The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-02-22

cially In their lighter weights. They
have added a deal of comfort to the
winter days and will not be given I'D
without struggle. OF course. they
must be worn with the palmer and
less decorative shoes. but for the mat
ter OF that, street and everyday wear
requires heavier and less conspicuous
shoes. There are all sorts of delicately
plaided and striped wool stockings for
sports, and then there are those of
plain colorings with exquisitely worked
clocks running up the sides.
There are lace stockings and EN-
broidered stockings. and those that
are so openwork that they look like
mere series of perforations over the
ankles. But they are all good looking
and as smart as can be. Women still
prefer to wear lightish colored stock
ings with black shoes and they look
extremely well with certain types of
costumes. especially when the grace
full little black straps. either singly or
In groups. stretch over shapely insteps.
We are having sort of revolution,
too, in the way of gloves. for all of
the old standards of fashion seem to
have sunk away into oblivion. Women
no longer torture themselves with
tightly fitting and too thin kid gloves
when the weather is cold. Not at all
They wear heavy wooden ones even
with their good-looking street clothes
and they smile at such whitening re-
marks as why are you wearing your
wooden stockings on your arms?"
These knit gloves have long gauntlet
shaped arm portions, and under the
loosely swinging sleeves of the modern
coats they add wonderful portion of
warmth where otherwise there would
be only shivers.
Then from Paris there are appear
Ing all sorts of gloves with trimmings
and decorations to their credit Here
they have not, as yet, been worn to
any great extent, but every once In a
while you will see a woman who has
on a pair of perforated gloves that go
just as much as her shoes to set off
the simplicity and grace of the frock
she is wearing
The newer gloves are done In black
and white combinations and in har-
monies Of tan and gray with some
colored trimmings, and some of them
are bound with tiny ribbons, while
others have innocent-looking little frills
to top Off their shapes and sizes.
Fabric gloves are excellently made,
and so are the silk ones, which latter
will be more popular when the spring
and summer days come along.
Umbrellas With Original Handles.
The modern umbrella is thing to
wonder at and love. 1t does more than
protect one from passing showers and
snowstorms. 1t is a becoming Access
sorry to ones dressing when ii is in
use or when 1t is only being carried
along In case of emergency. The rea-
son for this is that they are all SO
brightly colored and so delicately
made. The silks used in their making
are chosen with just as great care as
are the silks for the gowns, and the
trimmings are done with as great sub
tlety as any dress decoration of the
finest variety. An umbrella no longer
needs to be plain and humble in its
expression. 1t can be actually ornate
if you wish it to be, but even though
1t follows the fashionable trend of
simplicity 1t can none the less be fash
Toned with understanding and art to
the end that it becomes just as much
of an asset as ever was the handbag
or the delicate handkerchief.
a woman's face under the soft shad.
ing of rose-red umbrella becomes a
delightful thing to look upon, and one
can almost imagine her praying for
rain so that she can find IN opportunity
to go forth so becomingly surrounded.
The handles of these umbrellas be-
come more and more excellent In de.
tail, for they are carved and nodded
with infinite care.