Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-07
Caring Properly for Shoes.


Shoes are one of the expenses Of a toilet
that may he reduced only by care. A worn
out shoe 10 net possible of renovation; ne
amount of skill will make it pass as new.
The only possible way to save in shoe leather
is to care properly for the shoes while wear
ing them. A writer In the Brooklyn Eagle
makes some very wise suggestions about the
proper care of shoes.
Particular attention should be paid in
every home to the care of shoes. Whore
there are children there is generally an accu-
mutation of ehoes partly worn and wholly
worn, and these are all thrown in the bot
tom of the closet together and must be as
sorted when wanted. When taken out they
are sometimes moldy because they are thrown
of no earthly use to the possesser, but are
boarded up with the idea that some day they
will be needed; yet rarely Is this true, as
they are put away in such rough condition
that when taken out they are generally unfit
for use. Shoes that are worn regularly, If
cared for, will last much longer than if neg
lected. A French kid shoe, If kicked around
On the closet floor or under the bed, will not
last as long or look as we'll as one inferior in
42dllbY IL properly CAE6u IOI. Vu6n buOeS
are taken off they should be wiped with a
seft cloth, and, after airing q little while,
eilsd or polished and pat in a box by then-
selves, or shee bag, and when wanted for
use can be taken out ready for wear. It Is
net advisable to use much of the dressing 80
fashionable for ladies' and childrsn's shoes,
as most of them crack the leather and ruin
1t. have seen expensive shoes, the tops all
cracked open In less than a month by the
mao 0f ehoa arasairo. fharofora unlaas var
san find one that has been we'll tested, 1t is
better to use c little sweet oil colored with
black ink and rubbed well in. For seme
years past have used polish that has oon-
siderable glycerine in it, and found that 1t
preserves the shoes wonderfully. always
keeping them new looking. II . lift be-
gins to wear off the heel I have attended
to it at once, and never take off the ehees
without wipins all the dust from the crew
ices and putting them carefully away.
The result is that have worn one pair of
boots every day for one year aud another
year for = house shoe. I have pair of
boots that were made to order, for which
paid eight dollars, have worn them eve-
~ day for two winters, or rather from Octe-
ber to May, and shall wear them another, and
perhaps two seasons more. In the spring
rub them we'll with oil and put them away
/ carefully, and in the fall they leok as good
a. new. Never wear . shoe unbuttoned 1t
| you care to have 1t shapely. Never put wei
shoes close to the FIRE to dry. as 1t hardenf
| them and makes them difficult to put on
| When taken off the foot wet, smooth into al
| good shape as possible and rub them As dry
| as yeu can WITH en- old soft cloth, then pui
| them In a msdiam warm place to dry. II
your shoes get muddy wash them off with
Geld water and rub dry with . soft cloth.
This can be done quickly, so that the leather
may not get wet through, then pulled into
After this use little good polish and the
shoa will be as fresh as If quite naW.n