The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-12-09
AMERICAN GIRLS FOOTWEAR.


can girls 90. H. fact. no women who
nave such pretty feet 70 dress.
Spanish women have tiny feet, but
they are TOO short and broad for real
beauty. And French women, by some
mysterious process, always wear small
shoes, no matter what size foot they
have.
But the foot of the American eiri,
which is as famous as her wit and
beauty, IS always small enough 20 ex-
sctiy suit her slender, thoroughbred
build, is exqusitely modelled, rarely
(nowadays) pinched, and dressed with
the utmost taste, appropriately for
every occasion.
II was this side Of the Atlantic. that
women started the fad for the stout
mannish cut Of shoe for street and
country sports, and il took the Amer
lean girl 10 first refuse - play tennis
~ French heels.
This does not mean that English
girls have not worn big calf skin shoes
always q lot, aud frequently inappro-
priately. Every one knows the British
girls prOpensity-just the reverse OF
the French-for wearing shoes that
make her feet look large even il they
chance 10 be small. But their stout
boots are coarse in texture and com
mon in cut; while though the Amer
ican girl uses for heavy wear heavy
boots, they are Of the smartest cut,
the most flexible material, and while
never tight always fitted 10 perfection,
comfortable over the Joint and snug
up under the instep.
For a while she did make il little
bit OF q fad 10 accentuate the man
nishness Of her boots, her soles were
uselessly wide and thick, but even
then carefully fitted and most sVag-
son her street boots are just heavy
enough for protection, no useless
weight, and as perfect in make as her
dancing slipper
Her outdoor shoes, high and low, are
of n calfskin, softly dressed or OF
dongola Kid, or a dull-fnish leather.
For nice street wear, shoes are a little
more pointed ~ the toe and with Gu.
ban heels, OF patent or enameled
leather
For home wear. for afternoon re-
ceptions for evening. shoes may this
year match the costume, and for
dancing they must White and pink
and yellow suede or dull Kid for dane
ing slippers, or lace over satin, or
painted satin are best form.
With many varieties OF brown cos
tunes. bronze shoes are extremely
good style and 50 are brown suede, al
ways with stockings to exactly match.
OF course you can be very well
dressed by adhering 10 patent leather
for all daytime dress occa sions, Dut
for evening a black or bronze slipper
would Toe inartistlc dressing; and
white though 1t can he worn with
tinted frocks, is only best style with
white.
But quite as important as shoes TO
match gowns are the stockings 10
match shoes. ana there has never been
q season when such an infinite va
riety OF Colored stockings were 10 be
seen in the shops.
Browns N every possible shade OF
Onion-skIu, mahogany and docque de
roche tones; blues ana purplcs; reds,
light and dark ana in all strawberry,
pond lily and watermelon tints, and
yellowS, pale and oranges
And newest of all. shaded stockings,
white at the hem and deep-toned at
Ihe toe aud every shade Of one color
ia between; not bit good taste, but
nevertheless with some popularity.
The open.work stocking that was
entirely crowded out by the gauze-
mesh stocking last year. is coming in
again this winter, the open-work show
ing elaborate lace designs and fire.
guontly inset with lace.
IL is Still smart. though eccentric,
10 have a monogram on the left in
step. And just at this season of out
door sports college girls and school
girls frequently embroider the flag of
Their brothers college on the instep
OF q silk stocking. Or a swcetheart's
AhAiAdlN III HIS tolAN-f AbtNIe ahtAn a.
silk iuStep.
And an this colored sink embroidery
on stockings, and also the craze for
Colored hosiery, brings up the torment
ing question of laundering without
losing color or lustre The ordinary
process Of boiling aud rubbing means
ruined hosiery OF the delicate sort.
Indeed SO heavy can the loss be from
careless washing Of fine stockings.
that a great many girl DO up their
own, just IS they 60 their laCes and
table enbroideries Their plan is 10
use warm water made soft with boraS
and soany with CASTLE soap First.
they soak the stockings for half an
hour iu cold boraX water. four tea
spooufuls TO n pail OF water Then
into q pail OF water that has just
boiled is shaved a quarter Of cake
ot soap with a tablespoonful OF boray.
The stockings are rubbed 4 few min
uteS 10y hand. riuses twice IN cold
water and let drip dry In the shade
out Of doors IN the wind is best. but
surely cut OF the sun. All Of this
means not each laundering. And its
worth the trouble il you want 10 fol.
low the fad for pretty hosiery.
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