The Dickinson press., 1889-09-21
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW A LADY MAY KEEP HER FOOT
GEAR IN GOOD CONDITION.

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Success with Old Fashioned Dourhnuts.
A woman who understands the economy of
dress will never buy a cheap pair of shoes.
NO poorer Investment can be made, for be-
sides giving out in shorter time than n first
class article it will look shabby and worn
long before it should do so. But any shoe,
no matter how costly or well shaped in tho
beginning, will lose its freshness speedily if
not properly cared for. This is especially
applicable to those madco Of French kid, which
every little bruise and touch turns purple. 4.
rule observed by many women, and n good
one it proves, too, is never to wear n street
Shoe in the house. 1t receives harder treat
inent, strange to say, from numerous incvita-
ole collisions with articles of furniture than
1t would i'll double the amount of street wear.
Another sensible custom is to reserve pair
OF poots tor wet weather wear, leavin. them
70 rest Ill n comfortable bng between times.
Nothlng tells against the beauty of footgear
60 much MS getting it wet, and even with rub
bers no amount of diligence will prevent the
dampness from the skirts reaching the ankles.
Shoes should be removed Immediately on ar
irving at home, the dust and soil wiped away
with n clean, soft rag, and then they should
be placed together in a separate pocket of the
shoe bag until wanted again. If this course
Is Invariably pursued n considerable saving Of
money, time and temper will be added to the
increased service derived from even an info
rior quality of leather.
Never wear n Shoe unbuttoned if YOU caro-
for its shapeliness, and never he satisfied
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saries are not in place. The wearing of n
shoe even once or twice with Il pair or trio of
buttons gone from it tells on its appearance
i'll the long run. Patent button fasteners are
unsatisfactory, for if the shoe draws even
the least bit about the ankles the metal
clamps slow. and even the most persistent
system of hlackcning fails to keep them from
looking brasSy.
a small box of round shoe buttons with n
curved needle and lengths of coarse linen
thread already cut should have n place in the
top drawer of every woman's dressing case
or chiifonier. Then the task of replacing a
missing button siInpliiies itself wonderfully.
on chlldren's Shoes particularly, the patent
fa>teninSs should never be used, for in their
ronips buttons, fasteners, leather and all are
apt to disappear. a good plan to carry out
Regarding shoes for the little ones is to rub
them we'll with castor oil before they are
worn at all. This makes the leather pliable,
fills up tue pores and prevents it from crack
illS. For their everyday shoes once in two
weeks is not too often to oil them. At first
the oil will give them n gray look, but after
an hour or so is passed the finish they show
Is nice and soft.
If shoes get wet, smooth them into as good
shalGa as possible and place them in q medium
warm atmosphere to dry. This takes a longer
time than if dried close to the fire, but they
will he i'll much better condition when want
ed. Leather hardened hy drying too sud-
denly can be restored by the application of
castor oil well rubbed in.-Exchange.