The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-27

OF course, and I carried her In my
arms down narrow stairway; you see We
Couldn't get the casket up
But with chuckle tit was not scream)
Lucia Banks tainted Imply in his arms
Pretty Hosiery on English Legs.
London. July 81 went to the Eton and
Harrow cricket match at Lords yesterday
afternoon, and I am almost ashamed TO
confess that my most vivid impression OF
TINS great London annual fete Champetre
IS a perfect riot Of stockings. Open-work
stockings, embroidered stockings, lace
stockings, silk stockings and thread stock
-nSs, black stockings, red stockings, blue
stockings and white and pink stockings
1 don't wish TO imply by this rather start
Ing prelude that all the feminine specta-
tors wore either boomers or ballet skirts,
for they didn't, but I will take pains TO
explain why and how this display OF no.
siery was so conspicuously apparent.
Perhaps You have never heard OF Lords.
If that IS so, it will be necessary to ex-
Plain that round the outer edge of the
great circle that incloses the field are ar
ranged all the carriages belonging 10 peo-
pie vino engage the stand during the dura-
ton Of the Elton and Harrow match,
which lasts two days. These vehicles are
placed according 10 priority of application
and size. Victorias, landaus, char a
| bancs and other such "low down. craft
| are arranged on the inner circle. while the
coaches with their towering seats are
placed on the outside edge. On these
high places, perched We'll up above the
heads of the people who promenade around
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of smart women, married and unmarried.
The Countess of Wigwag has her party
of fiuttering, lacey gowned damsels while
the Duchess of This-and-That chaperones
a bevy of beauties on top of a yellow
| bodied "tally-ho'' drawn well up toward the
lire of lowly landaus.
That's how 1 happened 20 notice those
stockings,
1 had never been to Lords before so
| when some one told me that more people
watched the stockings than paid attention
Ia the game, I felt rejoiced, for L know a
lot more about the one than the other,
White silk stockings, cream-white, pure
white or pinky-white, very open-work not
| to say lacey, are. 1 find, very much favored
| just now among London society women.
The patterns run in long wavy lines of
transparency from knee to ankle, and with
them are worn either graceful buckled
shoes Of finest white kid or else white
doesk:n Oxfords. or white patent leather
brogues. The latter are fascinating. So
are the buckled ones. The doeskins look
| economical and therefore are not SO at
tractive.
Depending from the box seat of one aw-
fully smart coach, noticed pair Of flesh
colored stockings, the lace pattern taperins
off from the ankles ike fern fronds nearly
to the knees. With these were worn de-
lightful pointed seamless shoes of finest
white suede, with large square dull gold
| buckles set with turquoses. Their neigh
bors were a pair of exquisite black stock
ings the pattern a very open basket de-
sign with a curv.ng sort of edge toward
the top. These were worn with black
patent leather shoes. very pointed as to toe
and high as TO instep and heel. and with
huge buckles of silver in a Renaissance de-
sign. Occasionally the upper portion OF
both the black and the white stockings
were covered by the most delightful mass
of fr!lly, fluffy laces. The black stockings
wore a slip or rose-jink lace silk yelled
by fine white organde, printed with tiny
black flowers. On the skirt were number
less frills of white lace threaded with mar
row black velvet, the t-ills being infnitesi-
mally tiny in front and gradually increas-
ing toward the back till they developed
into full grown 1ounces right away up to
the waist. A rose-pink ribbon fastened
in the back by a buckle matching those
on the shoes was the waist garniture,
while the bodice seemed a perfect wilder
ness OF puffings, tuck.ngs, frilngs and
fiuferes of black and white with the I'M
dertone of roseate foundation to make Il
perfect. The hat, en- suite. was of rose
pink straw, and perched directly over the
left ear; the hiatus between the right ear
and the brim being occupied by a sort OF
crushed mass of roses shaded from purest
white to deepest crimson. Pour Ia reste
giant plumes of the paradise bird and finn
sy sweepings of black gauze completed the
attire belonging 10 the black stockings.
The fiesh-pink stockings were accom-
panied by symphony in WHITEHALL spot
less, pure snowiness. Crisp muslin skirts
foaming with lace. The bodice also pure
white. with the blush OF a perfect skin
showing through the tightly fitting, almost
transparent sleeves. Tho dull gold of a
grdle set with turquoises (to match the
shoe buckles) gave the only tinge OF color.
The girl wearing the turquoise and gold
buckles was just of that fair pink and
white or which one 50 Clten redQS ABOUT,
bue so seldom sees. Her pale gold hair
was crowned by a great sweeping white
plumed hat OF rough white straw, with the
blue touch OF a turquoise-headed pin Civ
ing just an accent to its white shadiness.
Then 1 saw some lovely pale gray silk
stockings, embroidered family with coral
color as well as being plentifully besprent
with lace work. These were worn IN con-
junction with the pale gray patent leather
shoes, with silver buckles set with coral
Then there were some quite delightful
suede-tinted stockings. the open work be
ing broad NJ the top and taper!ng down
in charming curves toward the .nstep.
These were worn with suede shoes. the ex-
act tint of the stockings, with large gold
and turquoise buckles. A pale blue gown
was worn with these shoes and stockings.
With happy effect. under pillows OF foamy
blue chiffon and silk skirts appeared pet
ticoats OF dark blue. thus joyfully uniting
the colors OF the two great schools (Eton
pale blue, and Harrow dark blus) on one
fair form. ANNA LANE
Procre.sive French BcEcars