Re: [h-cost] Stockings for 1917

2012-08-28 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Vicki, You definitely want some upper-class stockings then. Get natural color, or match your shoes. An older woman might match the shoes. I remember my grandmother's stockings (she married in 1913), which were heavy, opaque and had seams. Of course, my memory is from the 50s. . . she

Re: [h-cost] Stockings for 1917

2012-08-28 Thread aquazoo
I wish I could find that article -- I think it was written by Irene Castle and it made the rounds of the Vintage Dance crowd back in the 1980s. Anyway, the good news about the Amish cotton stockings is that they're easy to dye. What I'm trying to remember is if the article advised matching the

Re: [h-cost] Stockings for 1917

2012-08-28 Thread Marion McNealy
Where is a good link to buy the Amish cotton stockings? - Marion ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Stockings for 1917

2012-08-28 Thread Chris Laning
Marion wrote: Where is a good link to buy the Amish cotton stockings? I'd try Gohn Brothers first. They're in Indiana -- their website is really rudimentary, but you can call them or write and ask for a catalog. Call Toll Free - (1-800-595-0031) P.O. Box 1110 Middlebury IN, 46540 It's