St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-05-03
COVINGTON, LA, SATURDAY, MAY 1890.
FASHIONABLE SHOES.



oome Idea Of Society Lady's Foot-Osae.
and the Cost Thereof
For ordinary street wear there II the
boot made Of French '.Dongola." .
leather Of dull finish, the best quality
Of which is extremely soft and pliable.
The prevailing style in this boot is .
round toe, with . tip outlined by stitch.
ing long vamp, and moderately high
heel. One pair Of these boots, made to
order. had very long pointed vamp.
which ran we'll up on the instep. from
which place the boot was laced. The
button boot, however, is the favorite.
Two reasons for the popularity Of this
shoe are that weather seems to have no
effect upon it, and shoe backing is an
unnecessary commodity where it is con-
cerned, . damp rag and dry brush fur
nishing the only treatment ever re.
quired to keep it in perfect condition.
The average charge for these boots is
SO. Those made to order cost from -
to S. more, but as one pair will outwear
two or three Of ordinary make the price
is really low.
Another boot for the promenade and
carriage wear, much worn at present,
has the vamp and lower part made Of
patent leather, with cloth or kid uppers.
In the most stylish of these the patent
leather Is without Ornamentation Of any
kind. Kid boots with patent leather
tips, others Of the same leather with
cloth tops, and tho cork-sOled shoe,
vrhirh AoNoa 1a~puocs aro al fasbiou.
able this winter; also many more elab-
orately designed in patent leather.
which have uppers of different colored
cloths made to harmonize with the color
of the gown worn. When the dress ma
terial il sufficiently heavy to permit Of
using 1t for the tops. it is SO used. A
pair Of .patent-leather boots with up
pers Of dark-red broadcloth were made
to match . suit of the same cloth
trimmed with black fur, and q gown Of
heliotrope lady's cloth trimmed with
black passementerie was matched with
boots made Of kid and the dress goods.
Next in the scale come Oxford ties,
which are much worn at small recep-
tions and dinners. While these shoes
in most cases are ordered to match the
costume, there are . number OF styles
to be had ready-made that can appropri-
ately be worn with . variety of cos
tunes. such IS black, tan and gray
suede, rcd kid and black satin. The
leading style this winter has . Louis
Quinze heel and long vamp. which is
trimmed considerably.
Bows are no longer stylish. full
rosettes having superseded them alto
Rether. These are placed we'll up on
the foot leaving the vamp uncovered
and giving the effect Of high instep,
which is very becoming.
Both for ties and slippers brocade is
much in use and considered more ele-
CANT than satin or any other material
for full dress Slipper ties are not pop
ular at present. there being no compro-
mise between the Oxford tie and the
full-drcss slipper. These last, as worn
this winter, arc certainly things Of
beauty.
The shape most in favor with the four
hundred has also the Louis Quinze heel,
quite . long vamp, surmounted with q
rosette, and pointed toe. The rosettc
is usually Of the daintiest Of tinsel lace.
either in silver or gold, or the finest OF
crepe lisse dotted with tiny spangles,
and the slipper of brocaded silk or satin;
although others made Of plain satin or
suede are used.
Alovely pair. Of pink brocade, had An
embroidery of steel beads on the vamp,
and the rosette was Of pink lisse COW
cred with tiny steel spangles. 1t is .
custom with many ladies to order two
pairs of shoes for one dress. To illus
trate: the owner Of . dahlia-colored
velvet reception dress, made over .
petticoat of white and gold brocade,
had ordered q pair Of Oxford ties and a
pair of slippers, each of which were
to match the gown The first named
were made of the velvet and . rosette
of gold lace, the latter of the brocade
and . white lisse rosette studded with
gold and crystal beads
The price Of these shoes and slippers
ranges from $40 to ss5 pair. Not in
Rhine Stones, brilliants and
precious stones are used to decorate ball
slippers, one pair sometimes represent
ing several hundreds of dollars. BE-
sides all of these there are skating
boots, quilted satin carriage boots
trimmed with fur, dainty bedroom
slippers of the same material exquis-
itely lined and trimmed with swans
down. and hosts Of other slippers and
shoes.
When such variety Of footwear is
before one can be considered
properly shod, it may readily be seen
that the expenditures Of q fashionable
woman will mount we'll into the hund-
reds for one seas0ns's outfit alone.-N.
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