Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07


X full and beautiful old age is
~ every woman's business these
days, when everybody wears them
and their high cost still remains an
item which in any other age would
forbid their SO general use. But
where's the one to throw the first
stone at this seeming extravaganza
when unquestionably silk stocking
is to the foot and ankle what lines
in dress are to the figure?
How to make them last, SO that
their work of beautifying may go
on indefinitely
= First, then, you should know that
syour silk stockings are the snob
members of the family wash, and
their aloofness should be encour-
aged. What is good for the rest of
the wash may be death to your silk
stockings. A separate washday,
when your undivided attention may
be given them, is recommended;
otherwise they are apt to suffer.
How to Wash Silk Stockings.
You should not soak white or
colored silk stockings.s They should
be washed out quicklysin warm wa
,sa-.sr. and a good white soap and
rinsed we'll in clear water. Then
put them in coarse towel and
wiring them out as dry as possible
sbefore hanging up to dry. And do
mot hang them in the sun to dry.
Neither should you iron them. The
same recipe may be used for wash
ING silk gloves as well.
If you follow these instructions
your colored and white stockings
will never fade, nor yellow, nor spot,
and they will dry quickly.
A smart trick with black silk
a, stockings to prolong the life OF them
is to soak them over night in cold
water before wearing them. the first
time.
Again, wash them out after each
wearing. A light wash and rinsing
is all that is necessary.
The Act of Donning.
In the daily dressing OF the loot
the work of saving stockings may
so on. The Jaco's ladder, which is
the beginning OF the end of hosiery,
is often caused by the wrong way
of slipping the stocking on.
You should not sit down with
stocking held At full length and work
your foot into it. If you do, your big
toe or some rough epidermis on
your foot will jab the tender silken
threads, loosen one, and start it on
a marathon run impossible to catch
up with.
Instead, somewhat the same prin-
,'ciple as putting on glove is re-
quired to avoid trouble.
First you boot the stocking" the
/. official way Of expressing the act OF
E donning stockings to preserve them.
Slip the thumbs inside the top of
the stocking and gather it nimbly
with the fingers right down to the
toe, holding the gathering and
stretching it slightly at ankle and
toe to allow the foot to slip right
into it without running against the
leg part of the stocking. Hold the
gathering until the toe is in place,
and then gradually loosen the gath
ering as the foot requires.
Other Run Preventions.
VI The double welt at the top OF the
Iik stocking is there to fasten gar
ters to. Fasten them below and
{ YOU will have a run in no time.
Also, get the garter straight with
the weave of the stockings.
And get the seam at back straight
in the middle OF the back of the leg
or you will have an untidy and some
times dishguring line.
A protection some women take is
10 sew over the toe of the stocking
a piece OF narrow, fine tape to keep
the toe from breaking through. 1t
is not only the hole that results and
makes trouble, but with silk stock
ings, when broken in any place, the
trouble extends in runs.
\ Again, you may reinforce the toe
bv a daring cross stitch. AT the heel,
OF course, this cannot be done. But a
saving trick at heels is to paste a
tiny piece of velvet inside the shoe
heel to prevent the friction from low
shoes. Many OF the good stockings
carry reinforced heels to take care
= Of this friction.
Shoe and Stocking Sizes.
Buying hosiery of the right size IS
important. Too short stockings will
not only ruin the fabric but the shape
of the toes, too.
:. Ii you wear az, 2K, or 3 shoe you
should buy an 81 stocking; 3H or
a shoe, size in stockings; 5. 5II, or
s shoe calls for 9B stocking; 6a or