If you are not quite certain of the line between neatness and the reverse, be over-scrupulous about your under garments. The edge of a soiled petticoat, or the glimpse of a rent stocking is singularly disenchanting.

The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness:
A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society
Florence Hartley, 1860

I don’t wish to be contrary, but I actually find these socks quite enchanting. The tiny, twisted cables provide a perfect, structured backdrop for carefully placed drop stitches. As for your other underthings? You’re on your own there.

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