TRIM STOCKINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20481, 5 February 1930, Page 17

TRIM STOCKINGS.

Tho feminino " spatlco " and gaiter season has 1 bogun. Tn tube trains and omnibuses row upon row of snugly covorod legs is to bo seon beneath dripping coats and mackintoshes, stales a London writer.

Tho business girl will go through storms and blizzards without an umbrella, but Ijor stockings must bo trim and unblemished when she reaches her oflieo or shop. The shops arc full of nil kinds of devices for protecting silk-clad logs from mud splaslies and rain cuddles. Russian boots still hav« their adherents, but they are few. Tho leather gaiter which lits close to tho leg and fusions in a second is more popular.

There are also several types of oilskin leggings in a variety of colours; these can ba bought in neat cases to fit tho pocket or handbag, Tho effect of the transparent oilskin over a light silk stocking is not very attractive, however, although it protects hose from the pavement's grime" Another useful stocking protector is in waterproof cloth. Thero aro also numerous styles of thin rubber "splashers" which are rolled on over tho 6hoe and up the leg. They are easy to clean, dirt being easily removed by a damp rag.