Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
STILES IN SHOES.
Beaasifsl Specimens Of Foot Ccvering-Somc
Gems of the Season-A Variety of Fashionable
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Mcdc!sSSeccYSl Costumes Described.
Until the shoe pinches the LADY Of fashion
hardly realizes how much her &C. ual comfort and
general enjoyment depends upon the very
foundation of style. the outer covering Of her
dainty foot Physicians insist that tight shoes
and gloves impede the circulation Of the Hood
quitc as R'uch and ere rs injurious ti-at
waists: therefore. for hygenic considerations
easy. EeTtect-!itting shoes must lee selected no
matter what Their shape. form and style may Ne
Hisrh heels, placed almost in the center OF the
shoe soleS. have been Justly condemned, and are
even credited with iniuriRg the eyesight, ard. I'm
one Instance the iiscapiing Of the French shoes
and tightly-tlrawn coysets certainly gave great
and immediate reliefto a lady whose cycsight
Was thought TO be failing.
In The Art of Beauty" Mrs. Haweis says We
lose by the shoe for firmness of tread and char
of appearance. and only gain cleanliness and
certain amount of protection for the foot against
cold Wet and friction. She even grows poetical
in her description OF thinly -stoekinged foot
with sandal beneath. held in place 10y an en-
broidcred strap coming between the two first
toes. across the instep. after the old Roman
fashion. showing with every step. with every
turn OF the ankle. kind of delicate ripple pass
ing over the iGstcp. as thrill runs through
u
indorses one kind of shoe as being OF a proper
and sensible foria from the medical point of
view. the wide-eading shoe worn i'm the time of
Henry VIII. in whose capracious front the toes
might spread and be at ease She however de-
cares it ugly, and says nothing really equals the
sandal.
The modern hygeia boots. specially intended
for long walks, have been most highly appre-
ciatcd by those who have tested their admirable
qualities They have low. fat heels thick soles
inns
by ply Indeed, fashion herself. who
condemns waist anu chest contraction and. with
clneing and flowing drapeiics. allows her vo-
tares to reveal the graceful curves "a their
charming fcYms. advocates ease of hand and foot
IN the loose wrinkled CANT de Suede and the
lOw-heeiel. wiie-Sopd sauare-toed shoes now
worn by the aesthetics and laughed at by sense
less HiademOisee or madame who cares more
Tor frenchy high heel, Spanist-curved instep
ana stylish look OF her foot than she does for
present personal comfort and future years of
bodily suffering
10 grasp the wonderful variety Of fashionable
models in shoes is hardly possible without illus
trations for while decided difference in over
nifty styles exists the curves and lines can only
be seen to be recognized, i'm the arrangement
OF the graceful drapery Of Undiscovered dress
however, there are some specimens that can be
described. such "a the semi-high shoes. laced or
with open bars on the instep to be worn with
me cotton or threa stockings matched i'm color
To tiis dress, and sometimes striped or spriy.ed
\ stylish high boot shows the straps across the
'front.' from the tee up. eleven straps being used.
each one garnished wit: embroidery and secured
with an ornamental button on a useful buckle
Combinations Of styles are fashionable as i'm
the shoe with the Louis XIV heel of glace kid
and Kid lined. showing the Charles TX top, with
round toe and buttoIed strap over the instep
and'the same style heel. with the elegant half
high Richeileu top, embroidered down front over
seams and at edges with dainty vine patterns
The Vatican shoe is much in demand this sea-
son. but it is not the most comfortable nor really
as pretty as other styles. Very elegant are shoes
with good substantial heels. not too high and
and haf-Square toes. of fine French kid laced at
the sides, while across the fronts are thirteen
ichly-embroidered straps or as i'm other yarie-
ties, with the back and front most beautifully
embroidered in vari0usly-colOred silks in gold
or silver thread, or with wonderfully hued beads
In the hands of a fashionable young lady pair
OF slippers are in process of construction ofcream
satin, lined with white quilted satin. bOrdered
with outings of satin ribbon and embroidered
on the toe with pink rose and cream bud and
sprays OF tiny blue and white flowers.
Frenchy shoe. with high heel and curved instap
can be made of any desirable silk or satin. either
to match or contrast with costumes: and one
model is worked in gold or silver thread another
In SILK OF different colors. the buttoned strap
across the instep being ornamented with bow
OF ribbon or spray Of flowers. Pretty kid shoes
have the toes beaded i'm Oriental designs, i'm illu-
minated Persian beads. with strap to match
They are most effective in brilliant gaslight
The CntcersG Fashion Monthly, reliable au-
thority In matters of unique dress, says the
Vatican tennis and Yachting shoes have
pointed toes, no heels and soles made on new
principle; they are held on by strap passing
around the ankle. Sandal boots for dancing
nave French heels, arched insteps, and are
strapped across the front up to above the ankle
and are buttoned in the center of the foot. OK.
iord ties are still popular, but they are not 50
fashionable for carriage shoe a novel style
of black kid, with an elastic at each side and
several straps across the instep
The gems Of the season are the exquisite shoes
and slippers intended for evening wear: indeed
they are real work of art and command fabu-
lOus prices, many of them being decorated with
really valuable stones and brilliants and gar
nished with laces in round old point, point de
venice and DucheSSe point, and others are bead
embroidered or embellished with flowers on the
beds OF laces or radiant with the prismatic hues
of the beads.
The poetical costumes OF this season are those
where each detail is in harmony with the Others
comprising the toilet as in an outfit designed hy
Worth the dress was Of most delicate blue satin
hand-Isainted in floral designs and lace gar
nished. Willie half hidden amid the masses of
DuchesSe lace on cOrsage and skirt were rides
cent Eummlng birds on flexible feet. so arranged
that they quivered at tie slightest movement of
the wearer, radiating at every turn and cleaning
IN each new degree OF light The stockings were
OF pale blue silk with floral designs i'm Duchesse
laCe iet Ill, Wiile Tie ueHcitte satin slippers in
the same moonlight tint were bordered with
outings OF and center rosette OF Duchesse lace
and upon each rOsette rested an exquisite hum
ming bird. with Illuminated throat and head
and outstretcned wings as if ready to leave its
dainty perch upon the pretty and costly-garbed
foot OF Its lovely mistress
A peculiar costume, with black bodice gar-
nished with gold and white and gold striped
skirt, showed a wreath of buttercups with
golden leaves passing diagonalIy down the skirt
front, from right to edge of left side The stock
ings were striped, white, black and gold. while
the black satin slippers were finished with a
wreath of buttercups with leaves like those gar
nishiaS the skirt. only smaller i'm size.
With grey and pink brocade trimmed with
blond lace. pink satin and shaded feathers the
| stockings worn were pearl white and the shoes
were of pink satin Ornamented with lace and
Ombre feathers in the hues of the brocade. Most
stylish was a dress Of cOral-red brocaded satin
with white satin apron covered with applique of
net eXquisitely embroidered with leaves of
flowers in pearl beads. The stockings were of
coral-red embroidered in lace figures to match
the brOcaded satin, while the white satin shoes
were decorated in leaves and flowers in small
pearl beads with wonderfully pretty effect
magnificent white satin robe brocaded with
punches of cOlored tulips, outlined in iridescent
beads, had apron of white satin charmip,jy
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