The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-17

Look you-that is. doa't look at ali at
a mans face or form till you contem-
plate his feet Here Is a fat foet. rather
broad and bullying. IL IS inside shin
ing patent leather shoe. Above thu
shoe is a stocking the heriest that scar
let dye can achieve. Now. don't look
up at the man Just yet-till the hosiery
character expert tells yoa. You viii
ind nine times out OF ten that the wear
or Of the fiery hose Is a fat man, good
natured looking. bat a little careless in
his general appearance and apt 10 be
blunderer among the details OF cts
quette.
Next the TAT mans feet Is a pair very
different. The feet themselves are neat
and slender and shod In black ties Of
the best make. without wrinkle. a.
the man sat down he adjusted hts trou-
sers so that his hose, the pride Of his
eye. could be seen 70 advantage. That
pair OF hose is black. but OF the finest
quality OF Isle thread or silk. There II
no touch OF color IN them except deil-
cate blue clocking that runs up hts
neatly turned ankle az a morning glory
vine twines around a post or mayhap.
at times he viii display the faintest bit
OF black openwork over his slim instsp
instead OF the blue clock running uD
the ankle.
This is your neat. tasteful. correct
man. In small details 81 conduct he
knows just what 70 do and when 70 DO
II. Looking over the remainder % hfs
attire, you perceive II Is studiopsly
quiet. though OF the best make and cut
In dress and department he is ostenfs-
tiOusly transformations. lie Is tha critic
in small matters.
Then come three pairs OF the mast
awful stockings mortal ever laid eyes
on. One pair Is brilliant grass green.
The second pair r. red ard black. the
coIors OF the arch demon. The huea are
blended IN a way most cunning. DAG
cling scarlet IL the front. AT intervSls
over the instep and up the ankle are
cross rings of black. as 81 were the
clasps and bands Of a sandal, but this
is humbuE and s snare. The black
clasps and rings are part ~ she woven
stocking. Beside the stockings that dis
play the demons coiora IL q pair ia daz-
zling green and purple up and dcwa
stripes alternating These three pairs %
most viliainous hose incase the feet Of
a trio OF youths ignorant. crude and tn
developed 70 the last degree. youths az
a horse race. The man q ssDdusz
sporting instincts wears sky blue SIX
hose or pale gray iiTened " with polkA
dots OF some brighter tint.
Sov you come 70 pair % high shoes
of calfskln- They are not weii polished.
they are ret laced sp All ne way thsy
look as 4 TIE wesrer had q nahft q
setting them down REGARDLESS ~ shat
they STEPPED upon. Wrlrkisa dgsn affs>
falling over the tops Of those sho@s ygU
xiii sec white gioc kiaza. or. siaFa4a
that once we're whife. SUCH are tas teaE
Of tie dlrxruufief oif fsil9u enp rs
ceased 70 care 10 anvboey er anyihins
except b&s own psfsonal desires and
comforts
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.sraia ~ yeisosr saoes. number twsissa.
ore vgeaiia cay The hose mag - ~
.rv eolor. 8as fn- shoes are hsgh tasy
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say 81 aoaa hfs shzsesse cassrsst - =
attract hia sf1srfica fforr htnrrsf -
.orne say 3a2 theE gaze steadily saa
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