The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-20
CoIored Shoes all the RAGE.

Colored Shoes all the Rage.
For full dress toilets the shoe or slip
per must match the glove in color, and
the hose takes it hue from the glove as
well, since it must be of the same color
as the slipper. 1t is quite as correct
now to ask a lady what color she will
have in shoes as in bonnet, for colored
shoes will be worn soon in the street as
we'll as in the house; and in the shoe
stores, where styles are not only retailed,
but created, little bunch of sample
colors in undressed kid are given to a
customer 10 select from. In these
samples there are seven shades of brown,
which is to be the stylish color for the
street in boots and half shoes, five shades
of gray, which is an extremely popular
color for the house, and will also be
worn in the street with patent-leather
vamps, but only with very dressy toilets,
dark red, blue and green, the latter be.
ing seen on tops of street boots and
every shade and tint that an evening
dress can be fashioned in. For a com
bination dress of pink and blue the
slipper is sometimes made of pink, with
No. gros grain ribbon in blue strapped
across the toe in the form of V, the
space between the strips being equal to
the width of the ribbon.
Very pretty brides shoes are made of
white undressed kid with stripes of sill
yer braid across the toe, and black even
ing slippers are braided the same way in
gold. A very stylish low shoe of suede
colored kid has the toe strapped with
black, and dark red slipper has strap
of dull green ribbon.
The most popular walking shoe for
ladies will be of russell morocco or seal.
skin, with brown heel and fancy per-
forated tip. The toe is extremely
pointed, as are those of all the new shoes,
and it is laced with seal brown ribbons,
which should be matched in color with
silk hose. The revival of French fash.
IONS in dresses revolutionizes the shape
and decoration. of shoes and slippers,
though the change is more marked in the
latter. The old fashioned pointed and
tat toes are used, which necessitate the
wearing of shoe half size longer than
usual. These slippers are made of un.
dressed kid, satin, patent leather and
sealskin. Both large and small buckles
are used, very Frenchy slipper having
strap across the toe, fastened with .
small silver buckle little on one side.
Very handsome house slippers are
made in this style of quilted satin in
bright colors, with the silver buckle on
one side. The buckles are of solid silver,
handsomely etched or in fine hammered
designs, sometimes set with shine stones,
those in the shoe stores rarely exceeding
$40 or $l5 in price, but ladies have them
made to order in elaborate and beautiful
designs, generously ieweled. One OF
the prettiest pairs of slippers made thu
season were of black satin with d!a'
mond initial set as buckle on each toe.
Ladies pay fancy prices for these
peculiar and unique designs, $40 and 81:
frequently being spent for slippers, ano
even $25 being given in exchange for
single pair of shoes. Shoes have more
pointed toes and higher heels, and viii
be very much worn in colors or will
dark vamps and colored tops. Brides
shoes are of white satin and white un
dressed kid.-New Ktrk Sun.