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-
ar applications with cautious taste a
thick ankle can be helped to slender
ness of appearance. a low ins-ep
erched. or width over the bah robbed
Of half its ugly extent. To such argu-
Tnents No woman is imperYious. Just
as they are turning over with curiozi-
~. nat uumiKed With interest. the high
laced, corrugated soled, very dark
Drown pig skin shoes for wear when
She streets are well coated with SNOW
and ice.
INDOOR SHOES.
Perhaps not so iong as there are
pretty clothes to wear and smart &C.
casiOns on which to don them, VIII
women resign their high heels. Nearly
AL dress shoes show them now. 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 vamp 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 e1tremities should
presume to use them Then only can
they he taStefully 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
ohree narrow stripes across the toe, the
whole Of the button flap is made of it
and the heel Is covered with patent
heather; as a rule, good taste prevails
and the simple decorations are in great
vogue.
Never put a badly shaped foot into
a slipper for the evening, cling to the
oxford tie" is the advice of an elderly
and experienced bo0tmaker. who also
rejoices in great fame earned by his
wares and shows the last fashionable
decision in evening shoes. II 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
Leaded and laced with silk ribbons TO
match the satin. Now and then. by
special order, he makes ties Of very
pale tinted satin and sends them 70
water color artist to decorate With
vatican designs over the toes, while
up the front two rows of painted por-
eelain buttons are fastened and over
them narrow ribbons lace and tie
More practical and vat exceedingly
pretty are the half shoes for dancing
with patent leather Yamps. tops OF
black silk or satin and wide Scarlst
ribbon lace. tying in big bows over the
ingtep. Young ladies with stern pre5u-
dlces 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 Ilbbcrs 10 match. At a swirl of
the pettiecass il is easy 10 see they are
wearing as well Yale blue stockings.
while the adrntrer of Princeton salts !
f1es her feelings in hosiery Of bright
black and yellow plaid.
50 studiously neglected are slippers
D ar1,r
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 eurVing rather high on |
90 the foot, give this slipper the title (
Princess Of Wales, and is earning for il 7
considerable popularity. Ala the black
satin slippers are profuSely decorated (
with jet beads and in place of white ar 1
colored satin slippers white cream 1
and tinted suede seem TO be material !
most used with delicate evening |
dresses.
THE ORNAMENTED PETTICOAT. /
Above the feet of the well shod |
women rustic flutes and founcings of /
silloen petticoatS if possible more eIab- /
crate than we have ever seen before /
Il seems almost criminal extravaganza (
and SelfishnesS for women 10 hide such I
glories OF silk and lace and lovely de-
sign in decoration under sober cloth
or 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 spendtbr{fts
One remarkable pretty skirt. and I
most luxurious in appearance. a sketch
of which is given. was all made. even
TO the last stitch, by the fair hands of
the Wearer. Over a green silk skirt
plain and rather scant. that had served
one entire season as a dress lining, she
put together and let fan second and
fuller drapery made al of lengths of
three and one-half inch wide taffetas
ribbon in bright green and yellow plaid.
intersDersed with bands of rather
coarse deep yellow laca net At the re-
gicn of the knees clusters OF closely
pleated lace were set between the rib
bon bands and falling out. gave ali the
effect Of fun ruf1e Any woman
might, for the sake OF a little time and
taste, go and do likewise. suffering no
great establishment of her income at
the same time
This arrangement OF lace and ribbon
is, by the way, one Of the very newest
capers in Detticoat making. Really ex-
quisite petticoats. to wear with dancing
dresses, are made Of any color of taft