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Show I riPs Buying Nylon Hosiery ; Cy ECaJharine Fistier . D,ncn,r, Good UouscLcct,:ng ,slllle Uu, It,' -urinK the past ' I'aelurers. We ha ve t it t I n,, h cxrm?"y several ,:, , mul have subjected to t P' , lls ,;,ccs 111 ' Utxtile laboratory, I understand nylon Pliosi ','v bcUer n t0 y"L' anl' m;,y llc, you Ul I you will like nvln, I V , C "ly yu c:n be the jm Kc of whether I i on wu like nylon. It ls certainly worth the try. . ! t '"--v, ,,., Tlio DuPont Company makes nvlon yarn and E 'i solls 11 to more than 45 hosiery mamil'rcUi'rers. The I ' i m:m';i' of construction of the hosiery itself is 1. ft 1 ' ; u". ."'V'y to each hosiery manufacturer. Therefore it i , N. i 1 blvell for you to choose your usual brand in ; , ; nylon. ou will tben.be more likely to find the par- i. t"',?'?r ".''tails to which you are accustomed, and i -: which, suit your personal needs. Itoe'ardless of brand t n?'"os' one stocking of each pair is marked "Wade L. j ol DuPont nylon." ! Foo'size. Choose the size you customarily buy. u. . ss,. i Komembcr that most people usually buy too short Katharine FtSMCR readily.0 "yl0n r0t wU1 not stretch out of sha,e director ot I 1 ... Good uus.-k,.iins -n , "-"ll,s are mostly standard at present, Institute Jvlt short and long lengths available in only a few brands. Co.ors arc very attractive, and varied to suit the discriminalinjr. b.,nce nylon looks dillercnt over the skin, try the colors over your hand to see the effect. Twist at present is all one-way, and in the single thread, j Ruleless attachments have long been used on hosiery machines, to reduce the effect of variation in yarn thickness. Since nylon is inherently inher-ently even, any uneven appearance is practically nonexistent. Weight designations used in silk stockings, such as 2-thread or 3-thread will not apply to nylon. You will ask at the hosiery counter for 'nylon 30's," "nylon 40's," etc. The lower the number the' finer the yarn. A nylon 30 will correspond in weight to a 2-thread silk hose, a nylon 40 to a 3-thread. Later other weights will be added. Seams are now all sewed with nylon thread. You will note how very narrow and closely stitched they look. Later you will be favorably impressed with the strength of these seams, especially you who suffer habitually from seams opening where the shoe rubs, at the heel. Reinforcements in the foot are now all made with nylon thread, too. Because of the marked ability of nylon to resist rubbing, the sheer part of the foot can stand up well under chafing from movement of the shoe during walking. Thus the size of the reinforcements can be cut down to the minimum. You will notice that some nylon hose have narrow nar-row soles; short toe caps narrow, slender, short heels. This results in an attractive stocking foot, which enhances a low-cut shoe. Yet this delicate-looking foot gives astonishing wear a boon to those whose foot peculiarities often wear through reinforcements on stockings rather quickly. When putting on nylon hosiery, take time to vise the preferred method of rolling the stocking down to the toetip. Then draw it on over the foot, unrolling with the fingertips as you go. As it is smoothed ovtir the ankle and calf, place the seam correctly. Fasten the front garter wdtile you are still seated. Fasten all garters in the welt portion or hem, never in the leg fabric. Laundering. Since nylon absorbs little moisture, soil washes off, not out of the fabric. Soaking is unnecessary, since washing is so easy, squeeze gently in lukewarm suds, rinse in lukewarm water. Hang over a smooth rod to dry. You will see that these stockings will dry very fast in fact they appear to be wet only on the surface. In about a half an hour they will be completely dry. Furthermore, if you have taken care to hang them neatly, they will resume their original shape. There is no twisting of the seam around the leg length while drying. Do not iron, and do not place to dry on a hot surface, such as a radiator. Serviceability will depend to a great deal on how you treat nylon hose. Remember they are made the same way as other stockings, and are subject to the same accidents during wear. Snags from rough nails, rough surfaces, and careless handling will result in the usual runs. We can make no prediction, therefore, as to how long a single pair will wear. We can report, however, that none of the pairs we wore ever developed a hole due to abrasion; the final failure, even after several weeks, was always due to a snag or cut. This is in itself remarkable. Mending, if any, can be done with any ordinary thread. The usual stop-run preparations can also be used. |