The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
WOMEN WEAR MEMS SHOES
IT TBEK CAN'T GET THE RTGHT SIZE
THEY TAKE BOYS.

They Have Discovered How Much Wore Come
Portable Male Footgear ~Is-Soms Shoes
for Women Now Made on Mons Lasts
Socks and Palamas Worn By Women.
Shoes are Of neuter gender nowadays. That
q foot IL espied shod In the commonly accepted
type OF mans shoe 10 no criterion that q mans
foot IL within the leather. soles as heavy and
wide. heels as steady and even-layered, toes rs
broad and blunt-capped as ever were known to
protrude from trouser legs now Vicwae be-
meath silk.bound skirts and rufle-edRed petss-
coats. One BY one. piece by piece. mans espe-
clal belongings, devised for his especial we'll
being and happiness. are captured and turned
to account BY and for his fsmintae compeers.
HIS n~eckties. scarhs. hats. collars. vests, In turn
have come to DO shared with his better half.
Now and again his trousers have been
levied on and patterned In some likeness, his
coats and outAways adapted and taken liberties
with. his sporting and smoking equipment ape
propriated. Even his pet pajnmas have not es-
capped Investment, and now his especially made
and distihotiveiy planned ana patterned foot
wear 70 BeiEed on and made to do duty, and IL
looks as though his shaving apparatus and an
inconseQuent FprsroRativo or two are apt to 10
the cole masculine ntitlements left him intact.
mo. not women's shoes, mems. II you can
ft me In them. and II not I'll have boys make"
is the feminine demand grown familiar to the
shoe salesman. and the women's shoes arc in
this season OF 90 oftenest sought for on the
shelves Of the mons department.
This fall we will have In stock our first line
Of regular man-made women's Shoes" said
the manager Of o popular and reliable shoe
house. "Of course. all our women's shoes are
made by men," he added. smiling. but I
mean these will be made exactly as mems
shoes and boys shoes are made. on mems and
boys lasts. and OF precisely the same material.
weight and finish as though men and boys
were to wear them instead OF women. 1t is
three or four years since our first orders for
men's shoes tor women, made individually. be-
gan to come In. This spring, however. the de-
mand became 30 common that we determined
to order o line. This winter the oil grain,
different qualities Of calf and horsehide shoes
OF mans make. but In proper sizes. will be as
available for our women. as our men custom
ers. TIL high shoes wont be altered an iotn in
shape either: they will come up no higher on
the ankle than the mems shoes do. being only
five inches high, against the seven or seven
and q half inches that is the usual height for q
Woman's boot. We even have orders from
women for mems and boys evening pumps.
patent feathers, because those women who have
got accustomed to wearing their day shoes OF
the man pattern feel cramped and awkward in
the normal make Of women's evening shoe.
How did all this wearing OF mans shoes
come aboutf Well. som few began It solely
for the additional comfort and healthfulness.
and the others have taken IL up because Il has
come to be looked on as the swagGer thing 10
do. Frequently We have a customer come In
and describe q certain style OF mans shoe that
she saw some woman wearing at Bar HRrbor
or Newport and order q pair like 1t. Very
likely the woman che saw wearing the shoes
was wearing them on principle. finding herself
more comfortable in them. but the imitator
univ nrdaFo than haOnnnn ohn haIiouaa thnv
will look swell on her feet. Heavy Yes, these
man-made shoes will each weigh as much as
the two put together OF the ordinary women's
shoes. but. after the first weeks wearing the
woman will grow accustomed to the added
weight and find herself 30 much better
balanced and better able to walk and stand In
her new order Of shoes that she won't be will
ing to wear any other sort. I've had plenty Of
testimony as to that.
AS a matter OF fact" he went on. the
women show great common sense in this new
fad. II fad 1t Is. Mems shoes are not only far
more comfortable than women's. but they out
last them two to one. not that they are made Of
durable material. or made any less care
fully than mems. but because the whole plan
and outcome OF the making are different. The
and workers on women's shoes are
alSse,9 %arE n ON m msn's s ana ep sa SIFerd ir9% In thosSe
that they belong to different trades unions.
and s mfssr "a e mans and shoe Sero nsi sol.dit fH
lIarI mind'S eye the ThGls time he Is at work.
be considered. On the, other hand. the skilled
yorker on women's shoes has lightness and
his RiiS mind TO Tor Z model. 'u The test stf for the s'M make N N
: woman's shoe has always been the suppleness
shank Of the heel and the nipped-in
,prve under the insteR. The man's type q
hrmiy on the ground, as nearly naturaI
Q possible; Instead Of tie shoe upper bullying
When the foot e IUt II. The n sole C comsS ont tG at lease GS
SrS > Ct e. an 1ol inf n be Ssy tSISk the hsd upper E.ad f9PP s;
Inequalities Ii sol d. L The 81 pe sIsGR nfd tR R6o heat en or
6s G ri are not fslt seRsi6Iy, g n the case =
Voman's shoe IL Something Of. an ornament
M &S SeTff iooF az atHtRR ls p smSys%sgpt' bond-turrod
nav ysr y p SStatsi9 To@ia S1's' Vanilla ~ &c boo st.Ossp How
SnH as sG II . = shos 3 a shapo SO9i lie e fha ae %i.ho nis
ring Not three ho9re. 4 shoe IS thin and
Rape = sioaaant. Almost z crIp r9Isi ftRts The fost, ana
| much yaGn exercise y Cd ts taken II 4 e9llops places
hs shoe 10. The heavy mans shoe. G alshousS
'T6 5fsi : RI 2SE feSs a sS t siiSw OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SSs sssion. tG rh il;
'sSP and to dl islaFdllRs i tssq un iaheiT snd 1ps.:
hen they tried y regular mans shoe,
4 the comfort to be got out OF It for mountain
limblng, wheeling and the like they took 70
sing 1t for everyday wear. which In turn made
hem try Q mans last for the evening shoe. 4
wheeling In a thin shoe Is bound
? feel the connstant pressure and moyement Of
I'D belieye that many Of the women cyclists
hoes are the rrsyeree OF wholesome IN shape
TO the proper dressing OF the foot for
,heeling YET, ut,they will learn IN time. The
nd artlncially arohed-in instep are the worst
lings they can wear when the foot gets SO
lneh to do as In q long wheeling trip.
From my observation. though. a fair per.
snt9ge OF womankinda are growing much more
ANS shoes, especially II q woman has a big
,ot. don't look well coming out from under
The effect - crude and startling. and
takes . woman with spirit and determination
wear them; According to our accepted
an with Q. email foot. but the innovation is