The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-25
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The woman whose footwear Is strictly
correct must have her wardrobe stocked
with various styles of shoes this WIN
ter.
In the first place she must have a
pair of walking shoes with heavy Scotch
soles. military heels, broad, round toes
and calfskin or kid tops. They may be
either laced or buttoned according to
her fancy. If she Buys them ready
made they will cost her from 3 to So.
If she has them made to order by a
fashionable bootmaker the cost will be 50.
After the walking shoss have been Sc
lected the next thing to be considered is
the shoe for dressy occasions-for call
ing and for social functions. Patent
leather buttoned shoes, with Louis XIV
heels and trim shoes, AXE the lead Tor
these.
For street wear the patent leather top
sometimes gives way to the top of black
broadcloth or diagonal cloth.
In the ready made shoes a few with
fancy vestilg tops are shown. Occasion
ally the cloth Of the gown is matched
In the shoes that are made to order,
but the general preference is for plain
black tops. The broad toe of the patent
leather vamp is shaped after the fashion
known as bulldog" Tips may be used
or may be dispensed with altogether, ac-
cording to the preference of the Wearer.
The cost varies. IN the ready made
shoes it is 81 or S.; in those made to
order it is from 50 to Sl2.
For evening wear high. boots, made OF
black satin, with pump soles and French
heels, must be added to the collection
Some of them are heavily embroidered
in Jet. White satin high boots. or strap
or buttoned slippers, are made TO De
worn with white or very light gowns. II
the wearer prefers, instead OF the satin
slipper she may have an Oxford tie MADE
of satin to match her gown Handsome
black kid slippers, either jet or embrold-
cred or finished with a large buckle. are
also among the shoes for evening wear.
The wheelwoman is no longer COM
PEELED to wear a long bicycle boot. The
t-hree-quarters length shoe is preferred
by the women who insist upon wearing
the high shoe. A great majority OF the
cyelers have found that a low shoe is
more comfortable and gives much great
err play to the ankle, and so they awe
adopted it. On cool days leggins of elotn,
canvas or corduroy are worn with the
low shoes. The -three-quarters length bi-
cycle shoe costs anywhere from 500 10
sl2, according to being ready made or
made to order.
The woman who rides horseback must
have a pair of patent leather riding
boots which reach almost to the knee.
They are made just like a mans boot,
with neither laees nor buttons. and with
bulldog toes and military heels. They
cost 500.
The correct shoe for rainy days is eight
inches high-some people wear the bicycle
shoe instead of a special rainy-day shoe,
but the shoe adopted by the rainy day
clubs has heavy Scotch soles, square
heels and broad toes. For the women
who do not care to be encountered with
clumsy overshoes a layer of cork placed
between the upper and the sole has been
found to answer as well as the overshoes.
Fancy plaid effects in all colors, vertical
stripes and polka dots are shown in the
full hosiery. Tartan fronts. in which the
plaid effect shows only over the instep,
and sopen-woTk lace effects In black, the
patterns being very much like those in the
old-style silk mitts. are the novelties. A
few of the bright solid coiors are used,
but black still has the first place in all
classes of hosiery.
Probably no other occupation presents
so great a diversity in its duties, and con
sequently in the qualifications necessary
for fulfilling them. as that commonly
known as companion" said a woman of
experience.
This position is usually sought by wo-
men who have no training, with a view TO
self-support, and who, in an hour of mis-
fortune, can think Of no other occupa-
ton for which they feel themselves suited.
Ordinarily the post of companion is a
trying one not so much because the du-
ties are arduous as because they are
not exactly defined, and the companion
is not sure what time she may call her
own.
But occasionally the place is a pleas
ant one. A bright woman. who might
have succeeded in other lines, accepted
a position as companion to an elderly
widow.
Her duties were to attend to some
correspondence, to read aloud in French
of English and to be entertaining.
She was an interesting ta1ker, and did
not find the art of entertaining any
effort.
She made several trips to Europe with
her employer, had a delightful time, and
held her place until she married.
Another society woman of fine ap-
p~earance became companion of the young
daughters of a widower. She merely act
ed the part of chaperon. and as she
enjoyed social functions she found this
an ideal place.
"In many cases the companion has the
care of an exacting invalid, her work is
such as would be required of a trained
nurse, and she has little time that she
may call her own.
In some places she performs many
household duties, and where there are
children her Office, nominally that of
companion, is really mothers help
THE arts of reading aloud and of
talking well are usually Indispensable
in the companion.
The remuneration varies widely. Prob
ably the most ex~acting positions return
the smallest pay.
There arc companions who receive less |
than $40 a month.
Yet one on such a small salary said
she was happy TO earn even that, and
her employer, who could not afford more,
treated her as a sister.
Fifty dollars a month is considered
an unconlmonly good salary, as the com