The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-14
PATENT LEATHER FRAUDS.
HOW THE DUDE IS SOMETIMES DE-
cEVED IN HIS FOOT GEAR.
shoes which Are Made Of tho Material
Called Patent Leather Not Always What
They scem-Thc Way tho Genuine Ar
ticIe Il Made.

Going down on n Broadway car the
other day was a fashionable young man,
wearing patent leather Shoes 1t was
during ono Of the brief, cool spells Of
weather.
Seating himself In one corner Of the
car no proceeded apparently to warm
his feet by rubbing them together
While this may have been all right forthe
feet. it seemed rather hard on the patent
leather, as the heel Of one shoe was con-
tinuously rubbing and scratching the
vamp of the other. With such usage the
pair Of shoes Will wear about four coks
when they will begin 10 crack. Nir.
Dudolet will return them 90 tho retailer,
who. ia turn, will return them 10 the
manufacturer.
MAKING PATENT GALE
4 shoe manufacturer who was spoken
10 by a News reporter told the story OF
retailer who had ordered a lot Of patent
leather shoes which wcro made and
shipped TO him. Upon receiving the
shoes ho wrote TO the manufacturer ask
ing him 70 warrant the shoes not to
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inns reason that callshins are stretched
IS much as possiDle' otherwise the shoe
would be sure to crack with the most
'aleiui wearing IL not IN the lasting.
line Japan is "ppned 10 inc hesh slde
IL ile sNin' ana IL therc DE any imper-
ecIlon I'D the SKIN 10 Will show On the
.ouslmoss OF the japan when finished
ho quality OF the Japan IS known by
Us Jct ni'cNnes' ana niiiii'ncy' IL
5 o"li ana oiuish l1 VIII nave ten
iehcy To- peer Diislef OF crack DID proper
ION To- INC guinness ana Diuishness
Japan has tendency 10 expand or CON
iact from heat on coid SO extremes
must be avoided, or the Japan viii crack
when one goes from o heated room TO a
old one. The warm foot being IN CON
,art Of the leather warm. while fhe cold
.ir Strikes Inc imam. which has mo- nro.
oction
v.rrp, IN co,,ee r,o,,
In cufln, patent leather fine cutter
inst examine. tine iapan side for any
,onarf.of.a. wurnin., tha .lin o,l.
be quality /, JUDGED from the Grain