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COMMENT ON THE GERMANS; Gerard's father, in Charlas
·Reada's “The Ciolster and the: Heartb," was à' hoslar, so it is hardly surprising that stockings should be mentioned in the story. With a good deal of trepidation, They are turned to account when and in response to a challenge Gerard and Margaret wars qbased rashly accepted. I venture upon by the bloodhounds, and Mar the topic of stockings in fiction,garet, in order to divert the writes "Penguin” in the Observer pursuit from ber lover, smeared THE undersigned are prepared Still in these outspoken days one her shoes and stockings with her
quors prices for best way mention stockings without a own blood. Exter, when she was: quality freshly mined Sillmpopon bluib, and if Miss Austen thought reqeived by Gerard's family, “she | Coal, trimmed into Bunkers at it proper to introduce them into | made her toilet in the same spirit Sebattik or Sandakan (British | her pages, tbare can be no cause | that a knight of her day dressed North Borneo), and to contract for scruple or diffidence in writing for battle. Her kirtle was of for regular Supplies of cargo about these habiliments. Of Eli-English cloth, dark bine, and her lots at Javourable rates,
zabeth Bennet's stockings, i deed, farthingale and hose of the same Steamers calling at Sebattik we are told no more than that material, but a glossy roan, or¦
Sandakao exolusiesty for they suffered from the mud during claret colour. Hersboss were red; Bankers are exempt from pay. ber three mile walk from Long batthe man petticoatand hose pre- ment of ordinary Port Charges, bourn to Netherfield, so that they pared the spectator's mind for Tas minimum draft of water must be classed among the lesser the shock, and they sat off the alongside the Company's Whari stockings in fiction. The most arched instep and stately foot" at Sebattik is 26 feet at low water charming pair, as I have no doubt Smail wonder that Gerard noticed Spring Tides Charts of Cowie you have already; remembered, the absence of stockings from the Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any bolonged to the pearless Beatrix dress of the German. women. required information concerning Emond, and were worn, together the Port дзу ba had on with a new scarlet ribbon, to application to
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She came holding her dress with one fair, tounded arm, and The Cowie Harbour Coal Co., Ld. her taper before her, tripping down the stairs to greet Esmond. "She hath put on her scarlet stockings and white shoes," says my lord, still laughing. Oh, my fine raistress! is this the way you set your cap at the captain!" She approached, shining smiles upon Esmond, who could look at nothing but her eyes..
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What breeding can you expect from women that wear no hose?" he said to Denys, when that gallant soldier complained of the forbidding manner with which his compliments were received.
One of the saddest stories of stockings in fielfon is to be found in an American novel that used to enjoy an amazing vogue with these islands the youth of Those who have read the Wide, Wide World" are not likely to forget how Ellen Montgomery sauk over her ankles in the mira. when she was staying in the "Right foot forward, toe turned country with her aunt, Miss Punishment followed out, so now drop the cartsy, and Fortune. show the red stockings. Tris.upon the beels of this mishap:→ They've silverclocks, Harry. The dowager sant 'em. She went to pat 'em on," cries my lord.
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A fresh pair of stockings worn the next morning completed the conquest that the scarlet pair bad begun. "All the while at prayers. Beatrix knelt a little way before Harry Esmond. The red stock- ings were changed for a pair of grey, and black shoes, in which her feet looked to the fall as pretty."
My next pair of stockings. though of silk, sad worg et a wedding, were not by any means 50 romantic as Beatrix Eis- mond's. 03 the day that Miss Isabella Wardle married Mr. Trundle, Mr. Pickwick caused surprise by appearing without his gaiters, for the first time within
the memory of his oldest friends:-
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"Don't you see I'm dressed for the purpose? Mr. Pickwick called attention to his speckled silkstockings and smartly tied
pumps.
"You in silk
stocking!" exclaimed Mr. Tupman, jocosely And why not, sir-why not?" said Mr. Pickwick, turning warmly upon him.
'Ob, of course, there is no reason why you shouldn't wear them," responded Mr. Tupman."
