New-York tribune., 1902-08-17

the pointed shoe reached its highest flight Of de-
veIopment. in addition to which a chain was
from the 70 toe 70 es kreg rS bardy be mag
ined. Figure shows the typical shoe OF TINS
potl'' OF ,j tarnTr ets i{s predecessor In its
not SO eXasgerateq as i; us d ts bigh heels We
see forerunner of the beautiful footgear worn IN
that the ascendancy of woman's power both in
France and England grew with the height & OF tne
heel and in the shoe OF the h1teenIn cehIuliy
how the grace and influence Of the French deveL-
oped with their love Of luxury and beauty @ go ,+,,
b, 6O10" me Of Frencb roVEer the tntire fash
ions of Europe undergoing alterations and the
woman's vanity influencing the actions OF ne
exquisite brocaded shoe of the Court Of Louis XIV
and with the reign OF each successive tIeiI 15 Ieg5
OF Elizabeth we a protest has been made
eF2 and fn ecoraton @ OF the Eza5ethan slipper.
shown in figure . are I 9ulJe as shoe the po.nt
longer than and the heel narrower and more
signs of softest leather and the exquisite brocades
of the period The point OF the toe ana @ tne neSI1
Of heel clearly snow the Goguetry OF ne women
OF time No idea OF utility and comfort is eS
bic and costly brocades even on the
An element Of German influence is introduced in
the Queen Anne shoe shown in figure Tne Ger
ma S5sTnointed toe though from time TO time
this appeared among Teuton fashlons- NO sPaIHHz5
be expected from the queen Anne type OF shoe. and
us & GontoIP vas Ei S q SaTicts sill more clumsy
and uninteresting specimen in the georgian , shoe
~ orn in tbe reign Of William " evncing de-
of the rosettes OF silk leather The heel Is low
victorian footgear Iacing at the sides and hope
lessly uninterestns; but then as we know w mere
furniture and decorations -,-
evolve slowly and with almost imPerceptible tran
st1ns. but there is certain inTero5lsness IN me
agony of death and brings it again and again into
To-day every half inch of height attained IS
something gained for the days OF Of pocket Ner-lLseS
who Is premium in the world of fashion II
SG S9H % a5S y6Gl mGt stature s n br 1rfcaI ens %
English wonen's feet as a rule are t not 3t their
ing in a high heeIed. pointed French shoe, Tbs
the Goncealment OF deLfetLsenerations era ot e23
women more or less deformed- In other points ot
ing faSbioT TO dominate us 70 the destruction of
all that is beautiful in art but there c9n be no
the wearing of high heeled shoes
Rut there is no likelihood Of immediae reform IN
this respect. for The modes Of the next few months
will be more French than ever; and IN richness and
iavshress Of fabrics. shoes like Iroeks vii vie
The long narrow. pointed toes tn. products of
American genius and taste. are also asserting
apprecable lengthening and narrowing of footgear
in general: and Americans always worship
generally in an exag ggerated forn-Parisian fash
Ions. arrive 1T a compromise between the shoe
of modern utility and that Of the sumptuous reisn
wearing OF these pretty, high heeIed shoes Tor
carriage and indoor
Sensible people have boots and shoes appro-
pirate for all occasions The English sports
woman's boot hardly worth description, for it is
simply a pirated imitation Of its male prototype.
There is some wisdom in the leaders OF fashion
letting a passion for particular fad
annihilate the sense of the general fitness and
suitability of things
The IDEAL shoe. remember which respects his
torical associations and values beauty for itself.
expresses in its supple curves some OF the nervous
individuality of the wearer. and no shoe. 10 accom-
psh this. must mOnOpOlize the attention by
centriCtieS of form design.
The conclusion tC be drawn from noting the
shoes of ancestors. well the shoes or
to-day. is that when society is most interesting
and wOman's power most dominant are
pointed and heels high