DARKER STOCKINGS

Shannon News, 10 January 1928, Page 2

DARKER STOCKINGS

"We are selling an increasing number of dark gun-metal coloured stockings fo r wear with black frocks " said the buyer in a shop famous for hosiery. "For evening the 44gauge is preferred, 'and although these are made -in all colours, the dark gun-metal, black and white are most ■frequently asked for." Many people, according to this authority, prefer blockings that are silk to the top, but which have line lisle thread feet. They last better than the silk-footed ones.

Many more inquiries are made for guaranteed non-ladder stockings than has been the case for some time. It is usual here to guarantee single pairs for two months, and it is not compulsory to buy three pairs at the same time.

The latest "fancy" stockings are made of very fine gauge silk, painted and then dusted with gold and silver powder. The design is put on the front and reaches from ankle to knee, as did the old-fashioned silk-embroid-ered stockings.

The most popular sports stocking is half artificial silk and half wool. The speckled effects are still favoured. •Newer, and gradually becoming more popular, are those in two tones with an indistinct diamond design—nothing blatant, but something a little different.

The most expensive stockings for sports wear come from Scotland. These are made from the very finest Cashmere yarn procurable, mingled with spun silk. "When a design is new the price is quite high," I was told, "as much as 2f>s 9d. a pair being asked for stockings that look almost the same as those being offered at half the price. On closer inspection, however, it is found that the design is quite intricate, and quite small. This entails more work for the weaver.