The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-15
Color Of Hosiery
for Autumn Wear
Appropriateness of Shades
to Be Worn Together
: Must Be Considered.

AT the Paris fall openings there
has been conflict Of opinion as to the
length Of skirts for fall, says fashion
authority in the New York Times. Be
that as it may, stockings will continue
to be very important part Of the
well-dressed woman's costume. For
no matter how well chosen the other
accessories may be, If the wrong
shade of hose is selected the effect
Of smart costume Is ruined.
Stockings are now being classified
just as are other parts Of costumes
that Is, with care and thought as to
what they are to be worn with, and
the appropriateness Of colors to be
worn together. For daytime wear
nude stockings are to be most in
vogue, and these include flesh shades
which have faint tan, beige, gray or
yellow tones. These colors blend well
with costumes Of black, blue, dark
red, dark green and with some mix
lures. When worn with black shoes
unrelieved by trimming the hose
should, of course, match the costume /;
but In the case of contrasting trim
ming it is considered well to have the
hose harmonic. With tan Nor brown
shoes for street wear the above
shades, with the exception of the gray,
are, appropriate.
Wood tones In hose appear to adj
vantage with sports clothes, especl-
ally those of medium weight. There
is new range of fall colors which
has some of the rich orange and vel
low glints Of the nasturtium. With
the more informal fabrics, such as
frisca, jersey, kasha and the novelty
woolens. these eo!ors are found 20
blend well, and called by name they
are: grain, blush, beige, biscuit, mu-
cade, Alesan and French nude.
No fall or winter color card would
seem complete without a list of the
various shades Of gray which have
been developed within. the last few
seasons. To do away with the i'm
preston that gray gives suggestion
Of coldness there has been introduced
a new warm shade with touch of
tan. 1t is called gray-beige and blends
well with all the materials and colors
that ordinarily sought the steel or
gun-metal shades. This new gray
beige may be worn with black, red.
hunters green and navy costumes.
The various tones in the gray family
are many and from them may readily
be selected just the right shade to har-
monte with a complete ensemble
Some Of the colors by name are: Pip
ing rock, cload, silver, crystal, even
glow, dove gray and mauve taupe.
With regard to hose for evening
wear, although the selection Of colors
Is just as varied, more subtlety is re-
quired to choose the correct shade.
For French inspiration, which. is grad
ually gaining favor In this country,
pearls seem to be the chosen medium,
and there may now be anklets Of sin
gle or triple strands Of the pearls with
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larger size. To furnish variety some
are made of fine strands Of the pearls
woven in braidlike fashion; others are
strung together to resemble q banding.
Color is an intriguing subject in
connection with the entire autumn col
lection Of styles. Many newly invent
ed names are attached, but they re-
feet all the beauty Of native gardens.
There are the yellows from corn silk
to the richest marigold; reds, carna-
ton, saliva, verbena and the dahlias,
including the pink and near purple.
All of the bloom Of the latest WOOL
ems and the browns, mauve, purple
and green's and blues Of every tint.
Garnet, maroon. magenta are all re-
called, and every mood and shade Of
brown from dull gold to seal.