The sun., 1897-07-25

moro Of tho appearance OF their feet and legs |
han ever before. and incidentally has caused |
non TO think less about the subject. Mystery |
cnds q charm TO anything, even so prosaio |
parts OF tho human body az feet and legs, take |
Il away and they become once moro what the |
Creator intended them to be--mersly means Of |
ocomotion. They have become, however, a |
means TO another end with woman, and |
that 10 tho qualification OF her innate lovo of |
bright colors. To say that tho stockings now
worn by the up-to-date. welldressed woman are |
ray IL putting itsmildly. And she doesn't con- |
nne herself to stockings either. but has adopted
tho half hose. supposed for several generations
10 belong exclusively TO mans wardrobe, and |
declares that they form the most comfortable |
covering she has ever had on her feet.
The displays Of hosiery in tho big department
stores and In the small shops carrying imported
novelties ere startling and fascinating The
retail mon say that the sales are enormous and
that they have no cause to complain Of dull
times. Where woman used to do with ono
pair Of stockings she now requires six, and all
this because the bicycle has brought about
tidal wavo of reform concerning skirts. The
styles are 30 pronounced that unless she has
Rroat many pairs. people will say. Here comes
Miss Stylish Girl with her plaid stockings" or
" Here she comes; know her by her Persian
hosiery" or her checked footgear. Now II there
10 one thing woman has horror Of, It 10 Of be-
s nsr e r..
the other day. They were spoeehiess at nrst. OF
young woman, broke the silence BY eIciaiming:
There, .nowi 1 told you that you never saw
sSSt kS ss ssGSfas' Aren't
No, we never did" enswered tho other two,
SmpIhstiSsl{ and the elder vent on Even the
plaids and stripes that We wore fifteen years
ago were quiet compared to these"
things srs Esd Tho Ips hd ahSso gay
Why, Of course they, are" answered tho
swellest and newest out
You arc quite right, put in tho buyer for
know It Is almost impossible for us to supply the
demand in the favorite styles. Tho stocking
portions and 70 still Increasing. NotwithStand.
ino the cry Of hard times, women are buying more
hosiery and goods Of more expensive grade than
Two ever known them to indulge in since I've
been In this business, and that is over quarter
Of O. century. or course. the bright colors so
spicuous. and this calls attention to the quality,
which must be better than that Of the ordinary
hs e. the soE hss
fact rejoices manufacturers"
The newest thing. you know, he began.
first made its appearance said. The women
will never take to this half hose but made a
snd the n
made up of n combination of brilliant colors.
They are Of Isle thread, and retail Mt 81 pair.
some Of our customers tell us they lind them
very comfortable for ordinary wear. 1t takes
taste to take to the bright hues. we have q
three-quarterlength stocking for them. having
=, black ground printed with a small white or
hosiery e for The bright Piaids. They come in
nine cents pair up to $40. This combination
OF bright red nay blue and peacock s green with
seller than the blue and green plaids. marked
with either white, scarlet, or yellow. In spun
snd d these IN cotton ss pair few in esst ss $40
81. or course in cotton the coiorins is
not SO effective. These plaids are never
esfords or pumps R' j. pi bad er form to WEAR
them with tan shoes; Indeed. no hosiery should
eed hey G
The best style M is open work up the front to the
The work is SO fno on many that they look like
real laSs It seems very great PITY he went
but even the most expensive do. Some knowl:
edge ls still lacking in the nrt OF dyeing them
were Worn WITH With low % shoes, hoe ~ Interrupted H h the
cir, shufilng her feet pneasily under her dress.
The new blue stockings, answered the au-
thority, displaying dozen varieties. ARE very
swell. but a woman of good taste would no
more wear them with tan shoes than she would
black stockings. This blue stocking has oustcd
the black. II promises to be the standby in
future and viii be worn with boots and low
of boo and the an
broidered In white silk. Others are plain blue
lisles and are printed in small white. black, or
"The most striking hosiery next to the plaid is
the Persian; Some OF them have black tops. but
almost make ones head turn. and the brilliant
green's reds, yelows. blues. and other striking
shades are blended with as much artistic per
weaving their famous tapestries. These are also
worn With black ties or slippers. Stocking, with
the design had been set on. 1t shades from
centre 10 pale PINK and that merrss nao
gray. Doesn't 1t remind you of a brilliant sun
ssked @ drSmatisallg S pH And t % looks psrtec,1y
lovely against the black ,backsI2qnd;, What arc
dainty with orRandics and muslins. People who
aaopsd Win
black boot and colorcd top. The top is in
stripes diamonds PadS or Persian effect and
"Tho craze for fancy hosiery has struck old
and young: Socks come for babies from six
months old up In all OF these startling designs
and shades. and their grandmothers of sixty
are wearing them. Tho stockings used by wome n
for wheeling. golf. tennis, riding, and yachting
are not quite so loud as those for ordinary wear.
but you can sec them at quite distance. To SEQ
fancy hosiery In endless variety one has to go to
a popular mountain or shore resort, though
the men about town who are In the
| habit OF first looking NJ n woman's face and
| thon at her feet have changed their tactics be-
| cause the Rlimpses Of gay eolors peoping from
| underneath tho skirts are sd attractive. When
a woman goes in for fancy stockings and she
must nowadays to be in the swim. she can make
up her mind that she cant do with less than Il
| dozen and half pairs
"Why, I've already bought twenty.sevon!"
| enough yet. There's something about the beau.
tiful, shimmerlng things that one can't resist"
And I've about decided to take these said
the elderly woman. pushing six pairs that
would have madO a song-and-dance girl caper
| with Joy toward tho manager. "Of course
don't expect TO wear them, but they are 30
pretty to look at.
the manager laughngly,, but notice they all
come back and buy more
| well, I'm going to have these" spoke up the
othor matron. selecting a lot of handsome ones
| "and I'm buying them to wear When heard
| of these brilliant stockings thought only com
mon women could wear them. but I knew as
| soon as / examined them that they would ap
| peal to any woman who Is woman, for It's born
| In us TO like fetching things"