<Tr> <Th> Publication type </Th> <Td> Magazine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> September 1897 </Td> </Tr> <P> "A Pair of Silk Stockings" is a short story written by Kate Chopin . Published in 1897, the story follows Mrs. Sommers who prefers spending a windfall on herself, rather than on her children </P> <P> Mrs. Sommers comes into the small fortune of $15 . After a few days of reflection, she decides to use the money to purchase clothing for her children so they may look "fresh and dainty and new for once in their lives ." That narrative suggests that Mrs. Sommers had been before her marriage a wealthy woman, but now "needs of the present absorbed her every faculty ." </P>

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