The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

Their worthy excuse for doing all this
IS that by placing stitchings and leath-
er applications With cautious taste a
thick Ankle can be helped to slender
ness of appearance, a low instep
erchea, or width over the bail robbed
Of half its ugly extent. To such argu-
TnentS no woman is impeTViouS. Just
as they are turning over with curiozi-
tY not uumi2ed with interest tina high
laceJ, corrugated soled, very dark
broNn pig skin shoes for wear when
the streets are web coated with snoW
and ice.
INDOOR SHOES.
Perhaps not SO long as there are
pretty clothes to wear and smart oc-
casions on which 30 don them, VIII
women resign their high heels. Nearly
all dress shoes show them nov. true
French heels at that Undoubtedly the
greatest novelty OF this sort TO be seen
is the calling shoe of all of black satin,
or with a Tamp Of patent leather and
an upper of black satin To be explicit.
these new arrivals in the show of foot
wear, are cut on the pattern OF any
pretty high buttoned shoe. but only the
pOsseSsor Of model eXtreTnities should
presume to use Gleu-- Then only can
they he taetefuly worn in a carriage
and drawing room. Far more practical
and just as pretty are kid high heeled
calling shoes. trimmed on toe and heel
and button nap with patent leather.
Sometimes the leather IS applied IN
three narrow stripes across the toe. the
whole Of the button flap is made of it
and the heel is covered with patent
leather; as a rule, good TASTE prevails
and the simple decorations are in great
vogue.
,-Nerer put a badly shaped foot into
a slipper for the evening, cling to the
Oxford tie IS the advice Of an elderly
and experienced boOtmaker. who also
rejOices in great fame earned by his
wares and shows the last fashionable
decision in evening shoes. 1t is an Ok
ford tie of any heel or toe preferred
and Of any color of satin wished. Both
on top and toe 1T is embroidered and
'.-4aaed and laced with silk ribbons to
match the satin, Now and then. by
special order. he make5 ties Of very
pale tinted satin and sends them %
water color artist to decorate with
vatican designs over the toes, while
up the front Two rows Of painted por-
celain buttons are fastened and over
them marrow ribbons lace and tie
More practical and yet exceedingly !
pretty are the half shoes for dancing |
With patent leather Tamps. tops Of |
black silk or satin and wide scarlsc (
ribbon lace, tying IN big bows over the !
dnEtsp. Young ladies with stern preju- /
dices proudly display. as they dance. |
their half shoes laced with Princeton {
yellow ribbons or have their oxford /
ties made OF Yale blue satin ana laced /
with iilFbors 10 match. at a swirl Of |
the petticCas5 1t is easy TO see they are (
wearing as well Yale blue stockings,
While the admirer Of Princeton salts
fies her feelings in hosiery Of bright
black and yellow plaid.
SO StudiOusly neglected are slippers
r71 ar-1, !
decided 10 let we'll enough alone and
offer only the conventional French heel
and pointed toe. chiefly in bronze kid.
TO those who cling to this type OF even
ing shoe A satin bow with three
wings or loops eurvinS rather hist1 on
TO the foot. give this slipDer the title
Princess OF Wales. and is earning for il
considerable popularity AN the black
satin slippers are profusely decorated
With set beads and in place of White or
colOred satin slippers white cream
and tinted suede seem TO be material
most used with delicate evening
dresses.
THE ORNANrENTED PETTICOAT.
Above the feet Of the well shod
women rustic flutes and houncings of
silken petticoats if possible more elab-
crate than we have ever seen before. /
1t seems almost criminal extraVasance
and self1shnesS for women TO hide such /
glories of silk and lace and lovely de- /.
sign in decoration under sober cloth,
OF the very much palmer silk and satin
top skirts. Yet. after all the owners of
these adorable under draperies are not
all quite such hopeless spendthrifts,
One remarkable pretty skirt. and J
most luxurious in appearance. a sketch
Of which is given. was all made. even
10 the last stitch, by the fair hands of
the wea~er. Over a green silk skirt. 7
plain and rather scant. that had served | /
enc entire season as q dress lining she r
put together and let fan a second and
fuller drapery made al of lengths OF. :
three and one-half inch wide taffetas
ribbon in bright green and yellow plaid :
with bands of rather :
coarse deep yellow lace net. Al the re c
zion Of the knees clusters OF closely g
Dieated lace were set between the rib =
1on bands and falling out. gave ali the I
1ffect OF 4 fun ruh1e Any woman
night. for the sake of a little time and (
-aste. 90 and do likewise. suffering no s
great establishment of her income at Il
he same time &
This arrangement OF lace and ribbon c
S. by the way. one Of the very newest 2
,aperS in Detticoat making. Really eK- &
Iuisite petticoats. to wear with dancing 4
lresses, are made Of any color of tat Il