The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

suede ball SLIPPERS. The Louis XIV. heels
to these luxurious articles are also cased
in plating of gold. They come as we'll
in sterling silver, and as yet have not
been made in cheap materials. The shape
of the slippers to be thus iewelled and
thus embellished should be as follows:
Tiny vamps, very pointed, low side
rims of the suede curved gracefully, and
small, high heels. Sometimes they are
without any rim of suede above the heel
fashion borrowed from Madamme La
Pompadour. Some are ornamented with
gold buckles, and some have iewelled
flowers in addition to the golden vamps.
They make an acceptable birthday gift or
for the winter bride.
The little scarlet kid low shoes for
house wear are very plain as to ornament
tation, and they are most effective as g.
compliment to a scarlet gown or with
black.
THE BLUCHERS.
The low morning Butchers are a pro-
duct of London and subsequently Of
Boston. They have heavy cork soles,
with bevelIed edges, rounded or what are
known az club toes, extra long vamp5,
with flaps above, which are laced over
the instep. They have, low, fiat, substan-
tial heels and are altogether mannlsh.
My lady at the Hub, bless her sensible
soul, goes in for good tin Of backing,
a vigorous rub, and behold the ''shine, "
which has heretofore distinguished ex-
clusiveIy her better half. No end OF wet
tings, city slush or country mud can ut
terIy demolish her understandings;
hence the practicability. q
PRETTY SLIPPER BAGS.
How do you suppose Cinderella's sis
tiers take their slippers TO balls this win
ter, and still be pace ahead of last sea
son? To begin with, they have tabooed
black. Then they have put an end to the
monstrOsities that might have been filled
with a gown itself last year, and was so
| furbelowed and befrilied. This winters
mandate is: Delicate China silks of one
shade. lined with a solid color OF the same
! tint. The shape is very nearly square,
and Just rOOmy enough for slippers and
few little odds and ends that take up but
little room. The hens at the top are SUI
ficiently deep to give a ruchelike effect
when drawn together with ribbons, which
should match the silk exactly, and should
be two inches wide supplemented by two
tiny rosettes.
A pretty one seen in Fifth avenue,
which harmonized with a ball gown, was
made of yellow China silk. covered with
primrose Yeddo crepe and tied with satin
ribbons to match; two full rosettes, one
on the bag and the other to resi- on the
arm when carried, were added.
LATEST BUTTON HOOKS AND SHOE HORNS.
The button hooks which accompany
these pretty silk bags and jewelled slip
pers have now porcelain handles. Indeed,
to be quite up to date, the Duchesse table
in bedroom or boudoir should be adorned
with ceramics rather than with silver,
though some exceptions are still admissa-
BILE in very old silver of antique designs
and tracery. The bright polished articles
so lately in vogue have been condemned
as taudry The new button hooks come
with plain Derby and Limoges handles,
round, eight inches in length and about
the size Of an ordinary index finger
Girls with artistic tastes buy them plain
and decorate them with flowers or aTabes-
que designs to match the rest Of the toilet
set. They are really things of beauty,
when done in tiny violets or moss buds
lying in the porcelain trays similarly
ornamented. which come for this pur-
pose.
As to shoe horns, when expense is not
to be considered, there.are beauties to be
had in old silver, exquisitely wrought,
and in flagree, but equally artistic and
pleasing are the more reasonable ones OF
porcelain with tiny miniatures painted in
the bow, or ones monogram or crest and