The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 27, 1902, Page 10

10 s (A5 7 K{EMBROIDERY] AND | (MONoGRAMY| \ N LAND'S fashionable set is be- ng the ght aze. adopted vigor- als to go e day, and res- PRI ary half-stock- leg bare, the like your For that is what the summer girl has said she will wear, and when she says that she is merely following in the wake of Lon- 5 5w h beauty and fashion fted her fluffy petticoats a little THE SUNDAY CALL. higher than is customary in her friend's boudoir the girls nearly tumbled out of their chairs. There was no denying it. They actually saw socks. And there was denying it. Of course not, for it was d story, “monkey d & common one as well. monkey do,” and it was for New York to hurry and scurry about and get some of the newest and the most sho And really they sound very much worse than they look. Some of them are black with white clocks. Again, they are col- ored stripes or checks of this and that. are just plain black, for being short they can afford to be severe. They are enough of a novelty as it 1s. Anything thet your brother boasts you may have for the asking, and that is more than he can say The monogram and the initial letter are especlally in favor with the smart girl. So & of all. Instead of a few varieties she has any number to choose from. Her. initial might be e€mbroidered on a diamond-shaped plece of net which is on the instep.’ Both the stocking and the net are black, but the letter is worked in white floss or silk. The dainty colors are pretty, but unless one has a varlety of stockings they are apt to clash with every other article of clothing that one puts on. Something neat and not impossible for the girl who has not & cool million or mere to dip her hand into when she pleases, is the single monogram worked In any color or a single flower. It tells her fancy so prettily too. All one has to do is to glance at her feet to know what the favorite color or posy chances to be. Once in a while the letter is embroidered in white or better still in blaek, and then a tiny spray of forget-me-nots are sprinkled Here and there. If the founda- tion is silk a more fetching hose cannot be imagined. Of course these are to be worn with low boots-or slippers. Else what avail would all this work be? If the shoe Is laced or tied in any way the idea may still be car- ried out farther by using a velvet ribbon ;/ERYmer : g LYSES BY (DA DT Aurin, T7VOLI THFATRE- . PAOTOS BY FOWZFR._, of the same color. touch of smartness Velvet, I said, not silk. And that is be- cause the smooth silk or satin slips, and it keeps one constantly tying and re-ty- ing. The velvet holds, and when once Botten into shape, stays there no matter how much the skirts rub against it. The person who doesn’'t think about cost may have the daintlest effect in lace. A black stocking may have white letters, and white ones generally have the black, although a cream or a delicate pink or blue is far prettier. A tiny monogram sewed to the top of the stocking is nothing new. As it is Just above the knee it certainly is not for looks, so it must be there for the sole purpose of marking it. These little ones are often on linen or the letters are lace. The patriotic lassie who goes wild over the college games has found out that she can sport her college flag In the proper colors and yet not be considered anything but, chic and daring. But just because the monogram seems to be vastly ahead in the race for popu- larity, do not imagine for an instant that It is the most -novel or the most ex- pensive. Not a bit of it! It is possible for the girl who is skilled with her needle to have all the letters that she Dleases, but there is something which defies all tut a certain class of people. That always adds a ROSENBERG Hand-painted hose takes the first place on the frivolous list. It goes without saying that the fad is distinctly French, and also goes without saying that but few urderstand the process which makes of them a success. Do they cost? Well anywhere from $100 to 3300 a pair, and even sometimes more when they are painted by a fine artist and interwoven with jewels. Fagey paying $300 for a pair of stockings! As yet'the American women have not taken to this extravagantly expensive notion, but they are fast following in that direc- tion, as heavily incrusted bead ones have made quite a hit on this side of the water, These latter ones, by the way, are not nearly as expensive, although they cost a pretty penny. The highest of them come to about $50 or $60, but effective ones can be purchased for less than $20. And can they be laundered? They cer- tainly can be. That is one of thelr beau.- tles. After the painting they are put through some process which permits of any amount of water, and when care is P RAISED 'WORK IN BLACK. X taken they may be washed any number of times. The lace effect is much worn also, the more open the better. In the silk ones there is often a piece of silk and then one of lace; or there are bowknots of the lace, which extend just a wee bit over the instep. But after all none of these beauties have quite reached the mark that the sock has. For instance, fancy a flufty summer girl who wears a light veiling gown struggle to lift her gown gracefully and daintily. Picturesher catching her frock a little, just a little, too high! But she says that will not be. And why should others bother their heads when they are not interested in the slightest? For cool weather they are simply too de- lghtful to give up for such a possibility. Naturally the regulation garter would \ not hold them in place; nefther would the round silk affair, that is held together with a jeweled clasp. If ome thing has been borrowed from the menm, why not take another, especially’ when it answers the purpose to all intents? So have no scruples in helping yourself to your brother’s garters as well. They fasten below the knee, and a tiny clasp reaches down and holds the stocking firmly in place. The short stocking that s meant to be folded or rolled one way may be folded, or rolled. One way they make & quaint looking réll, and the other looks like one of these fold-over pleces. Either are almost as popular as the very short ones, although they are not as easy to handle. And now that the old Greek sandal fashion is trying to oe all the vogue, what other caper will fashion play with the people? Probably the next thing will be no stockings at all. —_— As One Sees it at Forty. The chief distinction between 20" and 4 seems to be that the youth is' buoyed with the wisdom of conceit, whereas the man fs burdened with the conceit of wis- dom. It is a very silly thing to generalize from one's personal experience. Nearly &ll the men I know are liars, yet doubt- less I touch elbows with truth every day. At 20 you blush when a man praises you; at 30 you think him a clever fellow; at 40 you wonder what he wants