The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-02-03
MEMS SHOES.
What Some Men Spend For Footwear In
the Course of q Year.

the Course of Year.
The great majority of men nova.
days wear ready made shoes, and
the proportion of men that do so is
steadily increasing. There are plen-
ty of rich men who buy ready made
shoes. There are some who have
shoes made for them at a cost of
from s15.50 to SIS a pair for walk
ing or dress, and buy 10 or - pairs
in a year.
Such men would have for street
wear a pair of all patent leather
walking boots, either lace or but
ton, the soles heavy and of extra
width, or boots of all enamel leath-
er, laced. For dress they would
have light all patent leather button
boots. Some men wear for dress
patent leather Oxford ties. These
would cost, made to order by the
same maker, $12. A man of extreme
fashion would wear patent leather
pumps. An older man might wear
for dress boot silk top patent
leather congress.
For winter wear in slush Or snow
the man wearing fine shoes would
have pair of heavy tan oiled grain
leather boots with double extension
soles. These would cost SIG. He
might buy double soled calf boots
or cork soled boots. He might wear
in summer low shoes of French calf
or seal leather, and in spring and
fall boots of brown leather.
If he were a sportsman, he would
have shooting boots of heavy black
or tan grain leather, laced to the
knee; cost, $50 If he played golf,
he would have golf shoes of heavy
tan grain leather, costing from SIS
/ to SIS pair. Oxfords of the same
| material are also worn by the golf
| player. These cost from $12 to $14.
For riding he would have CATERS
Of patent leather, creole style, or
all patent leather congress boots
with no seam in front. These would
cost from $14 to SIS pair, SIS be-
ing the price with spurs and boxes
| for them in the heels. For riding or
| polo he would have boots of patent
or black enameled leather, or of
some shade of brown calfskin or of
tan Russia leather Riding boots
are made II two styles, with stiff
legs and half stiff legs. The boots
with half stiff legs have few wrin-
kles where the leg and foot join.
| The patent leather boots are worn
more for parade. Brown boots ere
more worn in summer. A man may
buy one, two or three pairs of rid
] ing boots i'll year. When not worn,
| riding boots are always kept Oh
trees. Riding boots cost from $25 to
| $50 pair.
The men who wear shoes of this
kind frequently buy, of such as are
commonly worn, as, for instance
walking boots, two pairs at. a time
They never wear the same boots two
days in succession. When not worn,
+! the boots are kept on trees. Two
pairs of shoes worn and cared for in
this way will last as long as three
pairs worn each pair continuously,
besides keeping their shape and
looking better. The men who are
here specially referred to never
have their shoes repaired. They
don't wear them to that age. They
might have the heels of pair of
boots Strengthened, but that would
be something unusual, and as rule
they never wear the soles through.
When the shoes begin to show signs
of wear, they are discarded.
The men who buy shoes of this
sort spend yearly for footwear $3.50
and 5000 and more. They include
men in various parts of the country
who come to New York for their
shoes just as they do for their
clotheS and shirts and other articles
| of wear. New York Sun.