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Show WHY SOCKS HAVE "CLOCKS" They Were Originally Made, It I As. erted, to Hold the Seams In Hosiery. It is surprising how much of the past still remains, more especially In regard to the clothes we wear. On the backs of most ploves will be found three thin strips. These marks correspond to tlie f-mrcbette pieces between the fingers. In earlier times gloves were not mnde so neatly as they are today, and tlie stitching of the fingers was carried down part of the way on to the back of the glove, braid being used to conceal the seams. To a practically similar reason does the clock on a sock owe its origin, says London Answers. In the days when stockings were made of cloth the eams occurred where the clocks are now displayed, the decoration being utilized to hide the seams. The little bow which will invariably be found In the leather band Inside a man's hat is a survival of the time when a hat was made by taking a piece of leather, bo'Ing two holes through it nnd drawing It together with a piece of string. Handkerchiefs were not always square. At one time they were shaped to the user's fancy. It chnr-ed that this irregularity displeased Qjeen Marie Ma-rie Antoinette, who suggested one winter win-ter evening at Versailles that a uni-form uni-form shape would be an indication of good taste. The result was a decree by Louis XVI, issued in the early days of 1783, enacting that all pocket handkerchiefs hand-kerchiefs should have right-angled edges henceforward. |
