The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-22
THE WOMAN Of FASHION.
THE CARELESS WALK THAT RUINS
SHAPE OF NEAT BOOT.
what Styles They Wear in Footgear-Ths
Fashionable Lcathers and kids-The
Correct Summer Glove.
tcopyrisht for The Times. 1919

"Why is IL that a woman draws IN
her foot Immediately she sees man
eve fastened upon itf' asked someone,
The other day. Nobody volunteered him
any Information on the subject. Nobody
told him that such was the fact only
under certain circumstances. Given
well-shaped foot, covered with trim,
prctty boot and you Will find maiden
not SO demure and anxious that the
pretty boot be hid from admiring eyes.
il is the shoe that has seen few weeks
wear. that is marked with Wrinkles that
IS. perhaps a trihe gray win aust, mat
modestly and quickly withdraws within
the skirts ample folds, when sees
an eye directed toward II.
To be well-eloyed and well-shod is to
be wel-dressed. we are told; therefore
let US look we'll 10 our soies ones walk
makes all the difference In the world
i'm the way shoe will wear. The girl
who takes spr1ngy. yet firm step, win
all the weight on the ball OF the loot.
AZ the heels" The careless, sambling
gait spoiis the shape OF the prettiest shoe.
IN less than a months wear. Lax IN
their galters, and laxer in their gait,
we can truly say OF any that pass our
doors. II is when we grow tired after
the shopping ordeal, and YEARLY drag
home. that we forget the light. sprlngy
step. And yet the latter, with the chest
poised well forward. so that all the
weight OF the body is properly adjusted,
is far less wearying than the dragging
SEP that drops ali the weight on the
The day Of common sense, so-called. in
the shoes shape, has spent itself. TO the
believer IN common-sense shoes, the
sharpness Of the fashionable point would
cause no little pain. And yet | believe
there are more women that find the sharp
toes comfortable. than the ugly. broad
tips that disgraced our feet a few years
ago. The new shape is amply wide
across the bah. and the sharp tip projects
beyond the length of the foot, so that
there need be no uncomfortable crowd
iug. The raiser tip which is one of
the sharp pOints-a tip made firm and
sun-preycnts the front from falling in
ana assuming me, untidy wrinkles be-
sides insuTing the patent leather against
cracking.
The daintiest slipper for dress occa-
slons Is tue high, long-vamped patent
leather. with the 7 strap. so-called from
the cut OF the strap. 1t is all of the shin
ing leather, trimmed with modest
buckle.
For afternoons and receptions there is
a neat, three buttoned shoe with patent
leather front and cloth back: and the
patcut leather with dark blue canvass
tops are very fashionable A dainty
boot 70 wear with the white or the black
ana white gown, is the Congress gaiter.
made Of the SOfeSt Kid stitched with
white. and with patent leather tip. An
open design is cut in the tip, and white
ma SHOWS beneath A row OF white but
tuIlS sci closely. runs up the side
The Russian calf continues in favor
for general wear. as it cleans so nicely
aud Is cool 20 the feet. 1t is rivalled hy
the oxide Kid Of lighter and more fash
ionable tan. which assumes darker
and richer tint with each cleaning
White footgear will be fashionable so
long as the white costume is worn; and
the styles in white are very much the
same as those OF last summer. White
canvass. with tip OF the same. makes a
comfortable shoe for morning wear; for
afternoons trimmings OF Kid are seen
l. not the all Kid tie. Others are trim
med with tan. Tennis shoes are in the
white with tan trimmings, in tan or in
black.
What lies beneath the pretty boot
SIX II YOU VIII be perfectly correct: or
the finest Isle thread forms a good sub
stitute. But silk is no longer the luxury
IL used 10 be. Two or three years ago. a
silk stocking cost two or three times
what ii does now. You can get a good
pair now, Of no mean quality of silk,
for two dollars. Even the plated silks
that are sold are not unsatisfactory;
and they cost as a rule, about fifty cents
a pair. But a fine Isle thread has
soft gloss that compares not unfavOra-
bly, with the silk; and since Il good quail
ity in Isle costs nearly a dollar. We re-
gard it with considerable resDect.