The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-26
RooTs AND SHOES.
Sensible Fashions in Footwear.
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Thcnew styles Of boots and shoes show
that fashion can have lucid moments
Iaflcr all, when, repenLing Of her many
i0lies, she bestows q grain Of common
sense upon the ideas relating 10 the per
songl comfort OF her victims. AT any
rate, II Is not fashions fault now il women
PERSIST in walking on their great toes like
DallCt.dGnCer, or il tho children hoT
through life on crooked legs, a very nat
ural consequence Of those high heels, US
all questionable observers Of human
nature have remarked ere now. 1t has
been of no use TO preach sermons on de-
iormity while these distractiDg kid dis
tortiOns were not cOnfscated by parental
authority; Tor 10 see pair Of dainty but
toned boots tilted up on 3.inCh heels was
TO grOan and succumb, ignominiously give
in, though a regiment Of chiropodists
1 stared one in the lace.
But let the aching ones rejoice. Louis
QunZO IS not only dead, but so Is his
heel True, a ghost Of it rCmains,--not
enough Of one, however, to "wobble" on
but just enough to preserve the arch OF
the instep and keep you out of the mud"
The most elegant styles for ladies this
spring are the recently imported French
boots made of delicate black kid, with
broad soles with or without an Interim
ing OF cork. They are Of exquisite beau
ty and finish, with two changes TO mark
them from last seasons fashions The
foxings are cut square and low across the
foot, while the upper portion only just
covers the ANGLES. French kid boots Of a
simpler style come in three grades, the
first with thin sole suitable for dancing,
the second ola medium thickness, and the
third street boot. For all OF these the
square toe with rounded corners Is used
entirely, but in the imported French kid
tho toe is rounder. An excellent walk
ing boot for everyday wear Is made Of
goatskin and soft kid, with broad sole
and heel Of only three lifts. Party boots
Of black satin are now Ornamented with a
tiny bow that does not destroy the out
line OF the foot.
The most coQuetish shoe Of the period
Is by oil odds the Richelieu, and for style
II has no compeer. 1t is made CT black
or bronze kid, with a moderate heel. An
elastic like that oil a Congress boot Is in
serted over the instop, and by this means
It is held strongly and firmly In place.
Bows OF rich gros.grain silk, with plain
or cut steel slides, conform 10 the high in.
step, and give an exquisitive curve to the
iDot. A bronze pair that has four large
flat bows of silk fastened with cut steel
slides is perhaps the lovCliest Of these
dainty shoes. Another pretty pair Is
made Of gray morocco with black heels,
trimmed with black ribbon an inch wide.
Three button kid shoes arc TO be fashion
able for tho street this summer, and their
proper companions are colorCd silk stock
inCs, or striped Balbriggans.
One of the best inventions for young
girls and children is the seaside and
country boot. Il is made OF fine goat
skin, i0xcd with French calf, thick, broad
sole and low heel, and Us a specimen OF
high finish and durability deserves more
than a passing notice, though as model
of reformation 1t already speaks loudly
Tor itself. A moments reflection tells one
that health, and necessarily grace, de.
pend greatly on Just such boots as these,
and that the best physical economy is
prevention. Careful mothers may well
rejoice, then; in this downright sensible
fashion that has shod their children with
strength and substance.
BOYS are now favored mortals, and il
they doubt it let them contemplate those
beautiful boots made expressly to try
their destructive powers. Such boots us
these look like cast iron, and il any conf.
denCe was to be placed in boys or leather,
they might last forever; but nothing will
stand the ravsges Of time, Tor even cast
iron" would be out grown after awhile.
The latest styles are Bslmorals, made OF
calf, with soles nearly IN inch thick, In
tended for country wear; and more ele'
giant buttOncd boot, also OF call, with the
Scotch welt and box.toes. They are con.
sidered the best boot now manufactured,
and surely purely disinterested specta.
tor might be pardoned thrill OF horror
in imagining anything so stout and for
midable dpA boy who sometimes kicks.
Boys, alas have been known to indulge
in that gentle exercise, though otherwise
saints and cherubs-but parents and guar
dams have no such fear Of their well.be.
haved otIsprings; therefore, by them the
present modes will be duly appreciated.
Even little 3.year old has his walking
boots, rs well as his older brothers, and
they arc miniature studies Of those worn
by the grown-ups." A pretty style is
Of delicate calf or morocco, with the
foxings cut in little scallops over the In
step. Let 1t be borne In mind In all these
new spring boots the excellent fashion OF
broad soles and heels reigns supreme,
both ladies' and children's.
For gentlemen, dealers now offer one
great sttractiOn-a shoe for hot weather,
and a shoe, too, that the swellest swell
would admire, and an old fogy, given TO
govt, would remember with gratitude the
rest Of his life. or course, it Is French.
The shape is peculiar, but made Of the
soltest kid Of an elegant finish; II is both
stylish and easy. Gentlemen who do not
take kindly TO embroidered or morocco
slippers will find this French shoe an ad-
mirable substitute for house wear.
Another novely is q congress boot, for
evening, made with patent.leather fox
ings cut square across the foot, with silk
tops to simulate the latest fashion Of black
silk stockings and pumps. A very hand
some French button boot comes with
single sole or the intersoling Of cork, and
another congress boot Is made OF calf and
French kid, intended Tor summer wear.
Then there are the French wide'strap
shoes, and the Oxlords for every day, and
patent.leather boots Of a superb finish for
dancing.
THE decision by the Supreme Court
that the Boesel law Is unconstitutional
does not seem 10 be as unfavorably re-
cCived in some Of the localities interested
as was expected. Many of our country