The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-12


we'll dressed woman this winter will be
the width of the shoe she wears. Not on
her dancing, carriage, calling, or bed
room shoe, but on the stout, laced calf
skin boot in which the better half of her
days when walking, driving, cycle rid
ing and church-going, will be spent.
Added to this new sole is a, new toe and
both of them are importations from Eng
land, where. if comfort. common sense
and beauty are not all compatible, the
first two virtues are chosen and beauty
is Scorned.
To the American shoemaker. however,
all three things are possible and the new
round-toe square-heeied, broad-bottomed
shoe, in heavy or lightweight calf skin,
is as charming an example Of foot gear
as one could ask. For these the sole is
not only wide, very wide across the ball
of ones foot, but has the extension finish
and is cut exactly on the mems pattern.
The toe is blunt but perfectly symmet-
rcal and the shoe laces well up on the
calf of the leg, for walking almost as high
becoming pair scarcely any broguing ap-
pears and the laces are stout black cords,
oven of silk and linen.
This style is carefully labelled and
bought as a shopping shoe to distinguish
it from the amazing list of heavier
boots, which attest to the American wo-
mans growing participation In outdoor
sports. First there is the very high laced
calf skin skating shoe. slit far down on
the toe and reinforced, inside the ankle
for weak joints. Then, most recent acquf-
sition, a hob-nailed ice boot. This indi-
Gates preparation for an expected season
of curling, hockey fishing and boating Oh
the ice and the tall, heavy boots are felt
lined for warmth. Some Of them have an
inner lining of macintosh cloth and then
the heels and soles are encrusted with
all heads. like the bottoms of cricket and
wading shoes.
For bicycling. however, the leading
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their prophecy that calf skin would be too
hot, stiff and heavy, for when using the
pedal an ankle should be supported b':t
left quite free of movement Because calf
skin will not do the best cycling shoes are
made of soft, beautiful American Kid
which is bright, pliable, strong and
thoroughly waterproof. These too are made
quite plain, though some have buttoned
gaiter tops, of soft, warm, black diagonal
cloth. The handsomeSt of them do not
however, lace far down on the toe and
not one has the least scrap of patent
| leather applied.
All the splendors and daintinesses are
wisely now withheld for suitable occas-
ions, for carriage wear for instance. Then
it is suitable to adapt Just as Irou-frou
bottines or pantoufies as the high-classed
cobbler can design. His reputation for
/! taste and novelty i'll rest this winter on
his fancifully stitched black American KID
and his brown patent leather The first
mentioned novelty takes the place of
broguing and is not becoming to any but
the daintiest of extremities, finished on
with French heels.
They have beyeled soleS and toes tend
ing to a modified point, with foxing of
black diagonal, often specked with red
The brown patent leather is, however
both handsome and unique, and it is made
up as we'll in smart riding boots and
slender dancing slippers, with red satin
bows. This does not in the least though
Interfere with the popularity of black
patent leather and the newest shoes are
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! foxing. These glittering shoes are fasten-
ed by highly glazed buttons and for most
of such bott;nes the buttons are ulquely
small and set very close together.
Noticeably pretty riding boots are made
of yellow leather with brown patent leath-
err tips and are no longer wrinkled into
the ankle but are cut quite after masou-
( line designs, while the dress slipper par
/ excellence is a black satin pump. It is
almost absurdly long at the toe, but not
very pointed, has a low heel, rather fiat
instep and is decorated with either the
/ tinieSt Jet or cut steel buckles. Some
times the buckles are replaced by a pair
of minute steel wings. sometimes by long
narrow bows of black satin.
Nearly all the dancing slippers have
colonial heels, covered with white satin,
or white enamel when the shoe is of a
color: red satin for a block shoe, and
black enamel for white satin slipper.
Numbers of the new ball room shoes have
as well the long. square colonial toe, with
out the instep flap or big buckles. For a
pair Of all-around, serviceable evening
shoes, that will be modsh as well, the
shrewd women buy black and white
stripped satin slippers with white heels:
BY a clever scheme of regulating the
/ stripes any foot can be made to look slim
and full dressed in these and a set of
buckles, to change for occasions, gives the
foot at all times an air of being newly
/ and well shod. Most women keep on
! hand a set of turquoise and brilliant
/ emerald and turquoise, pearl and anne
thyst buckles, that are no more nor less
than pins, of imitation stones, to be adj
justed at will. Most new of all pantoufies
are the white vanished leather pumps,
| in place of white satin or white suede,
and the dear little Turkish bedside flats,
with toes that turn up so far and so high
a wee silver bell jingles on either point,
or small bullion tassel is affixed.
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