Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-10-07
THE CARE OF SHOES
AO0nS By which Lady Gan Keep HOg
Fo0t-GOaR In Good OOndItSoa.

Msans By which . I..dy CAn Keep Hss
FoOt-GO0R In Good OOnditSoa.
A woman who understands the econ
omy Of dross will never buy q cheap
pair Of shoes. No poorer investment
can be made, for besides giving out in
shorter time than q first-class article
1t will look shabby aud worn long be-
fore it should do 80. But any shoe. no
matter how costly or well-shaped in
the beginning. will lose its freshness
speedily II not properly cared for.
This Is especially applicable to those
made Of French kid, which every little
bruise and touch turns purple. A rule
observed by many woman. and a good
one 1t proves. too, is never to wear
street shoe IN the house 1t receives
harder treatment, strange to say, from
numerous inevitable collisions with
articles OF furniture than it would in
double the amount Of street wear.
Another sensible custom is to re-
serve q pair Of boots for wet-weather
wear, leaving them to rest In a COM
Portable bag between times. Nothing
tells against the beauty of foot-gear
so much as getting It wet, and even
with rubbers no amount OF diligence
will prevent the dampness from the
skirts reaching the ankles. Shoes
should be removed Immediately on
arriving ut home. the dust and soil
wiped away with a clean, soft rag.
and then they should be placed
together in separate pocket of tho
shoe-bag until wanted again. II this
course is invariably pursued con-
siderable saving of money, time and
temper will be added to the increased
service derived from even an inferior
quality Of leather.
Never wear q shoe unbuttoned II
you care for its shapeliness. and
mover be satisfied when you do button
It If all those little necessaries arc
not in place. The wearing of shoe
even once or twice with pair or trio
Of buttons gone from it tolls ON its
appearance in the long run. Patent
button-fasteners are unsatisfactory.
for IL the shoe draws even the least
bit about the ankles the metal clamps
show, and even the most persistent
system OF blackening fails to keep
them from looking brassy.
A small box Of round shoe-buttons
with n curved needle and lengths oil
coarse linen thread already cut should
have a place in the top drawer OF
every woman's dressing-case or chit
fouier. Then the task OF replacing u
missing button simplifies itself
wonderfully. On children's shoes
particularly the patent fasteninga
should never BIO used, for in their
romps buttons, fasteners, leather and
all are apt to disappear. A good plan
to carry out regarding shoes for the
little ones i to rub them we'll with
castor oil before they are worn at all.
This makes the leather p,iable, fills
up the pores, and prevents it from
cracking. For their everyday shoes
once In two weeks is not too often ia
Oil them. At first the oil will give
them a gray look, but after an hour
or so is passed the finish they show il
nice and soft
If shoes get wet smooth them into
as good shape as possible and pluce
them in medium warm atmosphere
to dry. This. takes a longer time
than If dried close to the fire, bu,
they will DO in much better condition
when wanted. Leather hardened by
drying toe suddenly can be restored
by the application Of castor oil well
rubbed in Chicago Times.