Figure 1.-- These children's long cotton stockings look to be from the 1930s or 40s (figure 1). They were sold for both boys and girls up to about age 12 by major stores such as Sears Roebuck and Wards. These stockings seem to have a little bit of rayon content to increase their durability and give them just a bit of sheen for dressiness. Although long stockings were worn for warmth in colder climates, I think some mothers insisted on them for reasons of greater formality and dressiness when they wanted their sons and daughters to look dressed up. Some children wore these stockings to school of course. Boys could wear these stockings either with short trousers or under knickers. The beige stockings came in a wide variety of tan shades. Beige became popular in the 1930s. Earlier black was the principal color.

These children's long cotton stockings look to be from the 1930s or 40s (figure 1). They were sold for both boys and girls up to about age 12 by major stores such as Sears Roebuck and Wards. These stockings seem to have a little bit of rayon content to increase their durability and give them just a bit of sheen for dressiness. Although long stockings were worn for warmth in colder climates, I think some mothers insisted on them for reasons of greater formality and dressiness when they wanted their sons and daughters to look dressed up. Some children wore these stockings to school of course. Boys could wear these stockings either with short trousers or under knickers. The beige stockings came in a wide variety of tan shades. Beige became popular in the 1930s. Earlier black was the principal color.

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