The Æsthetics of Hosiery.
■» There are certain rules about dressing the legs that must be followed to secure a good effect. Now, in fancy stockings the lower part should be dark and the upper part light. That gives the effect of smallness at the ankle and plumpness at the calf. Reverse the position of the colors, and the leg will look as straight and ungraceful as a stick. Then, if the dark shade does not go all around the lower part, it should be at the baok, and not in front, for in that case it gives the ankle a flat look. The hosiery that is figured witli an imitation boot coming up to the swell of the calf gives a leg the best appearance.—' New York Herald.'
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Evening Star, Issue 7428, 25 January 1888, Page 4
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128The Æsthetics of Hosiery. Evening Star, Issue 7428, 25 January 1888, Page 4
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