The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-24

Apropos OF the old saw that you
een always judge lady by her shoes,
the summer girl of 1904 is trying to
live 10 to standard which will war
rant her claim to this badge of gen
ulity. If she must be economical, the
fastidious shoe girl prefers to prac-
tice the virtue in some other direction,
for her hosiery and footwear must
be fauItless.
Such a dainty creature as she is,
this girl who runs to fads in stockings
and shoes! No miser ever counted his
gold with more satisfaction than she
does the contents of her hosiery bag
and shoe box.
This voluminous bag, by the way,
is practical as we'll as artistic, and it
adorns her closet door. 1t is made
of a dainty blue mercerized sateen,
with pink roses sprawling over it, and
il is suspended by two embroidery
hoops wound with alternate pieces Of
blue and pink satin ribbon. The front
is finished with dashing blue and
pink bow. In a compartment of this
bag are darning silks and cottons of
all shades and other mending para
phernalia, including the member, with
out which no one can darn properly.
Afternoon and Evening Stockings.
Another section, and by far the
larger one. contains the dainty after
noon and evening stockings, which
are of silk and Isle, embroidered and
plain, and in all the colors of the RAIN
bow. She believes that her hosiery
must receive the first consideration,
to make her footwear appear to sd
vantage, and she spends many hours
in embroidering floral designs on the
handsomest ones. The gown, hose
and slipper must be an exact match,
and she permits no deviation from
this, although she occasionally en-
broiders dainty flower of contrast
ing shade on her hosiery. Just as
soon as the tiniest hole makes its APP
pearance, she darns it neatly before it
has an opportunity to enlarge its do
main.
Then, too. she is always careful to
air her stockings carefully after each
wearing. and before folding away,
for sometimes they can be worn sew
eral times without laundering, espe-
cially the red ones. When the time
comes to introduce them to a bath,
she does it herself, with good-white
soap and little borax.
The Shoe Box.
The receptacle for her footwear is
of the next importance in her eyes.
This is a shoe box. which corresponds
in size to a good sized chest. She
keeps 1t in her boudoir for a window
or corner seat. and spends consider
able time in its care. This box may
be a simple shirt waist Receptacle, il
the owner has not too many shoes, or
it may be an deliberately carved chest.
1t may be lined or plain inside, but
preferably the former with a good
qaulity of quilted satin, well scented
with violet sachet powder.
In this box, which only holds the
daintiest footwear. are as many shoe
trees as there are shoes, and when
each pair of shoes or slippers are put
away, the trees are inserted. The fas-
tidious girl thus ineures the shape of
her footwear, which lasts twice as
long for the care expended upon it.
When she opens her window in the
morning to let her room air, she often
throws oSen the lid of her shoe box
to let it ventilate. as well. BY all such
little tricks, which really are only a
form of innate refinement, the Shoe
Girl retains her reputation as a good
dresser, and also saves many dollars
thereby.
An Ornamental Affair.
If she has more shoes than space
she often tacks ribbon straps all about
the inside of the box with brass
headed tacks, leaving the bands
slightly loose and in these she In
serts shoes, shoe trees and all. In
one corner of the box she has a small
er box in which she keeps shoe polish
and brushes for her black shoes, some
whiting to keep her slipper buckles
clean, and a tiny, well-corked bottle
of cleansing fluid to take the spots off
the dainty satin shoes as soon as they
appear. She believes that a stitch in
time saves nine. and her bottle Of
chloroform or naphtha works on the
same principle.
AS to the contents of the shoe box
ITSELF there is no limit to the comfort
and elegance of the shoes thereof.
Judging from the pretty things dis
played, the art of shoemaking has
nearly reached perfection. Surely the
magic slipper of Cinderella could not
have been more enhancing than
those which bewitch the eyes of the
privileged one who is permitted to
peep into this cherished possession of
the Shoe Girl.
There are dresden and pompadour
silks, satins, SUICIDES, velvets, moroc-
cos and kids in all shades and degrees
of daintiness. These are decorated
with chous, bows, buckles and straps,
which add much to the artistic effect
of this charming footwear.
Satin and Velvet for Evening.
Fashion seems to favor satin and
velvet for evening slippers instead of
patent leather, which was formerly
considered the correct thing. Soft kid
also enjoys prominence, and is de-
slrable, as it clings to the feet better
than fabrics. Louis Quinze heels are
the favorites for dainty slippers, and
the toes are all quite pointed.
Dresden and pompadour silks are
10 be seen frequently in more con-
sentative footwear. Painted kid is
also new fad which is gaining in
favor, as it lends itself to every
scheme of decoration. 1t is also quite
the fashion for the girl of leisure to
emoroider her own fabric and then
ndnd 1t over to her shoemaker to make
her slippers to measurement.
Among the fads of decorated de-
signs for the college girl is her favor
ne emblem, the favored football class
colors, monographs or initials. The
new Persian trimming, which is being