Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14
ABOUT SHOES.



81 'heFe = any "he th'hg aoous woman
dress that she takes particular PRIDE in ID is the
Covering Of her fa.t This pride is a great deal
moro natiraofia :, those far cr.a,rr.s
,,o a., - ,.., ,,-.,,t,,r ohor,l r,,,,,
ven az '' F'''' ''fN i''
eN'feih ties l""fe are exceptions however
The writer has seen women on the streets of
Cleveland drckcd in most gorgeous and rich
rairr.nt. still whea they lifted their drassas
- 60, - , /
=, - ~ q
-. -. -, - - - : 80 VIC" "oiu-out
IT,, - AZ, cT.g,,..l ~ r. co.. 80 "a 80 ~
G'e5ol the.r ho,,.> at tue expense of Their feet
an. ti''r ht'.ta- y woman VITA a pretty foot
a." q. nc i''''''t ii'''I."''z iaat' ia IS 10 Us
NJ, a ~. :. - t,, - -,
rj,...y i r,,.f,.i tn c,r.trn.+ th. 5,..s \ III :.
shorter t'aI otherwise. IA order that the pedal
c''@fhis NAY ne F'N''''' To
II-NAAEp BYE
There are IN Cleveland but three Wanri&C-
tor o that tnaNe wlInen's shoes and only one
~ tt. e ~, .,,rr,.i,-,. iusin.., intI,.t branch
-, ., .,.,,r f .t,, d.. -,
i Ms
pftVLt great "''u II! siHtt the ADVENT OF
!ah"r-~i'ViT@ T3ihi.'rry teir years ara every
TIM III maxim ~h"e " as done 10y hand tut
nov H'afiIrfl i u-r't almost entirely EXCEPT Ill
Ia~T'ng. In la-tiH~' SfOp it !s necessary To ey-
etci-e ihe .r,.ftsNt possible care essp the whole
shoe " III b. uut OF shape and Worthless. For
thS r.'i-1n 1t u almost Impossible 10 do the
NefA ~ hiacAiiiFrt. anf! do " with the accuracy
atta:Ii'r! ty iat.d shoe. from the tune it
leaves the cutter aHd nat II teaches the outsider
NUT pass ttrbu ~ from: Ia - hands before
III Is really Yr sale. In the first place the
leather ia sent to the cutter who by hand
stai"S tii.' upprrS- f;,e latter then stitched
together. the Iil'toG- holes worked. etc. For
thiS latter purpose girls are hired. They sit on
facA NiCe OF a iUH.. wide table each with a stout
sewing machine in front Of her Each one of
These u m, "A hon IN It4nI hal
pI-FfR=NT PoRTfoN
ofthn work TN .l,, One stitc!,ea tha hacls 70
o..,b.r o,,,bar S.-+ch.. tb s;, a.,.-
'' ''''C''o' t''0 SUITS ahother
""rNs the patton h"ieS- another sews OH the
bDtt1nS. another segys the lining and 80 on 1t
is at this point that thu. shoe is fairly on its way
toward c,,,,r.,r E, .h -, -, ~,
,,,,or. or, In. .. .ho r,,,, ~, -:
"tf' a0 Nh' 10 tue hieh lof 'he substantial
WORK Ihey faii nj" the hands of the lasters
first hose busy hammers keep I'D Cpa.eIess
din rs the leather ia pounded into its proper
sliapr While this j. bein. done. in another
room the -oics AM heels are beng prepared
This latter work l. ali done now by dies and
not with sharp Knives "a i'll the years gone bv
The dies in;; l., iii the lat and are iu.t
ffe share Uf the sole vi uer~eI!'S foot. On One
edge the dies are sharp. AMI BY one blow from
d maiiet they are forced thruu IN the sole
leather In TINS scores of SDleS can be
turned out III q f'-W minutes, whereas by the
OIL and Inaccurate knife process not more an
enc could be- turt"'t out IN the same length Of
time. The s,'h'- are tnen run through a split
ting machine. which makes turn all of the Same
thickness They are tntl fastened to- the up
p"rS. and handed over To the St;tchnr.