"I imagine not, sir, I imagine not," said Mr. Pickwick in a very peremptory teas.
"Just look at those stockings! Han't you got never a pair of coloured stockings, that you mast go poking into the mud with white ones?***
"No, ma'am."
"Do you mean to say you never wore any but white ones at home?"
"Yes, ma'am, I never had any others."
How many of those white ́stockings have you?"
Mainma bought me half-a- dozen pairs of new ouss just before I came away, and I had as many as that of old ones besides."
"Well, now go to your trunk and bring 'em all down to me- every pair of white stockings you have got."
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Down they were brought, and all bat a single pair were washed in a decoction of maple back. "You mean to dance?" said with the result that Ellen became Wardle.
the regretful possessor of eleven "Of course I do," replied Mr.paira of stockings whose colour Pickwick.
had changed to a dingy brown.
Sterne is a writer whom we might expect to have something
Laid Without a Hitch. to say about stockings, but he The laying of the new cable be- Į only mentions the pair made of tween Colombo and Penang has white silk which La Fleur now been completed. The cable is bought for five livres in Paris. a high speed one, similar in type: Another approach to the subject to the cable which was laid to is made by the master of the Penang some ten years ago, and botel where the Sentimental contains 630 lbs. of copper to the Traveller stays, when he hints knot. that to sell silk stockings might The Colonia, which, by the way, explain the visit of the fille de is the largert cable laying ship chambre. Jeanis Deans's stock- afloat, put to sea from Colomby ings, in "The Heart of Mid- at p.m. on March 3rd., and ar- Lothian," were not of silk bat of rived at her marks off Penang committee which is organis- "snow-white thread," and together about 8 days later, after laying ing the appeal, entertained at with her shoes, "were reserved approximately 1,270 miles of luncheon at the Carlton Hotel number of influ- for special occasions of cere- cable at a speed slightly ander recently a many" so that they were packed knots. The cable at the deepeat ential people who are support- in a bandle when Jeanie was point is lying in three miles of ing him in his effort to secure preparing for her journey to water. It is the second direct & response worthy of the occasion.
The following message w "I hope they are," said Mr. London. Her buxom compatriots, cable connecting Penang with | Pickwick, fixing his eyes upon bie Christie Johnstone sad Jean Colombo.
read from His Royal Highness 7- friend. "You see nothing ax Carnie, in Charles Reads's de-
"Please, convey to the Appeal traordinary in the stockings, as lightful story, woré" white worst- than once of the pair of clocked Committee, formed to assist me, stockings, I trust, sir?"
ed stockings, and neat, though stockings. By way of ending as Chairman of the Diamond "Certainly not. Ob, certainly high-quartered shoes." Steven- this display of hosiery, let as Jubilee Festival of the Newspaper not replied Mr. Tupman. He son's Catriona was more fastidious accompany Lover's Charles Press Fund, my appreciation, and walked away; and Mr. Pickwick's or rather David Balfour was more O'Malley into the dressing-room sincere thanks for their promised" countenance resumed its fastidious on her account. "I of Mr. and Mrs. Blake. The help and interest. I am confident- customary benign expression. would be ashamed to set down excuse for the intrusion is elec- that in this Diamond Jubilee Mr. Jingle's stockings as what I paid for stockings to tioneering business, which Mr. year we chall be able to further stockings were dirty white, and her," he says, when recounting Blake says can best be discussed the splendid work which has been the Rev. Mr. Stiggins, when we the details of the clothes he after dinner. Yes, Charley dear, carrted on for 60 years, and enable first met him at the Marquis of purchased at Leyden. Catriona go down," adds Mrs. Blake, for the fand, of which this Majesty Granby public house, wore "black wore or discarded these garments I'm going to draw on my stock the King is patron, to widen its cotton stockings, which, like the according as David was in or out inge." At this point it seems sphere of usefulness.-Edward, rest of his apparel, ware of favour, and David in recording obvious that we, too, must retire. | particularly rusty."
Mr. Topman bad contemplated alangh, but he found it was a serious matter;, so be looked grave, and said they were a pretty pattern.
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