How to Judge Hosiery Wisely

Ladies' Mirror, Volume 5, Issue 3, 1 September 1926, Page 29

How to Judge Hosiery Wisely

What need I pay,” many women are asking, to get good hosiery . J Why do I have to buy so many pairs? “Is hosiery Himsier, poorer than formerly?" The answers are not so difficult as they seem. There arc a few simpic guides which everyone should Know and follow. The situation appears confusing. but it is largely made so because of wild claims which one can easily analyse and come to the real truth, Much can be saved every year if onc will shop more cautiously. First, discount all wild claims, For instance, there is the subject of “full fashioned.” The genuine “full fash-

ioned” hosiery is hosiery which is knit to conform to the shape of the leg. Loo!; for the seam which extends from toe-tip to top of stocking. Imitation "lull fashioned” is the old style tubular hosiery with a fake seam merely up the back. There is no seam on the bottom of the foot. The genuine "full fashioned” hosicry keeps its shape—while the tubular loses its shape after the first washing. J he chief guarantee in getting genuine “lull fashioned” hosiery is the label of the manufacturer, For instance, when you buy Kayser hosiery you are guaranteed thc gennine "full fashioned."