This ~ the IuaciiinP. sad Foreman George
Cook. az ke;.aar,is mandatory. THAT has
revolution Zcd shoe making. 1t IL the Hc KAY
sewing mach ne. uS,'ti fer stitching he S0lpS to
Ihe vi i'rfS II "a> patented soihe years arc and
-, 'u"- '.."e i"'''%'o .lS "tieco' l'ied 10
~, an So: stitr,.I am If .rnrt H., ,a,'
however. th,. ruv,.ty WIS taken OFF Th. ma
chine costs in th- rc-!borLond OF 500. Before
y came INTO Us Il. Tie sttch:n2 fs;i to be- done
=! 49, ., t' - OH. me H'1:l'h ne
tIct., II ,,orl-- H., an, -. -; -
thread rfur tIr,,5I,r!, 1rf, rhr.I,sl, t,p l.ot .r
The. ,,ay|d thread - woltnd ;i,,uf a hnu. in
closed huth.n winch j. kei,t warm bv a
small ui> let i'm order that tho Wy
may not sIry :1G ,tuS. fst,. Thread IN
hr..R From TINS ,rrat.ll,re the shoe, rops
t. r.. he..I..r TIE l,.q,- A.. did ont inst "a
tn. :. - r,. AMI ar. r.,,-,l with str,,e sT,J
nails ia the <or< Finn. was not MANY wears
aco when each Iaypr nf Leaf her in the ba,i y az
per.stl ON >.r.tr;.tcIy hut i'm thps. latter
day~ If iS all ,1t aH al once A small nov is
h.r.I yin, ,,.. . 81, No.. ~ i,,tb.r to,,tr
mill lie, ,.r,,.y -5y,. Ir., - MD. and rr,, +
j. >fIr,,tf,.,i +, = r,avy prF.snr- ;n mas, = -.
cure and irin. The h.ei-frInimer j. the mex.
Individual to whom the sil,... IS transferred
His duty is tn sI;,l., thu. o,lt.ji,. >. tin.
= L IL
other - Vie tn nit the tradl His rrac,in. w..
saluF,1- a turning I.the and ,,.nrLu az, .b, .o,ra
nr.uc.ula From th, b.,.I-tr r,,,,.r ,Ia f,o,nNar
.o,., Ia the ,,I.re-tr.utuer x1h, .;na.nin. ,ra
mare, tbr a,I.-as f su'aS fnr ,,nii.ni,,, orr, Lot
flur Then the ,I.ee-.,,-ter ,1,ts th.. .b,a Nv
him ,br ,,i,.e ,f 1ne s,l !. s,-,otb.i in,l, sbn
and ~ f
z.-,>-r-,-.-,, ,,,rc--
I, =, o. a. ,;..,.,
~ " ''' iii' NIT ''eoi '"-t->e,ttr
must DC Kept not aio gaS JET. ike that TN the
Mckay machine. is provided for the purpose
The heel ,nrui.ber into whose hands Ia. .,rtie,a
nov. f,T- ha. .. an, ~ ,,i -, ~, -. ..,,.l
=. '''', -''O
~ " S'"P-9 'ti'"2 non stah;hioh. OH top OF
WHICH IS areVoiyii@ piece of steel and the necps-
sary cog " heels 70 rur IT, Thu. heel of the shoe
l. pressed AGAINST the reyoIyia.r stool and 600,
assumes a crlos.v anr.ar,nc. .f,er t.in,,
warmed the s,l.e and heals ars s,oa nan.re6
by steam a, d the shoe il sert I. rbc hrush..r
Tnis latter inc, yI,lual has txo r.,oIyi,< Iru.L.
AGAINST which fl.,. - - and hi. o., - -
polish them Then comes th,. fnisl.rs No
adorn TN. solas y,.rh INC, ,aarl.- .nl ,,o.,r
TINS latter WORT 8. all d,p, nv ia -, -
is then provided with y Ifninp frr Tho ir7,n -,
th, sole. Uache,, av,y in bs,ye. and j. -, g.
sale
In a hax Of SHOES .ber,. arr, ,re,ar.,Iv 81 ,,;,