Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
FOR UP-TO-DAIE WOMEN
Stylish Boots and Slippers for Street and
Evening Wear.
Brilliant Hucs in Winter HOSIERY
SILK Pctticoats Are More Pop
ular Than Ever.
Written for The Evening Star.

Several years ago we rebelled against the
liquid polish applied to shoes with a sponge
on the end Of a wire attached to the cork
of a bottle. So We were given shoes made
OF calf. which could be polished in the
same manner as the shoes of our brothers
These shoes bad toothpick points, and We
wore them laced and gioried in our eman-
cipation from French kid and paper soles
Polishing shoes or sending them to a boot-
black or patron.zing him in public have
proved wearisome, however. s. =
decided that a high polish is not half as
neat looking as uufl HiiisH. W. --.,
none of it. And as for laced boots, we have
simply had our fill of dusty laces.
Determined revolt has had its effect
The walking shoe for this winter is a dull
donSoia. buttoned nattily and made on a
man last This does not make il look
large and clumsy; on the contrary, il looks
lu1icrousiy small compared with our ideal
OF the size which ordinarily groets our eyes
When we see very heavy sole and
round toe. Bulldog" by the way, is the
euphonious name for the shape of toe
just now most affected. A moderate bull
dog is made for those of us who cannot
make up our minds to be SO extremely sem
slple as wearing a toe the shape of bull
dogs nose implies. Another toe much
worn Is the Cornell or cadet. | rather
fancy the names are varied to suit the
taste of the purchaser 1t is needless to
say that the soles are very thick and the
heel is not high, although no one could
insult it by calling it akin to common
sense.
For Dress Occasions.
Dress shoes vary but little from year to
year. Patent leather with kid or cloth
tops, preferably the former. with toes
more round than pointed and heels
rather higher than formerly. are the favor
of -,
that patent leather is apt to crack is al
ways met by the sage remark that it will
not if the shoe is always warmed before
being put on. For evening wear satin Slip
pers are promised. though here too patent
leather is favorite. Slipper as ii is used
TINS winter must not be pictured as the
very slight foot covering of yore which
consisted of little more than a rosette and
a French heel The Grecian slipper of to-
DAY has long vamp and from two to four
graceful straps across the instep.
AS long as it is necessary to have shoes
fof evening wear of varied hues SO long
will satin be much favored.
Many women prefer a heavy oxford tie
ana garter Tor walking, ayerring that the
ankle is less confined and warmer when
SO dressed than in stiff leather covering.
The proper dressing for the dull leather
now in vogue is neatsfoot oil or vaseline
applied in the smallest quantities and
briskly rubbed with a cloth.
stockings are still Respondent i'm all the
hues OF the rainbow. Heavy silk. heavy
cotton or merino are now considered more
suitable for winter than the light summer
weights. Very beautiful, indeed, are the
gay plaids in heavy silk and scarcely less
alluring in merino. Many patterns which
were popular years ago have returned to
vie in favor with the gay reds blues and
greens, blending in paids and stripes
Blue stockings with polka dots which
must date back quite to the days when the
term vas bieu first came into disrepute
are very popular.
Silk Pettfc0ats.
With boots and hose as they should
be according to fashions dictates, one
must have silk petticoat to be quite
in keeping. silk petticoat. Say two.
the purse strings are long or the fingers
quick and clever. A silk petticpat for
evening gowns is preferably of white tat
feta, and foamy with lace and innumerabe
pinked or pleated ruffies. a changeable
silk taffeta, with corded or tucked and
hemmed rufiies, or with one wide fiounce.
is tor stormy days. This petticoat should
lie little shorter than those worn on a
bright day. Then last, but not least, is the
gay striped or plaid petticoat, usually with
the brightest of colorS running riot all over
its fiounced. ruffled or pleated surface.
These plaid petticoats are SO fetching, And
they are not the most expensive of the silk
furbelowS, either. Otherx-Skirts are trim
med with lace or with narrow velvet: but
the plaid petticoat needs no adornment
save its own bright hues, fashioned into
ruff1es, and is a source of comfort to its
wearer long its silky folds hold to-
gether and give forth their soft. luxurious
frou-frou. -.. MABEL BOYD.