New-York tribune., 1870-11-03
FASHIONS FOR THE FEET
FALL AND WINTER STYLES IN BOOTS AND
SLIPPERS.

SLIPPERS.
Little demure divinities! Little bewitching,
bewdering boots! They than fascinating
In ina gnation and make Ah Here trips Juliet down
the everlasting flint and here the saucy Autumn breeses
come frskng around the They do SO fuss, the
naughty naughty sprtes with her dainty draperes do
forth such miracles Of sggravatOn In the shape
OF boots that incoming Romeo lie n to muse Of mice
and music and to by the tombs OF all the
that never before did leathery prose turn itself to
poetry. In truth bootmaking 10 growing to
be fine art with us. Such ravishing
curves, such charming quirks In the matters
Of stitching and trimming are enough the tough
old heart Of the toughest senior melt within him. Most
Of our styles invented by our own bOotInakers.
French models are used, but they not whit more
suggestive Of airy grace that are the American origin
alities. 1t is fitting that the art should be fully
developed here for If there's pre5minent blessing
which American women possess it is feetpretty feet.
everybody understand that tight boots, cut in the
artistic curves ds1gure the feet 1t is loose Ill
fitting that induces most OF the ills that feet
are heir There's great deal in putting boot
scarcely woman In fifty knows how. 1t should be
drawn carefully and slowly glove, smoohed
and patted, and coaxed into eahery good-humor like
that of the Herr Papa In the ballad.
There are comparatively few French boots now to be
found in the city The mportations stopped, Of
course and the supply been rapidly exhausted by
those untutored danes who fondly imagine that trav
eled bofnes nicer than the little beauties made by
measure here. The importation Of French morocco and
kid-skins 10 also stopped; the price of the
latter has increased a per Dozen In consequence
Of this rise In the material kid boots promise to
mount to astonishing altitude In price, and many
maids and matrons already I'm acceptance Of the
situation, having all their boots made Of me-
terial matching their suits, and simply finished
with kid foxings. So, through necessity,
very distinQue fashion,, hitherto wayerng
one, becomes firmly established. black kid boot un-
doubtedly makes the foot look smaller than II s but
what Ia lost In the sembance Of size s gained In the
exquisite, tactful harmony Of costume. These boots
are not at all elaborate In artistic cut.
The kid foxings are plain, simply stitched
with silk matching the uppers in color. On the
nstep is tiny bow OF lutestrng ribbon, Of the same
COLOR and q larger bow is perched coquettshly at
top, In front of the ankle The buttons Of bone
pearl coored to match. When the suit s Of two colOrs
the uppers sometimes embroidered with the more
emphatic Of the two These boots cost usually from go
to nS Those Of coored kid are almost exclu-
sivey by children
Boots this season, are made altogether upon the
Spanish last Of the sole is extraordinarily
high raising the nstep, and by supporting the muscles
making possible tighter and shorter boot than has be-
fore been The Louis Quinze heel s considered
stylish than any other. It's daring dangerous,
coquettish little folly, two inches, slopes
very much, and is smoothly finished. Brass plates
are not used at all There is no change in
the hight of the ankle The saucy, charming little
box toes arc TO be in preference to round
square Though sideaeings made the foot look
extremely pretty they proved to be much trouble that
they have been almost wholly abandoned. After ALL
that Of buttons gives impudent, tantazing air
that the prm lacngs couldn't IL they wanted to-
Walking boots made of Mat kid, with fronts
simpler than last season. except In cut double
Of the qusntest white silk embroidery, like tiny
seed pearls edges the uppers and up the nstep
pretty jet and kid bow decorates the hstep
and larger one tho ankle. These bows
on the ankle are the distinguishing feature
OF the newest boots. Those most deliberately embroid
cred, slashed, ornamented with openwork, lined with
white kid, are reserved for carriage Our Colum-
bias begin to understand that refined taste precludes
the wearing Of pronOnct articles OF costume. These
walking and carriage boots cost from $12 to tls.
Exquisite little trifes both for carriage and walking
are made of black satin, either perfectly plain OF en-
broidered in delicate headings of black sb There is no
color to impair the delicious effect of their demure sim
plicy; the heel is covered with the satin and the
buttons are Of carved Jet No elegant boot Ia DOS
sible.
Rather pretty boots for driving made Of blue or
dovecolored velvet. They not very popular, how
ever they short tme and give the foot an
aspect es of pudgy ball OF down. Stout walking boots
for awful weather made Of pebbeg goat perfectly
plain, with very thick soles They polished as are
mems boots, cost sl1 and s12, and very
positive and aggressive little things indeed.
travelling boots OF the prettest, sOftest,
cafkd, OF of thickdark blue gray cloth, lined
with plush or flannel have clump soles, and cost from
$40 to sL Catkd is not popular here In London.
Many OF the English models made up this leather
but md comparatively few purchasers. Englishwomens
shoes are the ughest things imaginable, with their fat
heels, low ankles, and clumsy, curved toes Most OF
them have the odious elastic sides. They are shoes
Ia orad"d substantial, inelegant with
about 'em, and so Gerry respectable.
Nothing OF the slipper shane ia worn with ovenfnp
dress Both buttoned and laced boots are worn the |
DuttOned ones predOminatng. Light kids are not liked
well boots Of satin 0ros grain to match the dress
'lese are either quite plain heavily embroidered |