Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1916 — STOCKING LORE WORTH NOTE [ARTICLE]

STOCKING LORE WORTH NOTE

Proper Fit, and Other Details, Are Seldom Given the Atention That They Deserve. Now that black dyes are scarce, women throughout the country have been urged to wear white or lightcolored stockings. We have been warned several times of the dearth of dyes for black stockings, but apparently the supply of black stockings is good and the dye seems to be as good as ever. Probably later in the season we shall feel more acutely the effects of the dye famine. Really there is wisdom in wearing white, or light-colored stockings, apart from the reason of the dye scarcity. Now that shoes are worn extra high one can wear white or light stockings without having them Bhow, and, in fact, so familiar -have stockings other than black become to most folk that there is no reason that we shouldn’t wear them, anyway. Light stockings, especially white, wear better, on account of the absence of the chemicals of the Besides, white stockings can be washed cleaner. If you must wear the cheaper sort of stockings there is no comparison between the cheap black stocking and a white stocking at the same price. The white one at the priee ; is both more durable and feels better to the skin. Few persons reaUze bow lmportant It is to see that stockings fit perfectly. It Is, in fact, as important as to see that shoes fit well, for chiropodists say that many foot ills result from stockings that are too tight or from stockings that are creased and wrinkled.

right length, but it must also be of the right width, and this can be secured only by finding a brand of stocking that is Just of the right proportion, and then sticking to it. Tall women have most 4 of their stocking trouble from breaking at the knees. Recently, however, a progressive manufacturer put extra length stockings on the market for the tall woman. But when these special hose cannot be bought, the regular sort can Be lengthened by sewing a strip of muslin on in the shape of an extended hem. Much time in darning stockings can be saved by simply sewing on the paired numbers that come in woven tapes especially for the purpose. In this way one can see at a glance when the stockings come from the laundry just which should be paired off.