St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-09

IOA0l WOIitIl -
ure. / think that you will understand
what | mean when l say that thin
woman can wear boot which laceS up
to her knee where fat one cannot.
Here is pair that we made last week.
1t is all Improvement on the earlier
make"
He went to case at the side of the
shop and took out a pair of buttened
boots that looked as though they might
have been designed for Lydia ThOmp-
son during her reign in burlesque. They
were very fetching-looking boots, but it
is really difficult for man to see why
they should be worn. They were like
the ordinary woman's walking boot. eX-
cept that the SOles were exceedingly
thin, the heels were square and not
very low, and there was Spanish arch
to the instep, which gave certain ele-
gance to the boot which it would not
otherwise have possessed. There was
little cap oyer the toe, but the main pOr-
tiOn of the boot extended from the heel
upward. 1t was the exact shape of the
leg, with pronounced bulge" for the
calf. The material was soft kid for the
upper portion and light calfskin for the
foot.
THAT pair is more for looks than for
service" said the shoemaker, pulling
out a drawer and exhibiting another
variety of the boot. The lace Loot.
YOU know, is the only boot that is
fit to walk in, because after you have
worn button shoe for any length Of
time, it becomes loose and wabbly on
the foot. Laced boots can, on the other
hand, be made to fit the foot and ankles
snugly. There is an inner lining be-
tween the leather and the kid lining.
With this shoe laced on, the wearer
could walk in walter half way up to her
knees and not a drop of water would
touch her foot. There are at Tuxedo,
Blooming Grove. and many other re-
sorts where SportSmen cOngregate q
great many ladies who enjoy fish
ing, and who make more or less
of an attempt at shooting with
light rifles and shotguns. These boots
will suit them admirably if they are
particularly hardy women. 1t is a Curl
Gus thing, you know, that American
women cannot wear boots as heavy as
those of their English sisters. Another
odd thing is the fact that the women
here cannot wear the boots they bought
in England and wore with perfect COM
fort. When we make shoes for an En-
glishwOman we always make them
heavier than when making them for an
American. These English buttoned
boots will, therefore, l think, not be
much of a 60 here
at must be a lot of work to button OF
lace such English boots"
1T doesn't bother me in the least"
said clerk with a smile. ''That work
is always done by one of the female
clerks. Women will stand great deal
from the average shoemaker in the way
of an exhibition of hosiery, but they
draw the line at this sort of thing, so
that the girl clerks in the shop have eX-
elusive charge of this sort of footgear."
One of the women clerks who had
been listening to the talk said:
ut is only fad after all. 1t is not
unlikely that the Princess of Wales
boot may be turned into a new fashion
of American boot for ladies next sum-
mer. We have taken two orders with
in week for boots of this design, only
of an entirely different character. They
will be worn by ladies who do lot of
boating and yachting. 1t is impossible,
while lying around on the deck of ii
yacht, or particularly while scrambling
around in a rowboat, for ladies always
to keep their hose well covered. and the
new boot which we are going to make
will be in demand by boating and
yachting women. 1t will lace very
high up, have very thin soleS, and an
exceedingly small heel. The material
will be French kid, with possibly patent
leather tips and heels, and it will solve
the problem which has often bothered
yachting and boating girls"