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Show Origin of the Stacking. A writer In a French newspaper has been Investigating the origin of stockings. stock-ings. It arpears that Henry II. when preparing for the marriage of his sister sis-ter In 1559 Erst conceived the idea of sik 1ks. and was t!te tlrst to wear Slk kitted storking at that epoch-irsklng epoch-irsklng event. A hundrrd years la:cr .one Hindr( rstablinhed a factory for snrkings la the !;ia d Tuulosne. This was the first hosiery factory in France. It was a surcess st the start. Mid. when It received protection frm i the then ministers, it was a kind of gold mine. In 1663 the venture wal I I turned Into a corrpany. From It rcs J I "the Society of Silk fiock.r.g llf kM, I |