettiest patterns is a dark
brown and red mixture. Instead of hav-
ing a cuff at the top it has 4 simulated
cuff about where the walking boot
would come on the leg. Then there
are quite rich-looking plaids and stripes
in blue and green's, black and browns,
grays and blacks, and SO on. Brighter
colors are also coming into favor. Golf
stockings are all woven of wool, and
for this reason many people cannot
adopt them. For such there is foot
less stocking intended for wearing over
the ordinary kind. 1t has the advan-
tage of not increasing the size of the
foot. Prices vary from so cents to two
dollars pair.-N. Y. Sun.