The Jersey City news., 1902-01-24

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

T,irfv-five wears ago. when l went INTO
this business said white haired shoe-
maker 1.-The woman who was ooilged 70
wear number four shoe always WINS
na,.ed the fact in my ear after swearing
me to secrecy. and either ordered the op-
3eetionab,e numeral obliterated from lhe
sboe lining. or had one that indicated
,,,.ch smaller size put in its place. Iilir-
,,.-a..e Years ago we sold what we called
here in the shop large and small tnreSS'
because then, as now there existed
,,leasanf and carefully cherished beeisi
tbat the American woman possessed an
extremely small and slender foot
To6av instead of those threes we sell
o,rs aves and sizes, in place of lasts
no.se IN the A. B ard C widths we sell
= u and q. Though the pride in the
.rab,an del.cacy of the American wom-
en.s foot Is as much matter OF naliohai
beast as ever, the fact remains that All
t,ines considered, Uncle Sans handsome
darrhters have uncommonly big feet, and
tas worst phase Of the condition is that
their feet are steadily growing bigger
"A, honest number six is what the
average woman wears in walking shos'
Watcher it is a tie or high Laced peoe'
while in a slipper she will usually pur-
chase a Eve and half, if she is going 70
use if for dancing and walking ohouio
she be sensitive about her feet ana eager
- minimize their size, she will buy het
calling and shopping shoes with hisii
heels. and if the weather is decent sue
r,,ll wear big buekled walking slippers on
the street.
asuch slippers are, of course, not prac-
tsca, nor in The least hygienic; the weight
* thrown on the ankle, and on the oeA-
cate Joints at the root OF the toes Win
thn inevitable result of increasing pe'if
and breath at both these points "heh'
however. has woman ever listened TO Hea-
son if fashion or vanity got her ear mrs.
And what is very lamentable from 1he
stananoint of comfort and common sense
is the increasing demand for snoe anu
Sinner with a narrowing toe
Hannily. though, there is saving rem
ran. of our American women VINO lnsis1
first of all on wearing stout ana easy
shoes. and who this winter refuse 10 Gu
dure the heat and weight Of rueper osei
shoes. Among the very smart Woille1-'
who walk and golf good deal, the ohe,
shoe is regarded as an evidence OF a ieeo1e
intellect or pitifully inadequate conslitu7
+;an and to meet the requirements Oh tlS
rahust class the shoemakers have brouehe
out rafnprocf blucher walking shoes.
..rba soles of these are quarter Oh an
,nch in thickness and full eXtenslon' 'iis
vamns are made of the best American Gan
apd the fops of grained English leather
All dav long. over sodden fields OF streaili-
Inc streets a woman can tramp IN tness
1vitbout knowing damp STOCKING anu =
after thorough wetting the SHOES aie
5r;ed an trees and treated with the proper
dressing and polished the leather wiz oe
nerfectIv pleasant and flexible Tor 1ur1her
use. o,-
perhaps it is. only fair to admit con-
fessed the shoe dealer that the steauy
increase in the size of our women leee
is very largely due to the undenlapie m
crease in the size of the women thenl-
saives II is a matter of common KNOW
edge to anyone who has travelled aoroau'
that the American woman OF TO-DAY Is
h,,i,t on far ampler lines than her sisters
of any other nation
1.-THE average American girl STANDS a.
most head and shoulders above the Woi1-
on at an English garden party ner snoui-
ders are broader and at the London anu
parts glove shops, where Americans re
sort. they will tell you that they are
obliged TO carry glove that is longer IN
the fingers and wider in the wrist Tor the
sneeial comfort of travellers from the
States.
s.ro nv way Of thinking there is some
thing for our women to be proud OF in
their large and nearly always symmetrl-
cal and invariably smartly shod feet
Inst look at the feet of the Venus OF
Milos and the sistine Madonna; their ere
ators knew enough to give them feet in
beautiful proportion to their bodies, and
not the dainty extremities OF the small,
sedentary Mexican or Cuban ladies, who
are the wearers of the really tiny shoes
that are sold or sent out from our shops
and factories"
So graceful is crepe that femininity is
always interested in any new offering
SIX crepes are classics even cotton
crepes are not to be despised. Wonder
ful draping may be done with those at
121h cents the yard. BY careful design
ing and trimming the silky ones at IS
cents have been converted into handsome
house and evening dresses. Now. there's
novelty. Its name gives no mixing of
the materials that enter into its makeup.
Suffice it to say that it is displayed at the
wash goods counter and is called simply
crepe de chine 1t costs IS cents the yard
and while there's some linen or cotton in
the weave. it looks like a splendidly heavy
silk crepe de chine.
In these days when every other woman
ambition seems to be to possess long
ostrich feather every ostrich feather kink
is a matter of interest. Quite the most
striking innovation in the all black nat
with a broad black plume soaring up over
the left, said plume being split up the
centre of its stem TO a length of eight
edges thus left are caught halves of an
eigl1t-inch white plume. and this converts
the end of the black plume into two heavy
little plumes, each seemingly showed un-
der in most fascinating fashion.
Fair ones who have gotten beyond the
fascinations Of fancifuliy tinted and fig
ured silks win be interested TO learn of
the latest Improvement in that ever pop
Mar summer silk, black India. This nov
city consists of a light. soft and even
weave. .waterproofed. In addition to. be-
ing water. proof the Grzn ihtrodueiDg II
guarantees it not to muss or spot. 1t
costs from IS cents to $3.50 the yard
II, sana caees Ike wGfnan WHO is ac-