Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-16
SHOES FOR
They Are Made Very Plain AID With
out Regard to "RiSht" or
SLo1t0 Feet.


are the chief customers of shoe manu-
facturers. And a pretty restless, crit
ical crowd Of customers they are. For
them. makers of lasts rack their brains
for change and novelty of style; and
tanners draw the colors of the rain.
bow to their feathers, using al kinds
Of glazes and finishes, to tempt puz.
zled buyers to try their wares.
There is a cluss of shoe buyers, how.
ever, sw~eet-faced, patient, minister
ing angels OH earth, who, in their self.
abnegation, require specially plain anG
austere shoes, reflective of their quiet
lives and restrained feelings. Nurses
sisters of charity. old ladies and wom.
en- who have renowned the world
form a body of people for whom spe-
cial shoes are made.
These shoes, as a rule, are of black
glazed kid, plain uppers ~unadorned
with patent tips or any signs of van
ity. The soles are of oak leather
very flexible and fairly thick. No in.
sole is used, but n little filling, so as
to avoid any squcaking. The side
stays are strictly simple, and the lin
ings are virgin white.
The soles are not rights" and
"lefts;" they are all Of the same
shape, so hat the shoes. which are
roomy and large, can be worn OF
either foot. This is 4 valuable accom-
mediation for nurses, who are liable
to be suddenly aroused to attend sick
patients.
These comfort" shoes are all that
is claimed for them. and arc equally
popular among those who attend tbs
sick or devote themselves I charity
or religion.
A bright salesman connected with
this class of goods said: eve sell di-
rect to jobberS, whose men visit city
retailers. The retailer, usually one
who has been long established in bust
ness, will call at Il convent or similar
place. The lady superior gives him
n list OF the shoes needed. so that il
is not necessary to interview The sis
ters themselves. 1t is Il curious bust
ness. and one hat is not easily mas
tered. Our people have been making
these easy shoes for years. and know
exactly what is wanted. Sometimes
jobbers desiring TO sell our lines i'll
struct us to brighten the shoes up
d lIltle WITH patent leatncr trimmings
or colorcd Innings. We expIain that
the shoes cannot be made too T. MY.
and that style or enumeration would
he frowncd on by the gentle class for
whom they were intended.
These shoes. having fairly thick
soles. can be used indoors or Or the
streets. They are unusually easy and
noiseless. Winter shoes contain all
insole of felt, which is damp proof.
Many retailers carry them in stock, as
there are lots of old ladies in the world
anxious for case before elegance in
footwear"
And the plain, homely shoes con-
tinued to rest, apparently in prim
silence. on the shelves of the manu-
f%acturer's sample-room, on which were
highcuts and lowcuts. tans and patent
feathers, in wide variety of gay man
ipulation. But there seemed some
thing almost eloquent about those
black, round-toed shoes for good
women, whose lives are affairs of duty
and silent monuments of all that is
pure and good.-Tidc and Leather.
Muslin owes it's name to Mussoul, ;
fortified town in Turkey in Asia. Tullt
obtains it's name from that of n cit